Grants & Fellowships Database

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

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• 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

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• 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.

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• 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.

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

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

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

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

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• http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/request.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: . Eligibility: Faculty; Researchers and language activists from any country are eligible to apply. Awards can be made to institutions, but no administrative costs (F&A) are covered.
• Award: Less than $4000
• Deadline: April 20
• Details: The Endangered Language Fund provides grants for language maintenance and linguistic field work. The work most likely to be funded is that which serves both the native community and the field of linguistics. Work which has immediate applicability to one group and more distant application to the other will also be considered. Publishing subventions are a low priority, although they will be considered. Proposals can originate in any country. The language involved must be in danger of disappearing within a generation or two. Endangerment is a continuum, and the location on the continuum is one factor in our funding decisions.

  Eligible expenses include consultant fees, tapes, films, travel, etc. Overhead is not allowed. Grants are normally for a one year period, though extensions may be applied for.



• Keywords: Linguistics or Philology

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• http://www.iie.org/Template.cfm?section=Fulbright1
• Fund Type: Fellowships and Grants. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: varies
• Deadline:
• Details: Fulbright has a variety of programs for students, faculty, scholars, teachers, administrators, and institutions. Established in 1946, the Fulbright Program aims to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries, through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills.
• Keywords: exchange programs, international studies

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• 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.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=368389&attrib_id=13233
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: . Eligibility: Post-doctoral
• Award: $25,000
• Deadline: May 1 Second Deadline: November 1
• 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. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, and/or integrate two or more subfields.
• Keywords: Anthropology

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• http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=51898&mode=VIEW
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: . Eligibility: Faculty
• Award: Up to $100,000
• Deadline: April 16
• Details: The W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship Program seeks to advance knowledge regarding the confluence of crime, justice, and culture in various societal contexts. The Fellowship places particular emphasis on crime, violence, and the administration of justice in diverse cultural contexts within the United States. Researchers from all academic disciplines are encouraged to apply. Due to the nature of this Fellowship, NIJ strongly encourages applicants with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.
• Keywords: Courts, sentencing, and corrections Police-community relations Civil Rights Immigration, crime and victimization Trafficking in human beings Transnational crime Ethnographic studies

Posted by Jen Swain at 11:49 AM | Permalink

• http://www.radcliffe.edu/schles/oral_history_grant.aspx
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Up to $3000
• Deadline: April 2, 2010
• Details: The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America invites scholars who are conducting oral history interviews relevant to the history of women or gender in the United States to apply for support of up to $3,000. This grant stipulates that the interviews take place in accordance with guidelines of the Oral History Association, that consent is obtained from interviewees for their words to be viewed by researchers worldwide, and that true copies or transcripts of the original recording of the oral interviews, as well as copies of the consent forms, be deposited in the Schlesinger Library.
• Keywords: Oral History, Women's History, Women's Studies, American Studies, Gender Roles

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• 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

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• 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://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.

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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.

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• http://www.sainsbury-institute.org/fellowships/robert-and-lisa-sainsbury-fellowships.html
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Designed to strengthen academic ties with Japan studies programmes in the United States and Canada, the Institute offers two fellowships on an annual basis to scholars who have either received a PhD from a North American university, or who are currently employed by a North American academic institution or museum. Any area of Japanese culture is eligible, though preference will be given to applications focusing on the history of art, archaeology or architecture, or research with a strong visual component.
• Award: The award for a full year will total 23,500 pounds sterling (approx. USD $40,000)
• Deadline: 3/1/2010
• Keywords: Japanese Language or Literature, Asian Studies, Japan, Asian Art

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• 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.

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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.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.

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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

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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.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SIFELLapp.htm
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Fellowships for post- and pre-doctoral scholars, as well as for graduate students.
• Award: $6,000 - $47,000
• Deadline: January 15
• Details: The sponsor offers a variety of fellowships and grants. Please refer to the website for the details. At present, the fields fellowship are available for: Animal behavior, ecology, and environmental science, including an emphasis on the tropics, Anthropology, including archaeology, Astrophysics and astronomy, Earth sciences and paleobiology, Evolutionary and systematic biology, History of science and technology History of art, especially American contemporary, African, and Asian art, twentieth-century American crafts, and decorative arts, Social and cultural history of the United States, Folklife, Materials Research
• Keywords: Animal behavior, ecology, environmental science, tropics, anthropology, archaeology, astrophysics, astronomy, earth sciences, paleobiology, evolutionary biology, systematic biology, history of science and technology, art history, American contemporary art, African art, Asian art, twentieth-century American crafts, decorative arts, American social and cultural history, folklife, materials research

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• http://rra.hartsem.edu/constant.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Young faculty and graduate students
• Award: Up to $4000
• Deadline: April 1, 2010
• Keywords: Religious studies

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• http://www.arce.org/fellowships
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; For students enrolled in doctoral programs at North American universities, and for postdoctoral scholars and professionals affiliated with North American universities and research institutions.
• Award: Monthly stipend commensurate with academic status and round-trip air transportation.
• Deadline: 1/8/2010
• Details: The goal of ARCE's fellowship program is to promote a more profound knowledge of Egypt and the Near East through study and research and to aid in the training of American specialists in academic disciplines that require familiarity with Egypt.
• Keywords: Archaeology, architecture, art, economics, Egypt, history, humanistic social sciences, Islamic, Coptic studies, literature, political science, religion, anthropology

NB: Awarded for periods ranging from 3-12 months, depending on the funding source.

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• http://law.wisc.edu/ils/
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Advanced ABD graduate students may apply, but the PhD must be completed before beginning the fellowship.
• Award: $21,500 for 9 months plus $5,000 for research and benefits
• Deadline: 1/8/2010
• Details: The Institute for Legal Studies of the University of Wisconsin Law School will appoint a post-doctoral fellow for the 2010-11 academic year. We invite applications from scholars who are in the early (pre-tenure) stage of their career or scholars whose careers have been interrupted or delayed. Open to early career scholars in humanities or social science who work in the “law and society” tradition, e.g. anthropologists, economists, historians, political scientists, sociologists.
• Keywords: Law, society, anthropology, economics, history, political science, sociology

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• 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.latam.ufl.edu/Funding/travel.stm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.
• Award: $1250
• Deadline: March 2
• Details: Six or more travel grants of up to $1250 each will be made to cover travel and lodging expenses. Grantees are expected to remain in Gainesville for at least one week and, following their stay, submit a brief (2-3 pp.) report on how their work at UF Libraries enriched their research project and offer suggestions for possible improvements of the Latin American Collection. Researchers' work at the Latin American Collection may be undertaken at any time during the summer, starting May 15, 2010. All travel must be completed by August 14, 2010. At least one grant will be made to a scholar from a Florida college or university.
• Keywords: Latin America, Latin American Languages/Literature, Brazil, Caribbean Islands, Humanities

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• http://www.asanet.org/funding/fad.cfm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Principal investigators (PI) and co-PI(s) must have a PhD or equivalent.
• Award: up to $7,000
• Deadline: June 15 Second Deadline: December 15
• Details: Supported by the ASA through a matching grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the goal of this project is to nurture the development of scientific knowledge by funding small, groundbreaking research initiatives and other important scientific research activities such as conferences. FAD awards provide scholars with "seed money" for innovative research that has the potential for challenging the discipline, stimulating new lines of research, and creating new networks of scientific collaboration. The awards are intended to provide opportunities for substantive and methodological breakthroughs, broaden the dissemination of scientific knowledge, and provide leverage for acquisition of additional research funds.
• Keywords: Sociology, sociological research, seed grant, conferences

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• 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.upjohninst.org/grantann.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; The Mini-Grants are reserved for untenured junior faculty within six years of earning their PhD.
• Award: $5,000 - $10,000
• Deadline: February 1
• Details: The Upjohn Institute announces a call for applications for Policy Research Grants and Mini-Grants. Policy Research Grants are open to any interested researcher, while Mini-Grants are restricted to nontenured faculty members. Any proposal related to employment issues will be considered, but the Institute encourages research relevant to labor market issues of the recent/ongoing recession and recovery. A conference on these issues will be held at the Institute in Fall 2010, and successful grantees may be invited to participate. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following areas:

  * vulnerable groups, such as immigrants, older workers, and youths
  * "jobless recovery": causes and consequences
  * structural change and the cycle
  * sectoral adjustments: autos, fi nance, real estate, etc.
  * entrepreneurship, self-employment, and job creation
  * workforce programs: challenges and opportunities
  * UI extension and consequences
  * finance and labor markets
  * housing, migration, and regional adjustments
  * state and local budgets and employment
  * executive compensation

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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

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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 $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

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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
• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/organizational-learning
• 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.

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• 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.gilderlehrman.org/historians/fellowship1.html
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; See details.
• Award: $1,500-$4,000 stipend
• Deadline: 5/1/2009 Second Deadline: 12/1/2009
• Details: The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History promotes the study and love of American history. The sponsor invites applications for short-term fellowships in several categories: Research Fellowships for post-doctoral scholars at every faculty rank, Dissertation Fellowships for doctoral candidates who have completed exams and begun dissertation reading and writing, and Research Fellowships for journalists and independent scholars.
• Keywords: Social sciences, American history, Revolutionary, Antebellum, Civil War, Reconstruction

NB: Fellowships range in duration from a week to two months.

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:47 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.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PD-NP/Laboratories-Laboratoires/index_eng.asp
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; You must have received a doctoral degree in the natural sciences or engineering from a recognized university within the past five years. Your application will be accepted if you are currently enrolled in a doctoral program at a recognized university; however, you must expect to complete all requirements for your degree (including the thesis defence) within six months of submitting your application.
• Award: $43,724/year
• Deadline:
• Details: The Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government Laboratories (VF) Program provides promising emerging scientists and engineers with the opportunity to work with research groups or leaders in Canadian government laboratories and research institutions. Fellowships are awarded for one year with the possibility of renewal for a second and third year, at the discretion of the government department concerned.
• Keywords: Natural sciences, engineering, Canada, research

NB: Deadline note: There are no deadlines for application to this program; applications are processed and reviewed as they are received.

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:23 AM | Permalink

• http://finland.cimo.fi/scholarships/postgraduate_studies_and_research/cimo_fellowships.html
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: PhD student; The CIMO Fellowships programme is open to young researchers (after Master-level but not post-doctorate) from all countries and from all academic fields.
• Award: 800-1,200 euros/month (approx. $1,100- $1,700/month)
• Deadline:
• Details: CIMO Fellowship program supports young researchers to travel to Finnish universities. The objective is to encourage academic mobility to Finland and to promote international cooperation in research and teaching. The award period is 3-12 months.
• Keywords: Finland, travel, young researchers, research

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

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:03 AM | Permalink

• http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~bprogram/
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Citizens and permanent residents of the U.S. and Canada at the dissertation or postdoctoral level are eligible to apply.
• Award: EUR 1,100 - 1,400/month, plus travel
• Deadline: December 1
• Details: Support is provided to encourage the comparative and interdisciplinary study of the economic, political and social aspect of modern and contemporary German and European affairs.
• Keywords: German studies, Germany, anthropology, economics, political science, culture, European history

NB: Awards are for a minimum of ten and a maximum of twelve months.

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• http://www.aisls.org/fellowship-directions.html
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; U.S. citizens. Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent academic degree or show that they will hold such a degree before taking up the fellowship.
• Award: $2,700/month for 2-9 months, round-trip airfare (up to $2,000), and a limited budget for research expenses
• Deadline: 12/1/2009
• Details: AISLS fellowships support two to nine months of research in Sri Lanka by US citizens who already hold a PhD or the equivalent at the time they begin their fellowship tenure. Both scholars with little or no experience in Sri Lanka as well as specialists are encouraged to apply.
• Keywords: Sri Lanka, social sciences, humanities, history, culture, society

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• 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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• http://www.kressfoundation.org/fellowships/default.aspx?id=44
• Fund Type: Dissertation. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student; Restricted to pre-doctoral candidates in the history of art. Nominees must be U.S. citizens or individuals matriculated at an American university.
• Award: $3,500-$10,000
• Deadline: 11/30/2009
• Details: The sponsor awards fifteen to twenty fellowships to pre-doctoral candidates for travel related to the completion of dissertation research on European art.
• Keywords: Arts, Eurpoean art history, dissertation research, travel

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• http://www.kressfoundation.org/fellowships/default.aspx?id=42
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student; Restricted to pre-doctoral candidates in the history of art and related disciplines (such as archaeology, architecture, or classics). Nominees must be U.S. citizens or individuals matriculated at an American university. Dissertation research must focus on European art from antiquity to the early 19th century.
• Award: $22,500
• Deadline: 11/30/2009
• Details: The sponsor awards four fellowships to pre-doctoral candidates studying the history of European art for two-year research appointments at selected foreign institutions. Advanced training in European art history requires direct exposure to the object of study, prolonged access to key information resources such as libraries and photographic archives, the development of professional relationships with colleagues, and immersion in European cultures. These related needs are often best satisfied by prolonged engagement with a European art research center. Kress Fellowships in Art History at Foreign Institutions are intended to provide promising young professionals with the opportunity to experience this kind of engagement.
• Keywords: European arts, art history, archaeology, architecture, classics, international travel, dissertation research

NB: Selected institutions in Ankara, Cairo, Florence, Jerusalem, Leiden, London, Munich, Nicosia, Paris, Rome, & Zurich.

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:35 AM | 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.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/IATDH.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities may be hosted by colleges, universities, learned societies, centers for advanced study, libraries or other repositories, and cultural or professional organizations. The host site(s) must be appropriate for the project, providing facilities for scholarship and collegial interaction. Projects that will be held more than once and at different locations are permissible. Possible topics and areas to be addressed might include, but are not limited to

  * Text Encoding Initiative, electronic editing, and publishing;
  * e-literature;
  * textual analysis and text mining;
  * immersive and virtual environments in multimedia research;
  * 3-D imaging technology, including laser scanning;
  * creativity, culture, and computing;
  * digital image design;
  * information aesthetics;
  * computer gaming and the humanities;
  * high performance or supercomputing and the humanities; and
  * advanced Geographic Information Systems applications.

  Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities grants may not be used for

  * digitization of collections;
  * support for workshops on routine computer applications (e.g., training in HTML mark-up) from which little new knowledge about techniques or approaches in the digital humanities will emerge;
  * the development and presentation of courses or programs that focus on the skills and knowledge required to preserve, digitize, or catalog humanities collections, such as training in digital scanning;
  * graduate programs in the digital humanities; or
  * programs that are not regional (multistate) or national in scope.



• Award: Awards normally range from one to three years and from $50,000 to a maximum of $250,000.


• Deadline: Applications must be received by Grants.gov by February 17, 2010


• Details: These NEH grants support national or regional (multistate) training programs for scholars and advanced graduate students to broaden and extend their knowledge of digital humanities. Through these programs, NEH seeks to increase the number of humanities scholars using digital technology in their research and to broadly disseminate knowledge about advanced technology tools and methodologies relevant to the humanities. The projects may be a single opportunity or offered multiple times to different audiences. Institutes may be as short as a few days and held at multiple locations or as long as six weeks at a single site. The duration of a program should allow for full and thorough treatment of the topic.


• Keywords: e-literature, multimedia research, 3-D imaging technology, information aesthetics, computer gaming and the humanities, high performance or supercomputing and the humanities, advanced Geographic Information Systems applications

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• http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2009-10/weekly/6160/section16.shtml#heading2-62
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Candidates should normally have completed two or three years of research and may have written a Ph.D. dissertation.
• Award: The current gross stipend (2008-09) for a Research Fellow is £17,950 a year, rising by two annual increments to £20,535 a year. This stipend will be reviewed annually in line with University stipends. A reduced scale of stipend will apply to Research Fellows who are full-time students. A deduction of £1,000 a year will be made if the Fellow is resident in College. The net stipend paid to a Research Fellow will take into account any grant or stipend which the Fellow receives from other sources. A Research Fellow will receive all the privileges associated with an Official Fellowship and, in the case of a Research Fellow who has not yet taken the Ph.D. Degree, the College may pay certain approved University fees.
• Deadline: End of November
• Details: The Governing Body of Magdalene College expects to elect two stipendiary Research Fellows with tenure for three years. Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview, and the expenses of travel within the UK only will be paid by the College.
• Keywords: Anglo-Saxon, classics, education, English, linguistics, modern and medieval languages, history, humanities

Posted by Jen Swain at 11:43 AM | Permalink

• http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/admissions/fellows/jrfapplications/
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Junior Research Fellowships are open to graduates of any university who have recently or are about to complete their doctorates.
• Award: Stipend and accomodations
• Deadline: End of November of each year
• Details: Each college offers fellowships in varying disciplines, including Anglo-Saxon, classics, education, English, linguistics, modern and medieval languages, and music.
• Keywords: Anglo-Saxon, classics, education, English, linguistics, modern and medieval languages,music

Posted by Jen Swain at 11:17 AM | Permalink

• http://www.oldsalem.org/index.php?id=123
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Fellowships are open to academic, museum and independent scholars. Graduate students are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to those whose projects have potential for publication in the Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts.
• Award: Housing in Winston-Salem and travel funds
• Deadline:
• Details: A fellowship is offered by the sponsor and is designed to promote the use of its research center and collection in the interpretation of early southern material culture. The sponsor is the only museum in the nation dedicated to exhibiting and researching the regional decorative arts of the early South.
• Keywords: American art, early American South, regional decorative arts, material culture, museum research

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: No deadline. Applications are accepted year-round.

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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.

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• 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.history.org/Fellowships.cfm
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Fellowships are open to doctoral candidates, scholars, and independent researchers.
• Award: $2,000/month
• Deadline: 4/1/2009 Second Deadline: 11/1/2009
• Details: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is pleased to invite applications for short-term residential fellowships at the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library. The Library supports research on British America, the American Revolution, and Early Republic, and has particular strengths in areas relating to eighteenth-century Williamsburg and Virginia, the colonial Chesapeake, African American studies, decorative arts and material culture through 1830, archaeology, architectural history, and historical preservation.
• Keywords: British America, American history, revolutionary era, early republic, eighteenth-century Williamsburg, Virginia, colonial Chesapeake, African American studies, decorative arts, material culture, archaeology, architectural history, historical preservation

Posted by pejs0001 at 4:52 PM | Permalink

• http://research.history.org/Fellowships.cfm
• Fund Type: Fellowships. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; American and foreign nationals engaged in doctoral, post-doctoral, or independent research are eligible to apply.
• Award: $2,000/month
• Deadline: 4/1/2009 Second Deadline: 11/1/2009
• Details: The Fellowship is open to doctoral candidates and junior scholars working on topics related to the American Revolution, Early Republic, or ideas and philosophies of America's founding fathers.
• Keywords: British America, American history, revolutionary era, early republic, eighteenth-century Williamsburg, Virginia, colonial Chesapeake, African American studies, decorative arts, material culture, archaeology, architectural history, historical preservation

Posted by pejs0001 at 4:47 PM | 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: May 1 , March 15 and Feb 15 Each Year 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

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.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10007
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada, or be actively pursuing an advance degree at a North American College or University.
• Award: $5,000
• Deadline: 11/1/2009
• Details: To support an individual project of a scholarly nature, related to Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology. Preference will be given to candidates whose project requires travel to the Mediterranean for the purpose stated above.
• Keywords: Archaeology, field research, Aegean Bronze Age, Mediterranean, travel

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:15 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=368531&attrib_id=13233
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Scholars with a Ph.D. in hand for no more than ten years (from the application deadline) are eligible to apply.
• Award: Up to $40,000
• Deadline: 5/1/2009 Second Deadline: 11/1/2009
• Details: Support of up to $40,000 is provided for the write-up of already completed research. The fellowship is awarded to scholars in the earlier stages of their careers, when they frequently lack the time and resources to develop their research for publication. Applicants are individual scholars within ten years of receipt of the doctorate.
• Keywords: Anthropology, research publication

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:32 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.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.hagley.org/library/center/grants.html
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
• Award: Up to $1,600/month
• Deadline: 3/31/2009 Second Deadline: 10/31/2009
• Details: Hagley’s collections document the interaction between business and the cultural, social, and political dimensions of our society from the late 18th century to the present. The Library offers two to six month fellowships to scholars.
• Keywords: American history, enterprise, culture, society, politics

NB: Deadlines: March 31, June 30 and October 31

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• http://www.williams.edu/resources/miller/fellowship.html
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Up to $45,000
• Deadline:
• Details: Fellowships in the amount of up to $45,000 are available in support of research on Miller's philosophy with attention to his published and unpublished works looking to book-length publication.
• Keywords: Philosophy, John William Miller, research

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:50 AM | Permalink

• http://www.khmerstudies.org/fellowships/senior.htm
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Senior Fellowships are open to scholars in all disciplines in the social sciences and the humanities to pursue further research in Cambodia and Southeast Asia. Short-term awards are available for up to four months. Long-term awards are available for six to nine months. Fellowships for four months or less have some travel restrictions.
• Award: up to $15,000
• Deadline: 11/15/2009
• Details: Sponsor provides support for 6 to 11 months to U.S. scholars holding a Ph.D. or its equivalent. Senior Fellowships are designed to enable scholars in the social sciences and the humanities focusing on Southeast Asia to pursue further research in Cambodia and Southeast Asia. Doctoral candidates can apply for dissertation research.
• Keywords: khmer studies, Cambodia, research, humanities, social sciences, Asia, Southeast Asia

NB: Applications sent by mail must be sent at least three weeks prior to the deadline date.

Posted by Jen Swain at 10:49 AM | 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://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

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• 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

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• http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/fellowships.shtml
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Up to $1,500
• Deadline: 4/15/2009 Second Deadline: 10/15/2009
• Details: The Everett Helm Visiting Fellowship program supports research and provides access to the collections of the Lilly Library for scholars residing outside the Bloomington area. Project proposals should demonstrate that the Lilly Library's resources are integral to proposed research topics.
• Keywords: British, French, American history, voyages, exploration, European expansion, early printing, church, children's literature, music, film, radio, television, medicine, science, architecture

Posted by pejs0001 at 3:47 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.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://www.itatti.it/menu3/fellow_tatti.html
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Postdoctoral; Applicants must have completed all the requirements of the Ph.D., the D. Phil., the dottorato di ricerca, or an equivalent doctorate at the time of application, including submission and examination of the thesis.
• Award: $50,000 to $55,000
• Deadline: 10/15/2009
• Details: For advanced research in any aspect of the Italian Renaissance.
• Keywords: Italian Renaissance, literature, history, fine arts, music, philosophy, science, ideas

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:43 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.indiana.edu/~liblilly/fellowships.shtml
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Candidates range from doctoral research students to senior scholars.
• Award: up to $40,000
• Deadline: 4/15/2009 Second Deadline: 10/15/2009
• Details: Mendel Fellowships are intended to support research by scholars from around the world in areas of particular interest to the Mendels, including: the history of the Spanish Colonial Empire; Latin American independence movements; European expansion in the Americas; voyages, travels and exploration; geography, navigation and cartography; German literature and history; and music, including sheet music. The amount of the stipend is based on the length of stay, which may range from one week to a full academic year. The fellowship is intended to cover travel to the Lilly Library and living expenses while in residence.
• Keywords: History, Spanish Colonial Empire, Latin American independence movements, European expansion, voyages, travels, exploration, geography, navigation, cartography, German literature, music, library research

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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://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

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:52 PM | Permalink

• 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.

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:31 PM | Permalink

• 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://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://www.hbs.edu/businesshistory/fellowships.html
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Ph.D. in history, economics, or a related discipline within the past ten years.
• Award: $60,000
• Deadline: 10/1/2009
• Details: The purpose of the fellowship is to enable scholars to improve their professional acquaintance with business and economic history, to increase their skills as they relate to this field, and to engage in research that will benefit from the resources of the Harvard Business School and the Boston-area scholarly community.
• Keywords: Business history, economics

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:19 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

• 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.shafr.org/members/fellowships-grants/
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Applicants must be graduate students researching some aspect of U.S. foreign relations history. Membership in SHAFR is not required.
• Award: $4,000
• Deadline: 10/1/2009
• Details: The Hogan Fellowship of $4,000 is intended to promote research in foreign language sources by graduate students. The fellowship is intended to defray the costs of studying foreign languages needed for research.
• Keywords: Foreign policy, international relations, American history

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• 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.nga.gov/resources/casvavissen.htm
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Visiting senior fellowships are intended for those who have held the PhD for five years or more or who possess an equivalent record of professional accomplishment at the time of application.
• Award: $6,000-$8,000/ 2 month fellowship plus housing in apartments near the Gallery
• Deadline: 3/21/2009 Second Deadline: 9/21/2009
• Details: Fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington and to participate in the activities of the Center throughout the fellowship period. They have access to the notable resources represented by the collections, the library, and the photographic archives of the National Gallery of Art, as well as to the Library of Congress and other specialized research libraries and collections in the Washington area.
• Keywords: Visual arts, art history, theory, criticism, painting, sculpture, architecture, urbanism, prints, drawings, film, photography, decorative arts, industrial design

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:25 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://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=n1YWK6FFGmsBhhTt1YZ1B1CWSrsNhYFsK4QHmRN374xQ94KrPnyS!1215949849?oppId=48020&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement; Each application will include one digital humanities center and one individual scholar.
• Award: Up to $100,800 ($50,400 for the fellow's stipend and $50,400 for the direct and indirect costs of administering the fellowship)
• Deadline: 9/15/2009
• Details: NEH Fellowships at Digital Humanities Centers (FDHC) support collaboration between digital centers and individual scholars. An award provides funding for both a stipend for the fellow and a portion of the center's costs for hosting a fellow. Awards are for periods of six to twelve months of continuous full-time research.
• Keywords: Digital humanities

Posted by pejs0001 at 12:44 PM | 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://sloan.org/programs/fellowship_brochure.shtml
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; Applicants must be no more than six years from completion of the most recent Ph.D. or equivalent, unless they have held a faculty appointment for less than two years or unless one of the following special circumstances apply: military service, a change of field, or child rearing.
• Award: $50,000 for two-year period
• Deadline: 9/15/2009
• Details: The Sloan Research Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise. These two-year Fellowships are awarded yearly to 118 researchers in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field.
• Keywords: Chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, economics, neuroscience, computational, evolutionary molecular biology, interdisciplinary fields

NB: Funds are awarded directly to the Fellow's institution and may be used by the Fellow for such purposes as equipment, technical assistance, professional travel, trainee support, or any other activity directly related to the Fellow's research.

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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

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:52 AM | Permalink

• http://www.centerforinquiry.net/research/more_information/
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Faculty
• Award: Stipend (amount not indicated) and accomodations
• Deadline:
• Details: The sponsor awards visiting research fellowships and scholarships in the areas of the borderlands of science; religion, ethics, and society; medicine and mental health. All relevant disciplines are welcome.

  Visiting fellows take up residence for at least one semester, receiving a courtesy appointment in the appropriate department at State University of New York at Buffalo, a stipend, and accommodations in the Center's guest residence.



• Keywords: Science, religion, ethics, society, medicine, mental health

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Applications are considered on a rolling basis.

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:27 PM | Permalink

• http://www.edexcellence.net/detail/opportunity.cfm?page_id=134&opportunity_id=1&id=134
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility
• Award: Stipend, amount not indicated
• Deadline:
• Details: The sponsor, based in Washington, D.C., provides internships throughout the year in the area of the reform of K-12 education.
• Keywords: Education, reform, accountability, assessments, standards, school choice, teacher quality, pedagogy

NB: Deadline note: rolling deadline

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:52 AM | 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://www.folger.edu/Content/Folger-Institute/Application-Guidelines-and-Deadlines/ASECSFolger-Institute-Fellowship.cfm
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student; Eligible applicants are ABD graduate students or postdoctoral scholars conducting research in the period 1660 to 1815. ASECS/Folger Institute Fellowship recipients must be members in good standing of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.
• Award: $2,000
• Deadline: 9/4/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides support for a $2,000 award for studies in the period of 1660 to 1815. Preference is given to those candidates who are applying for a Folger Institute seminar, but the fellowship may also support independent research at the Folger Shakespeare Library.
• Keywords: Humanities, literature, theater, history, eighteenth-century studies, research

Posted by pejs0001 at 10:15 AM | 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://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.ssrc.org/fellowships/
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or the terminal degree in their field, or have attained an equivalent level of professional experience. Applications from researchers in professions other than academia are encouraged.
• Award: 3-12 months "full-time support"
• Deadline: 9/1/2009
• Details: Applicants are invited to submit proposals for research in the social sciences and related disciplines relevant to any one or any combination of the three themes below. 1) Traditional and non-traditional approaches to security and diplomacy 2) Global and regional economic issues 3) The role of civil society
• Keywords: Japan, Japanese studies, social sciences, humanities, policy, civil society, diplomacy, security, global economics

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• 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.aicgs.org/fellows/opps/daad.aspx
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must be German or American citizens
• Award: Up to $4,725/month
• Deadline: 2/28/2009 Second Deadline: 8/31/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides a fellowship designed to bring scholars and specialists working on Germany, Europe, and/or transatlantic relations to AICGS for research stays of two months each.
• Keywords: German, Germany, Europe, international study, transatlantic relations

Posted by pejs0001 at 9:35 AM | Permalink

• 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/2008/nsf08561/nsf08561.htm#pgm_desc_txt
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty
• Award: $60,000/ one year plus some research expenses
• Deadline: 8/16/2009 Second Deadline: 1/16/2010
• Details: The sponsor supports mid-career research fellowships in the social, behavioral, economic, and statistical sciences. The primary goal of the fellowships is to facilitate the development of innovative methods and models for understanding complex social and behavioral science phenomena. A secondary goal is to facilitate interactions across the social, behavioral, economic, statistical, and other relevant sciences.
• Keywords: Social, behavioral, economic, statistical sciences, mid-career, research

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:51 PM | 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://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.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.

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• 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/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: Field trip costs and stipend (amount not indicated)
• Deadline: 5/1/2009 Second Deadline: 8/3/2009
• Details: IGS applications are invited from individuals seeking scholarship funding for up to 3 years. 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 10:31 AM | 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.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://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.kf.or.kr/
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Eligible applicants include doctoral candidates who have completed all academic requirements except their dissertation, university professors and lecturers, and professional researchers who are currently engaged in Korea-related research or courses at universities or research institutes. Applicants with a specific research purpose such as the writing of their dissertations or publication of books are preferred.
• Award: 1,700,000-2,700,000 Korean won depending on education level
• Deadline: 7/31/2009
• Details: Support is provided for scholars who are university professors and instructors, doctoral candidates, professional researchers at research institutes and other qualified professionals who want to conduct field research on relevant subjects in Korea. Duration is from three to twelve months. Fellows receive a monthly stipend and round-trip international airfare.
• Keywords: Humanities, social sciences, culture, arts, Korean studies, Korea language

NB: Candidates must possess adequate proficiency in Korean or English to conduct their research project and prepare required reports.

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:01 PM | Permalink

• http://www.monash.edu.au/researchoffice/mu/monash-fellowships.html
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Applicants will normally have not less than two and not more than eight years of post-doctoral experience. Applicants must demonstrate excellent research outcomes at international level and the capacity to build collaborations across industry and/or research institutions and/or disciplines thus enabling the successful Monash Fellows to apply for externally funded national competitive fellowships.
• Award: Up to AUD $165,000 (approx. $130,000 U.S.)salary per annum and a research support grant of up to AUD $50,000 (approx. $40,000 U.S.) per annum, for 5 years.
• Deadline: 7/31/2009
• Details: The principal aims of the Monash Fellowships Program are to: attract internationally competitive researchers, including outstanding young overseas researchers; provide the best possible research environment in which to undertake research of national and international significance; support and provide access to first-class research infrastructure; and develop and sustain national and international collaborations.
• Keywords: Area studies, arts, humanities, business, management, education, energy, health, medicine, law, mathematics, technology, social sciences, Australia, international, research

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:19 PM | Permalink

• http://www.eastwestcenter.org/research/visiting-fellow-programs/
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent. Applicants must be citizens or legal permanent residents of an Asian or Pacific country or of the United States.
• Award: Amount not indicated
• Deadline: 7/31/2009
• Details: East-West Center Visiting Fellowships program enables scholars to undertake research and publication during the academic year 2009-2010 in collaboration with EWC staff on an independent research project related to one of the four Research Program Study areas: Politics, Governance and Security; Economics; Population and Health; and Environmental Change, Vulnerability and Governance OR One of the following research themes: * An Interdisciplinary Framework for Emerging Infectious Disease (EID) Risk Assessment * Sustainable Energy Strategy in China and Sino-U.S. Cooperation on Energy and Climate Control * Assessing Risk from Vegetation Fires * Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in the Asia-Pacific Region * China’s Capitalist Transition * Deepening Democracy in South Asia-Issues and Trends * Understanding the Spatial Dimension of Asian Demography * Very Low Fertility in East Asia
• Keywords: Political science, public policy research, governance, international development, economics, population studies, environmental change, international security, health, poverty, Asia, the Pacific

NB: Fellowships are typically awarded for between two and five months and must be undertaken during the period October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010. Visiting Fellowships are carried out at the EWC in Honolulu, Hawai'i.

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• 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.

Posted by pejs0001 at 9:37 AM | Permalink

• 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

Posted by pejs0001 at 2:43 PM | Permalink

• 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

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:34 PM | Permalink

• 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

Posted by pejs0001 at 1:39 PM | Permalink

• 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

Posted by pejs0001 at 11:59 AM | Permalink

• 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://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whspress/fellowships.asp
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Professional and nonprofessional writers, academics, and independent scholars are invited to apply.
• Award: $1,000-$2,000
• Deadline: 7/13/2009
• Details: The sponsor provides support for research and writing for publication of books by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. The Wisconsin Historical Society Press publishes books dealing with Wisconsin history and culture.
• Keywords: History, culture, Wisconsin, publication, research, writing, books

NB: DEADLINE NOTE: Applications may be submitted throughout the year, but are evaluated during the first week of January, April, July, and October.

Posted by pejs0001 at 4:05 PM | Permalink

• 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.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.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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• 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.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.brown.edu/Research/JNBC/about_the_jnbc.php
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; open to academics, staff at cultural organizations, and independent scholars
• Award: Stipend of up to $1,500 per month, a place to work, access to Brown University libraries, and participation in a community of interested faculty, students, and public humanists.
• Deadline:
• Details: The John Nicholas Brown Center offers several kinds of fellowships to encourage thoughtful reflection on issues of concern to the public humanities and to connect cultural organizations and the public. Three categories of fellowships provide stipends, office space, and access to Brown University resources, a fourth provides funding for a student in the public mumanities M.A. program; and a fifth, support for attendance at the New England Museums Association.
• Keywords: Public humanities, cultural heritage, history, library research

NB: Applications are accepted and reviewed year round.

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• http://www.americanantiquarian.org/nehfellowship.htm
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: . Eligibility: Post-doctoral; NEH fellowships are for persons who have already completed their formal professional training. Degree candidates and persons seeking support for work in pursuit of a degree may not hold AAS-NEH fellowships. Foreign nationals who have been residents in the United States for at least three years immediately preceding the application deadline for the fellowship are eligible. Mid-career scholars are encouraged to apply.
• Award: Up to $50,400
• Deadline: January 15
• Details: AAS-NEH fellows are expected to be in regular and continuous residence at the Society. They must devote full time to their study and may not accept teaching assignments or undertake any other major activities during the tenure of their award. Fellows may hold other major fellowships or grants during fellowship tenure, in addition to sabbaticals and supplemental grants from their own institutions. Other NEH-funded grants may be held serially, but not concurrently.

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