AIMS EduData
Funding Opportunities for K–12 Math EdTech Platforms
As the AIMS Collaboratory continues to grow and evolve, new opportunities arise that enable researchers and tech developers to participate in AIMS-related projects and activities. EduData is one of them. Funded by the Gates Foundation, the Advancing Innovative Math Solutions (AIMS) EduData Initiative seeks to build sustainable and scalable research infrastructure to advance math learning.
AIMS EduData especially encourages applications from graduate students and early career professionals, educators with research roles, such as those working in district research offices, and researchers located at minority serving institutions or Title I school districts. Successful applicants will conduct original research using datasets provided by leading digital learning platforms (DLPs) and participate in a growing community.
New AIMS EduData Funding Opportunity: Apply by August 28, 2026
A new AIMS EduData funding opportunity is now open for education researchers and practitioners.
Applicants can apply for grants of up to $50,000 to design and conduct experiments with either Teachley Math or RightOn Education. Two proposals will be funded.
Selected projects will use data from these digital learning platforms to investigate connections among platform features, instructional practices, and the mechanisms that support student motivation, engagement, persistence, and mathematics learning.
Successful applicants will also have the opportunity to:
Contribute to the growing education research and development movement by demonstrating the value of conducting research through digital learning platforms
Provide participating platforms with feedback about the utility of their datasets and insights into how their features support teaching and learning
Join a dynamic, supportive community of digital learning providers and researchers
The RFP is part of the AIMS EduData Initiative’s effort to expand opportunities for researchers to work with real-world digital learning data and produce evidence that can inform the design and use of mathematics learning tools.
AIMS EduData is part of the AIMS Collaboratory’s broader work to strengthen the research infrastructure connecting researchers, digital learning platforms, and practitioners in advancing mathematics teaching and learning.
Applications are due August 28, 2026.
Learn more and apply: AIMS EduData website
Opportunities
Digital Promise and the University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning have announced five new AIMS EduData grantees. The awardees will receive grants ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 to conduct research using Math Nation and Math Matrix Micro-Credential data, building new evidence about how digital platforms can strengthen mathematics teaching and learning.
Meet the granteesBenefits for Successful Applicants
Grants of $10,000–$400,000, depending on project needs and readiness, with larger awards available for district research partnerships
Access to rich datasets including assessments and process data
Career development opportunities
Participation in a dynamic, supportive community of digital learning providers and researchers
Qualifying Research
This opportunity is open to all types of research questions and methods, including exploratory projects, correlational research, measurement, and evaluation studies. Each platform will provide guidance on high-interest research themes and the nature of the available data.
We anticipate that many proposals will explore how this data could power a longer-term research concept. By gaining hands-on experience with the data and building relationships with the platform provider, the successful applicant could be better prepared for subsequent proposals and continued efforts on a research theme that is important to mathematics education.
Participating Digital Learning Platforms
Participating digital learning platforms (DLPs) are listed below:
Carnegie Learning
Curriculum Associates
Edlight
Khan Academy
openstax
UF Lastinger Center for Learning, University of Florida
RightOn!
Teachley
Descriptions of datasets are available here.
This Opportunity is open to:
U.S.-based researchers working for an institution of higher education, a school district, research organization (e.g., a nonprofit) or U.S.-based small business or consultancy.
Partnerships between researchers and educators are welcome.
Emerging researchers (e.g., those who do not yet have many PI roles in funded research) are especially welcome, as career development is one goal of this funding.
Prior to an award, researchers must establish their ability to complete required IRB reviews, MOUs, and data sharing agreements, and to comply with data security requirements.