• 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

Posted by Jen Swain at 10:02 AM | Permalink

• 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.)

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:48 AM | Permalink

• 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.

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:47 PM | Permalink

• 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.

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:49 PM | Permalink

• 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.

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:02 PM | Permalink

• 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.

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:32 PM | Permalink

• 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

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:40 PM | Permalink

• 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

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:34 PM | Permalink

• 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

Posted by pejs0001 at 9:53 AM | Permalink

• http://www.iie.org/Template.cfm?section=Fulbright1
• Fund Type: Fellowships and Grants. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement; Varies by program
• Award: Varies by program
• Deadline:
• Details: Fulbright programs offer U.S. faculty, administrators, and professionals grants to lecture, conduct research in many academic and professional fields, or to participate in seminars and exchanges. These grants are available every year, usually with summer and fall deadlines.

  The Fulbright program's application deadlines and details are on the
  Fulbright program's website:
  http://www.cies.org



• Keywords: Fulbright, international exchange, research

NB: *Reminder: most Fulbright programs are recurring grants, which happen every year. Deadlines and application requirements vary by program.

Posted by pejs0001 at 9:16 AM | Permalink

• http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/foundationgrants.asp
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Up to $2,000
• Deadline: 9/15/2009 Second Deadline: 3/15/2010
• Details: The sponsor provides grants of up to $2,000 each in support of research in the holdings of the Gerald R. Ford Library. Library collections focus on Federal policies, U.S. foreign relations, and national politics in the 1960s and 1970s.
• Keywords: U.S. history, federal policies, foreign relations, national politics, 1960s, 1970s

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:23 AM | Permalink

• http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08530/nsf08530.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $200,000-$400,000 (approximate)
• Deadline: 3/1/2010
• Details: The sponsor considers proposals for research and educational projects to improve ethics education in all of the fields of science and engineering that NSF supports, including in interdisciplinary or inter-institutional contexts. Proposals must focus on improving ethics education for graduate students in those fields, although the proposed programs may benefit advanced undergraduates in addition to graduate students.
• Keywords: Ethics education, science, engineering

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:43 PM | Permalink

• http://www.contempglass.org/activities/grantguide.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Arts organizations and programs
• Award: $1,000-$5,000
• Deadline: 9/1/2009 Second Deadline: 3/1/2010
• Details: The mission of the sponsor is to further the development and appreciation of art made from glass. Grants are made to arts organizations in support of specific educational purpose, with preference given for grants in which the focus is education of the public (as opposed to education of artists, curators, etc.).
• Keywords: Art, contemporary glass, arts education, public, outreach

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:03 PM | Permalink

• http://www.businessofgovernment.org/main/apply/index.asp
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Individuals working in universities, non-profit organizations, and journalism.
• Award: $20,000
• Deadline: 10/1/2009 Second Deadline: 3/1/2010
• Details: The IBM Center for the Business of Government provides grants to stimulate research and improve the effectiveness of government at the federal, state, local, and international levels. Individuals receiving research stipends will be responsible for producing a 30- to 40-page research report in one of the areas presented in the Research Announcement.
• Keywords: Government, local, state, federal, international, effectiveness, political science, public policy

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:39 AM | Permalink

• http://www.facecouncil.org/music/music.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 3/1/2010
• Details: The French American Fund for Contemporary Music supports contemporary music projects-- commissions, residencies, performances, tours, and master classes - that foster cultural exchange between France and the United States. The Fund awards grants to nonprofit institutions celebrating the work of living composers in both countries. Collaborations combining new French and American works are especially encouraged.



• Keywords: Music, contemporary, French American, France, performance, commissions, residencies, tours, master class

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:37 AM | Permalink

• http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/tinker/
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Support for tax-exempt organizations
• Award: $3,000-$80,000
• Deadline: 9/15/2009 Second Deadline: 3/1/2010
• 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, Latin America, Iberia, economics, environment, natural resources, government, public administration, international affairs, foreign policy, Mexico, political science, Portugal, Spain, policy, research

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Applications are considered biannually in mid-June and mid-December. The deadline for receipt of proposals for the winter meeting is September 15, 2009; for the summer meeting is March 1, 2010. The sponsor encourages applicants to submit proposals well in advance of the deadlines, since discussion and consultation may be required prior to the acceptance of a proposal.

Posted by umn cnfrnc at 12:00 AM | Permalink

• http://www.ploughshares.org/our-impact/grants/apply-grant
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: high: $127,880; low: $3,000
• Deadline: 7/15/2009 Second Deadline: 2/27/2010
• 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, peace, security, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Russia, Southeast Asia, WMD, conflict prevention

NB: Deadline note: board reviews applications three times per year.

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• http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-064.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty
• Award: Up to $275,000
• Deadline: 10/16/2009 Second Deadline: 2/16/2010
• Details: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite applications for research projects that will enhance understanding of human decision-making processes so that individuals can make more informed and satisfying choices regarding their health. The NCI encourages collaborations between researchers studying the processes of basic judgment and decision-making and researchers conducting cancer control investigations that will elucidate single-event decision-making processes, at the level of either the individual patient or health care provider. These decision-making processes are pertinent to cancer prevention, detection, treatment, survivorship, or end-of-life care. For the purpose of this initiative, a single-event decision is defined as a discrete decision made at a specific point in time.
• Keywords: Behavioral medicine, decision sciences, health, cancer

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• http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10010109/amphilsoc
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student; Grants will be available to doctoral students. Postdoctoral fellows, master's degree candidates, and undergraduates are not eligible.
• Award: Up to about $5,000
• Deadline: 2/15/2010
• Details: Lewis and Clark Fund encourages exploratory field studies for the collection of specimens and data and to provide the imaginative stimulus that accompanies direct observation. Budgets should be limited to travel and related expenses, including personal field equipment.
• Keywords: Archeology, anthropology, biology ecology, geography, geology, linguistics, paleontology

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• 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: $2,000-$50,000
• Deadline: 9/15/2009 Second Deadline: 2/15/2010
• Details: Support is provided to nonprofit organizations for proposals and projects with national impact having to do with economic education research.
• Keywords: Economics, economic education

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

Posted by at 12:00 AM | Permalink

• http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-040.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty
• Award: Varies
• Deadline: 10/5/2009 Second Deadline: 2/5/2010
• Details: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and conceived in collaboration with the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will provide funding for partnerships to assess the effectiveness of existing stigma and discrimination reduction programs and approaches, including media-oriented approaches such as public service announcements; develop innovative new programs and approaches; and examine the role of media in perpetuating and changing mental illness stigma and discrimination.
• Keywords: Discrimination, health care, mental disorders, mental health, social sciences, sociology

Posted by at 12:00 AM | Permalink

• http://www.grahamfoundation.org/
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $20,000-$30,000
• Deadline: 9/15/2009 Second Deadline: 2/5/2010
• Details: We support innovative, thought-provoking investigations in architecture; architectural history, theory, and criticism; design; engineering; landscape architecture; urban planning; urban studies; visual arts; and related fields of inquiry. Our interest also extends to work being done in the fine arts, humanities, and sciences that expands the boundaries of thinking about architecture and space. In an effort to bridge communities and different fields of knowledge, we support a wide range of practitioners (such as architects, scholars, critics, writers, artists, curators, and educators) and organizations (such as non-profit galleries, colleges and universities, publishers, and museums).
• Keywords: Visual arts, architecture, design, urban studies, galleries, museums

NB: Deadline note: The next grant application deadline for individuals is September 15, 2009. The next grant application deadline for organizations is February 5, 2010.

Posted by at 12:00 AM | Permalink

• http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-108.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty
• Award: Varies
• Deadline: 10/5/2009 Second Deadline: 2/5/2010
• Details: The sponsor provides support for research grant applications on women's mental health and sex/gender differences in mental health across the lifespan, in order to increase the understanding of the significance of sex/gender differences in mental health outcomes and to assess their significance for mental health prevention, treatment, and services.
• Keywords: Psychology, mental health, women's mental health, social sciences

NB: The deadlines for receipt of standard R01 applications under this announcement are: February 5, June 5, and October 5 annually.

Posted by at 12:00 AM | Permalink

• http://www.aasianst.org/grants/main.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must be AAS members, but there are no citizenship requirements. Junior and independent scholars, adjunct faculty, and dissertation-level graduate students are especially encouraged to apply. Graduate students must include a letter of support from their dissertation advisor, without which the application will not be considered.
• Award: $2,000
• Deadline: 2/1/2010
• Details: Small grants are available to scholars with special interests in China or Inner Asia. Applications are specifically encouraged in the following areas: 1. Curriculum development at the college or secondary level 2. Conferences and seminars: organization of small conferences and seminars away from major centers of Chinese studies; travel expenses for scholars from isolated institutions to speak at major centers; travel expenses for junior faculty from isolated institutions to attend seminars at major centers; and funding for dissertation-level graduate students to attend colloquia, workshops, and seminars related to their fields 3. Short research trips for dissertation-level graduate students, and for scholars at non-research institutions, to travel to major libraries and collections in North America and Taiwan 4. Specialist or regional newsletters or websites disseminating important information to their respective fields 5. Translations of scholarly books and articles 6. Collaborative projects in which the grant will facilitate communication and limited travel by scholars working on a common project in Taiwan and North America.
• Keywords: Asia, Far East, Asian Studies, Chinese language, literature, curriculum development, translation

Posted by Galina Sergeeva at 3:22 PM | Permalink

• http://www.colum.edu/CBMR/Library_and_Archives/CBMR_Travel_Grants.php
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Scholars, musicians, composers and conductors, educators, graduate students, and independent researchers are eligible.
• Award: up to $1,000
• Deadline: 9/1/2009 Second Deadline: 2/1/2010
• Details: The CBMR will award travel grants to assist with transportation costs and daily subsistence expenses for a five-day research residency at the CBMR Library and Archives. The travel grants support research in the study and performance of black music repertoire and help scholars and musicians visit the CBMR Library and Archives to examine and use its archival collection of scores and sound recordings. Recipients will be expected to devote five full days on site at the CBMR and to the research funded by the fellowship.
• Keywords: Music, performance, scores, sound recordings, library research

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:32 AM | Permalink

• http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5324&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty
• Award: Varies
• Deadline: 8/1/2009 Second Deadline: 2/1/2010
• Details: S&S considers proposals that examine questions that arise in the interactions of engineering, science, technology, and society. There are four components: Ethics and Values in Science, Engineering and Technology (EVS); History and Philosophy of Science, Engineering and Technology (HPS); Social Studies of Science, Engineering and Technology (SSS); and Studies of Policy, Science, Engineering and Technology (SPS). The components overlap, but are distinguished by the different scientific and scholarly orientations they take to the subject matter, as well as by different focuses within the subject area.
• Keywords: Ethics, values, science, engineering, technology, policy, society

Posted by at 12:00 AM | Permalink

• 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: 10/1/2009 Second Deadline: 2/1/2010
• 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

Posted by at 12:00 AM | Permalink

• 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: 10/1/2009 Second Deadline: 2/1/2010
• 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

NB: Deadline note: FEBRUARY 1 for the spring/summer awards and OCTOBER 1 for the fall/winter awards.

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• http://www.generalservice.org
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $20,000-$40,000 (based on recent grants)
• Deadline: 9/1/2009 Second Deadline: 2/1/2010
• Details: The overarching goal of the Foundation's Human Rights and Economic Justice program support efforts that protect, promote and create good jobs with living wages for workers, including low-wage workers, in the United States and Mexico so that workers on both sides of the border can live and work in dignity.
• Keywords: Human rights, economic justice, Mexico, United States, globalization, labor rights, political science

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• http://www.greenwall.org
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Support for tax-exempt organizations.
• Award: Varies by program
• Deadline: 8/1/2009 Second Deadline: 2/1/2010
• Details: Through its interdisciplinary program in bioethics, The Foundation provides funding for physicians, lawyers, philosophers, theologians and other professionals to address micro and macro issues in bioethics, providing guidance for those engaged in decision-making at the bedside as well as those responsible for shaping institutional and public policy.
• Keywords: Bioethics, public policy, law, health, philosophy, theology, science

NB: Proposal deadlines are: February 1 for the spring grant cycle August 1 for the autumn grant cycle

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• http://www.iesna.org
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Anyone 35 years or under, studying or working in the art and/or science of illumination, in the United States, Canada or Mexico.
• Award:
• Deadline: 1/30/2010
• Details: The sponsor provides a grant to recognize and encourage creative thought and activity in the use of light. Applicants must demonstrate an accomplishment and a potential to make a contribution in the art or science of illumination.
• Keywords: Lighting design, architecture, art, theater, illumination

NB: Deadline note: anticipated deadline

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• http://www.acls.org/grants/default.aspx?id=354
• Fund Type: Fellowships and Grants. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; *Residence requirements depend on program
• Award: up to $75,000
• Deadline:
• Details: ACLS offers fellowships and grants in more than a dozen programs for research in the humanities and related social sciences at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels. Please refer to the website for the details
• Keywords: Humanities, social sciences, humanistic approaches

NB: Deadline: varies, deadlines in September 2009-January 2010.

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:11 AM | Permalink

• http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07544/nsf07544.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty
• Award: $50,000
• Deadline: 1/16/2010
• Details: The purpose is to help cultural anthropologists upgrade their methodological skills by learning a specific analytical technique which will improve their research abilities.
• Keywords: Anthropology

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• http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/?option=com_content&view=article&id=11227
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Doctoral students, post doctoral, and senior scientists
• Award: $3,000-$22,000
• Deadline: 6/15/2009 Second Deadline: 1/5/2010
• Details: Inspired by the interpretations of human evolution proposed by Dr. Louis Leakey, one of the past century's great anthropologists, several individuals founded the Leakey Foundation in 1968 to support his fieldwork and scientific priorities. In keeping with Louis's philosophy, we promote a multidisciplinary approach to exploring human origins. General Research Grants are awarded twice annually and constitute the majority of the Foundation's grant program.
• Keywords: Human origins, anthropology, ecology, environment, archeology, behavior, exploratory research

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:43 PM | Permalink

• http://www.literal-latte.com/contests
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $1,000 (first prize)
• Deadline: 1/15/2010
• Details: The sponsor provides an award for the best fiction submission. Unpublished stories, 6,000 words maximum are eligible. All subjects and styles welcome. All entries considered for publication.
• Keywords: Fiction, literature, writing, award, competition, publication

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:10 AM | Permalink

• http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5422&org=SES&from=home
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Post-doctoral
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 8/15/2009 Second Deadline: 1/15/2010
• Details: The Law and Social Science Program at the National Science Foundation supports social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules, institutions, processes, and behaviors. These can include, but are not limited to, research designed to enhance the scientific understanding of the impact of law; human behavior and interactions as these relate to law; the dynamics of legal decision making; and the nature, sources, and consequences of variations and changes in legal institutions.
• Keywords: Law, institutions, legal decision making

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• http://www.nathancummings.org/programs/000016.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Support for tax-exempt organizations.
• Award: Varies by program
• Deadline: 8/15/2009 Second Deadline: 1/15/2010
• Details: Support is provided in the following areas: arts and culture; ecological innovation; comtemplative practice; health; Jewish life and values; and collaborative initiatives for social and economic justice.
• Keywords: Arts, culture, ecological innovation, comtemplative practice, health, Jewish life, values, collaborative initiatives, social, economic justice

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Letters of Inquiry are accepted at all times of the year - there are no deadlines. If an applicant's letter of inquiry is chosen for further action, they may be invited to submit a full application.

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• http://www.reading.org/association/awards/research_knight.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; All applicants must be members of the International Reading Association.
• Award: up to $10,000
• Deadline: 1/15/2010
• Details: For promising research that addresses significant questions for the discipline of reading/literacy research and practice.
• Keywords: Literacy, reading, communication, education

NB: Deadline note: Anticipated deadline. Applications available in July, 2009.

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• http://www.folger.edu/Content/Folger-Institute/Application-Guidelines-and-Deadlines/Deadlines--2008ndash2009.cfm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Faculty members and graduate students of affiliated universities.
• Award: varies by program
• Deadline: 6/5/2009 Second Deadline: 1/4/2010
• Details: Grants are provided to faculty members and graduate students to take part in the Institute's conferences, seminars, and programs. Consortium grants are offered to reimburse travel and some lodging expenses in support of participation in Institute programs.
• Keywords: Humanities, literature, theater, research, Shakespeare

NB: Deadlines: 6/5/2009, 9/4/2009, 12/4/2009, and 1/4/2009 for various programs.

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:10 AM | Permalink

• http://www.kfas.org/ga_awardsandprizes.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement; Citizens of Kuwait and other Arab countries.
• Award: K.D. 30.000 (Thirty Thousand Kuwaiti Dinars) Approx. U.S.$ 100,000 (One Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars)
• Deadline: 12/31/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides an award to encourage scientific research on the achievements of Arab Islamic civilization in medicine and related disciplines and on application of the treasure troves of this heritage in accordance with modern approach in the light of Islamic rules relating to the health of the individual and the society and ethics of medical practice.
• Keywords: Economics, social, applied sciences, arts, letters, Arabic, Islamic, Kuwait

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: The prize is awarded every alternate year.

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• http://www.wilburfoundation.org/
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Tax-exempt organizations.
• Award:
• Deadline: 9/1/2009 Second Deadline: 12/31/2009
• 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: Grant applications will be accepted between September 1st and December 31st of any year.

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• http://www.bynnerfoundation.org/grants/index.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Grant support is provided to non-profit, tax exempt organizations as defined under section 501 (c) (3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
• Award: $1,000-$10,000
• Deadline: 12/31/2009
• Details: Through a bequest from Witter Bynner in 1972, The Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry perpetuates the art of poetry. The foundation promotes poetry in American culture and encourages grant proposals that expand awareness of the positive effects of poetry on society.
• Keywords: Poetry, literature, arts

NB: A Letter of Intent is required before a grant application can be approved.

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• http://www.hearstfdn.org/fp_home.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Support for tax-exempt organizations.
• Award: Varies
• Deadline:
• Details: The Hearst Foundations support well-established nonprofit organizations that address important issues within our major areas of interests - education, health, culture, and social service - and that primarily serve large demographic and/or geographic constituencies. Within these areas, the Foundations generally provide endowment, program, and capital grant support.
• Keywords: Higher education, health, wellness, prevention, arts, culture, social service

NB: The Foundations use an open submission process, and proposals are welcomed throughout the year.

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• http://aic.stanford.edu/faic/grants/index.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: up to $1,000
• Deadline: 9/15/2009 Second Deadline: 12/15/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides several scholarships and grants to help defray costs of attending professional development, workshops, meetings, and/or conferences.
• Keywords: Conservation, history, art, humanities

NB: Deadline note: Deadlines vary by grant/scholarship.

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:31 AM | Permalink

• http://asanet.org/page.ww?section=Funding&name=Fund+for+the+Advancement+of+the+Discipline
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; The awards are limited to individuals with PhD degrees or the equivalent.
• Award: Up to $7,000
• Deadline: 6/15/2009 Second Deadline: 12/15/2009
• 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, social science, research, conferences

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.

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• http://www.glaserprogress.org/application/index.asp
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Eligible applicants are non-profit, tax-exempt organizations.
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline:
• Details: Based on the interests of its founder and managing board, the Foundation has chosen to create strategic initiatives and accepts grant proposals in three program areas: how we measure progress; how we ensure diversity of voices in our media; and how we treat animals.
• Keywords: Measurement, progress, diversity, independent media, animal rights

NB: Deadline note: No deadline.

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:47 AM | Permalink

• http://www.joycefdn.org/Programs/Employment/Guidelines.aspx
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Organizations in the U.S. Midwest
• Award: Wide range, from $50,000 to over $1 million
• Deadline: 4/13/2009 Second Deadline: 12/8/2009
• Details: Support is provided for organizations in the U.S. Midwest for policy analysis and development, research, and advocacy that helps low-wage, low-skilled individuals connect to the labor market, stay employed, and advance to higher-paying jobs. The Foundation does not provide operating support for direct services, such as job training or transitional jobs programs.
• Keywords: Policy analysis, research, advocacy, labor market, employment, jobs, low-wage, low-skilled workers

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: The sponsor recommends that applicants submit a letter of inquiry prior to submitting a formal proposal. Letters of inquiry are accepted at any time during the year. Formal proposals are due by the following deadlines: 04/13/2009, 08/19/2009, and 12/08/2009.

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• http://www.sloan.org/apply
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline:
• Details: Support is generally provided to tax-exempt organizations for work in six broad subject matters: Basic Research; Science Education; Public Understanding of Science; Economic Performance and the Quality of Life; Select National Issues; and Civic Initiatives.
• Keywords: Basic research, science education economic performance, quality of life, national issues, civic initiatives

NB: Deadline Note: Grantseekers interested in obtaining funding from the sponsor are strongly encouraged to first submit a Letter of Inquiry.

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:59 PM | Permalink

• http://www.kressfoundation.org/grants/default.aspx?id=152
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Grants are awarded to non-profit institutions with 501(c) 3 status, based in the United States, including supporting foundations of European institutions.
• Award: Up to $100,000
• Deadline:
• Details: The Responsive Grants program is intended to allow the Foundation to support essential needs of the profession of art history that may not be explicitly addressed in our other program areas.
• Keywords: Arts, art history

NB: Deadline note: Ongoing

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:38 PM | Permalink

• http://www.cgp.org/index.php?option=article&task=default&articleid=379&id=6
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Up to $5,000
• Deadline:
• Details: The sponsor’s Education program seeks to increase awareness and understanding of Japan through support of education outreach projects including community programs and teacher training addressing the needs of K-12 students, educators and the surrounding community.
• Keywords: Japan, education, outreach, community programs, teacher training, K-12

NB: Deadline note: No deadline. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis and applicants will be notified of the decision 1-2 months after formal submission of the proposal.

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:56 AM | Permalink

• http://www.aag.org/Education/aag/edu_visitingscientist.cfm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement; To qualify for the program, at least one-half of the institutions hosting a visiting scientist during the academic year must have active chapters of Gamma Theta Upsilon. The VGSP requires one scientist to visit two or more institutions over a one to three-day period.
• Award: $600 travel costs plus $100 honorarium for visiting scientist
• Deadline:
• Details: The sponsor provides support for visits by prominent geographers to colleges and universities across the country. Its purpose is to stimulate interest in geography, especially in smaller departments that do not have the resources to bring in well-known speakers.
• Keywords: Geography, geographers, visiting scientist, guest speaker

NB: Deadline note: no deadline.

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• http://www.nationalgeographic.com/research/grant_application.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; Applicants are expected to have advanced degrees (Ph.D. or equivalent) and be associated with an educational organization or institution. Independent researchers or those pursuing a Ph.D.-level degree may apply, but awards to non-Ph.D. applicants are rare. As a general rule, all applicants are expected to have published a minimum of three articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Award: $15,000-$20,000
• Deadline:
• Details: The National Geographic Society awards grants for scientific field research and exploration through its Committee for Research and Exploration. All proposed projects must have both a geographical dimension and relevance to other scientific fields and be of broad scientific interest. In addition the committee is emphasizing multidisciplinary projects that address environmental issues (e.g., loss of biodiversity and habitat, effects of human-population pressures).
• Keywords: Anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biology, botany, geography, geology, oceanography, paleontology, zoology, multidisciplinary projects, environmental issues

NB: No deadline indicated.

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• http://www.nationalgeographic.com/yeg/
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must be between 18 and 25.
• Award: $2,000 to $5,000
• Deadline:
• Details: Young Explorers Grants (YEG) offer opportunities to pursue research, conservation, and exploration-related projects consistent with National Geographic's existing grant programs, including - the Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE); - the Expeditions Council (EC); and - the Conservation Trust (CT).
• Keywords: Anthropology; Archaeology; Astronomy; Biological Sciences; Conservation Biology; Environmental Conservation; Environmental Sciences; Geography; Natural and Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Technology; Oceanography; Paleontology

NB: The Young Explorers Grants Program accepts pre-applications throughout the year.

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• http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?page_id=0535FDA2-FA7D-AAE8-D7A9A6BCFFE3574B
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Investigators at any academic rank and from all academic disciplines are eligible to apply. Although prior research on suicide is not required, applicants are expected to show evidence of prior research or research training in a related field.
• Award: Up to $75,000
• Deadline: 6/1/2009 Second Deadline: 12/1/2009
• Details: Standard Research Grants support studies that aim to increase understanding of the causes of suicide and factors related to suicide risk, or to test treatments and other interventions designed to prevent suicide. Both basic science and applied research projects will be considered, providing the study has an essential focus on suicide or suicide prevention.
• Keywords: Suicide prevention, psychiatry, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology, sociology, health services administration

Posted by pejs0001 at 3:13 PM | Permalink

• http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?page_id=0535FDA2-FA7D-AAE8-D7A9A6BCFFE3574B
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Investigators at any academic rank and from all academic disciplines are eligible to apply. Although prior research on suicide is not required, applicants are expected to show evidence of prior research or research training in a related field.
• Award: Up to $225,000
• Deadline: 6/1/2009 Second Deadline: 12/1/2009
• Details: Linked Standard Research Grants support studies that aim to increase understanding of the causes of suicide and factors related to suicide risk, or to test treatments and other interventions designed to prevent suicide. Both basic science and applied research projects will be considered, providing the study has an essential focus on suicide or suicide prevention. The grants are awarded to investigators to support research on suicide from a variety of disciplines, including psychiatry, medicine, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology, sociology, nursing, health services administration, and many others. The grants are not intended to support the development or implementation of prevention programs, educational programs, treatments, or other interventions that do not have a significant research component. These grants are intended to fund new directions and initiatives in suicide research rather than to supplement the applicant's existing research and their junior investigators.
• Keywords: Suicide prevention, psychiatry, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology, sociology, health services administration

Posted by pejs0001 at 3:10 PM | Permalink

• http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?page_id=0535FDA2-FA7D-AAE8-D7A9A6BCFFE3574B
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $30,000
• Deadline: 6/1/2009 Second Deadline: 12/1/2009
• Details: All AFSP research grants are designed to support research on suicide from a variety of disciplines, including psychiatry, medicine, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology, sociology, nursing, health services administration, and many others. Grants are not intended to support the development or implementation of prevention programs, educational programs, treatments, or other interventions that do not have a significant research component. The specific purpose of the Pilot Grant is to provide seed money for projects that show promise in opening up new areas of suicide research.
• Keywords: Suicide prevention, psychiatry, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology, sociology, health services administration

Posted by pejs0001 at 3:07 PM | Permalink

• http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?page_id=0535FDA2-FA7D-AAE8-D7A9A6BCFFE3574B
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Applicants must be investigators with an academic rank no higher than assistant professor. This grant is designed for investigators who have completed doctoral studies, although high quality applications from predoctoral applicants will be considered.
• Award: $75,000
• Deadline: 6/1/2009 Second Deadline: 12/1/2009
• Details: AFSP research grants support studies that aim to increase understanding of the causes of suicide and factors related to suicide risk, or to test treatments and other interventions designed to prevent suicide. An additional purpose of the Young Investigator Grant is to assist new researchers to obtain the advice, guidance and supervision of an established mentor in a selected area of suicide research.
• Keywords: Suicide prevention, psychiatry, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology, sociology, health services administration

Posted by pejs0001 at 3:04 PM | Permalink

• http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?page_id=0535FDA2-FA7D-AAE8-D7A9A6BCFFE3574B
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; The grants are awarded to investigators with an academic rank of associate or full professor and an established record of research and publication in the area of suicide. The grants are awarded to individuals affiliated with not-for-profit institutions or organizations in the USA and abroad.
• Award: $100,000
• Deadline: 6/1/2009 Second Deadline: 12/1/2009
• Details: AFSP research grants support studies that aim to increase understanding of the causes of suicide and factors related to suicide risk, or to test treatments and other interventions designed to prevent suicide. Investigators from all academic disciplines are eligible to apply, and both basic science and applied research projects will be considered, providing the study has an essential focus on suicide or suicide prevention. AFSP grants are awarded for one or two-year periods.
• Keywords: Suicide prevention, psychiatry, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology, sociology, health services administration

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:58 PM | Permalink

• http://www.ascap.com/about/support.html#youngjazz
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States who have not reached their 30th birthday by December 31, 2009.
• Award: Amount not specified ($25,000 shared among many awardees)
• Deadline: 12/1/2009
• Details: The ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards are granted annually to encourage talented young jazz composers. Applicants must submit a completed application form; the notated score of one composition; biographical information listing prior music studies, background and experience. Applicants must also submit a cassette or CD of the composition submitted, if available. This program was initiated in 2002 with support from the Joseph and Rosalie Meyer Fund.
• Keywords: Music, jazz, composition, composers

Posted by Galina Sergeeva at 2:25 PM | Permalink

• http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/1014
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Wide range, $5,000-$400,000
• Deadline:
• Details: The Spencer Foundation provides funding for research projects that study education in the United States and abroad. The foundation funds research grants that range in size from smaller grants that can be completed within a year, to larger, multi-year endeavors. Sustained improvement in educational performance requires continuous learning within and among schools, education systems, and higher education institutions. The foundation is interested in advancing understanding of ways to strengthen the capacity of schools and education systems as learning organizations.

NB: Deadline note: Continuous. Initial proposals are accepted at any time.

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:51 AM | Permalink

• http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/education-and-social-opportunity
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Wide range: $5,000-$400,000
• Deadline:
• Details: The Spencer Foundation provides funding for research projects that study education in the United States and abroad. The foundation funds research grants that range in size from smaller grants that can be completed within a year, to larger, multi-year endeavors. The foundation seeks to shed light on the role education plays in reducing economic and social inequalities - as well as, sometimes, reinforcing them - and to find ways to more fully realize education's potential to promote more equal opportunity.
• Keywords: Education, educational improvement, psychology, research, social sciences

NB: Deadline note: No deadline. Applications accepted on a continuous basis.

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:37 AM | Permalink

• http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/washington/studies-etudes/index.aspx?lang=eng&menu_id=355&menu=L
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; Full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty members at U.S. universities.
• Award: $6,000
• Deadline: 12/1/2009
• Details: Support is provided to develop or update courses with substantial Canadian content that will be offered as part of faculty's regular teaching load.
• Keywords: Canada, Canadian studies, U.S. relations, international affairs, curriculum, course development

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:30 AM | Permalink

• http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.930987/k.DA9A/International_Grantmaking__International_Peace_and_Security__Grantmaking_Guidelines.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Wide range, recent grants up to $2,500,000
• Deadline:
• Details: The MacArthur Foundation seeks to promote international peace and security by reducing global risks from nuclear weapons, fostering cooperation to address security challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, and strengthening independent scientific advice and commentary on international security matters.
• Keywords: International relations, planning, policy, diplomacy, security, nuclear weapons safety, peace, disarmament, amnesty

NB: No deadline. Proposals accepted on a continuous basis.

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:32 AM | Permalink

• http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=368683&attrib_id=13233
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Proposals must involve collaboration between two or more researchers of different nationalities who are working in different countries. Each researcher must hold a doctorate or equivalent qualification in anthropology or a related discipline.
• Award: Up to $35,000
• Deadline: 6/1/2009 Second Deadline: 12/1/2009
• Details: This grant supports international research collaborations between two or more qualified scholars, where the principal investigators bring different and complementary perspectives, knowledge, or skills to the project. Supplemental funds are also available to provide essential training for academic research participants in ICRG-funded projects (co-applicants, students, as well as other professional colleagues). By encouraging international collaborations, the grant contributes to the development of an international anthropology that values and incorporates different national perspectives and resources.
• Keywords: Anthropology, international collaboration, research, training

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:24 AM | Permalink

• 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: 6/1/2009 Second Deadline: 12/1/2009
• 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, sociology, history, archaeology, conference, workshop

NB: Deadline note: the June 1 deadline is for conferences and workshops to be held no earlier than January of the following year. The December 1 deadline is for conferences and workshops to be held no earlier than July of the following year.Decisions will be announced within 4-6 months of the deadline.

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:24 AM | Permalink

• http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/franklin.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Applicants are expected to have a doctorate or to have published work of doctoral character and quality. The Society is particularly interested in supporting the work of young scholars who have recently received their PhDs.
• Award: Up to $6,000
• Deadline: 10/1/2009 Second Deadline: 12/1/2009
• Details: The Franklin program is particularly designed to help meet the costs of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses.
• Keywords: Humanities, social sciences, philosophy

NB: Deadline note: October 1, 2009, for a January 2010 decision for work in February through December; December 1, 2009, for a March 2010 decision for work in April through December.

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• https://www.niaf.org/grants/2008/2008-user/about.asp
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $500-$2,000
• Deadline: 5/29/2009 Second Deadline: 11/27/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides a matching grant program open to organizations, individuals, schools, and community groups that wish to launch or expand the teaching of Italian in their local public or private elementary, intermediate, or high schools.
• Keywords: Italian, language, culture, education, schools

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:58 PM | Permalink

• http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Grants/Postgraduate+grants
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student
• Award: Up to £2,500
• Deadline: 11/27/2009
• Details: The Society offers a single annual research grant to a PhD student of any nationality who intends to undertake geographical research in the Greater China region. The grant, supported by the Hong Kong branch of The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), may be used to help with travel, equipment, data collection and subsistence in the field.
• Keywords: Geography, geographical research, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, travel

NB: The researcher should be in the field for more than four weeks and work should be of an applied nature. Preference will be given to individual applicants; and a strong preference will be given to those projects working closely with the host community.

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• http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/RFP/USArtists-International.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: up to $235,000
• Deadline: January 20, 2010
• Details: The Arts Endowment plans to award a Cooperative Agreement to a Regional Arts Organization to support USArtists International. This initiative will provide support for: 1) Artists and arts organizations from the United States invited to participate in international festivals or other significant cultural events outside the U.S. that offer exceptional opportunities for career development. 2) Special international exchange opportunities, identified by the Arts Endowment, that arise quickly and require a fast response. Such projects may involve artists and arts organizations from the U.S. or other countries, and may take place in the U.S. or abroad.
• Keywords: arts,

Posted by Jen Swain at 4:31 PM | Permalink

• http://www.hluce.org/asia.aspx
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Most awards are made to colleges, universities and organizations based in the United States.
• Award: Varies
• Deadline: Continuous
• Details: Asia Responsive Grants are limited to work in the humanities and social sciences concerned with Northeast and Southeast Asia, typically for longer-term programs or projects that respond to the needs and priorities of the Asian studies field and benefit a wide range of scholars and institutions. Most awards are made to colleges, universities and organizations based in the United States.
• Keywords: Asian studies, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, program, projects

NB: Deadline: Requests for funding may be submitted at any time during the year, beginning with a brief letter of inquiry.

Posted by pejs0001 at 4:32 PM | Permalink

• http://www.jeromefdn.org/IV~Grant_Programs/A~General_Program_Grants/
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Large range (recent grants of $8,000-$100,000)
• Deadline:
• Details: The sponsor provides support to nonprofit, tax-exempt arts organizations that support emerging creative artists who are residents of Minnesota and New York City. Choreographers, film/video and other media artists, composers, literary artists, performance artists, playwrights, multidisciplinary artists, visual artists and arts critics receive assistance through sponsor-funded programs.
• Keywords: Dance, literature, media arts, multidisciplinary, music, theater, visual art, criticism

NB: THERE ARE NO APPLICATION DEADLINES. Applicants should allow four months for the evaluation of proposals.

Posted by pejs0001 at 4:01 PM | Permalink

• http://www.hluce.org/americanart.aspx
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: Varies by grant/program (recent grants up to $300,000)
• Deadline:
• Details: The American Art Program focuses on American fine and decorative art, and is committed to scholarship and the overall enhancement of American art history. The program supports exhibitions, publications and research that emphasize an aesthetic approach to American art, specifically scholarly study of painting, sculpture, prints, drawings, decorative arts, photography, and architecture.
• Keywords: Arts, American art history, exhibitions, publications, museums, painting, sculpture, prints, drawings, decorative, photography, architecture

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:03 AM | Permalink

• http://www.royalarchaeolinst.org/
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement; Applications will be considered for archaeological fieldwork, survey, aspects of excavation and post-excavation research; architectural recording and analysis; and artefact and art-historical research. Documentary research per se will NOT be eligible, but can be considered as an element of the other categories. Preference will be given to projects within the British Isles which have significant part-time/amateur involvement.
• Award:
• Deadline: January 8 of each year
• Details: RAI Research Fund. Awards from small three-figure sums up to around £5,000 are available each year. The Tony Clark Memorial Fund. Up to £500 is available each year for scientific elements of archaeological projects. The Bunnell Lewis Research Fund. Up to £750 is available each year for projects which preferably involve the excavation and exploration of Roman sites.
• Keywords: archaeological fieldwork, survey, aspects of excavation, post-excavation research, architectural recording and analysis, artifact and art-historical research

Posted by Jen Swain at 10:39 AM | Permalink

• http://www.mellon.org/grant_programs/programs
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: Varies by program
• Deadline:
• Details: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supports grantees within six defined program areas: * Higher Education and Scholarship * Research Universities and Humanistic Scholarship * Scholarly Communications * Research in Information Technology * Museums and Art Conservation * Performing Arts * Conservation and the Environment
• Keywords: Higher education, humanistic scholarship, research universities, scholarly communications, information technology, museums, art conservation, performing arts, environment

NB: Deadline note: no deadline. Prospective applicants are encouraged not to submit a full proposal but rather to send a short query letter that sets forth the need, nature and amount of their request, along with evidence of suitable classification by the Internal Revenue Service.

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:49 AM | Permalink

• http://www.apapconference.org/cultural-exchange-fund-application-guidelines-final.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Arts Presenters will award travel subsidies to individual presenters, presenting organizations and to groups of presenters traveling to see the work of artists, companies and/or to develop and advance projects with international artists and their collaborators. All applicants must be active members of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters.
• Award: $2,000 (individual)-$10,000 (group)
• Deadline: 5/29/2009 Second Deadline: 11/16/2009
• Details: The Cultural Exchange Fund (CEF) is a travel subsidy program supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to assist U.S. based presenters in building partnerships and collaborations with international touring artists, companies and their collaborators and in seeing the work of artists from around the world in its cultural context.
• Keywords: Performing arts, touring artists, art companies, international, culture, collaboration

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:47 AM | Permalink

• http://corporate.gettyimages.com/marketing/grants_editorial/submission.asp
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Professional applicants must be presently engaged as a professional photojournalist. A professional photojournalist, for the purposes of the Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography, is one who derives the majority of his or her income from documenting issues and events through still photography.
• Award: Cash grant, amount not indicated
• Deadline: 5/15/2009 Second Deadline: 11/15/2009
• Details: Support is provided to professional photojournalists for grants for editorial photography.
• Keywords: Photography, photojournalism, editorial

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• http://www.hmml.org/research06/opportunities/heckman.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral scholars (those who are within three years of completing a terminal master’s or doctoral degree) are eligible.
• Award: Up to $2,000
• Deadline: 4/15/2009 Second Deadline: 11/15/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides research stipends to undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral scholars to conduct research using materials from the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Up to ten stipends of up to $2,000 are available. The stipends may be used to defray the cost of travel, room and board, microfilm reproduction, photo-duplication and other expenses associated with research at HMML. Length of residency may range from two weeks to six months.
• Keywords: Manuscripts, Middle Ages, Renaissance, theology, history, literature, philosophy, music, research

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: The Committee grants awards every six months, on April 15 and November 15, for study occurring between January and June or between July and December.

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:31 AM | Permalink

• http://bush.tamu.edu/scowcroft/grants/korea/
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $500-$2,500
• Deadline: 11/15/2009
• Details: The Korea Foundation and the Scowcroft Institute invite applications for research grants on East Asia, including Korea. Research must include, but not be limited to, holdings of the George Bush Presidential Library. The grant program, formerly administered by the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation, is made possible through the support of the Korea Foundation.



• Keywords: East Asia, Korea

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• http://www.soros.org/initiatives/mena/news/mena_20090304
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline:
• Details: The sponsor provides funding to support organizations and their projects to foster the areas of freedom of expression, access to information, women's rights, development of the rule of law, local governance, and educational reforms in the Middle East. Preference is given to local organizations on the ground in the region or initiatives that partner local and foreign organizations' expertise.
• Keywords: Middle East, human rights, governance, free media, information access, youth engagement, civil society

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: No deadline. Applicants should send a proposal outline to the sponsor. If the proposal outline is reviewed favorably, the sponsor will request a more detailed proposal.

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:22 AM | Permalink

• http://www.sal.org.uk/grants/williamlambarde/
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: The Fund has a total of about £2,000 each year to award, the maximum grant being £500.
• Deadline: Applications (twelve copies) must be submitted by the Friday in the first full week of January in the year of application for consideration in March at which time grants will be available for successful applicants.
• Details: The income is to be applied for 'the provision of a travelling scholarship or travelling scholarships in archaeology or otherwise for the promotion of antiquarian studies.' Applications are considered by the Research Committee. In making their decisions the committee will be putting weight on the reasons for the application, its viability (practical and financial) and its eventual contribution to scholarship. Preference will be given to those who have not already received a grant from this Fund. Awards will not normally be made to support work for a university degree.
• Keywords: Ancient or Classical History, Archaeology

Posted by Jen Swain at 11:20 AM | Permalink

• http://www.feminist-review-trust.com/guidelines.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement; Feminist Review Trust focuses on projects that would not be funded by other sources. They do not support coursework, summer salary or post doc work.
• Award: The trustees would not normally agree to an individual award of more than £10,000.
• Deadline: Jan 31, 2010, May 31, 2010, Sep 30, 2010
• Details: The Feminist Review Trust has four objectives: - To advance the education of the public in the subject of gender by carrying out research or assisting the research and study into social, economic, and legal position of women in society and to disseminate the results of such research and study - To alleviate poverty and hardship by promoting and advancing good health and education among women in any part of the world - To promote equality of opportunity between women and men in any part of the world - To undertake other charitable purposes

  Examples of the types of project the trust might support are as follows:
  - Hard to fund projects
  - Pump priming activities
  - Interventionist projects which support feminist values
  - Training and development projects in relevant areas
  - One-off events
  - Dissemination
  - Core funding
  - Other projects



• Keywords: Women's Health, Women's Studies

Posted by Jen Swain at 11:18 AM | Permalink

• http://depts.washington.edu/aabs/grants-research.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: . Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Applicants must have received PhD no earlier than January 1, 2005.
• Award: Up to $4000.00
• Deadline: December 15, 2009
• Details: Proposals will be evaluated according to the scholarly potential of the applicant, and the quality and scholarly importance of the proposed work, especially to the development of Baltic Studies. Funds may be used for travel, duplication, materials, equipment, or other needs as specified.
• Keywords: Arts and Humanities, Baltic States, General Humanities Topics, Social Science - Humanistic Emphasis, Social Sciences

Posted by Jen Swain at 10:52 AM | Permalink

• http://www.politicalhistory.org
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Doctoral students, junior scholars, and senior scholars will be eligible for support from this fund. Preference will be given to doctoral students and nontenured faculty.
• Award: $2,000
• Deadline: 11/2/2009
• Details: This fund will provide research stipends for graduate students and established scholars doing archival research in policy and political history.
• Keywords: Political science, Twentieth-Century American history, policy, politics, development, archival research

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:28 PM | Permalink

• http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/washington/studies-etudes/index.aspx?lang=eng&menu_id=355&menu=L
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Faculty members at accredited four-year U.S. colleges and universities and scholars at American research institutions. Recent Ph.D. recipients who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States are also eligible to apply.
• Award: Up to $20,000
• Deadline: 11/2/2009
• Details: The Research Grant Program promotes research that contributes to a better knowledge and understanding of Canada, its relationship with the United States, and its international affairs. The grant is designed to assist individual scholars, or a team of scholars, in writing an article-length manuscript of publishable quality and reporting their findings in a scholarly publication and at scholarly conferences, thus contributing to the development of expertise on Canada in the United States. We welcome efforts to integrate the research findings into the applicant's teaching load.
• Keywords: Canada, Canadian studies, U.S. relations, international affairs

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:26 AM | Permalink

• http://research.amnh.org/grants/grantsprog.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Pre-doctoral and recent postdoctoral students.
• Award: up to $1,500
• Deadline: 5/1/2009 Second Deadline: 11/1/2009
• Details: Maximum grants of $1,500 enable pre-doctoral and recent postdoctoral investigators to study any of the scientific collections at the American Museum Awards partially support travel and subsistence while in residence.
• Keywords: Natural history museum, anthropology, zoology, paleontology, physical sciences, research

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Application deadlines are May 1 and November 1 with the exception of the Herpetology, Ichthyology and Mammalogy departments which have one deadline, November 1. Ornithology proposals can be submitted two months prior to visit.

Posted by pejs0001 at 4:38 PM | Permalink

• http://www.monticello.org/research/fellowships/travelgrants.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: not indicated
• Deadline: 4/1/2009 Second Deadline: 11/1/2009
• Details: Travel grants are available on a limited basis for scholars and teachers wishing to make short-term visits to Monticello to pursue research or educational projects related to Jefferson.
• Keywords: Thomas Jefferson, American history, presidency, travel, library research

Posted by pejs0001 at 4:16 PM | Permalink

• http://www.apa.org/apf/counseling.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must be members of APA Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology) and members of educational institutions or a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or affiliated with such an organization.
• Award: Up to $5,000
• Deadline: 11/1/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides support for nonprofit for scientific, literary, or educational purposes to enhance the science and practice of counseling psychology.
• Keywords: Counseling psychology, science, practice, program, models

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:16 PM | Permalink

• http://www.ddcf.org/page.asp?pageId=700
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Single nonprofit organizations and consortia are both eligible to apply.
• Award: $60,000-$200,000
• Deadline: 5/1/2009 Second Deadline: 11/1/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides funding to support projects that strengthen the national infrastructure of the dance, jazz, presenting and/or theatre fields.
• Keywords: Performing arts, dance, jazz, theater

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:33 PM | Permalink

• http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=367834&attrib_id=13232
• Fund Type: Dissertation. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student
• Award: Up to $20,000
• Deadline: 5/1/2009 Second Deadline: 11/1/2009
• Details: Awards of up to $20,000 each support doctoral dissertation or thesis research in all branches of anthropology. Eligible applicants may be of any nationality and must be enrolled for a doctoral degree.
• Keywords: Anthropology, fieldwork, dissertation

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:35 AM | Permalink

• http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=368389&attrib_id=13233
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Post-doctoral and PhD students close to earning the doctorate.
• Award: Up to $25,000
• Deadline: 5/1/2009 Second Deadline: 11/1/2009
• Details: Post-Ph.D. Research Grants are awarded to individuals holding a Ph.D. or equivalent degree to support individual research projects. The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. The Foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas.
• Keywords: Anthropology, human origins, anthropological theory,

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:25 AM | Permalink

• 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: 11/1/2009
• 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, research, travel, Portugal, Portuguese

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• http://www.bradleyfdn.org/grantmaking_policies.asp
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Award grants only to organizations and institutions exempt from federal taxation.
• Award: Wide range, $10,000-$3,000,000, based on 2008 grants
• Deadline: 5/1/2009 Second Deadline: 11/1/2009
• Details: Bradley Foundation’s current program interests: Improve education; Promote economic growth and prosperity; Revitalize civil society; Strengthen private initiative; Defend and advance freedom; Intellectual infrastructure; and Legacy in Milwaukee.
• Keywords: Education, economics, public policy, citizenship, civil society, private initiative, defense, freedom, intellectual infrastructure

NB: To be considered, full proposals should be submitted by February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1.

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• http://www.kwf.org/pages/guidelin.html
• Fund Type: Grants. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Varies by grant/program. See website for details.
• Award: varies
• Deadline: 11/1/2009
• Details: The foundation solicits proposals from individuals and non-profit organizations for funding of projects related to the perpetuation of Kurt Weill's artistic legacy. Grants are awarded in the following categories: Research and Travel, Dissertation Fellowships, Publication Assistance, Educational Outreach, College/University Performance, Professional Performance, and Broadcasts.
• Keywords: Music, composition, education, recording, performance, publication, broadcasts, Kurt Weill

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• http://www.spf.org/e/grants/index.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Nonprofit organizations and Voluntary organizations are eligible to apply for grants. Businesses and individuals are ineligible. Applications are accepted regardless of nationality.
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 10/31/2009
• Details: The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) seeks to contribute to the welfare of humanity and the sound development of the international community, and thus to world peace, through activities that foster international interaction and cooperation. SPF provides grants for, and when necessary implements by itself, projects that are intended to help resolve common challenges facing the international community and challenges facing Japan in its relations with other countries, but that are difficult for the state or businesses to undertake. The following areas of interest are eligible for current funding: 1. Efforts to Ensure Peace and Security in the International Community 2. Addressing Positive and Negative Aspects of Globalization 3. Promotion of Mutual Understanding between Priority Regions and Japan
• Keywords: Asia, Asian Studies, philanthropy, globalization, international, global development, security, Japan, peace, disarmament, amnesty

NB: Deadline note: Continuous. Applications for projects starting in April must be received by October 31. Proposals are accepted at any time.

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:47 PM | Permalink

• http://www.monellvetlesen.org/monell/appguide.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Support for tax-exempt institutions.
• Award: Varies, $2,500-$500,000
• Deadline: 4/30/2009 Second Deadline: 10/31/2009
• Details: Voluntarily aiding and contributing to religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational uses and purposes, in New York, elsewhere in the United States and throughout the world.
• Keywords: Scientific research, museums, performing arts, higher education, social services, political science, mental health, handicapped, public policy

NB: Deadline note: Proposals are reviewed by the Board of Directors twice a year, once in June and once in December. In order to be reviewed in June, proposals should be received by April 30th and to be reviewed in December, by October 31st.

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• http://www.fordfound.org/programs/kcf
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Large range, up to $4.5 million, based on recent grants
• Deadline:
• Details: Awards support domestic and international projects in the following areas: education, sexuality and religion; and media, arts and culture. Most awards are made to organizations. Deadline(s):
• Keywords: Education, sexuality, religion, media, arts, culture

NB: Deadline note: no deadline indicated

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:28 PM | Permalink

• http://www.williams.edu/resources/miller/fellowship.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $5,000
• Deadline:
• Details: The sponsor administers an essay prize to advance the study of the philosophy of John William Miller. A prize of $5,000 is offered for essays of high quality published in a recognized journal on some aspect of Miller's work.
• Keywords: Philosophy, John William Miller, essay prize

NB: Deadline note: no deadline indicated

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:41 AM | Permalink

• http://www.ottobremer.org/gag.php
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Grants are restricted to private nonprofit or public tax exempt organizations for purposes defined under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
• Award: Varies, up to $100,000
• Deadline: 4/24/2009 Second Deadline: 10/23/2009
• Details: The sponsor assists people in achieving full economic, civic, and social participation in and for the betterment of their communities. Grants and program-related investments respond to community needs by supporting programs, initiatives, and partnerships that address immediate concerns and/or long-term strategies.
• Keywords: Community needs, betterment, economic, civic engagement, social participation

NB: Deadline(s): 04/24/2009, 06/26/2009, 08/28/2009, 10/23/2009

Posted by pejs0001 at 3:37 PM | Permalink

• http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=518
• Fund Type: Fellowships and Grants. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: 1. Dissertation Fellowships Award: up to $28,000 for ten months plus travel allowance. 2. Postdoctoral Fellowships Award: up to $32,000 for ten months (amount reduced pro-rata for shorter tenure) plus a travel allowance. 3. Translation Grants Award: $20,000 for six months (amount reduced pro-rata for shorter tenure) plus a travel allowance.
• Deadline: 11/13/2009
• Details: • Curriculum development; college or secondary level. • Conferences and seminars: organization of small conferences and seminars away from major centers of Chinese studies. • Short research trips for advanced graduate students & scholars at non-research institutions to travel to major libraries and collections in North America & Taiwan. • Specialist or regional newsletters or websites disseminating learning in their fields • Translations of scholarly books and articles. • Collaborative projects in which the grant will facilitate communication and limited travel by scholars working on a common project in Taiwan and North America.
• Keywords: research, Asia, curriculum, seminars, translation, collaboration

Posted by Jen Swain at 10:16 AM | Permalink

• http://www.hluce.org/lucearchaelogy.aspx
• Fund Type: Fellowships and Grants. Residential: . Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: up to $28,000 to $32,000; translation grants, $20,000
• Deadline: (US applicants); Nov 13, 2009
• Details: In partnership with the ACLS. Archaeological discoveries in China and other parts of East and Southeast Asia are revolutionizing understanding of the origins and the social, cultural and political development of Asian civilizations. Urgent needs: to interpret sites, artifacts, materials and texts; help train the next generation of scholars; build relationships between North American and Asian specialists; and bring wider visibility and public appreciation to this subject.
• Keywords: Asia, Asian studies, social sciences, archeology, history, translation

Posted by Jen Swain at 9:46 AM | Permalink

• http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-315.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: Up to $225,000/ year
• Deadline: 6/16/2009 Second Deadline: 10/16/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides support for investigator-initiated research to enhance scientific understanding about the etiology of psychopathology related to violence and trauma, as well as studies to develop and test effective treatments, services, and prevention strategies in this area. Areas of particular interest to the NIMH include interdisciplinary approaches combining multiple levels of inquiry (e.g. psychological, neurobiological, genetic) and scientific tools (e.g., ecological assessment, neuroimaging, microarrays) for psychopathology risk modeling, identification of highly predictive markers of pathology, and improved diagnostics; translation of basic behavioral and neuroscience findings on resiliency and risk for intervention development and testing; and strategies for effective service provision, particularly where non-specialty systems (i.e., primary care) may be required to provide mental health services.
• Keywords: Violence, trauma, mental health, psychology, genetics, neurobiology, treatment, prevention, services

Posted by pejs0001 at 3:23 PM | Permalink

• http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-020.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; See full program announcement.
• Award: Varies according to whether award is RO1 (research project; up to $250K/year), R21 (exploratory; $275,000), or RO3 (small research; $100K) grants.
• Deadline: 2/5/2009 Second Deadline: 10/16/2009
• Details: Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) solicit collaborative research proposals on drug abuse and addiction that take advantage of special opportunities that exist outside the United States. Special opportunities include access to unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions in other countries that will speed scientific discovery. Projects must have relevance to the mission of NIDA and, where feasible, should address NIDA's scientific priority areas.
• Keywords: Research, drug abuse, prevention, treatment, addiction

NB: RO1 Deadlines: Feb 05, 2009, Jun 05, 2009, Oct 05, 2009 R 21 and RO3 Deadlines: Feb 16, 2009, Jun 16, 2009, Oct 16, 2009 RO1 website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-020.html R21 website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-021.html RO3 website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-022.html

Posted by pejs0001 at 3:08 PM | Permalink

• http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-250.html
• Fund Type: Dissertation. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student; These awards are available to qualified Predoctoral students in accredited research doctoral programs in the United States (including Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories or possessions).
• Award: $50,000-$60,000
• Deadline: 6/16/2009 Second Deadline: 10/16/2009
• Details: The sponsor offers support for dissertation awards in all areas of research within the Institute's mandate to increase diversity of the research workforce on research on aging and aging-related health conditions. This FOA will use the NIH R36 dissertation award mechanism.
• Keywords: Dissertation, aging, elderly, health

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:37 PM | Permalink

• http://www.spssi.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=730
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Grants available for graduate students and those with a PhD. The applicant must be a member of SPSSI.
• Award: $1,000-$2,000
• Deadline: 5/15/2009 Second Deadline: 10/16/2009
• Details: The SPSSI Committee on Grants-in-Aid (GIA) wishes to support scientific research in social problem areas related to the basic interests and goals of SPSSI and particularly those that are not likely to receive support from traditional sources. The Committee especially encourages proposals involving (a) unique and timely research opportunities, (b) underrepresented institutions, graduate students, and junior scholars, (c) volunteer research teams, and (d) actual, not pilot, projects. The usual grant from SPSSI is for up to $2000 for post-doctoral work and up to $1000 for pre-doctoral work.
• Keywords: Psychology, social science, human behavior, public policy

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:10 PM | Permalink

• http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5369&org=NSF&sel_org=SBE&from=fund
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
• Award:
• Deadline: 1/15/2009 Second Deadline: 10/15/2009
• Details: The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization -- societies, institutions, groups and demography -- and processes of individual and institutional change. Research grants and doctoral dissertation grants available
• Keywords: Sociology, human social organization, societies, institutions, demography, institutional change

NB: Deadline note: Deadlines are 01/15/2009 and 08/15/2009 for Regular Research; 02/15/2009 and 10/15/2009 for Dissertation Research

Posted by pejs0001 at 4:02 PM | Permalink

• http://www.cckf.org/e-americaRG.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty
• Award: $15,000
• Deadline: 10/15/2009
• Details: Scholars at academic institutions are eligible to apply for research grants. Researchers focusing on the social, cultural, economic or political development of Taiwan over the past few decades are especially encouraged to apply. Priority will be given to collaborative projects with scholars in Taiwan. Research grants are usually given for no more than two years.
• Keywords: Taiwan, Chinese studies, humanities, social sciences

Posted by pejs0001 at 3:01 PM | Permalink

• http://www.agiweb.org/gap/interns/internse.html
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Undergraduates and Masters level students.
• Award: $5,000 stipend
• Deadline: 4/15/2009 Second Deadline: 10/15/2009
• Details: Support is provided to students in the geosciences for a semester-long internship in geoscience and public policy.
• Keywords: Geology, geoscience, public policy, internship, government affairs

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: The deadline for Fall internships is April 15. The deadline for Spring internships is October 15.

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:37 PM | Permalink

• http://www.kressfoundation.org/grants/default.aspx?id=142
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Grants are awarded to non-profit institutions with 501(c) 3 status, based in the United States, including supporting foundations of European institutions.
• Award: Up to $100,000
• Deadline: 7/15/2009 Second Deadline: 10/15/2009
• Details: Funding is provided to support scholarly publications, art museum exhibitions and catalogues, international conferences and symposia.
• Keywords: Arts, European art, history, museum exhibitions, conferences, symposia, catalogues, publication, archives

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:51 PM | Permalink

• http://www.kressfoundation.org/grants/default.aspx?id=138
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Grants are awarded to non-profit institutions with 501(c) 3 status, based in the United States, including supporting foundations of European institutions.
• Award: Up to $100,000
• Deadline: 7/15/2009 Second Deadline: 10/15/2009
• Details: Funding is provided for the professional practice of art conservation, including conservation research, scholarly publications, international conferences and symposia. Deadline(s): 07/15/2009 10/15/2009
• Keywords: Arts, European art, conservation, archives, documentation, exhibition, publication, meetings, conferences, symposia

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:42 PM | Permalink

• http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5410
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: amount not indicated, see website
• Deadline: 10/15/2009 Second Deadline: 2/15/2010
• Details: The Geography and Regional Science (GRS) Program sponsors research on the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on the Earth's surface. Investigations are encouraged into the nature, causes, and consequences of human activity and natural environmental processes across a range of scales. Projects on a variety of topics (both domestic and international) qualify for support if they offer promise of contributing to scholarship by enhancing geographical knowledge, concepts, theories, methods, and their application to societal problems and concerns. Support also is provided for projects that explicitly integrate undergraduate and graduate education into the overall research agenda.
• Keywords: Geography, regional science, environment

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:02 PM | Permalink

• http://sdcweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=110
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Up to $5,000
• Deadline: 10/15/2009
• Details: The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), the not-for-profit foundation affiliated with the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), announces the launch of the SDCF Guest Artist Initiative Program, a new grant program for American colleges and universities to encourage the hiring of professional stage directors and choreographers as guest artists and to provide up to $5000 in matching funds for the guest artist's fee.
• Keywords: Theater, stage director, choreographer, guest artist

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:30 PM | Permalink

• http://www.cckf.org/e-americaSS.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; Tenured faculty, including full professors and associate professors, may apply.
• Award: $40,000 or $35,000
• Deadline: 10/15/2009
• Details: The Foundation's grants provide support for research on Chinese Studies in the humanities and social sciences.
• Keywords: Chinese Studies, China, humanities, social sciences

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:28 AM | Permalink

• http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5410
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 8/15/2009 Second Deadline: 10/15/2009
• Details: The Geography and Regional Science (GRS) Program sponsors research on the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on the Earth's surface.
• Keywords: Geography, regional science, human, physical, biotic systems

NB: Deadline(s): 08/15/2009, 10/15/2009, 01/15/2010, 02/15/2010

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:03 AM | Permalink

• http://www.amscan.org/public.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Awards are given to non-profit organizations only. Proof of non-profit status (as a 501(c)(3) or equivalent) is required.
• Award: varies
• Deadline: 1/30/2009 Second Deadline: 10/15/2009
• Details: The American-Scandinavian Foundation promotes the cultures of the Nordic countries in the United States and American culture in the Nordic countries by encouraging programs that will enhance public appreciation of culture, art, and thought.
• Keywords: Nordic countries, Scandinavia, culture, art, Scandianvian thought

NB: Application deadlines 4 times per year: 1/30, 3/15, 8/15, and 10/15.

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• http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Asian individuals in the visual and performing arts seeking grant assistance to conduct research, study, receive specialized training, undertake observation tours, or pursue creative activity in the United States are eligible to apply. Americans seeking aid to undertake activities in Asia are also eligible to apply.
• Award: Varies
• Deadline: 10/15/2009
• Details: The Asian Cultural Council (ACC) supports cultural exchanges between Asia and the United States in the performing and visual arts, primarily by providing individual fellowship grants to artists, scholars, students, and specialists from Asia for study, research, travel, and creative work in the U.S. Its geographic purview covers an extended area of Asia ranging from Afghanistan eastward through Japan.
• Keywords: Visual arts, performing arts, Asian studies, Asia

NB: Individuals and institutions wishing to inquire about the possibility of grant support should send a brief description of the activity for which assistance is being sought to the Council. If the proposed activity falls within the ACC's guidelines, application materials requesting more detailed information will be provided by the ACC, and applicants will be informed as to when their proposals can be presented to the trustees of the Council for formal review.

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• http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04035/nsf04035.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Up to $20,000
• Deadline: 10/6/2009
• Details: The sponsor supports planning visits to assess foreign facilities, equipment, or subjects of research, and to have detailed discussions with prospective foreign partners to finalize plans for cooperative research. Visits typically range from seven to fourteen days.
• Keywords: Planning visits, meetings, foreign partners, international collaboration, cooperative research

NB: Deadline note: No deadline. Proposals accepted at any time.

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• http://www.wm.com/WM/community/Giving.asp
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; The Waste Management Charitable Contributions program provides support to organizations that have been approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) charity and public organizations where any donations requested will be used exclusively for public purposes.
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline:
• Details: The sponsor focuses its giving on the following priority areas: environment, environmental education and community.
• Keywords: Environment, environmental education, community

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Applications are accepted year round and are reviewed on a continuous basis. Expect about a two-month review time.

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:39 AM | Permalink

• http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-014.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement.
• Award: size and duration of each award will vary
• Deadline: 2/5/2009 Second Deadline: 6/5/2009
• Details: The sponsor invites R01 research grant applications that will inform interventions addressing the cultural and structural factors that produce high rates of unintended pregnancy across the reproductive age span, especially in low-income populations in the United States. These interventions can operate at a wide range of levels, from clinical interventions to interventions that influence cultural, economic, social, structural, and/or policy factors contributing to unintended pregnancy. Deadline(s): 02/05/2009, 06/05/2009, 10/05/2009, etc.
• Keywords: Unintended pregnancy, prevention, intervention, clinical, policy, social factors, pregnancy rates, low-income

NB: PA-09-014. FOA will use the NIH Research Project (R01) award mechanism. Also offered as an R21. Standard deadlines apply: 2/5/09, 6/5/09, 10/5/09

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• http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-137.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 6/5/2009 Second Deadline: 10/5/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides support to expand basic and translational research on the processes and mechanisms involved in the experience, expression and regulation of emotion. This program will use the NIH R01 award mechanism.
• Keywords: Emotion, experience, regulation, expression, psychology, social science, behavior, interpersonal relationships, communication, decision making

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: This program will expire on May 8, 2012.

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• http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/publishing.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Individuals Nonprofit organizations or institutions with IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt status Colleges, universities, and other academic institutions State or local government agencies Federally-acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups
• Award: $20,000 - $250,000
• Deadline: 6/5/2009 Second Deadline: 10/5/2009
• Details: The Commission seeks proposals to publish historical records of national significance. Projects may focus on the papers of major figures from American life or cover broad historical movements in politics, military, business, reform movements, the arts, and other aspects of the national experience. Grants are awarded for collecting, describing, preserving, compiling, editing, and publishing documentary source materials.
• Keywords: History, publication, historical records, documents, preservation, editing, compilation, documentary

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: This funding category has two application deadlines:

Colonial and Early National Period:
Draft (optional): April 1, 2009
Final Deadline: June 5, 2009

New Republic through the Modern Era:
Draft (optional): August 1, 2009
Final Deadline: October 5, 2009

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:56 AM | Permalink

• http://www.resistinc.org/grants/grantprograms.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Up to $3,000
• Deadline: 1/30/2009 Second Deadline: 10/2/2009
• Details: The sponsor funds small-budget groups who struggle towards a broad vision of social justice, while continuing to oppose political and institutional oppression.
• Keywords: Social justice, activism, community organizing, oppression, resistance

NB: Deadline(s): 01/30/2009, 04/03/2009, 06/05/2009, 07/31/2009, 10/02/2009

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:21 AM | Permalink

• http://www.composersforum.org/opportunities_detail.cfm?oid=7921&referrer=opportunities%2Ecfm%3F
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Common Ground is open to Indigenous makers of new music: composers, performers, groups, sound artists, songwriters, etc. Native Artists must be a documented affiliate of a United States and/or Canadian Tribe/Indigenous Community.
• Award: $500-$7,500
• Deadline: 4/1/2009 Second Deadline: 10/1/2009
• Details: The sponsor seeks applications from Indigenous makers of new music from the U.S. and Canada for its program to support "creation, performance, and audience/community building" activities involving Native musical artists. Grants are designed to give an immediate financial boost to composers, performers, and other makers of new music at a time when this help would have a significant career-enhancing effect.
• Keywords: Music, indigenous musicians, musical artists, performance, composition

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• http://www.composersforum.org/programs_detail.cfm?oid=10956§ion=
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $500-$2,000
• Deadline: 4/1/2009 Second Deadline: 10/1/2009
• Details: Awards support rehearsal and performance costs, so that performers may connect with a composer whose work they have not previously performed. Performers and composers apply jointly.
• Keywords: Music, performance, composition

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• http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/tinker/field.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Graduate students
• Award: $10,000-$15,000
• Deadline: 10/1/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides graduate students with travel funds (international and domestic) to Latin America, Spain and Portugal to: acquire a comprehensive knowledge of language and culture, familiarize themselves with information sources relevant to their studies; conduct pilot studies and preliminary investigations, and develop contacts with scholars and institutions in their fields.
• Keywords: Latin America, Iberia, Spain, Portugal, language, culture, travel

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:59 AM | Permalink

• http://isherwoodfoundation.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=12
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Grants will be awarded to writers who have published at least one book of fiction, either a novel or a collection of stories. The novel or story collection must have been published at the time of application. All applicants must be American citizens.
• Award: $4,000
• Deadline: 10/1/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides support for writers who have published at least one book of fiction, either a novel or a collection of stories. The grants are intended to enable writers to set aside time for writing.
• Keywords: Literature, fiction, writing, writers, novel, short story, publication

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:50 AM | Permalink

• http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees/index.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: Up to $2,300
• Deadline: 6/30/2009 Second Deadline: 10/1/2009
• Details: We would like to invite you to apply for a grant from The Tournées Festival, a program of FACE, designed to help bring contemporary French cinema to your college or university campus. The Tournées Festival was conceived to encourage schools to begin their own self-sustaining French film festivals. Since its inception, the program has partnered with hundreds of universities and made it possible for more than 300,000 students to discover French-language films.
• Keywords: Film festival, contemporary French cinema, media arts, University, college campuses

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:41 AM | Permalink

• http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; The Summer Stipends program accepts applications from researchers, teachers, and writers, whether they have an institutional affiliation or not.
• Award: $6,000 for 2 months
• Deadline: 10/1/2009
• Details: Summer Stipends 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, or other scholarly tools. Summer Stipends support full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development. Summer Stipends are awarded to individual scholars.
• Keywords: Humanities

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:18 AM | Permalink

• http://www.doaks.org/research/info_project_grants.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Project grants are limited to applicants holding a doctorate or the equivalent.
• Award: $3,000-$10,000
• Deadline: 10/1/2009
• Details: Support is provided for projects in Byzantine studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, and Garden and Landscape Studies. The normal range of awards is $3,000 to $10,000. Support is generally for archaeological research, as well as for the recovery, recording, and analysis of materials that would otherwise be lost. Applicants must hold a doctorate or the equivalent.
• Keywords: Byzantine studies, Roman, early Christian, western medieval, Slavic, Near Eastern, Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Central America, Andean South America, garden, landscape

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Before applying, applicants must contact the appropriate Director of Studies no later than October 1, 2009, to determine if the project is within the purview of Dumbarton Oaks. Applications must be postmarked by November 1, 2009.

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• http://www.amc.net/grants.asp
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; American composers who are members in good standing of the American Music Center at the time of application may apply. Only individuals are eligible to receive funding through this program. Performers, presenters, and ensembles are not eligible to apply.
• Award: $5,000
• Deadline: 1/5/2009 Second Deadline: 10/1/2009
• Details: From 1962 to 2003, the Copying Assistance Program provided over $2 million in support to more than 1,200 American composers for the expenses of copying and reproducing parts for premiere performances. As of May 12, 2003, the program has been renamed the Composer Assistance Program to reflect the recent changes that will expand the scope of the program, including support for preparation of electronic material, copyright acquisition fees, and other expenses.
• Keywords: Music, composers, performance, recording

NB: There are three rounds annually. Completed applications, signed and submitted by the composer, must be postmarked (not meter-stamped) by the following deadline dates: February 1 May 1 October 1

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• www.mun.ca/smallwood
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants may be professional scholars holding academic appointments or students possessing the appropriate training or experience required to complete the project, using appropriate methodology.
• Award: Up to $3,500
• Deadline: 3/1/2009 Second Deadline: 10/1/2009
• Details: J.R. Smallwood Foundation funds are used specifically "for the promotion and support of research in Newfoundland Studies in the areas of the Humanities and Social Sciences, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the award of fellowships and research grants."

  Research Grants (up to $3,500 each) are available to students, faculty members or non-affiliated scholars from within Memorial University of Newfoundland or elsewhere to help defray the costs of such items as travel, subsistence, research assistance and materials and supplies for carrying out an approved research project.



• Keywords: Newfoundland, Labrador, social sciences, humanities

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• 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: Wide range, $2,000-$100,000
• Deadline: 4/1/2009 Second Deadline: 10/1/2009
• 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, ecological, free-market system, economic imbalances, sustainability

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• http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants/index.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
• Award: up to $2,500
• Deadline: 4/1/2009 Second Deadline: 10/1/2009
• Details: Research grants of up to $2,500 provide support to enable graduate students and postdoctoral scholars the opportunity to conduct research and use the archival facilities at the Truman Library Institute, Independence, MO. Grants are intended to cover round-trip travel and other expenses while grantees work at the Library for one to three weeks.
• Keywords: American studies, history, public policy, foreign policy, Truman years

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• http://www.malevichsociety.org
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 9/30/2009
• Details: The sponsor seeks to advance knowledge about the Russian artist Kazimir Malevich. The sponsor welcomes applications from outstanding scholars of any nationality proposing projects that increase the understanding of Malevich and his work, or that augment historical, biographical and artistic information about Malevich and/or his artistic legacy.
• Keywords: Kazimir Malevich, Modernism, Russian art

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• http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2008/OA_08_002cmhs.aspx
• Fund Type: Meeting/Conference/Seminar. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $50,000
• Deadline: 9/30/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides support to disseminate knowledge about practices within the mental health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields and to integrate that knowledge into real-world practice and effectively and efficiently as possible.
• Keywords: Mental health, substance abuse, treatment, knowledge dissemination, conference

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:04 PM | Permalink

• http://captainplanetfdn.org/default.aspx?pid=3&tab=apply
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: $250 - $2,500
• Deadline: 12/31/2008 Second Deadline: 09/30/2009
• Details: The sponsor's mission is to fund and support hands-on environmental projects for children and youth. In order to be considered for funding, proposals must: • Promote understanding of environmental issues • Focus on hands-on involvement • Involve children and young adults 6-18 (elementary through high school)
• Keywords: Environment, environmental education, children, youth, hands-on

NB: Deadline(s): 12/31/2008, 03/31/2009, 06/30/2009, & 09/30/2009

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:55 PM | Permalink

• http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03509/nsf03509.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement; The PI must have an active NSF research award; a letter of support from the cognizant Program Officer for the research award is required.
• Award: Up to $75,000
• Deadline:
• Details: The sponsor provides grants of up to $75,000 to support projects that communicate to public audiences the process and results of current research that is being supported by any NSF directorate through informal science education activities, such as media presentations, exhibits, or youth-based activities.
• Keywords: Communications, media, public audiences, research, exhibits, science education, STEM

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: A formal request for a supplement may be submitted at any time, but at least six months prior to the anticipated starting date.

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:16 PM | Permalink

• http://www.borchardcenter.org/argp_rfp.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Open to all interested and qualified legal, health sciences, social sciences, and gerontology scholars and professionals.
• Award: $20,000
• Deadline: 9/30/2009
• Details: The sponsor recognizes the need for further research and scholarship about new or improved public policies, laws and/or programs that will enhance the quality of life for the elderly (including those who are poor or otherwise isolated by lack of education, language, culture, disability, or other barriers).
• Keywords: Aging, elderly, gerontology, law, public policy, social sciences, health

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:14 AM | Permalink

• http://www.feminist-review-trust.com/guidelines.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applications are open to men and women of any nationality
• Award: up to £10,000
• Deadline: 2/28/2009 Second Deadline: 9/30/2009
• Details: The Feminist Review Trust exists to fund research and other scholarly activity on all aspects of gender. The Trust has four objectives: 1) To advance the education of the public in the subject of gender by carrying out research and/or assisting the research and study into the social, economic and legal position of women in society and to disseminate the results of such research and study; 2) To alleviate poverty and hardship by promoting and advancing good health and education among women in any part of the world; 3) To promote equality of opportunity between women and men in any part of the world; 4) To undertake other charitable purposes.
• Keywords: Women's studies, gender, equality

NB: Deadline(s): 02/28/2009, 05/31/2009 & 09/30/2009

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• http://www.henry-moore-fdn.co.uk
• Fund Type: Fellowships and Grants. Residential: . Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement; Depends on program.
• Award: Depends on program. Up to £60,000.
• Deadline: 12/1/2008 Second Deadline: 9/28/2009
• Details: The sponsor aims to advance the education of the public by the promotion of their appreciation of the fine arts and in particular the works of Henry Moore. Support is concentrated on sculpture, drawing and printmaking. Various grants and fellowships are available.
• Keywords: Art, fine arts, sculpture, drawing, printmaking

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: The sponsor's grants committee meets four times per year. Applications must be received before: 1 December 2008 for the 28 January 2009 meeting; 18 March 2009 for the 22 April 2009 meeting; 1 June 2009 for the 1 July 2009 meeting; and 28 September 2009 for the 28 October 2009 meeting.

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• http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-079.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: Up to $250,000 annually (direct costs)
• Deadline: 9/25/2009 Second Deadline: 1/7/2010
• Details: The sponsor provides support for Research Education Grants to foster the development of mental health researchers through creative and innovative educational programs. The NIMH encourages educational programs that will attract, train, and advance the career development of scientists committed to research careers relevant to the mission of the NIMH. These programs may be designed as institutional, regional or national programs. This program will use the NIH Research Education (R25) grant mechanism.
• Keywords: Mental health, career development, educational programs, professional development

NB: Deadline(s): 01/07/2009, 09/25/2009, 01/07/2010 DEADLINE NOTE: Optional letters of intent should be submitted thirty days prior to the application receipt date.

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:54 PM | Permalink

• http://www.besttravelwriting.com
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $500-$1,000
• Deadline: 9/21/2009
• Details: The sponsor's program is intended to honor excellence in travel writing. The program provides cash awards to writers whose work inspires others to explore.
• Keywords: Travel writing, literature, award

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Entries are accepted year-round. The current competition closes September 21, 2009.

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:14 PM | Permalink

• http://www.afti.org/award_berger.php
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: . Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; ATA member.
• Award: $1,000
• Deadline: 9/18/2009
• Details: This prize of $1,000 is offered to recognize excellence in scientific and technical translation by an ATA member.
• Keywords: Translation, scientific, technical, award

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:43 PM | Permalink

• http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-379.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 8/20/2009 Second Deadline: 9/18/2009
• Details: The sponsors provide support for behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U. S. population. Health disparities between, on the one hand, racial/ethnic populations, lower socioeconomic classes, and rural residents and, on the other hand, the overall U.S. population are major public health concerns. Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of action: a) Public policy, b) health care, and c) disease/disability prevention. Particular attention is given to reducing “health gaps” among groups. Proposals that utilize an interdisciplinary approach, investigate multiple levels of analysis, incorporate a life-course perspective, and/or employ innovative methods such as system science or community-based participatory research are particularly encouraged.
• Keywords: Social science, behavioral research, health disparities, disabilities, U.S. healthcare system, public policy

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is August 20, 2009. The deadline for receipt of full applications is September 18, 2009.

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:15 PM | Permalink

• http://fitchfoundation.org/Grants_Qualifications_Fitch.php
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must be mid-career professionals with at least 10 years experience in historic preservation or related fields, including architecture, landscape architecture, architectural conservation, urban design, environmental planning, archaeology, architectural history, and the decorative arts.
• Award: Up to $25,000
• Deadline: 9/16/2009
• Details: Support is provided to mid-career professionals for research in the following fields: historic preservation, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural conservation, urban design, environmental planning, architectural history, and the decorative arts.
• Keywords: Historic preservation, architecture, landscape, conservation, urban design, environmental planning, architectural history, decorative arts

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:19 PM | Permalink

• http://www.furthermore.org
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must be 501(c)3 organizations
• Award: $500-$15,000
• Deadline: 3/15/2009 Second Deadline: 9/15/2009
• Details: The Furthermore program is interested in nonfiction book publishing about the city; natural and historic resources; art, architecture, and design; cultural history; and civil liberties and other public issues of the day. Support is provided for writing, research, editing, design, indexing, photography, illustration, and printing and binding.
• Keywords: Art, city, natural resources, architecture, design, cultural history, civil liberties, writing, research, editing, indexing, photography, illustration, printing, binding, publication

Posted by pejs0001 at 3:58 PM | Permalink

• http://www.ams-net.org/subvention.php
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Individual authors or editors, or their sponsoring organizations, societies, or departments; publishers
• Award: $2,500
• Deadline: 9/15/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides support to help individual authors or editors, or their sponsoring organizations, societies, or departments with expenses in the publication of works of musical scholarship, including books, articles, special issues of journals and works in non-print media.
• Keywords: Musicology, arts, music, publication

Posted by Galina Sergeeva at 2:30 PM | Permalink

• http://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/support.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: £5,000-£10,000
• Deadline: 9/15/2009
• Details: For costs incurred by authors on books, catalogues of exhibitions or permanent collections of British fine and decorative arts and architecture.
• Keywords: British art, decorative arts, architecture, publication, author support

NB: The Centre's remit does not cover contemporary fine arts, archaeology, the current practice of architecture or the performing arts.

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:47 PM | Permalink

• http://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/support.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: up to $8,000
• Deadline: 1/15/2009 Second Deadline: 9/15/2009
• Details: Educational programmes eligible for awards include lectures, conferences, symposia and seminars for scholars or provided at a scholarly level for the general public.
• Keywords: British art, lecture, symposia, seminars, conferences

NB: The Centre's remit does not cover contemporary fine arts, archaeology, the current practice of architecture or the performing arts.

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:33 PM | Permalink

• http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=47547&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $12,500-$500,000
• Deadline: 9/15/2009
• Details: The sponsors support projects to develop and advance knowledge concerning endangered human languages.
• Keywords: Endangered human languages, language studies, documentation

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:23 PM | Permalink

• http://aic.stanford.edu/faic/grants/index.html
• Fund Type: Meeting/Conference/Seminar. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $1,000-$2,500
• Deadline: 9/15/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides grants to help defray costs to develop and hold small meetings and workshops
• Keywords: Conservation, history, art, humanities

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:42 AM | Permalink

• http://www.literal-latte.com/contests
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $1,000 (first place)
• Deadline: 9/15/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides an award for the best essay submission. Unpublished essays, 6,000 words maximum are eligible. All subjects and styles welcome. All entries considered for publication.
• Keywords: Essay, literature, nonfiction, writing, award, competition, publication

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:16 AM | Permalink

• http://www.cgu.edu/pages/6056.asp
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; The work submitted must be a first book published between September 15, 2008 and September 15, 2009. Work must be original poetry written originally in English by a poet who is a citizen or legal resident alien of the United States.
• Award: $10,000
• Deadline: 9/15/2009
• Details: Support is provided for a first book by a poet of genuine promise.
• Keywords: Poetry, poet, writing, book, publication, award

Posted by pejs0001 at 9:57 AM | Permalink

• http://www.cgu.edu/pages/6056.asp
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; The work submitted must be a book published between September 15, 2008 and September 15, 2009. Work must be original poetry written originally in English by a poet who is a citizen or legal resident alien of the United States.
• Award: $100,000
• Deadline: 9/15/2009
• Details: Support is provided to an emerging poet who is past the very beginning but has not yet reached the acknowledged pinnacle of his or her career. The Kingsley Tufts award the world’s largest monetary prize for a single collection of poetry.
• Keywords: Poetry, poet, writing, book, publication, award

Posted by pejs0001 at 9:53 AM | Permalink

• http://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/support.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Up to £3,000
• Deadline: 1/15/2009 Second Deadline: 9/15/2009
• Details: Research support grants for travel, subsistence, and other research costs such as photography, are offered to scholars already engaged in research involving the study of British art or architecture. Grants may be used to visit collections, libraries, archives or historic sites within the United Kingdom or abroad. They are not awarded to assist with conference attendance.
• Keywords: British art, architecture, travel, research support, United Kingdom

NB: The Centre's remit does not cover contemporary fine arts, archaeology, the current practice of architecture or the performing arts.

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• http://www.judithrothschildfdn.org/guidelines.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicant organizations should be primarily tax exempt, publicly supported nonprofit institutions, such as, but not limited to, museums, public galleries, art schools, and academic institutions. In certain cases, the foundation will also consider making grants to the estates of qualifying deceased artists, and to independent curators, scholars, and historians who have a direct recognized relationship to the artist's work.
• Award: up to $35,000
• Deadline: 9/15/2009
• Details: The grant program is dedicated to ensuring that the work of under-recognized, deceased artists has meaningful opportunities for public viewing and critical reassessment. Grants are made to present, preserve, or interpret work of the highest artistic merit by lesser known American artists who have died after September 12, 1976.
• Keywords: Museums, exhibition, art, visual arts, painting, photography, sculpture, under-recognized artists

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• http://psychologybeyondborders.com/MA2010application.aspx
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must be affiliated with a university or non-profit organization.
• Award: $5,000 - $15,000
• Deadline: 9/11/2009
• Details: Psychology Beyond Borders' Mission consists of five key areas: 1. Research to contribute to the body of knowledge about what psychosocial strategies heal (or harm) in prevention, preparedness and response to large scale disaster, armed conflict or terror attacks.

  2. Psychosocial service delivery, including partnerships with response teams in communities impacted by large-scale traumatic events.

  3. Education programs to raise awareness about the psychosocial impacts of disaster, armed conflict or terror attacks and build community competencies in best practice methods of preparedness and intervention.

  4. Public policy recommendations to assist in community preparedness, response and recovery associated with large scale traumatic events.

  5. Building a network to enhance international collaboration, knowledge sharing and systems for prevention, preparedness and response to disaster, armed conflict or terror attacks.



• Keywords: Psychology, disaster, conflict, terrorism, psychosocial service delivery, research, education, public policy, prevention, preparedness

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• http://www.longviewfdn.org/page.php?lev=page&no=3
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $15,000-$30,000
• Deadline: 6/12/2009 Second Deadline: 9/11/2009
• Details: To foster greater awareness of world affairs and international understanding within American schools at the K-12 grade level.
• Keywords: International understanding, global affairs, teacher preparation, education

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• http://www.arcusfoundation.org
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Wide range, $5,000-$1,000,000 (based on 2008 grants)
• Deadline:
• Details: The sponsor provides support to advance social justice inclusive of sexual orientation, gender identity and race.
• Keywords: Social justice, GLBT, sexual orientation, race, gender identity

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Letters of inquiry and full proposals are accepted on a rolling basis.

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:17 PM | Permalink

• https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=6704d66b79fc62e843201cd58224ac91&tab=core&_cview=1
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Amount not indicated.
• Deadline:
• Details: NIAAA is soliciting proposals for new, high risk approaches to traditionally intractable alcohol-related problems through the development of mechanism-based strategies that induce maladaptive drinkers to initiate and sustain a change from maladaptive drinking behaviors towards more healthful drinking behaviors. NIAAA is looking for opportunities that will result in entirely new or quantum improvements in both the theory and methodologies used to understand how to induce sustainable, positive change in maladaptive drinkers.
• Keywords: Addiction, alcoholism, maladaptive drinking, behavior change, psychology, interpersonal factors, theory, social ecology

NB: This is a pre-solicititation.

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:20 AM | Permalink

• http://foundation.scripps.com/foundation/programs/grantguidelines.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: varies
• Deadline:
• Details: The Journalism Fund makes grants in support of journalism education, First Amendment causes, mid-career development, research, readership development, consumer education on media issues, an international free press, professional organizations, workforce development, quality journalism teaching, diversity, ethics, and other media-related programs.
• Keywords: journalism education, mid-career development, content improvement, public forums, conferences, workshops, and programs addressing First Amendment causes, diversity in the workforce, legal issues, and international press freedom.

NB: No deadline. Accepted year-round.

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• http://archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/subvention.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; Only those non-profit presses publishing works by Publishing Historical Records projects that have been supported or endorsed by the NHPRC are eligible for support.
• Award: $10,000
• Deadline: 9/4/2009
• Details: The Commission offers Publication Subventions to non-profit presses to publish volumes of NHPRC-sponsored or endorsed historical documentary editions.
• Keywords: Publication, historical documents, history

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:11 PM | Permalink

• http://www.searlefreedomtrust.org/applicationguidelines.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Nonprofit status required
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 5/1/2009 Second Deadline: 9/4/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides funding for new media grants to foster research and encourage public policies that promote individual freedom and economic liberty.
• Keywords: Domestic public policy, freedom economic liberty, tax, budget, regulatory practices, welfare, education, environment, legal reform

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:26 PM | Permalink

• http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/103309
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Academic Institution, Commercial, Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional, or Small Business
• Award: $100,000 per year for three years (average)
• Deadline: 9/2/2009
• Details: The Air Force is interested in developing a basic research foundation for using computational and modeling approaches to study behavior of group and communities. This program seeks fundamental understanding of the interactions between demographic groups both to create understanding for technology developments for enhanced cooperation, such as operational decision making with coalition partners, and to explain and predict outcomes between competing factions within geographic regions.
• Keywords: Group, community, collective behavior, socio-cultural modeling, computation, cooperation, competition, coalitions

NB: No deadline: applications accepted continuously

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:46 PM | Permalink

• http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/115241
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Academic Institution, Commercial, Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional, or Small Business
• Award: $100,000 per year for three years (average)
• Deadline: 9/2/2009
• Details: This program supports research on high-order cognitive processes that are responsible for human performance on complex problem solving and decision making tasks. The overall objective is to understand these processes by developing and empirically testing mathematical or computational models of human attention, memory, categorization, reasoning, problem solving, learning and motivation, and decision making. The study of these topics in conditions that involve risk and uncertainty, high workloads, sustained operations, stress, or fatigue is encouraged.
• Keywords: Cognition, cognitive processes, problem solving, decision making, mathematics, mathematical modeling

NB: No deadline: applications accepted continuously

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:40 PM | Permalink

• http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/axehoughton/guide.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $2,000-$6,000
• Deadline: 9/1/2009
• Details: Support is provided to tax-exempt organizations for projects which foster and encourage an appreciation of the English language, with major emphasis on the spoken language. Priority is given to projects for the improvement of speech and its uses in public affairs, education, theater, poetry, debate, and the oral interpretation of literature.
• Keywords: English, spoken language, speech, theater, poetry, debate, oral interpretation

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Proposals should be submitted between May 1 and September 1.

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:55 PM | Permalink

• http://generosityresearch.nd.edu/request-for-proposals
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $250,000-$500,000
• Deadline: 4/1/2009 Second Deadline: 9/1/2009
• Details: The aim of the Science of Generosity initiative is to stimulate scientific research on the practice of generosity in human life and society. The initiative is particularly focused on improving the understanding of three key aspects of generosity: the sources, origins, and causes of generosity; the variety of manifestations and expressions of generosity; and the consequences of generosity for both the givers and receivers involved.
• Keywords: Generosity, philanthropy, social science

NB: Deadlines are for letters of inquiry.

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:23 PM | Permalink

• http://www.whitehousehistory.org/08/subs/08_g.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Preference is given to those undertaking dissertation research or post-doctoral research with plans for publication, but all proposals, including graduate-level research and independent projects, will be considered.
• Award: $2,000
• Deadline: 3/1/2009 Second Deadline: 9/1/2009
• Details: The Association wishes to encourage new scholarship on the history of the White House. For the research grants program, the Association will consider projects that make use of textual and non-textual records pertinent to the president, first family and subordinates while the president lives in the White House. The focus of the research should be the White House, including life and work there, as well the physical structure.
• Keywords: American history, architecture, presidency, White House

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• http://www.mauriceamadofdn.org/app.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Grants are made only to qualified tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations. The Foundation does not make grants directly to individuals.
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 8/31/2009
• Details: The Foundation has a special interest in integrating information about the religious life and culture of Sephardic Jews whose ancestors originated in the Iberian Peninsula into the education of all American Jews, with a special emphasis on reaching leaders, both present and future, of American Jewry.
• Keywords: Religion, Jewish culture, Sephardic Jews, leadership, education

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:42 PM | Permalink

• http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=369096&attrib_id=13236
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty
• Award: Up to $15,000
• Deadline:
• Details: For the preservation of unpublished personal research materials and other records of value for research on the history of anthropology.
• Keywords: Anthropology, sociology, history, archaeology, language, linguistics

NB: There is no fixed deadline for the Historical Archives Program. Inquiries and applications will be reviewed as they are received; however, please allow one to two months from submission of a formal application for a decision to be made.

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• http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5423
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 8/18/2009 Second Deadline: 1/18/2010
• Details: This program supports scientific research directed at increasing the understanding and effectiveness of decision-making by individual, groups, organizations and society.
• Keywords: Decision-making, management sciences, individual decisions, groups, organizations, society

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:22 AM | Permalink

• http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5437
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 8/18/2009 Second Deadline: 1/18/2010
• Details: The sponsor supports research designed to improve the understanding of the processes and institutions of the US economy and of the world system of which it is a part.
• Keywords: Economics, U.S. economy, world system, economic institutions

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:18 AM | Permalink

• http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08561/nsf08561.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 8/16/2009 Second Deadline: 1/16/2010
• Details: The sponsor is seeking proposals that study any aspect of survey methodology, but priority will be given to basic research proposals that are interdisciplinary in nature, have broad implications for the field in general, and have the greatest potential for creating fundamental knowledge of value to the Federal Statistical System. The Program encourages proposals where participating scientists are also advancing knowledge in their respective disciplines.
• Keywords: Survey methodology, measurement, statistics, interdisciplinary research

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:52 PM | Permalink

• http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07544/nsf07544.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: $50,000
• Deadline: 8/16/2009
• Details: The National Science Foundation announces an opportunity for methodological training by cultural anthropologists who are active researchers. The purpose is to help cultural anthropologists upgrade their methodological skills by learning a specific analytical technique which will improve their research abilities.
• Keywords: Anthropology, cultural anthropologists, methodological training

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:10 PM | Permalink

• http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=1258
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 8/15/2009 Second Deadline: 1/15/2010
• Details: The Cultural Anthropology Program supports basic scientific research about the causes, consequences, and complexities of human social and cultural variability.
• Keywords: Cultural anthropology, social science, human social cultural variability

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: January 15 and August 15 are the deadlines for Senior Research Proposals, Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant Proposals, most Workshop proposals and proposals for Training Programs. January 16 and August 16 are the deadlines for Faculty Scholars proposals.

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:08 PM | Permalink

• http://www.ams-net.org/awards/greenberg.php
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $2,000
• Deadline: 8/15/2009
• Details: An award is available as a grant-in-aid to stimulate active cooperation between scholars and performers by recognizing and fostering outstanding contributions to historical performing practices.
• Keywords: Music, musicology, historical performance

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:44 AM | Permalink

• http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5418
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 8/15/2009 Second Deadline: 1/15/2010
• Details: The Political Science Program supports scientific research that advances knowledge and understanding of citizenship, government, and politics.
• Keywords: Political science, citizenship, government, politics

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:14 AM | Permalink

• http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5422
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 8/15/2009 Second Deadline: 1/15/2010
• Details: The Law and Social Science Program supports social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules, institutions, processes, and behaviors.
• Keywords: Law, social science, sociology, systems, rules, institutions, behaviors

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:11 AM | Permalink

• http://comm-org.wisc.edu/sif/page.php?3
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; The Sociological Initiatives Foundation does not make grants directly to individuals for any purposes. SIF also welcomes applications from academic institutions and other qualified organizations wishing to sponsor research projects by individual scholars or practitioners.
• Award: $10,000 to $20,000
• Deadline: 8/15/2009 Second Deadline: 11/15/2009
• Details: The sponsor supports projects that address institutional rather than individual or behavioral change and/or research and initiatives that provide insight into sociological and linguistic issues that may be useful to specific groups and/or communities.
• Keywords: Sociology, linguistics, social issues, policy issues, community capacity, literacy, multilingualism, behavioral change

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Applicants should submit a brief concept application that summarizes their proposal. The deadline for the receipt of a concept letter is August 15, 2009. Applicants who are invited to submit full proposals will be notified well in advance of the full proposal deadline of November 15, 2009.

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• http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08523/nsf08523.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: $25,000
• Deadline: 8/11/2009
• Details: Anthropological research may be conducted under unusual circumstances, often in distant locations. As a result the ability to conduct potentially important research may hinge on factors that are impossible to assess from a distance and some projects with potentially great payoffs may face difficulties in securing funding. This program gives small awards that provide investigators with the opportunity to assess the feasibility of an anthropological research project. The information gathered may then be used as the basis for preparing a more fully developed research program. Projects which face severe time constraints because of transient phenomena or access to materials may also be considered.
• Keywords: Anthropology, anthropological research, archeology, high-risk, exploratory

NB: No deadline indicated.

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:56 AM | Permalink

• http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information/about
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Not indicated
• Deadline: 8/11/2009
• Details: The Information Program has two aims. First, to enhance the ability to access, exchange, and produce knowledge and information for key open society constituencies and disadvantaged groups, especially in the poorer parts of the world. Second, to use new tools and techniques to empower civil society as a force for open society in national, regional and global arenas.

  The sponsor provides funding for projects within three main focus areas: Access to Knowledge; Civil Society Communication; and Open Information Policy.



• Keywords: Information access, disadvantaged groups, empowerment, civil society, policy

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Applicants must first submit a grant proposal outline. Outlines may be submitted at any time.

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:42 AM | Permalink

• http://www.oakfnd.org/guidelines.php
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Over $25,000
• Deadline: 8/11/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides support to nonprofit organizations to address issues of global social and environmental concern, particularly those that have a major impact on the lives of the disadvantaged.
• Keywords: Environment, international human rights, women, children, child abuse, housing, homelessness, learning differences

NB: No deadline. The Foundation will respond within two months to enquiries, informing the applicant whether there is sufficient interest to pursue the proposal.

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:36 AM | Permalink

• http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09504/nsf09504.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement; Institutional grants.
• Award: Approximately $200,000 for two-year awards
• Deadline: 8/4/2009 Second Deadline: 11/12/2009
• Details: IT-Catalyst awards are designed to support institutional self-assessment activities, such as basic data collection and analysis and policy review, in order to identify specific issues in the recruitment, retention and promotion of women faculty in STEM academics within their institution of higher education.
• Keywords: Institutional self-assessment, analysis, policy review, STEM, women faculty, higher education

NB: Deadline note: Letters of Intent are due on August 4, 2009. Full Proposals are due on November 12, 2009.

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:05 PM | Permalink

• http://www.hrelp.org/grants/apply/index.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants are normally expected to have experience in language documentation work, field work, and/or a suitable academic background. However, as the purpose of small grants is to encourage innovation, any individual or group with a keen interest in documenting an endangered language is eligible to apply.
• Award: Up to £10,000
• Deadline: 5/1/2009 Second Deadline: 8/3/2009
• Details: Small grants are available to support a variety of documentation activities for endangered languages. Small grants can be used for a range of purposes, such as to carry out fieldwork, develop a pilot project, complete a project already begun, or other documentation related goals.

  The key objectives of ELDP are: to support the documentation of as many endangered languages as possible; to encourage fieldwork on endangered languages, especially by scholars at an early stage in their academic career with skills in language documentation; to create a repository of language resources for the linguistic, social sciences, and the language communities.



• Keywords: Endangered languages, language documentation, linguistics, fieldwork

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:55 AM | Permalink

• http://www.hrelp.org
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Varies by program
• Award: Varies by program. £10,000-£150,000.
• Deadline: 8/3/2009
• Details: The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) offers research grants, fellowships, and scholarships to support documentation of the world's endangered languages in collaboration with language communities.
• Keywords: Endangered languages, applied linguistics, culture, social anthropology, philology

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• http://www.jewishsouth.org/grants_new.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: A total of $6000 will be divided among funded applications.
• Deadline: 8/1/2009
• Details: Grants are intended to facilitate the completion of projects relevant to Jewish history in the Southern United States.
• Keywords: Jewish history, culture, South, Southern United States

Posted by pejs0001 at 3:53 PM | Permalink

• http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=17315&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW
• Fund Type: Fellowships and Grants. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement; Eligibility depends on grant program. See website for details..
• Award: up to $180,000
• Deadline: 2/1/2009 Second Deadline: 8/1/2009
• Details: STS considers proposals that examine historical, philosophical, and sociological questions that arise in connection with science, engineering, and technology, and their respective interactions with society.
• Keywords: Science, engineering, technology, society

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:17 PM | Permalink

• http://www.ascapfoundation.org/grants.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $2,500 (average grant)
• Deadline: 8/1/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides support to 501(c)(3) organizations engaged in educational programs for aspiring songwriters and composers.
• Keywords: Music, education, songwriters, composers

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:56 AM | Permalink

• http://www.composersforum.org/opportunities_detail.cfm?oid=3798&referrer=opportunities%2Ecfm%3F
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Up to $8,000
• Deadline: 8/1/2009
• Details: The sponsor supports the creation of new musical works by emerging composers, composer/performers, improvisers and sound artists by underwriting the composers' commissioning fees. Composers apply to the program in conjunction with a performing organization (a soloist or a group). Alternatively, composer-performer-improvisers may apply in conjunction with a venue or presenting organization. The sponsor welcomes applicants working in all musical genres, including jazz, experimental, classical, improvised, sound-art and international styles, and seeks to expand new-music culture beyond the usual settings.
• Keywords: Music, composition, composers, performers, sound arts, jazz, experimental, classical, improvised international

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:56 AM | Permalink

• http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5686
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 8/1/2009 Second Deadline: 2/1/2010
• Details: Supports research on perception, action and cognition including the development of these capacities. Emphasis is on research strongly grounded in theory. Research topics include vision, audition, haptics, attention, memory, reasoning, written and spoken discourse, motor control, and developmental issues in all topic areas.
• Keywords: Perception, action, cognition, psychology, vision, memory, reasoning, discourse, developmental issues, theory

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:07 AM | Permalink

• http://www.jusfc.gov/howtoapplyforagrant.asp
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Any non-profit organization in the United States or Japan that deals with Japanese studies, the study of the United States, public affairs or the arts may apply. Individuals may not apply for support directly to the Commission except for the Creative Artist Exchange Fellowship Program.
• Award: varies
• Deadline: 3/1/2009 Second Deadline: 8/1/2009
• Details: Requests for grant support are considered by the Commission under the following four areas: * Japanese Studies in the United States * Public Affairs/Education * The Study of the United States in Japan * The Arts
• Keywords: Japanese Studies, Japan, public affairs, arts

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• http://www.aarweb.org/Programs/Grants/default.asp
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must be current AAR members who have been in good standing for the previous three years.
• Award: $500-$5,000
• Deadline: 8/1/2009
• Details: These grants provide support for important aspects of research such as travel to archives and libraries, research assistance, field work, and released time.
• Keywords: Religion, religious studies

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• http://www.hfg.org/rg/guidelines.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
• Award: $15,000 to 30,000
• Deadline: 8/1/2009
• Details: The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (HFG) welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance. Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence, aggression, and dominance in the modern world.
• Keywords: control of violence, aggression, dominance, social sciences, humanities

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• http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/104875
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; The foundation generally only accepts applications for research project grants from individuals holding a Ph.D. and working in universities, other research institutes or comparable institutions.
• Award: varies
• Deadline: 7/31/2009
• Details: Research scholarships can be applied for directly by Ph.D. holders for larger-scale research work or in connection with a research project. The foundation's funding activities concentrate basically on German and foreign academia in the fields of historical humanities. Research projects in the following fields are supported in particular: - History - Prehistory and early history - Archaeology - Art history - History of Islam - Legal history
• Keywords: History, archaeology, art, law, Islam, Germany

Posted by Galina Sergeeva at 2:08 PM | Permalink

• http://www.eurocult.org/we-support-cultural-cooperation/grants/#artisticgrants
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Cultural organisations AND individual artists
• Award: €30 000 - €60 000
• Deadline: 7/31/2009
• Details: These grants are provided to support outstanding artistic projects which show vision in illuminating the issues of diversity in Europe. Artistic uniqueness and European relevance of projects are vital.
• Keywords: Art, artists, Europe, Eurpoean, diversity

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:43 AM | Permalink

• http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=368542&attrib_id=13230
• Fund Type: Meeting/Conference/Seminar. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: Full costs of symposia
• Deadline: 7/28/2009
• Details: Support is provided for conferences intended for topics of broad significance for anthropology. These symposia involve a small group of invited scholars who meet for intensive discussion and debate. Wenner-Gren International Symposia take place twice a year, usually in early March and mid-September. Organizers choose the location from a list of suggested sites provided by the Foundation. The Foundation pays all costs related to the symposium and actively manages it, including sending out invitations and making travel arrangements. The Foundation also works with the symposium organizers and with Berg Publishers to produce the published results of the symposium in the Wenner-Gren International Symposium Series.
• Keywords: Anthropology, conference, symposia, international

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Proposals for symposia should be received by the Foundation no less than two years before the proposed date for the symposium.

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:06 AM | Permalink

• http://www.carnegie.org/sub/program/national_program.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: Wide range. $50,000-$1,200,000 awarded in last grant cycle to Universities.
• Deadline: 7/28/2009
• Details: This program aims to contribute to a robust democracy fueled by increased educational opportunity, improved institutions of learning, increased civic participation, and immigrant integration. Grantmaking activities will include support of demonstration programs, promising innovations and capacity-building in selected institutions as well as research, communications, policy analysis and advocacy.
• Keywords: Education, student achievement, school reform, social sciences, civic participation, immigrant integration, democracy, demonstration project, research, policy analysis, research, advocacy, capacity-building

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Requests for funding are accepted at all times of the year.

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• http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08557/nsf08557.htm#cont
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; See website for additional eligibility details.
• Award: $400,000 for a five-year period
• Deadline: 7/23/2009
• Details: The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the sponsor's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. Each year the sponsor selects nominees for the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from among the most meritorious new CAREER awardees.
• Keywords: Career development, research, teacher-scholars, junior faculty

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• http://www.ifdaef.org/grants.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; IFDA members selected to speak at an event.
• Award: $1,500
• Deadline: 7/21/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides an award of $1,500 to go towards the travel expenses for two IFDA experts to speak at various industry venues, such as; Market Weeks, First Fridays, trade events, educational seminars and home shows.
• Keywords: Design, furniture, speaking, travel

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Applications are accepted throughout the year, but applicants should allow at least thirty days for review and approval prior to the program start date.

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• http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5408
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement.
• Award: not specified
• Deadline: 1/15/2009 Second Deadline: 7/15/2009
• Details: Supports scientific research of all types that focus on human language as an object of investigation. The program supports research on the syntactic, semantic, phonetic, and phonological properties of individual languages and of language in general; the psychological processes involved in the use of language; the development of linguistic capacities in children; social and cultural factors in language use, variation, and change; the acoustics of speech and the physiological and psychological processes involved in the production and perception of speech; and the biological bases of language in the brain.
• Keywords: Linguistics, language, speech

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• http://www.parapsychology.org/dynamic/040200.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Undergraduate or graduate student
• Award: $3,000
• Deadline: 7/15/2009
• Details: A $3,000 scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student wishing to pursue the academic study of the science of parapsychology. Applicants must demonstrate a previous interest in parapsychology.
• Keywords: Psychology, parapsychology, psychic phenomena, scholarship, undergraduate, graduate

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• http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/Collections_and_resources.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $100,000-$350,000
• Deadline: 7/15/2009
• Details: Support is provided for projects that preserve and create intellectual access to such collections as books, journals, newspapers, manuscript and archival materials, maps, still and moving images, sound recordings, art, and objects of material culture.
• Keywords: Preservation, access, humanities, collections, archival materials, art, material culture

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:17 AM | Permalink

• http://www.literal-latte.com/contests
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $1,000 (first prize)
• Deadline: 7/15/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides an award for the best poetry submission. Unpublished poems, 2,000 words maximum are eligible. All subjects and styles welcome. All entries considered for publication.
• Keywords: Poetry, poem, literature, writing, award, competition, publication

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• http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06557/nsf06557.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $125,000-$330,000 (approximate)
• Deadline: 7/14/2009 Second Deadline: 1/14/2010
• Details: The sponsor seeks highly innovative and interdisciplinary proposals aimed at advancing a rigorous understanding of how the human brain supports thought, perception, affect, action, social processes, and other aspects of cognition and behavior, including how such processes develop and change in the brain and through time.
• Keywords: Neuroscience, cognition, human brain, thought, perception, affect, action, social processes, behavior

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• http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09544/nsf09544.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $900,000-$1,500,000 annually for up to five years
• Deadline: 7/14/2009
• Details: The Decision Making Under Uncertainty (DMUU) collaborative groups competition offers awards to support teams of researchers who will advance fundamental understanding of decision making under uncertainty for climate change and related long-term environmental risks. The focus of these collaborative groups will be to generate fundamental new knowledge as well as information and tools that decision makers will find useful to help them incorporate climate change and related long-term environmental risks in their decision making. The focus of these collaborative groups should be to provide new knowledge about how public officials, firms in the private sector, other groups, and/or individuals can incorporate existing knowledge about climate change and related long-term environmental risks into their decisions.
• Keywords: Environment, climate change, environmental risks, decision making, uncertainty

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• http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/118306
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Up to $2,500,000
• Deadline: 7/14/2009
• Details: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits research project grant (R01) applications from institutions or organizations that propose to conduct rigorous, theory-driven research on the effects of recent legislative and regulatory changes affecting insurance coverage for drug abuse treatment services.
• Keywords: Economics, health care, insurance, drug abuse

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:42 AM | Permalink

• http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47619
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 7/14/2009
• Details: The sponsor is seeking proposals for Methodological Research to Support the Redesign of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The purpose of this project is to analyze the current and pre-redesign crime screening questions.
• Keywords: Survey, crime screening, questionnaire research, statistics

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:51 AM | Permalink

• http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/community/corp_cash_grants.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; U.S.-based IRS 501(c)(3) qualified charitable or educational organization or an accredited K-12 educational institution
• Award: Varies
• Deadline:
• Details: The sponsor support projects and programs that align with one or more of five focus areas and corresponding objectives. The focus areas for corporate giving are: education (consisting of early learning and primary and secondary education); arts and culture; health and human services; civic; and environment.
• Keywords: Education, arts, culture, health, human services, civic, environment

NB: No deadline indicated. Contact local corporate representative for details.

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• http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-12416.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Up to $10,000,000
• Deadline: 7/10/2009
• Details: The sponsor announces an open competition for two or more assistance awards for the 2010 Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes, which provide foreign language instruction overseas for American undergraduate and graduate students.
• Keywords: Foreign language instruction, summer institutes, international, Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Indic, Persian, Turkic

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• http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/info-url_nocat3042/info-url_nocat_show.htm?doc_id=76878&attrib_id=4398
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must have received their terminal degree within seven years of submitting their application. In many scholarly disciplines, this translates to a maximum of seven years following the award of the doctoral degree and includes time spent as a post-doctoral fellow. In medicine, the seven-year maximum is dated from the completion of the first residency. The award may not be used as a post-doctoral fellowship.
• Award: $350,000 over five years
• Deadline: 7/9/2009
• Details: The Foundation supports research to understand and improve the settings of youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States. First, we fund studies that enhance our understanding of how settings work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved. Second, we are interested in studies that improve our understanding of how and under what conditions research is used to influence policies and practices that affect youth settings.
• Keywords: youth studies, youth policy, youth settings

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• http://www.sundance.org/press_subgen.html?articleID=4&colorCode=green
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Up to $20,000
• Deadline: 7/7/2009
• Details: This program makes grants in support of U.S. and international documentary films for cinematic feature documentaries that focus on contemporary human rights and social justice issues.
• Keywords: Film, documentary, human rights, freedom, expression, social justice, civil liberties

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• http://www.csfund.org/guidelines.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Support for tax-exempt institutions.
• Award: Varies
• Deadline:
• Details: The CS Fund and Warsh/Mott Legacy are private foundations which are linked by common issue interests and boards of directors. CSF and WML are dedicated to preserving biodiversity, defending democracy, preventing the commodification of life, and protecting human and environmental health.
• Keywords: Economic globalization, food sovereignty, emerging technologies, civil liberties, human rights, biodiversity, democracy, environmental health

NB: Letters of Inquiry accepted; no deadline.

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• http://www.overbrook.org/apply/apply.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applications must be sponsored by a nonprofit institution as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Tax Code.
• Award: $25,000-50,000
• Deadline:
• Details: The Overbrook Foundation strives to improve the lives of people by supporting projects that protect human and civil rights, advance the self-sufficiency and well being of individuals and their communities, and conserve the natural environment. Generally speaking, the Foundation's domestic programs support policy development, advocacy, coalition building, research, legal and other strategies likely to impact large classes of people or shape issues important to the Foundation's mission.
• Keywords: Civil rights, liberties, self-sufficiency, environment, policy development, advocacy, coalition building, research, communities

NB: A Letter of inquiry, no more than 2 pages in length, must be submitted to begin the process. Letters are accepted throughout the year. Inquiries by e-mail are preferred; you may apply by sending your inquiry to apply@overbrookfoundation.org.

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• http://www.schalkenbach.org/How-to-apply.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: varies
• Deadline:
• Details: The foundation seeks individuals to carry out projects that are related to our mission. We are particularly interested in research and policy-related projects that will reveal new connections between the principles of Henry George and intellectual debates and policy issues.
• Keywords: History, sociology, urban planning, development studies, philosophy, jurisprudence, political theory, economics, property tax issues, natural resources, fiscal policy, poverty, international development, Henry George

NB: No deadline

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• http://www.delmas.org/index.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Varies. $2,000-$50,000 (based on 2005 grants)
• Deadline:
• Details: To encourage an intellectual interest in the city, Gladys Krieble Delmas established The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation in 1976 and inaugurated programs of annual grants for United States and Commonwealth scholars studying Venetian history and civilization. With contributions from the estates of Jean Paul Delmas in 1988 and Gladys Krieble Delmas in 1991, the Foundation, in addition to continuing the program for scholars in Venice, now recognizes and supports the major interests of the donors' lives: the humanities, research libraries, and the performing arts in New York City.
• Keywords: Humanities, performing arts, artistic creativity, research libraries, humanistic inquiry, Venetian scholarship, cultural heritage

NB: Organizations seeking funding, within the scope of the program guidelines, should send a letter of inquiry (should not exceed 2 pages) to the Foundation Administrator. A copy of the IRS determination letter should be included.

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• http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=3732
• Fund Type: Grants. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; The Philippe Foundation awards grants to doctors and scientists interested in exchange programs between France and the United States.
• 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: Deadline note: Continuous. 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. Applications may be written in either English or French.

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• http://www.jehtfoundation.org/application/
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Support for tax-exempt organizations.
• Award: Wide range, from small grants up to over $4 million
• Deadline:
• Details: Areas of interest: Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, International Justice, and Fair and Participatory Elections.
• Keywords: Civil rights, International affairs, social, criminal, juvenile justice, reform, elections, international, accountability

NB: The Foundation's staff reviews grant requests on an ongoing basis, and funding decisions are made throughout the year.

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• http://www.mapplethorpe.org/foundation-guidelines.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Museums and other public institutions
• Award: varies
• Deadline:
• Details: The Foundation will support museums and other public institutions by assisting in the creation or expansion of photography departments. The Foundation’s emphasis is on permanence, which is to say, the acquisition of photographs or the support for study and exhibition facilities. Support is also available for important exhibitions which ideally will be accompanied by quality catalogues, books, or other documents to insure their place as reference resources for the future documentation of photography as a fine art.
• Keywords: Photography, art, visual arts

NB: No formal applications forms are currently being utilized. If your project falls within the context of the Foundation’s Guidelines, please condense your description of any project to only a few pages. If the Board finds the project potentially interesting, you will be contacted and very likely asked for additional information concerning, for example, physical facilities, (where applicable), other financial resources obtained or being sought, full descriptions and qualifications of personnel involved including other similar or dissimilar projects for which they were responsible, and complete budget information.

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• http://www.creynolds.org/guide.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $2,000-$140,000 (based on 2007 grants made)
• Deadline:
• Details: Since 1995, the Foundation has been steadily increasing its support of work that focuses on: 1) U.S. relations with Cuba; and 2) needs in Cuba as defined by Cubans themselves Types of support: Conferences/seminars; Continuing support; Exchange programs; General/operating support; Technical assistance.
• Keywords: Cuba, Cuban-US relations, international relations, political science

NB: Deadline note: Applications are due 30 days prior to board meetings (quarterly)

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• http://www.pioneerfund.org/Apply.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Typically grants to Universities.
• Award: Varies
• Deadline:
• Details: The Pioneer fund has focused its resources on supporting cutting-edge research in: * Behavioral Genetics * Cognitive Ability * Social Demography * Group Differences – Sex, Social Class, and Race
• Keywords: Higher education, psychology, cognitive ability, social sciences, behavioral genetics, social demography, group differences, sex, class, race

NB: No deadline indicated.

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• http://www.sendzimir.org.pl/
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Support to tax-exempt organizations.
• Award: up to $ 20,000
• Deadline:
• Details: The Sendzimir Foundation seeks to support inquiry, communication and practice that deepens understanding of and helps to improve the interactions between Poland's environment and society. The Foundation supports efforts to study and protect the Polish environment and to help Polish society to become one that values and protects ecological balance for future generations; and promotes human well-being by fostering communities' capacity to sustain their integrity in the face of an uncertain social and environmental future. The Sendzimir Foundation's Areas of Interest: * Ecology * Adaptive management * Community development (Agenda 21) * Industrial Ecology * Environmental literacy in schools and universities
• Keywords: Poland, Polish society, ecology, environment, adaptive management, community development, industrial ecology, Eastern Europe, environmental literacy, sustainable development

NB: No deadline indicated.

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• http://www.infinityfoundation.com/callforgrantproposals.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty
• Award: varies
• Deadline:
• Details: The Infinity Foundation is calling for project proposals to do research and/or develop educational materials, whose objective would be to improve the authenticity of portrayal of Indic traditions in the educational system. These projects would result in one or more of the following: books, curriculum development, articles, conferences, CD-ROMs, digital slide shows, Internet presentations, and audio/video materials.
• Keywords: Philosophy, history, religion, science, art, sociology, India, South Asia, Indic languages, Indian studies

NB: No deadline.

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• http://www.umich-cseas.org/outreach/sharing.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Faculty; The program is open to U.S. citizen faculty (college faculty, community college faculty, and K-12 teachers)
• Award: varies
• Deadline:
• Details: The Academic Sharing Program at the center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) is open to faculty who do not have the resources available to them comparable to the University of Michigan library for papers, books, and classroom material and information.
• Keywords: Asian studies, Southeast Asia

NB: There is no specific deadline to apply for funds.

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• http://www.iaoshaughnessyfdn.org/guidelines.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Support to tax-exempt institutions.
• Award: varies
• Deadline:
• Details: The Foundation is currently interested in making Board Grants to: Support high quality education that prepares students in disadvantaged communities for educational and life success. We fund organizations that: • provide support networks • remove impediments to student success • are broadly supported by the community • have a record of demonstrated success
• Keywords: Education, human services, youth, children, disadvantaged communities, student success, support networks

NB: No deadline. Types of support: Annual campaigns; Building/renovation; Capital campaigns; Continuing support; Endowments; Equipment; General/operating support; Matching/challenge support; Program development; Research; Scholarship funds.

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• 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: Up to $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, 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.

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• http://www.earthwatch.org
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Earthwatch supports doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, or researchers with equivalent scholarship or commensurate life experience. The Research Program welcomes proposals from advanced scholars and professionals of any nationality.
• Award: $17,000-$51,000
• Deadline:
• Details: For field research projects focused on climate change, oceans, sustainable resource management, and sustainable cultures . A project usually involves 30 to 60 total volunteers per field season, with 5 to 12 volunteers each on 4 to 5 teams. Each team typically spends 8 to 15 days in the field. Earthwatch grants cover the cost of maintaining volunteers and principal research staff in the field. The grants may also assist with other project expenses, but cannot be used for PI salaries, capital equipment, or overhead costs.

  Earthwatch supports research projects that plan to run for three years or more. However, funding priorities are reviewed on an annual basis and renewal of funding is not guaranteed and it is contingent on an evaluation of the project's accomplishments against the goals outlined in the proposal, the quality of the volunteer experience, and the financial viability of the project.



• Keywords: Biology, physical, social sciences, cultural studies, field research, climate change, oceans, resource management, sustainable cultures

NB: No deadline indicated

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• 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:
• 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, security, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, international relations

NB: Grant applications are evaluated on a continuous rolling basis.

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• http://www.prrac.org/grants_apply.php
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: $10,000 maximum
• Deadline:
• Details: PRRAC's Small Grants Program for Research/Advocacy funds social science research tied directly to ongoing advocacy projects. Our purpose is to support, encourage, and disseminate action-oriented research; to make connections between and among those who engage in action, advocacy, organizing and research; and to build public awareness about the various dimensions of and challenges faced by those at the intersections of race and poverty.
• Keywords: Civil rights, race, intergroup relations, poverty studies.

NB: No deadline

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