Greetings Colleagues, In response to recent federal grant cancellations—including terminated NSF awards—the Spencer Foundation, in collaboration with the Kapor Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation, and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, has launched a Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program. https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/rapid-response-bridge-funding-program Key Details: * Grant Amount: Up to $25,000 (no indirect costs) * Purpose: To support scholars in STEM and education research (e.g., AI, CS, MSIs, inequality reduction) affected by NSF terminations. Funding may support data collection/analysis, writing, community engagement, or new proposal development. * Eligibility: Must have had a recently cancelled NSF grant; early-career scholars prioritized. * Application Opens: May 2, 2025 * Deadlines: May 30 and June 13 (12:00 p.m. CT) * Submit to: RapidResponse(a)spencer.org with Rapid Response in the subject line. Required Materials: * Original NSF proposal * NSF termination letter * 2–3-page narrative (max 1200 words) detailing the 6-month plan * Budget (max $25K; note any university bridging funds) Contact: RapidResponse(a)spencer.org Please contact me if you need any support. --Iwan Mr. Iwan Notowidigdo Senior Grant Development Manager The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Education & Human Development (COEHD) iwan.notowidigdo(a)utsa.edu Mobile: 347-231-5931 [cid:e7271eb8-eeb8-437c-8877-d2329cf6ce3e]