CLA Grants & Research Funding

The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS), CUNY: The Joan Heller-Diane Bernard Fellowship in Lesbian and Gay Studies

2010-10-19T15:57:12Z

http://web.gc.cuny.edu/clags/awards.shtml#heller
Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; a junior scholar (graduate student, untenured university professor or independent researcher) or a senior scholar (tenured university professor or advanced independent scholar)
Award: $5,000
Deadline: 11/15/2009
Details: This fellowship supports research into the impact of lesbians and/or gay men on U.S.society and culture. Scholars conducting research on lesbians are especially encouraged to apply.
Keywords: lesbian /gay/ bisexual/ transgender/ queer studies, gay and lesbian studies, American culture, culture studies, GLBT

Baylor University: John Dowdy Memorial Congressional Research Endowed Fund

2010-09-22T15:02:16Z

http://www.baylor.edu/lib/poage/index.php?id=54460
Fund Type: Research Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Primary emphasis will be placed on research proposals centered on the U. S. Congress and its members, but given the wide-ranging subject matter of the archival holdings, proposals of a more regional or local nature will be considered. Congressional organization, policy development, member-constituent relations, campaign studies, and biographical projects are expected. Applicants are urged to be original and innovative in their proposals. The Poage Library directors will evaluate each proposal based upon its merits.
Award: While no fixed amount is specified, research grants will be limited in amounts ranging up to $300.00.
Deadline: Open
Details: Support for work in the Baylor Collections of Political Materials Congressional Archives. Researchers with various academic backgrounds and research interests are invited to apply for these grants to use the BCPM's unique archival holdings.
Keywords: travel, political science, library research, American, US congress

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation: New Technology Funding Program

2010-07-01T15:48:13Z

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=251900015
Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must be jazz artists who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States, or be a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization (or an organizations with an eligible fiscal sponsor) with a history of programming jazz or providing services to jazz artists or jazz organizations.
Award: Up to $75,000
Deadline: 7/6/2009 Second Deadline: 7/1/2010
Details: Grants of up to $75,000 each will be awarded to jazz musicians and nonprofits using technology to develop audience, communications, marketing, distribution channels, and networking for jazz performance. Planning and implementation grants available.
Keywords: Music, jazz, artists, audience development, programming, performance, performing arts

NB: Deadline note: Applications in Round I can be submitted for planning or implementation grants. (Deadline: July 6, 2009.) Applications in Round II are for implementation grants only. (Deadline: July 1, 2010.)

American Anthropological Association: Solon T. Kimball Award for Public and Applied Anthropology

2010-06-01T18:47:44Z

http://www.aaanet.org/about/Prizes-Awards/Solon-Kimball-Award.cfm
Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
Award: $1,000
Deadline: 6/1/2010
Details: This $1,000 award honors exemplary anthropologists for outstanding recent achievements that have contributed to the development of anthropology as an applied science and have had important impacts on public policy.
Keywords: Anthropology, social science, exemplary anthropologist, public policy, award

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: This award is presented every other year.

National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication: Improving Interventions for Communications Disorders (R21/R33)

2010-05-28T19:49:17Z

http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-057.html
Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
Award: $275,000-$1.5 million depending on award mechanism
Deadline: 2/27/2009 Second Deadline: 5/28/2010
Details: The sponsor provides support for the development of new efficacious interventions for communication disorders. This FOA seeks milestone-driven innovative applications exploring new or refined approaches designed to develop better diagnostic tools, intervention strategies and treatments. The goal is to develop new or enhanced diagnostic, intervention and treatment paradigms with potential for widespread, cost-effective application in the NIDCD mission areas of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language. This FOA will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental Phased Innovation Grant award mechanism (R21/R33).
Keywords: Communication disorders, disability, diagnosis, intervention, treatment, hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, language

NB: Deadline Notes: The deadlines for receipt of optional letters of intent are: January 27, 2009, September 27, 2009, and May 28, 2010. The deadlines for receipt of full applications are: February 27, 2009, October 27, 2009, June 28, 2010.

Matsushita International Foundation: Research grant

2010-05-22T17:02:02Z

http://matsushita-kokusai-z.or.jp/mif-e.htm#ResearchGrants
Fund Type: Research Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student; Subsidies are granted to students in doctoral courses and to researchers within five years of finishing their doctoral courses.
Award: Up to 500,000 yen (approx. $5,200)
Deadline: 5/22/2010
Details: The foundation provides funds to research activities in the areas of humanities and social sciences that pertain to establishing international relationships based on global perspectives, solving various issues existing between Japan and other countries, or proposing various measures to promote mutual understanding.
Keywords: Humanities, social sciences, Japan, world culture, peace, international relations

NB: Deadline note: Anticipated deadline. A deadline for the next cycle has not been confirmed.

National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities (NEH): NEH/CNR Fellowships for Research on Italian Cultural Heritage

2010-05-09T16:13:18Z

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships-italy.html
Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; The Fellowships program accepts applications from researchers, teachers, and writers, whether they have an institutional affiliation or not.
Award: $50,400 for 12 months (or $4,200/month)
Deadline: 5/9/2010
Details: NEH and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) of the government of Italy are cooperating in the support of scholarly research. NEH invites applications for humanities research focusing on Italy's cultural heritage in relation to that of the United States.
Keywords: Italy, Italian studies, humanities, heritage

NB: Deadline note: Anticipated deadline. A deadline for the next cycle has not been confirmed.

National Endowment for the Humanities / National Foundation on the Arts & Humanities: Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan

2010-05-05T18:19:25Z

http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/97219
Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; All applicants must have completed their formal education by the application deadline. While applicants need not have advanced degrees, individuals currently enrolled in a degree-granting program are ineligible to apply. The fellowships are designed for researchers with advanced language skills.
Award: $4,200/month for 6-12 months
Deadline: 5/5/2010
Details: Awards support research on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan's international relations, and U.S.-Japan relations. Program encourages innovative research that puts these subjects in wider regional and global contexts and is comparative and contemporary. Research should contribute to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding of issues of concern to Japan and the United States. Disciplines include: anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, linguistics, political science, psychology, public administration, and sociology.
Keywords: Social science research, Japan, Japanese society, history, international relations, linguistics, political science, psychology, public administration, sociology, anthropology, economics, geography

NB: Deadline note: Anticipated deadline. A deadline for the next cycle has not been confirmed.

National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities / National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH): Fellowships

2010-05-05T16:18:00Z

http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/48068
Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; The Fellowships program accepts applications from researchers, teachers, and writers, whether they have an institutional affiliation or not.
Award: $50,400 for 12 months (or $4,200/month)
Deadline: 5/5/2010
Details: Fellowships support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, and other scholarly tools.
Keywords: Humanities, writing, research, publication

NB: Deadline notes: Anticipated deadline. A deadline for the next cycle has not been confirmed.

Medieval Academy of America: Travel Grants

2010-05-01T17:32:26Z

http://www.medievalacademy.org/grants/gradstudent_cara_travel.htm
Fund Type: Meeting/Conference/Seminar. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
Award: $500 (North America)-$750 (International)
Deadline: 11/1/2009 Second Deadline: 5/1/2010
Details: The sponsor provides a limited number of travel grants to help independent scholars or currently unaffiliated faculty present their work at professional meetings. Major national and international meetings will be given priority.
Keywords: Medieval studies, travel, professional meetings, conferences

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Application deadlines are May 1 for meetings to be held between September 1 and February 28, and November 1 for meetings to be held between March 1 and August 31.

Finnish Centre for International Mobility: Scholarships for Advanced Studies of the Finnish Language at Finnish Universities

2010-04-30T17:05:10Z

http://www.studyinfinland.fi/scholarships/ungergraduate_studies/finnish_studies_and_research.html
Fund Type: Grant. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Preference is given to applicants who are working on their Master's thesis.
Award: 800 Euros/month
Deadline: 10/31/2009 Second Deadline: 4/30/2010
Details: The sponsor offers scholarships for advanced studies of the Finnish language at Finnish universities. The scholarships are meant mainly for degree students of Finnish language and literature at universities outside Finland.
Keywords: Finnish, Finland, language, literature

NB: Note: the applicant must establish contact with the host university department before applying.

International Textile and Apparel Association: Sara Douglas Fellowship for International Study in Textiles and Apparel

2010-04-15T19:40:43Z

http://www.itaaonline.org/template.asp?intPageId=186
Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; Applicant must be an ITAA member.
Award: $2,000
Deadline: 4/15/2010
Details: This faculty fellowship is intended to support a project that will develop international linkages and collaborative cross-cultural research and/or teaching in textiles and apparel. For example, this award could support visiting scholars or travel to work on specific collaborative projects. This award may NOT be used to support travel to international meetings.
Keywords: Arts, textiles, apparel, international

Kress (Samuel H.) Foundation: Digital Resources Grants Programs

2010-04-15T18:34:59Z

http://www.kressfoundation.org/grants/default.aspx?id=150
Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
Award: Up to $100,000
Deadline: 10/15/2009 Second Deadline: 4/15/2010
Details: Funding is provided to support efforts to integrate new technologies into the practice of art history and the creation of important online resources in art history, including both textual and visual resources.
Keywords: Arts, art history, technology, online, digital resources

Tulane University, Newcomb College Center for Research on Women: Newcomb Archives Travel-to-Collection Grants

2010-03-31T14:53:56Z

http://newcomb.tulane.edu/article/newcomb-archives-travel-to-collection-grants?department_id=nccrow-research-grants
Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; The grants are available to graduate students for research towards M.A., Ph.D. or other post graduate degrees; faculty members working on research projects; or independent scholars working on nonprofit projects.
Award: $600
Deadline: 11/30/2009 Second Deadline: 3/31/2010
Details: Newcomb Archives awards two Travel-to-Collections Grants to scholars wishing to conduct research in the Newcomb Archives.
Keywords: Women, gender, women's studies, research, travel

Endangered Language Fund, The: Request for Proposals

2010-03-24T19:08:17Z

http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/request.html
Fund Type: Grant. Residential: . Eligibility: Faculty; Researchers and language activists from any country are eligible to apply. Awards can be made to institutions, but no administrative costs (F&A) are covered.
Award: Less than $4000
Deadline: April 20
Details: The Endangered Language Fund provides grants for language maintenance and linguistic field work. The work most likely to be funded is that which serves both the native community and the field of linguistics. Work which has immediate applicability to one group and more distant application to the other will also be considered. Publishing subventions are a low priority, although they will be considered. Proposals can originate in any country. The language involved must be in danger of disappearing within a generation or two. Endangerment is a continuum, and the location on the continuum is one factor in our funding decisions.
Eligible expenses include consultant fees, tapes, films, travel, etc. Overhead is not allowed. Grants are normally for a one year period, though extensions may be applied for.

Keywords: Linguistics or Philology