Grant Opportunities Newsletter
Spring 2007
This newsletter is prepared several times a year to inform Colby faculty about available funding opportunities. Projects
that apply to more than one major area are located in the “Multidisciplinary Projects” section. If you have questions about
these items, call any of us in the Corporate, Foundation, or Government Relations (CFGR) Office: Marci Bernard,
Director (x4342, mbernard@colby.edu), Bets Brown (x4341, bbrown@colby.edu), Associate Director, or Julia Gagne
(x4340, jgagne@colby.edu), Administrative Secretary. If you have trouble retrieving documents from the server, we can
mail you a hard copy. Colby faculty new to submitting proposals can contact Bets Brown for information on the
College’s grant application process.
The College’s “Intent to Seek External Funding Form” and the “Grant Proposal Endorsement Form” can be found at the
Web site of the recently updated CFGR Office (www.colby.edu/administration_cs/cfgr/) or at the Dean of Faculty’s Web
site (www.colby.edu/faculty/) under “Faculty Documents.” A final copy of your proposal must be circulated with the
proposal endorsement form prior to submission to a funding agency.
Notes
In recent few years, the federal government has required many proposals to be electronically submitted through one
central grant web site, “grants.gov.” These proposals include, but are not limited to, those to NIH, some to NSF, and
some to NEH. Submitting through grants.gov requires coordination with the CFGR Office and takes time because of the
sequential nature of submissions. Therefore, we ask that faculty to provide two weeks notice for any proposals that
requires CFGR's support and that the submission process online begin at least one week prior to the deadline.
Multidisciplinary Projects
alcohol and other drug prevention at institutions of higher education
DEADLINE: 04/09/2007
PHONE: 202-260-2647
WEB: www.ed.gov/programs/dvpcollege/index.html
National Geographic Society: Field Research grants support
scientific field research and exploration in the fields of
anthropology, astronomy, biology, geography, geology,
oceanography, and paleontology.
DEADLINE: Anytime
WEB: www.nationalgeographic.com/research/grant_application.html
CONTACT: cre@ngs.org
NSF: Ethics Education in Science and Engineering supports
research and educational projects to improve ethics education in all
of the fields of science and engineering that NSF supports
DEADLINE: 04/10/2007
PHONE: 703-292-7318
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=HRD
Gloeckner (Fred G.) Foundation supports research and education
efforts in ornamental horticulture and allied fields, including
agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, entomology, plant
breeding, plant pathology, and plant physiology
DEADLINE: 04/01/2007
PHONE: 914-698-2300
WEB: www.gloecknerfoundation.org
NSF: National Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics Education Digital Library establishes a national
digital library that will constitute an online network of learning
environments and resources for science, mathematics, engineering,
and technology (SMET) education at all levels. Program has four
tracks: (1) A Core Integration (2) Collections (3) Services (4)
Targeted Research
DEADLINE: 04/11/2007 (full)
PHONE: 703-292-5140
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DUE
NSF: Research on Gender in Science and Engineering supports
research, dissemination of research, and extension services in
education that will lead to a larger and more diverse domestic science
and engineering workforce
DEADLINE: 04/02/2007 (full)
PHONE: 703-292-4676
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=HRD
NIH: Conference Grants (R13) provide partial support for
conferences to coordinate, exchange and disseminate information
related to NIH interests
DEADLINE: 04/12/2007
ED - Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools: Alcohol and Other
Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses provides awards to
maintain, improve, further evaluate, and disseminate models of
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PHONE: 301-435-0714
WEB: www.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
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DEADLINE: 05/01/2007
PHONE: 310-781-4090
WEB: corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf
ED\FIPSE: Program for North American Mobility in Higher
Education funds collaborative efforts in the form of consortia
consisting of at least two academic institutions from each country, to
supports the exchange of students between the United States,
Mexico, and Canada and focus on improving mobility between the
three countries
DEADLINE: 04/13/2007
PHONE: 202-502-7514
WEB: www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/index.html
NEH: Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on
Japan. support research on the modern Japanese society and political
economy, Japans’s international relations, and US-Japan relations.
DEADLINE: 5/1/07
PHONE: 202-606-8200
WEB: www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships-japan.html
NSF: Advanced Technological Education (ATE) supports
curriculum and program development in advanced engineering and
science technology, particularly programs associated with two-year
degrees
DEADLINE: 04/26/2007 (preliminary)
PHONE: 703-292-8668
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DUE
NSF: Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)
supports projects that build on prior work and contribute to the
knowledge base of undergraduate STEM education research and
practice. With an emphasis on measurable outcomes , the program
supports conducting research on undergraduate STEM teaching and
learning; creating learning materials and teaching strategies;
developing faculty expertise; implementing educational innovations;
and assessing learning and evaluating innovations
DEADLINE: 05/08/2007 (Phase I, states A to M)
PHONE: 703-292-8670
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DUE
ED\FIPSE: U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program
supports four-year grants to consortia of at least two academic
institutions each from Brazil and the U.S. The program fosters
exchange of students and faculty within the context of bilateral
curricular development. The program supports projects that develop
organizational frameworks for international students mobility
between the U.S. and Brazil.
DEADLINE: 04/30/2007
PHONE: 207-502-7514
WEB: www.ed.gov/programs/filsebrazil
NSF: Science of Science and Innovation Policy fosters the
development of the knowledge, theories, data, tools, and human
capital needed to cultivate a new Science of Science and Innovation
Policy.
DEADLINE: 5/22/07
PHONE: 703-292-7267
WEB: www.hsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07547
DOS: Fulbright Grants support US faculty to teach undergraduate
or graduate courses, collaborate with foreign colleagues on projects,
pursue individual research, conduct seminars, consult with
government ministries and educational institutions, advise on
curriculum development, and guest lecture at non-US universities
DEADLINE: 05/01/2007 (Distinguished Chair, letter of inquiry)
PHONE: 202-686-4000
WEB: www.iie.org/cies/
Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation: Lindbergh
Grants Program supports grants to those whose individual initiative
and work in a wide spectrum of disciplines furthers the Lindberghs’
vision of a balance between the advance of technology and the
preservation of the natural/human environment.
DEADLINE: 6/14/07
PHONE: 763-673-1596
WEB: www.lindberghfoundation.org/grants
American Honda Foundation supports youth and scientific
education
Arts, Humanities & Education Projects
painters, sculptors, playwrights, poets, writers, and composers at the
William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Center in Montauk, NY
DEADLINE: 04/01/2007
PHONE: 212-226-2020
WEB: www.albeefoundation.org
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
supports a wide range of activities involving the preservation,
publication, and use of documentary sources relating to U.S. history.
DEADLINE: 04/01/2007 (Draft- Founding Era)
PHONE: 866-272-6272
WEB: www.archives.gov/grants/index.html
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read is a partnership
between NEA and the Institute of Museum and Library Services
designed to revitalize the role of literature in American popular culture
and bring the transformative power of literature into the lives of its
citizens.
DEADLINE: 4/12/07
PHONE: 612-341-0755, ext. 21
WEB: www.neabigread.org/application_process.php
School of American Research: Resident Scholars & Advanced
Seminars provides support for scholars to continue their study on the
understanding of the human species through an anthropological
perspective
DEADLINE: 04/01/2007 (Advanced Seminar)
WEB: www.sarweb.org
Albee (Edward F.) Foundation provides month-long residencies for
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help small and mid-size institutions--libraries, museums, and historical
societies, town and county records offices, archival repositories,
community colleges, and underserved departments and units within
colleges and universities and other larger institutions--improve their
ability to preserve and care for their humanities collections
DEADLINE: 05/15/2007
PHONE: 202-606-8570
WEB: www.neh.gov/
Macdowell Colony residencies in Peterborough, NH support writing,
composition, visual art, photography, printmaking, filmmaking, and
architecture
DEADLINE: 04/15/2007 (September through December)
PHONE: 603-924-3886
WEB: www.macdowellcolony.org
Humboldt (Alexander von) Foundation: TransCoop Program
supports transatlantic research cooperation among German, American,
and/or Canadian scholars (Ph.D. required) in the humanities, social
sciences, economics, and law
DEADLINE: 04/30/2007
PHONE: 202-783-1907
WEB: www.humboldt-foundation.de
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences: Residency Program
supports creative work in literature, visual arts, ceramics, dance, music
& composition, and photography. Residency located in Georgia
DEADLINE: 05/15/2007
PHONE: 706-746-5718
WEB: www.hambidge.org/
Princess Grace Foundation supports talented young artists in the
fields of theater, dance, and film
DEADLINE: 04/30/2007 (Dance & Choreography)
PHONE: 212-317-1470
WEB: www.pgfusa.com
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts residential fellowships in Mt.
San Angelo, VA support writing, visual arts, and composition
DEADLINE: 05/15/2007 (for Fall residence)
PHONE: 804-946-7236
WEB: www.vcca.com
NEH: Challenge Grants support institutions that are interested in
developing new sources of long-term support for educational, scholarly,
and public programs in the humanities
DEADLINE: 05/01/2007
PHONE: 202-606-8309
WEB: www.neh.gov/
National Endowment for the Arts: Learning in the Arts for
Children and Youth funds projects that help children and youth
acquire knowledge and understanding of and skills in the arts.
DEADLINE: 6/11/07
PHONE: 202-682-5400
WEB: www.nea.gov/grants/apply/GAP08/LITA.html
NEH: Fellowships provide salary support for college faculty and
independent scholars to support the pursuit of advanced work that can
enhance the fellows' capacities as interpreters of the humanities and
enable them to make significant contributions to thought and
knowledge in the humanities
DEADLINE: 05/01/2007
PHONE: 202-606-8467
WEB: www.neh.gov/
Hagley Museum and Library Short-term Grants-in-aid support visit
to Hagley for scholarly research in the imprint, manuscript, pictorial,
and artifact collections. Scholarship receive a stipend, make use of the
research holdings, and participate in the programs of the Center for the
History of Business, Technology and Society.
DEADLINE: 6/30/07, 10/31/07, 3/31//08
PHONE: 302-658-2400
WEB: www.hagley.lib.de.us/grants.html
American Music Center: Composer Assistance Program assists
members with the expenses of copying and reproducing parts for
premiere performances
DEADLINE: 05/01/2007
PHONE: 212-366-5260
WEB: www.amc.net/resources/grants/index.html
Hagley Museum and Library Henry Belin DuPont Fellowship
support access and use of Hagley’s research collections.
DEADLINE: 6/30/07, 10/31/07, 3/31//08
PHONE: 302-658-2400
WEB: www.hagley.lib.de.us/grants.html
NEH: Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
Science, Engineering and Mathematics Projects
Dept. of Energy’s Office of Science: Grants and Cooperative
Agreements – DE-PS02-07ER07-01 support work in basic energy
sciences, high energy physics, nuclear physics, advanced scientific
computing, fusion energy sciences, biological and environment
research, and energy research analyses.
DEADLINE: Anytime
PHONE: 202-586-5430
WEB: www.science.doe.gov/grants/FAPN07-01.html
individuals not associated with an institution
DEADLINE: 04/01/2007 (Chretien International)
05/01/2007 (Small Research Grants- tentative)
PHONE: 202-328-2010
WEB: www.aas.org/grants/
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation General Matching Grants
support applied research and conservation education, and training for
natural resource professionals; must be matched by non-federal funds
DEADLINE: 04/01/2007 (pre-proposal)
PHONE: 415-778-0999
WEB: www.nfwf.org
American Astronomical Society: Research Grants support
international observational astronomy with the emphasis upon longterm, international visits. Also funds small research grants for
astronomers from smaller, less endowed institutions and from
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WEB: nspires.nasaprs.com/external/
NSF: Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduate in Biological
and Mathematical Sciences supports projects to enhance
undergraduate education and training at the intersection of the
biological and mathematical sciences
DEADLINE: 04/04/2007
PHONE: (703) 292-7188
WEB: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=BIO
Alternatives Research & Development Foundation supports the
development of alternatives to the use of animals in research and
education; special consideration is given to projects that use human
rather than non-human vertebrate tissue, do not use intact non-human
vertebrate animals, and can be completed in one year
DEADLINE: 04/30/2007
PHONE: 215-887-8076
WEB: www.ardf-online.org
USDA National Integrated Water Quality Program aims to protect
the Nation’s surface water and groundwater resources. Funded projects
should lead to science based decision making and management
practices that improve the quality of water resources in agricultural,
rural, and urbanizing watersheds.
DEADLINE: 04/02/2007
PHONE: 202-205-5952; FAX: 202-401-1706
WEB: www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/water_quality.html
National Research Council: Senior and Postdoctoral Research
Associateships provide opportunities for scientists and engineers to
perform research in participating laboratories within Federal agencies
and organizations
DEADLINE: 05/01/2007
PHONE: 202-334-2760
WEB: www4.nationalacademies.org/pga/rap.nsf
NASA: Astrophysics Theory Program (ATP) supports efforts to
develop basic theory needed for NASA's space astrophysics programs
DEADLINE: 04/06/2007 (notice of intent)
PHONE: 202-358-0441
WEB: nspires.nasaprs.com/external/
Research Corp: Research Opportunity Award. The chair of a Ph.D.granting astronomy, chemistry or physics department may annually
nominate up to two tenured faculty who are without research funding.
DEADLINE: 05/01/2007, 10/1/2007
PHONE: 520-571-1111
WEB: www.rescorp.org/
NASA: Origins of Solar Systems Program (OSSP) solicits basic
research proposals to conduct scientific investigations related to
understanding the formation and early evolution of planetary systems
and to provide the fundamental research and analysis necessary to
detect and characterize other planetary systems
DEADLINE: 04/09/2007 (notice of intent)
WEB: nspires.nasaprs.com/external/
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Academic Excellent Grant Program
provides Sun equipment to institutions of higher education who have
developed creative projects that address Sun's investment priorities and
create partnerships for success
DEADLINE: 05/02/2007 (tentative)
WEB: www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/edu/promotions/grants/
NASA: Planetary Astronomy Program supports ground-based
telescopic observations that contribute to the understanding of the
general properties and evolution of the planets and their satellites, and
of asteroids and comets
DEADLINE: 04/12/2007 (notice of intent)
WEB: nspires.nasaprs.com/external/
NSF: Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions
supports research to understand the behavior of atmospheric regions
from the middle atmosphere upward through the thermosphere and
ionosphere into the exosphere in terms of coupling, energetics,
chemistry, and dynamics on regional and global scales
DEADLINE: 05/10/2007
PHONE: 703-292-8529
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=ATM
EPA: Interdisciplinary Approach to Examining the link: Social
Stressors, Biodiversity and Human Health
supports research to study the relationship between anthropogenic
stressors (within ecosystems), changes in host and/or vector
biodiversity, and infectious disease transmission
DEADLINE: 04/19/2007
PHONE: 202-343-9862
WEB: es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/
Dreyfus (Camille and Henry) Foundation: New Faculty Awards
Program provides an unrestricted research grant of $40,000 that is
generally made before the new faculty members formally begin their
first tenure-track appointment, and is based on institutional nomination
DEADLINE: 05/10/2007
PHONE: 212-753-1760
WEB: www.dreyfus.org/nf.shtml
NSF: Advance Learning Technologies (ALT) supports research that
(1) enables radical improvements in learning through innovative
computer and information technologies, and (2) advances research in
computer science, information technology, learning, and cognitive
science through the unique challenges posed by learning environments
and learning technology platforms
DEADLINE: 04/25/2007
PHONE: 703-292-5147
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=REC
Dreyfus (Camille and Henry) Foundation: Faculty Start-Up Awards
provides new faculty at primarily undergraduate institutions with a
Start-up Award designed to help initiate their research programs
DEADLINE: 05/10/2007
PHONE: 212-753-1760
WEB: www.dreyfus.org/su.shtml
Research Corporation: Cottrell College Science Awards
support faculty research in chemistry, physics & astronomy at
predominantly undergraduate colleges
DEADLINE: 05/15/2007 (target)
PHONE: 520-571-1111
WEB: www.rescorp.org/
NASA: Astrophysics Data Analysis solicits proposals for (1) research
involving the NASA space astrophysics data sets currently archived in
the public domain, and (2) the analysis of new observations obtained by
the ASCA, RXTE, and BeppoSAX satellites
DEADLINE: 04/27/2007 (notice of intent)
PHONE: 202-358-0353
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Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation: Henry Dreyfus TeacherScholar Awards Program support the teaching and research careers of
talented young faculty in the chemical sciences.
DEADLINE: 6/28/07 nominations
PHONE: 212-753-1760
WEB: www.dreyfus.org/th.shtml
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation: Special Grant Program in
the Chemical Sciences supports projects that propose to advance the
science of chemistry in innovative ways.
DEADLINE:
67/07 preliminary proposal
11/15/07, full proposal
PHONE: 212-753-1760
WEB: www.dreyfus.org/sg.shtml
Social & Behavioral Science Projects
Humboldt (Alexander von) Foundation: TransCoop Program
supports transatlantic research cooperation among German, American,
and/or Canadian scholars (Ph.D. required) in the humanities, social
sciences, economics, and law
DEADLINE: 04/30/2007
PHONE: 202-783-1907
WEB: www.humboldt-foundation.de
events that foster the creation of an international community of research
scholars in anthropology and advance significant and innovative
anthropological research.
DEADLINE: 6/1/07, 12/1/07
PHONE: 212-683-5000
WEB:
www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=370402
Wenner-Gren Foundation: Individual Research Grants
support basic research in anthropology, particularly projects using
comparative perspectives or integrating two or more subfields of
anthropology
DEADLINE: 05/01/2007, 11/01/2007
PHONE: 212-683-5000
WEB: www.wennergren.org
Wenner-Gren Foundation: International Collaborative Reseasrch
Grants provide grants for international research collaborations between
two or more qualified scholars, where the principal investigators bring
different and complementary perspectives, knowledge, and/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 professional colleagues).
DEADLINE: 6/1/07, 12/1/07
PHONE: 212-683-5000
WEB:
www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=368683
Retirement Research Foundation supports programs that improve the
quality of life for older Americans. Proposals are currently limited to
seven states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Wisconsin,
and Florida
DEADLINE: 05/01/2007
PHONE: 773-714-8080
WEB: www.rrf.org/
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI):
Grants-In-Aid Program
supports 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
DEADLINE: 05/01/2007
PHONE: 202-675-6956
WEB: www.spssi.org/awards.html
Mailman (A.L.) Family Foundation supports projects in early
childhood care and education, family support, and children and youth's
moral education and social responsibility
DEADLINE: 05/15/2007 (letter of inquiry)
PHONE: 914-681-4448
WEB: www.mailman.org
American Psychological Association: Scientific Conferences. This
program promotes the exchange of important new contributions and
approaches in scientific psychology.
DEADLINE: June 1, 2007; December 1, 2007
PHONE: 202-336-6000
WEB: www.apa.org/science/confer2.html
CONTACT: dmccall@apa.org (Deborah McCall)
Wenner-Gren Foundation: Conferences and Workshops supports
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Health & Medicine Projects
NIH: Conference Grants (R13) provide partial support for
conferences to coordinate, exchange and disseminate information
related to NIH interests
DEADLINE: 04/12/2007
PHONE: 301-435-0714
WEB: www.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
Retirement Research Foundation supports programs that improve the
quality of life for older Americans. Proposals are currently limited to
seven states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Wisconsin,
and Florida
DEADLINE: 05/01/2007
PHONE: 773-714-8080
WEB: www.rrf.org/
EPA: Interdisciplinary Approach to Examining the link: Social
Stressors, Biodiversity and Human Health supports research to study
the relationship between anthropogenic stressors (within ecosystems),
changes in host and/or vector biodiversity, and infectious disease
transmission
DEADLINE: 04/19/2007
PHONE: 202-343-9862
WEB: es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/
NIH: Institutional National Research Service Awards enable eligible
institutions to develop or enhance research training opportunities for
individuals, selected by the institution, who are training for careers in
specified areas of biomedical and behavioral research
DEADLINE: 05/10/2007
PHONE: 301-435-0714
WEB: grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
Alternatives Research & Development Foundation supports the
development of alternatives to the use of animals in research and
education; special consideration is given to projects that use human
rather than non-human vertebrate tissue, do not use intact non-human
vertebrate animals, and can be completed in one year
DEADLINE: 04/30/2007
PHONE: 215-887-8076
WEB: www.ardf-online.org
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