Spencer Foundation: Education Research Small Grants

Funding: up to $50,000. The following subjects may be funded:
* Education and Social Opportunity
* Organizational Learning
* Purposes and Values of Education
* Teaching, Learning, and Instructional Resources
* Field-Initiated Proposals (Any other subject relevant to the Foundation goals)
http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/budgets-50000-or-less 
* Initiative on Philosophy in Education Policy and Practice (up to $40,000) - no deadline, all year applications
http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/philosophy-in-educational-policy--practice-rfp