CLA Grants, Fellowships,
and Research Funding

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January 01, 2009

U.S. Department of Education:
Fulbright-Hays Grants

  • http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/index.html
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Varies.
  • Award: varies
  • Deadline:
  • Details: Fulbright-Hays-Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad: This program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students who conduct research in other countries, in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months.

    Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad: This program funds fellowships through institutions of higher education (IHEs) to faculty members who propose to conduct research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies to improve their skill in languages and their knowledge of the culture of the people of these countries. Funds support: travel expenses to and from the residence of the fellow and the country or countries of research, a maintenance stipend for the fellow related to his or her academic year salary, and an allowance for research-related expenses overseas such as books and photocopying, tuition, affiliation fees, local travel, and other incidental expenses.

    Fulbright-Hays--Group Projects Abroad: This program provides grants to support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development, group research or study, or advanced intensive language programs.

    Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad--Bilateral Projects: The program provides short-term study and travel seminars abroad for U.S. educators in the social sciences and humanities for the purpose of improving their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries.


  • Keywords: Area studies, international studies, study abroad, modern languages, social sciences, humanities


NB: Proposals focusing on Western Europe are not eligible.

December 17, 2008

American Federation for Aging Research, Inc.:
AFAR Research Grants

  • http://www.afar.org/afar99.html
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; A typical successful applicant will be serving in his or her first or second year of a junior faculty appointment. .
  • Award: up to $60,000
  • Deadline: 12/17/2008
  • Details: Types of support: Conferences/seminars; Fellowships; Research; Scholarships--to individuals.
  • Keywords: aging, gender-based aging research, gerontology

June 30, 2008

Canadian Embassy:
Conference Grant Program

  • http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/washington/studies/grantguide-en.asp
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; This grant is intended for U.S. four-year colleges and universities or research institutions that undertake a conference on a Canadian, Canada-U.S. or North American issue..
  • Award: $15,000
  • Deadline: June 30
  • Details: The Canada Conference Grant Program supports conferences that address important and timely issues about Canada, its relationship with the United States, and its international affairs.
  • Keywords: Canadian studies, social sciences, humanities

June 01, 2008

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.:
Conference and Workshop Grants

  • http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=370402&attrib_id=13235
  • Fund Type: Meeting/Conference/Seminar. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; The application must be made by a professional anthropologist who is the primary organizer of the proposed conference or workshop..
  • Award: up to $15,000
  • Deadline: 6/1/2008; Second Deadline: 12/1/2008
  • Details: Conference and Workshop Grants are for amounts up to $15,000. In accordance with the mission of the Foundation, priority is given to events that foster the creation of an international community of research scholars in anthropology and advance significant and innovative anthropological research.
  • Keywords: anthropology; Anthropology, sociology; History, archaeology; Language, linguistics.

May 01, 2008

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.:
Post Ph.D. Programs

  • http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_list.htm?attrib_id=13233
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Postdoctoral.
  • Award: $5,000 to $40,000
  • Deadline: 5/1/2008; Second Deadline: 11/1/2008
  • Details: Grants are available to scholars with a doctorate include individual research grants, a limited number of writing fellowships, training for scholars from countries where academic training in anthropology is limited and awards to encourage collaborative research between international scholars.
  • Keywords: anthropology; Anthropology, sociology; History, archaeology; Language, linguistics.

NB: Include Post-Ph.D. Research Grants; Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships; International Collaborative Research Grants; Wadsworth Short-Term Fellowships; Conference and Workshops Grants. DEADLINES VARY BY PROGRAM. PLEASE REFER TO THE WEBSITE FOR THE DETAILS.

April 11, 2008

Tremaine (Emily Hall) Foundation:
Exhibition Award

  • http://www.tremainefoundation.org/
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; The Foundation invites applications from any experienced museum curator or qualified individual in partnership with an established, non-profit exhibition space in the United States. .
  • Award: up to $125,000
  • Deadline: 3/1/2008
  • Details: The Foundation invites potential candidates to develop those thematic concepts of which they have always dreamed, to rise above the conventional by the exploration and submission of ideas reflecting a unique vision. This award is not intended to provide funding for exhibitions already scheduled, but to stimulate the development of a new idea.
  • Keywords: art, contemporary art, contemporary architecture

April 01, 2008

Levinson (Max & Anna) Foundation:
Levinson Foundation

  • http://www.levinsonfoundation.org/?How_to_Apply
  • Fund Type: Grants. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Provide support to tax-exempt institutions..
  • Award: $20,000 MAXIMUM
  • Deadline: 4/1/2008
  • Details: Types of support: Conferences; Development-Program; General Project; Publication; Public Awareness/Education; Seed Money/Start-Up Funds; General Operating Funds
  • Keywords: environment; ecosystems; alternative energy; environmental movements; civil, human rights; globalization; youth leadership; violence prevention; Jewish culture, religion, spirituality; Jewish community; Israel; Jewish organizations

Alex C. Walker Educational and Charitable Foundation:
Grants

  • http://walker-foundation.org/net/content/item.aspx?s=5534.0.69.5316
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Support for tax-exempt organizations.
  • Award: high: $100,000; low: $2,000
  • Deadline: 4/1/2008; Second Deadline: 10/1/2008
  • Details: The Foundation awards grants to: (1) investigate the causes of economic imbalances; (2) investigate the effect of the monetary system in fostering a sustainable economy. (3) investigate causes tending to destroy or impair the free-market system; (4) explore and develop free-market solutions and (5) disseminate information on the results and findings.
  • Keywords: Economics; Environment; traditional economics, ecological economics, free-market system; economic imbalances, sustainability,

March 31, 2008

Foundation for Defense of Democracies:
Academic Fellowship on Terrorism

  • http://www.defenddemocracy.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=447172&attrib_id=7403
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Faculty; Eligible professors must: --Have a full-time affiliation with a U.S. or Canadian university --Serve in a teaching capacity, preferably in the fields of international affairs, history, political science, or criminal justice --Have an ongoing involvement in student activities.
  • Award: All expenses (transportation, food, and lodging) are paid by FDD.
  • Deadline: 03/31/2008
  • Details: The sponsor provides a fellowship for teaching professionals to learn about the latest trends in terrorists' ideologies, motives and operations.
  • Keywords: terrorism, international affairs, history, political science, criminal justice

March 15, 2008

Unity Avenue Foundation:
Grants

  • http://www.srinc.biz/ua/index.html
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Support for tax-exempt organizations.
  • Award: $5,000 and up
  • Deadline: 2/15/2008
  • Details: Mission: To foster ecologically sustainable human interaction with the natural environment
  • Keywords: Animals, wildlife, preservation, protection; Environment; natural resources

Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation:
Grants

  • http://www.bwaf.org/applications.html#anchorLOC
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
  • Award: up to $14,500
  • Deadline: 3/15/2008
  • Details: The BWAF offers funding to individuals and institutions to support innovative projects that advance the study and expand the recognition of women in architecture and related professions, and that lead to the dissemination of this knowledge to professional and public audiences alike.
  • Keywords: arts, architecture, urban design, urban planning, women's studies, gender studies

NB: Grant funding is divided into two categories: Fellowships of up to $10,000 for Scholarly Research, Publication, Exhibition, or Documentary in film or other media; and, Grants of up to $3000 for Honoraria to Plenary Session Speakers at professional meetings, conferences, or symposia whose focus matches the mission of the BWAF; and, Travel Grants of up to $1500 for research trips or professional conferences at which the recipient will be making a presentation related to the purpose of the BWAF.

March 09, 2008

Institute of Turkish Studies:
MATCHING GRANTS FOR CONFERENCES, LECTURE SERIES AND WORKSHOPS

  • http://www.turkishstudies.org/grant.html
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Support for academic institutions..
  • Award: 50% matching funds
  • Deadline: 3/9/2008
  • Details: These grants are intended to provide partial support for conferences, workshops, and lecture series that will promote knowledge and learning about Turkish history, politics, and culture. Under this grant, ITS normally offers 50% matching funds towards the cost of university sponsored conferences, lecture series and workshops to be held in the United States.
  • Keywords: Ottoman and modern Turkish Studies; Turkey

March 01, 2008

Tinker Foundation:
Institutional Grants

  • http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/tinker/institu.html
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Support for institutions..
  • Award: varies
  • Deadline: March 1; Second Deadline: September 1
  • Details: To be considered for a Tinker Institutional Grant, a proposal must be submitted by an institutional entity and be geographically focused on Latin America, Iberia or Antarctica. Topically, the projects should deal with environmental policy, governance or economic policy.
  • Keywords: Spain, Portugal, Ibero-America, Antartica, Latin America, environmental policy, economic policy, economics, public affairs, public policy, political science, social sciences

The Tinker Foundation Inc.:
Grants

  • http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/tinker/
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Support for tax-exempt organizations.
  • Award: high: $80,000; low: $3,150
  • Deadline: 3/1/2008; Second Deadline: 9/1/2008
  • Details: To be considered for a Tinker Institutional Grant, a proposal must be submitted by an institutional entity and be geographically focused on Latin America, Iberia or Antarctica. Topically, the projects should deal with environmental policy, governance or economic policy. Support may be sought for, but is not limited to, research projects, conferences and workshops. The Foundation encourages collaboration between and among organizations in the United States, Latin America, Spain and Portugal.
  • Keywords: Antarctica; Economics; Environment; natural resources; Government/public administration; International affairs; foreign policy; Latin America; Marine science; Mexico; Political science; Portugal; Spain; Public policy, research

NB: No support for projects concerned with health or medical issues or the arts and humanities.

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts:
Curatorial Program

  • http://www.warholfoundation.org/
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
  • Award: high: $1,000,000; low: $1,000; average: $5,000-$75,000
  • Deadline: 3/1/2008; Second Deadline: 9/1/2008
  • Details: Grants are made on a project basis to curatorial programs at museums, artists' organizations and other cultural institutions to originate innovative and scholarly presentations of contemporary visual arts. Projects may include exhibitions, catalogues and other organizational activities directly related to these areas.
  • Keywords: Arts; Arts, artist's services; Museums; Visual arts.

Smallwood Foundation:
Conference Grants

  • http://www.mun.ca/smallwood/conference_new.html
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty.
  • Award: $8,000
  • Deadline: 3/1/2008; Second Deadline: 10/1/2007
  • Details: The Smallwood Foundation is committed to the support of scholarly works that contribute substantively to the knowledge of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Keywords: Newfoundland, Labrador, social sciences, humanities

February 15, 2008

The Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation, Inc.:
Grants

  • http://www.kazanjian.org/
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Only IRS Approved 501(C)(3) organizations are eligible to receive grants from The Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation, Inc. .
  • Award: high: $50,000; low: $2,000
  • Deadline: February 15; Second Deadline: September 15
  • Keywords: Economic education programs; Economics, Education

NB: Types of support: Conferences/seminars; Curriculum development; Program development; Seed money.

February 01, 2008

Association for Asian Studies:
Northeast Asia Council Japan Studies Grants--Seminars on Teaching About Japan

  • http://www.aasianst.org/grants/main.htm#NEAC-JAPAN
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty.
  • Award: $5,000
  • Deadline: 02/01/2008; Second Deadline: 10/01/2008
  • Details: Projects should be designed to promote public and scholarly knowledge about Japan, including seminars and workshops designed to improve Japanese language teaching and pedagogy. NEAC funds may be used for participant travel and room and board (not to exceed $200 a day), plus materials and administrative costs of organizers. Funds cannot be used for honoraria, or to reimburse any expenditures incurred in currencies other than the US dollar. Applicants should explain the character and rationale of their proposed seminar, identify faculty participants and their proposed contributions, indicate how the results of the project will be made available to the profession, and prepare a budget estimate. Applications for projects not recently funded by NEAC will be given priority.
  • Keywords: Japan, Japanese studies,

Association for Asian Studies, the Northeast Asia Council:
Korean Studies Grants

  • http://www.aasianst.org/grants/main.htm
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Varies. Please check individual programs for details. .
  • Award: varies
  • Deadline: February 1; Second Deadline: October 1
  • Details: Research Travel within the USA; Short-term Travel to Korea; Research Assistance; Projects that Enhance Teaching About Korea; Workshops and Conferences
  • Keywords: korean studies, Korea

Association for Asian Studies, the Northeast Asia Council:
Japan Studies Grants

  • http://www.aasianst.org/grants/main.htm#NEAC-JAPAN
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Varies. Please check individual programs for details..
  • Award: varies; up to $5,000
  • Deadline: February 1; Second Deadline: October 1
  • Details: Research Travel within the USA; Short-term Travel to Japan for Professional Purposes; Seminars on Teaching About Japan; Projects that Enhance Teaching About Japan; National Conventions and Seminars; Small Conferences on Japanese studies
  • Keywords: Japan; Japanese studies

Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., Kurt:
Grants

  • http://www.kwf.org/pages/guidelin.html
  • Fund Type: Grants. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
  • Award: varies
  • Deadline:
  • Details: For each funding period, the foundation accepts proposals in one or more of the following categories: - Research and Travel - Symposia - Publication Assistance - Dissertation Fellowships - Travel Grants - College/University Performance and Production - Recording Projects - Broadcasts - Professional Performance and Production Grants under $5,000 - Professional Performance and Production Grants over $5,000
  • Keywords: music, music composition, music education, music recording, Kurt Weill

NB: The foundation solicits proposals from individuals and non-profit organizations for funding of projects related to the perpetuation of Kurt Weill's artistic legacy.

January 15, 2008

The Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History, Harvard:
Race-Making and Law-Making in The Long Civil Rights Movement Fellowship

  • http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cwc/fsprogramfuture08-09.html
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants may not be degree candidates and should have a Ph.D., J.D. or equivalent..
  • Award: Stipends are individually determined in accordance with each fellow's needs and the Center's resources.
  • Deadline: 1/15/2008
  • Details: The Charles Warren Center invites applications from historians and scholars in related disciplines to participate in a workshop on Race-Making and Law-Making in "the Long Civil Rights Movement" - a term originally put into academic discourse by the noted historian Jacquelyn Dowd Hall. As its title indicates, the workshop invites scholars to question and rethink the conventional time period during which the movement for racial equality in America is believed to have taken place, including the extension of that period beyond the bounds of the twentieth century. It also invites a rethinking of the movement's geographic scope, both within and outside the United States . Finally, participants are invited to consider the long civil rights movement in relation to organizational strategies and leadership, personnel and successes in claims-making within state apparatuses such as courts, war and wartime contexts, and the processes of racial and cultural formation that were associated with the push for equality. The workshop will focus less on the origins, successes and failures of the modern movement than on discontinuities, disruptions and ironies that attended the creation of equal citizenship in America .
  • Keywords: American History, civil rights movement

December 31, 2007

German Historical Institute:
Summer Seminar in Germany

  • http://www.ghi-dc.org/scholarship/history/summer08.html
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: PhD student; Applicants must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program at a North American intitution of higher education..
  • Award:
  • Deadline: 12/31/2007
  • Details: The sponsor provides support for a summer seminar to introduce advanced graduate students in German historical studies. The program trains participants to read old German script, familiarizes them with German research facilities (archives and libraries), provides a forum for discussing research methods, and helps prepare them for their prospective dissertation research trips to Germany.
  • Keywords: German studies, history, Europe, Germany

December 15, 2007

American Sociological Association:
Fund for the Advancement of the Discipline

  • http://asanet.org/page.ww?section=Funding&name=Fund+for+the+Advancement+of+the+Discipline
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; The awards are limited to individuals with PhD degrees or the equivalent. .
  • Award: up to $7,000
  • Deadline: 12/15/2007; Second Deadline: 6/15/2008
  • Details: To nurture the development of scientific knowledge by funding small, groundbreaking research initiatives and other important scientific research activities such as conferences.
  • Keywords: sociology

NB: While ASA membership is not a criterion for applying or being selected for this grant, if and when a grant award is made, the recipient must be a current ASA member.

December 01, 2007

American Library Association, Nextbook:
Let's Talk About It! Jewish Literature Program

  • http://www.ala.org/ala/ppo/currentprograms/letstalkaboutit/letstalkaboutit.htm
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; Public and academic (community college, college, and university) libraries may apply..
  • Award: $2,500, program materials, training workshop
  • Deadline: 12/1/2007
  • Details: Let's Talk About It is a reading and discussion series led by local scholars and organized around themes that engage and stimulate audiences. Each participating library will receive a grant to support training, program materials, and honoraria for participating scholars.
  • Keywords: Jewish literature, library

NB: Eligible uses of grant funds are local scholar honorarium, travel by library project director and scholar to training workshop, books, program promotion, and program materials.

The White House Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians:
2008 OAH/White House Historical Association Fellowships

  • http://www.oah.org/
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: . Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
  • Award: $2000/month
  • Deadline: 12/1/2007
  • Details: For research projects focusing on the roles of the White House as home, workplace, museum, structure, and symbol. Teachers and scholars whose work enhances understanding of how the White House functions in its several capacities and of life and work at all levels within the walls of the President's House are encouraged to apply. (Studies that deal primarily with political or governmental policy issues would not be appropriate for this program, but ones concerning the operation of the White House as a political institution would be considered.) The cosponsors offer three fellowships: * The White House History Fellowship in Precollegiate Education for initiatives that reach the K-12 classroom. * The White House History Research Fellowship for forwarding or completing dissertation, postdoctoral, or advanced academic work. * The White House History Fellowship in Public History for public presentation in the form of exhibits, multimedia projects, films, etc., or for other projects that make historical collections available to broad audiences.
  • Keywords: American history, the White House, dissertation, exhibition, video production,

NB: We will consider proposals for fellowships lasting one to six months.

November 30, 2007

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS):
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for Scholarly Exchange (CCK) New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society

  • http://www.acls.org/cck.htm
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; The principal organizer must be affiliated with a university or research institution and must hold a PhD. There are no restrictions as to citizenship of participants or location of the project; however, it is expected the scholars from academic institutions in Taiwan will participate in conferences, workshops, and planning meetings. For conferences, participation of scholars from outside the China field is strongly encouraged..
  • Award: $25,000
  • Deadline: 11/30/2007
  • Details: This program is intended to support projects in the humanities and related social sciences that bridge disciplinary or geographic boundaries, engage new kinds of information, develop fresh approaches to traditional materials and issues, or otherwise bring innovative perspectives to the study of Chinese culture and society. Proposals are expected to be empirically grounded, theoretically informed, and methodologically explicit. The program especially encourages proposals concerning pre-modern China.

    The program will support collaborative work of three types:
    1. Conferences - Grants will be offered to support formal research conferences intended to produce significant new research published in a conference volume. Conferences should normally be more elaborate than proposals for planning meetings or workshops.
    2. Workshops/Seminars - Grants will be offered for support of workshops or seminars designed to facilitate new research on newly available or inadequately researched problems, data, or texts. Workshops provide an opportunity for participants to discuss and analyze new approaches or new sources, or both, in a seminar-like setting.
    3. Planning Meetings - Grants will be offered for less formal meetings to plan conferences or workshops, or for less structured explorations of issues in Chinese culture and society.

    The program aims to provide opportunities for interchange among scholars who may not otherwise have chances to work with one another. Accordingly, proposals will not be supported for activities that involve scholars primarily from one institution or that fall within an institution's normal range of colloquia, symposia, or seminar series. In addition, the program does not normally support regularly scheduled meetings, conventions, or parts thereof.


  • Keywords: asian studies, china

November 14, 2007

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS):
Southeast European Studies Programs

  • http://www.acls.org/seguide.htm
  • Fund Type: Fellowships and Grants. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Varies by program. Please check the website for details..
  • Award: Up to $25,000
  • Deadline: 11/14/2007
  • Details: Applications should be for work on Southeast Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia. Applicants may propose comparative work considering more than one country of Southeastern Europe or relating Southeast European societies to those of other parts of the world.
  • Keywords: southeast european studies, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia

NB: Deadlines vary by program. Please check the website for details.

November 01, 2007

Wenner-Gren Foundation:
Wenner-Gren Foundation Programs

  • http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_list.htm?attrib_id=13233
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
  • Award: Up to $40,000
  • Deadline: Vary by program (Nov. 1 and Dec. 1)
  • Details: Individual research grants, international collaborative research grants, post-doctoral fellowships, and conference/workshop grants.
  • Keywords: anthropology

October 15, 2007

Bosch Foundation, Robert (Robert Bosch Stiftung):
Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program

  • http://www.cdsintl.org/fromusa/bosch.htm
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must be between the ages of 23 and 34 at the time of application, with a graduate degree (master's or J.D.) and at least two years of relevant professional work experience..
  • Award: see description
  • Deadline: 10/15/2007
  • Details: The program provides young American professionals (ages 23-34) with two high-level work placements in the federal government and private sector in Germany. Three seminars taking place throughout Europe provide an in-depth understanding of issues facing Germany and the European Union today.
  • Keywords: business administration, economics, journalism, mass communications, law, political science, public affairs, public policy, Germany, European studies

NB: Fellows who speak no German must start the program June 1 with intensive language training in Germany, which brings the program duration to one year.

October 01, 2007

Archaeological Institute of America:
Archaeology of Portugal Fellowship

  • http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10007
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Portuguese, American, and other international scholars are invited to apply. .
  • Award: $4,000 to $10,000
  • Deadline: 10/1/2007
  • Details: To support projects pertaining to the archaeology of Portugal. These include, but are not limited to, research projects, colloquia, symposia, publication, and travel for research or to academic meetings for the purpose of presenting papers on the archaeology of Portugal.
  • Keywords: archaeology, portugal, europe

September 17, 2007

National Endowment for the Humanities:
Faculty Humanities Workshops

  • http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/facworkshops.html
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty.
  • Award: up to $75,000
  • Deadline: 8/1/2007
  • Details: Funds may be used to pay for visiting scholars, books and other materials, logistical support, and appropriate release time for project staff.
  • Keywords: humanities

September 01, 2007

Japan Foundation - Tokyo:
Grant Program for Cultural Presentations Abroad

  • http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/program/list.html#1
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Organizations in Japan are eligible to apply. Applications from individuals or foreign organizations may also be accepted under certain circumstances..
  • Award: The grant covers the following expenses: 1. Partial or full coverage for economy-class round-trip international airfare 2. Financial assistance for not more than 10 people 3. International airfares limited to IATA Special Excursion Fare (PEX)

    In certain cases, per-diem allowances and transportation costs of equipment may also be covered.The project should commence and finish in one month.


  • Deadline: 9/1/2007; Second Deadline: 12/1/2007

  • Details: This program provides partial financial assistance for the overseas dispatch of specialists in Japanese culture to carry out lectures, cultural demonstrations, etc., with the intention to deepen awareness and understanding of Japan abroad. Projects that relate to large-scale cultural exchange events will be given high priority.

  • Keywords: japan, japanese studies


NB: December 1, 2006 is the deadline when departure is in April 2007 or later.
May 1, 2007 is the deadline when departure is in August 2007 or later. September 3, 2007 is the deadline when departure is in December 2007 or later.

The Wilbur Foundation:
Grants

  • http://www.wilburfoundation.org/
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Tax-exempt organizations..
  • Award:
  • Deadline: September 1; Second Deadline: December 31
  • Details: The Wilbur Foundation concentrates its funding in the field of humanities, especially history, literature, religion, and philosophy, for projects that are calculated to enhance or preserve the "permanent things" of society.
  • Keywords: Humanities; Literature; Philosophy, ethics; Political science; Religion; History;

NB: Types of support: Conferences/seminars; Fellowships; Program development; Publication; Research; Seed money.

July 15, 2007

Music Library Association (MLA):
Kevin Freeman Travel Grant

  • http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/awardsandgrants/freeman.shtml
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; The applicant must be a member of the Music Library Association and either be in the first three years of his or her professional career, a graduate library school student (by the time of the conference in February 2007) aspiring to become a music librarian, or a recent graduate (within one year of degree) of a graduate program in librarianship who is seeking a professional position as a music librarian..
  • Award: registration fee and a cash award up to $750
  • Deadline: 7/15/2007
  • Details: Supports travel and hotel expenses to attend the Music Library Association's annual meeting.
  • Keywords: library science, music

January 01, 2000

American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies:
Travel Stipends

  • http://www.aisls.org/fellowship.html
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student; Applicants must be members of the AISLS or enrolled at an institution that is a member of the AISLS as of April 1st, 2007..
  • Award: $300
  • Deadline:
  • Details: The AISLS will make a travel grant of $300 to any graduate student who gives a paper or acts as a discussant concerning Sri Lanka at the Annual Conference on South Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Keywords: Sri Lanka

Foundation for Middle East Peace:
Grants Program

  • http://www.fmep.org/about/grant_program.html
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
  • Award: $1,000 to $50,000 in the past
  • Deadline: none
  • Details: The Foundation awards grants to organizations and activities that contribute significantly to a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For example, grants have supported educational, humanitarian, public affairs, civil rights, and Palestinian-Israeli reconciliation activities, as well as small-scale economic projects that meet the needs of victims of the current conflict.
  • Keywords: International peace and security; Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, international relations

Philippe Foundation, Inc.:
Grants

  • http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=3732
  • Fund Type: Grants. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty.
  • Award: varies
  • Deadline:
  • Details: The Philippe Foundation is a small organization specializing in the exchange of scientists and doctors between the United States and France for research related endeavors. The grants are designed to encourage and facilitate Franco-American exchanges, but cannot provide the primary source of support.
  • Keywords: social sciences, humanities, arts, France

NB: Applications must be sent at least one month before the end of the quarter to be included in the next session. They will be examined at the end of each of the following quarters: March, June, September, and December.

Ploughshares Fund:
Grants

  • http://www.ploughshares.org/grants_by_issue.php?a=2&b=2&c=0&issue_id=2
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
  • Award: high: $127,880; low: $3,000
  • Deadline: varies
  • Details: The Ploughshares Fund supports organizations and individuals working to stop the spread of weapons and build regional security. Types of support: Conferences/seminars; General/operating support; Grants to individuals; Program development; Seed money; Technical assistance.
  • Keywords: Africa; Asia; Europe; International affairs, arms control; International conflict resolution; International peace and security; Japan; Middle East; North Korea; Russia; Southeast Asia; WMD, conflict prevention

NB: No support for film, video, or book production, or for writing academic dissertations. No grants for research.

George Mason University; Institute for Humane Studies (IHS):
Hayek Fund for Scholars

  • http://www.theihs.org/grants_and_contest/id.712/default.asp
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Graduate students and untenured faculty members.
  • Award: $1,000
  • Deadline:
  • Details: The Hayek Fund for Scholars makes strategic awards for career-enhancing activities such as presentations at academic or professional conferences, travel to academic job interviews (on campus or at professional or academic conferences), travel to and research at archives or libraries, participation in career development or enhancing seminars, distribution of a published article to colleagues in his or her field, and submission of unpublished manuscripts to journals or book publishers.
  • Keywords: area studies, arts and humanities, business, education, law, social sciences

NB: Applications are accepted year-round. Please note: we do not accept applications for attendance at a conference only.

Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation:
Grants

  • http://www.cgkfoundation.com/grantmaking/requesting_support.asp
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Support for tax-exempt organizations.
  • Award: high: $777,500; low: $975
  • Deadline: none
  • Keywords: Economics; Environment; Legal services; Public policy, research; economics, history, philosophy, political science, and organizational behavior; voluntary action; free enterprise; market-based solutions, social issues

The Christopher Reynolds Foundation, Inc.:
Grants

  • http://www.creynolds.org/guide.htm
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
  • Award: high: $67,000; low: $500
  • Deadline: 30 days prior to board meetings (quarterly)
  • Details: Types of support: Conferences/seminars; Continuing support; Exchange programs; General/operating support; Technical assistance.
  • Keywords: Cuba, US relations with Cuba, international relations, political science
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