Request for Proposals for Education Research - Cover Sheet - Heading Description Details

Launching the Learning for All Initiative In response to the current crisis in education and the increasing demand for actionable evidence, and with the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Douglas B. [...] To address this gap, LAI serves as a vehicle to award funding from the Foundations of Learning (FOL) Initiative, which invites teams of economists and cognitive psychologists to apply for funds to develop and test innovative solutions to improve learning. [...] As part of the LAI review of proposals’ research design, we will put special weight on the quality of the measurement proposed, and encourage researchers to include plans and budgets for the development, testing, and validation of appropriate measurement approaches. [...] However, applicants who are submitting a proposal for a project that has already received LAI funding must be up to date on the project’s deliverables and should be able to provide outcomes for the previously funded stage of the project, including a summary of all findings to date. [...] If you would like to appeal a decision of the LAI Review Board, you may contact LAI staff at lai@povertyactionlab.org within one week of receiving the funding decision detailing the reasons for the request for reconsideration (maximum of two pages in length and addressing all reasons given by the review sub- committee for rejecting the proposal).