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Arts, Humanities & Education Projects
687.000 A
American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies: Travel Grants
support research on the 18th Century; special programs support travel
to distant collections in North America and research on the history and
culture of France
DEADLINE: 01/01/2009
PHONE: 336-727-4694
WEB: http://asecs.press.jhu.edu/travelgr.html
742.000
John Carter Brown Library: Research Fellowships
support advanced research on the colonial history of the New World at
the John Carter Brown Library, Brown University; special programs
support research on the history of cartography, the history of women
and the family in the Americas before 1825, early maritime history, and
the Jewish experience in the New World before 1825
DEADLINE: 01/10/2009
PHONE: 401-863-2725
WEB: www.JCBL.org
781.000
Metropolitan Museum of Art
residential fellowships support one month to one year of research and
study in art history or conservation
DEADLINE: 01/02/2009 (conservation)
PHONE: 212-570-3710
WEB: www.metmuseum.org/education/er_studyandresearch.asp
237.004
Newberry Library: Long Term Fellowships
support 6 to 11 months of study using the Library's collections; special
programs focus on late medieval and Renaissance history and literature
and American history
DEADLINE: 01/12/2009
PHONE: 312-255-3662
WEB: www.newberry.org
045.004 A
NEA: Literature Fellowships
provides fellowships to published creative writers and translators of
exceptional talent in the areas of prose and poetry. Supports time for
writing, research, or travel in order to advance their careers
DEADLINE: 01/09/2009 (Translation Project)
PHONE: 202-682-5034
WEB: http://arts.endow.gov/grants/apply/index_ind.html
580.000
Camargo Foundation
residential fellowships in the Aix-Marseilles area facilitate work in the
humanities and social sciences on French and francophone cultures;
also supports creative projects by visual artists, photographers,
composers, and writers
DEADLINE: 01/12/2009
PHONE: 202-302-7303
WEB: www.camargofoundation.org
779.000
American Research Center in Egypt Graduate Study in Egypt:
Fellowship Program
supports pre-poctoral and post-doctoral fellowships in Egypt for 3-12
months. Fields of study include: archaeology, architecture, art,
Egyptology, history, the humanities, Islamic studies, political science,
and social sciences.
DEADLINE: 01/09/2009
PHONE: 212-529-6661
WEB: www.arce.org/fellowships/
060.001
Smithsonian Institution: Fellowship Programs
residential fellowships in support research and study in fields including
the natural sciences, anthropology, archeology, space sciences, earth
sciences, history of science and technology, history of art, American
social and cultural history, and folklife
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 202-287-3271
WEB: www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm
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123.000
Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library: Fellowship Program
residential fellowships in Winterthur, DE support research in
anthropology, archaeology, architectural history, art history, cultural
history, decorative arts, African American material folklore, historic
preservation, history of technology, material culture, social history,
urban studies, and women's history
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 302-888-4649
WEB: www.winterthur.org/research/fellowship.asp
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676.000
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: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 706-746-5718
WEB: www.hambidge.org/
855.000
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
residential fellowships in Mt. San Angelo, VA support writing, visual
arts, and composition
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009 (for Summer residence)
PHONE: 804-946-7236
WEB: www.vcca.com
197.000
Archaeological Institute of America
awards and fellowships support travel and study related to classical
Mediterranean history and culture; geographical areas of interest
include Greece, the Aegean Islands, Sicily, Southern Italy, Asia Minor,
and Mesopotamia; special programs focus on the Aegean Bronze Age
and Aphrodisias material
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 617-353-9361
WEB: www.archaeological.org/
887.001
American Music Center: Aaron Copland Fund for Music
supports recording projects that help document and expose music of
contemporary American composers. Also provides support for
performing artists ensembles
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009 (Recording)
PHONE: 212-366-5260, ext 29
WEB: www.coplandfund.org/
211.000
Macdowell Colony
residencies in Peterborough, NH support writing, composition, visual
art, photography, printmaking, filmmaking, and architecture
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009 (May through August)
PHONE: 603-924-3886
WEB: www.macdowellcolony.org
897.000
Institut Francais de Washington Gilbert Chinard Scholarships
support research in France for a period of at least two months; areas of
interest are art, economics, history, history of science, linguistics,
literature, and social sciences
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 919-962-0135
WEB: www.unc.edu/depts/institut/
215.000
Phi Beta Kappa: Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship
supports studies in French and Greek language, literature, history, or
archaeology for unmarried women aged 25-35; languages alternate each
year between Greek and French
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009 (Greek)
PHONE: 202-265-3808
WEB: www.pbk.org
060.003
Council of American Overseas Research Centers: Fellowships for
Advanced Multi-Country Research
supports scholars in their research overseas in the Near and Middle East
and South Asia on the broad issues of multinational significance in the
social sciences, humanities and related natural sciences
DEADLINE: 01/16/2009
PHONE: 202-842-8636
WEB: www.caorc.org/
243.000
Kress (Samuel H.) Foundation Curatorial Fellowships
support curatorial work in European art from antiquity through the early
19th century; museums apply on behalf of fellows
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 212-861-4993
WEB: www.kressfoundation.org/
226.000 C
Rockefeller Foundation: Multi-Arts Production (MAP) Program
supports creation in the performing arts; awards are made to artists and
organizations "investigating issues of cultural pluralism...; the interface
of cultures...; the character and dynamic of difference; and the
negotiation of difference"
DEADLINE: 01/20/2009
PHONE: 212-852-8486
WEB: www.mapfund.org/
260.000
American Antiquarian Society: Short-Term Visiting Academic
Research Fellowships
supports research in all fields of American history and culture through
1876 including art, music, science, African-American history, and
women's history
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 508-755-5221
WEB: www.americanantiquarian.org
045.106
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allow institutions to provide the public with opportunities to explore the
humanities through activities such as exhibitions, reading and film
discussion series, catalogs, lectures, symposia, and websites
DEADLINE: 01/28/2009
PHONE: 202-606-8267
WEB: www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html
two-month residencies in Los Angeles support bibliographical research
in early modern British literature and history as well as other areas
where the two libraries have common strengths
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009
PHONE: 310-206-8552
WEB: www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/c1718cs/
125.005
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS): East European
Studies Program
supports research in the social sciences and humanities related to
Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and the successor states of the
former Yugoslavia
DEADLINE: 01/30/2009 (Travel Grants)
PHONE: 212-697-1505
WEB: www.acls.org/fel-dead.htm
624.000
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Fellowships
residential fellowships in Provincetown, MA support writers and visual
artists beginning their careers
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009 (visual artists)
PHONE: 508-487-9960
WEB: www.fawc.org
045.131
NEH: We the People Challenge Grants
provides matching grants to address long-term improvements in and
support for humanities activities focused on exploring significant
themes and events in American history
DEADLINE: 02/03/2009
PHONE: 202-606-8446
WEB: www.neh.gov/
045.006 A
NEA/Japan-US Friendship Commission: US/Japan Creative Artists'
provides six-month residencies in Japan for individual creative artists in
any discipline
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009
PHONE: 202-275-7712
WEB: www.jusfc.gov/index.asp
226.000 A
Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Study & Conference Center:
Residences
hosts week-long international conferences, month-long study
residencies for scholars, scientists, and artists, and team residencies of
five to 28 days for creative and problem-solving groups
DEADLINE: 02/11/2009
PHONE: 212-852-8468
WEB: www.rockfound.org/
045.301 C
Institute of Museum and Library Services: National Leadership
Grants
support projects to encourage: innovation in providing public service
and meeting community needs; widespread and creative use of new
technologies; model projects to be replicated throughout the field;
greater public access to museum collections; and an extended impact of
federal dollars through collaborative projects
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009
PHONE: 202-606-8539
WEB: www.imls.gov/
154.000
National Council on Eurasian and East European Research: Title
VIII National Research Competition
supports research designed to contribute to the understanding of the
current status and dynamics of societies in Eastern Europe and the NIS
of the former USSR; program focuses on the social sciences and
humanities
DEADLINE: 02/13/2009
PHONE: 202-822-6950
WEB: www.nceeer.org/Programs/programs.html
474.000
Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies: Ahmanson-Getty
Postdoctoral Fellowships
theme-based residencies in Los Angeles are awarded to young scholars
for two to three academic quarters for participation in interdisciplinary
programs. In 2009-2010, the core program theme will be "Cultures Of
Communication, Theologies Of Media In Early Modern Europe And
Beyond"
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009
PHONE: 310-206-8552
WEB: www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/c1718cs/
193.000
American Association of Museums (AAM): Museum Assessment
Programs
support a review of the management and operation of museums, from
collections policies through assessment of the public's perception,
experience, and involvement with the museum
DEADLINE: 02/15/2009
PHONE: 202-289-9118
WEB: www.aam-us.org/museumresources/map/index.cfm
474.000
Clark (William Andrews) Memorial Library: Clark Short-Term
Fellowships
one- to three-month residencies support research in the Clark Library in
Los Angeles; focal strengths include 17th and 18th century British
culture, the 1890s, and Oscar Wilde
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009
PHONE: 310-206-8552
WEB: www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/c1718cs/
332.000
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
residencies in Woodside, CA are awarded competitively to artists in the
disciplines of choreography, literature, music composition, visual arts,
and media arts/new genres for both mid-career artists
DEADLINE: 02/15/2009
474.004
Clark (William Andrews) Memorial Library: Clark-Huntington
Joint Bibliographical Fellowship
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PHONE: 415-747-1250
WEB: www.djerassi.org
Science, Engineering and Mathematics Projects
258.000
Conservation, Food & Health Foundation
supports field research and projects which assist in the conservation of
natural resources, the production and distribution of food, and the
improvement and promotion of health in the developing world
DEADLINE: 01/01/2009 (concept paper)
PHONE: 617-426-7172
WEB: www.grantsmanagement.com/cfhguide.html
012.000
DOD\ONR: Young Investigator Program
supports academic scientists and engineers who wish to conduct
research in the myriad of areas of interest to the Department of the
Navy. Funds research in 65 program areas in 13 different research
division of ONR
DEADLINE: 01/12/2009
PHONE: 703-696-0431
WEB: www.onr.navy.mil/education/
782.000
Leakey (L.S.B.) Foundation: Research Grants
support research archaeology, paleoanthropology, primatology, and
cultural anthropology. Special Research grants support research on the
great apes, hunter and gatherers, or multidisciplinary paleoanthropology
DEADLINE: 01/05/2009
PHONE: 415-561-4646
WEB: www.leakeyfoundation.org/
047.040 C(2)
NSF: Division of Integrative Organismal Biology
supports research aimed at integrative understanding of organisms as
units of biological organization, with particular emphasis on their
development, form, function, and evolution
DEADLINE: 01/12/2009 (some deadlines are later)
PHONE: 703-292-8423
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=IOS
012.500
DoD/Army Corp of Engineers: Strategic Environmental Research
& Development Program
funds environmental research and development that identifies,
develops, and transitions environmental technologies that relate directly
to defense mission accomplishment. The SERDP is interested in preproposals for research focusing in the areas of Environmental
Restoration, Munitions Management, Sustainable Infras tructure, and
Weapons Systems and Platforms technologies. The SEED program is
focused exploratory development in just the areas of Munitions
Management and Sustainable Infrastructure technologies
DEADLINE: 01/08/2009 (pre-proposals- SERDP)
PHONE: 202-260-0422
WEB: www.serdp.org/
047.043 B
NSF: Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
research and related activities that contribute to a fundamental
understanding of life processes at the molecular, subcellular, and
cellular levels
DEADLINE: 01/12/2009 (some deadlines are later)
PHONE: 703-292-8443
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=MCB
047.076
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 will
support: 1) Conducting research on undergraduate STEM teaching and
learning; 2) Creating learning materials and teaching strategies; 3)
Developing faculty expertise; 4) Implementing educational innovations;
and 5) Assessing learning and evaluating innovations
DEADLINE: 01/12/2009 (Phase II, Phase III)
PHONE: 703-292-8670
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DUE
047.040
NSF-BIO: Division of Environmental Biology
supports fundamental research on populations, species, communities,
and ecosystems. Scientific emphases range across many evolutionary
and ecological processes and include biodiversity, molecular genetic
and genomic evolution, mesoscale ecology, macroscale ecology,
ecosystem services, conservation biology, global change,
biogeochemical cycles, and restoration ecology. Research on origins,
functions, relationships, interactions, and evolutionary history may
incorporate field, laboratory, or museum approaches; observational or
manipulative experiments; as well as theoretical approaches involving
analytical, statistical, or simulation modeling
DEADLINE: 01/09/2009 (some deadlines are later)
PHONE: 703-292-8481
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DEB
850.002
American Astronomical Society: International Travel
helps defray the costs of travel to overseas scientific meetings
DEADLINE: 01/09/2009
PHONE: 202-328-2010
WEB: www.aas.org/
060.001
Smithsonian Institution: Fellowship Programs
residential fellowships in support research and study in fields including
the natural sciences, anthropology, archeology, space sciences, earth
sciences, history of science and technology, history of art, American
social and cultural history, and folklife
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 202-287-3271
WEB: www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm
554.000
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provide support for purchase of computing equipment, and limited
support for professional systems administrators or programmer
personnel for research computing needs
DEADLINE: 01/22/2009
PHONE: 703-306-1870
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DMS
US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development
(BARD) Fund
supports mutually beneficial agricultural research and development in
the US and Israel
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009 (fellowships)
PHONE: 301-504-5616
WEB: www.bard-isus.com
159.000
Toshiba America Foundation
supports improvements in the classroom teaching of science,
mathematics, and technology in grades 7-12; projects costing less than
$5,000 may be proposed at any time
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009
PHONE: 212-596-0620
WEB: www.toshiba.com/about/taf.html
81.049
DOE: Fundamental Research in Superconducting RF Cavity Design
seeks proposals relevant to the development and design of
Superconducting Radio Frequency (SRF) cavities that can substantially
improve performance through better understanding of material
properties, surface dynamics, processing procedures, and cavity
geometric configurations
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009 (full)
PHONE: 303-903-2718
WEB: www.science.doe.gov/grants/FAPN09-05.html
743.000
Crane-Rogers Foundation: Institute of Current World Affairs
Fellowships
support overseas study in the broad area of "current world affairs" for
individuals under the age of 36, to assist in developing a deep
understanding of an issue, country or region outside the United States
and to share that understanding with interested segments of the Englishspeaking public
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009 (letter of inquiry)
PHONE: 603-643-5548
WEB: www.icwa.org
010.206
USDA: National Research Initiative- Competitive Grants Program
supports research in a variety of fields related to agriculture. Topics
covered by January deadline include: Education, International Science
(202-720-3801); Education Challenge, Higher Ed (202-720-2067)
DEADLINE: 01/16/2009 (Education, International Science)
WEB: www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/funding.cfm
047.060
NSF: National Space Weather Program (NSWP)
supports research to ultimately achieve timely, accurate, and reliable
space environment observations, specifications, and forecasts
DEADLINE: 01/16/2009
PHONE: 703-292-8518
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=ATM
229.004
Dreyfus (Camille and Henry) Foundation: Camille Dreyfus
Teacher-Scholar Awards
awards in this programs are made on the basis of individual research
attainment and promise. It is designed to strengthen the teaching and
research careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences by
providing discretionary funding at early stages in their careers
DEADLINE: 02/05/2009 (nominations)
PHONE: 212-753-1760
WEB: www.dreyfus.org
060.003
Council of American Overseas Research Centers: Fellowships for
Advanced Multi-Country Research
supports scholars in their research overseas in the Near and Middle East
and South Asia on the broad issues of multinational significance in the
social sciences, humanities and related natural sciences
DEADLINE: 01/16/2009
PHONE: 202-842-8636
WEB: www.caorc.org/
818.000
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: 02/05/2009
WEB: www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/edu/promotions/grants/
047.010
NSF: Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)
supports the acquisition of major instrumentation used for research and
research training including single instruments, a system of instruments,
or multiple instruments
DEADLINE: 01/22/2009
PHONE: 703-292-8040
WEB: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?type=xcut
043.021
NASA: Solar & Heliospheric Physics
supports studies of the mesosphere and thermosphere regions of the
upper atmosphere, the ionosphere, and the auroral processes of Earth
through theory, simulation, modeling, indepth data analysis and
synthesis, and laboratory studies
DEADLINE: 02/06/2009 (final)
PHONE: 202-358-0880
WEB: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/
047.050
NSF: Scientific Computing Research Environments for the
Mathematical Sciences (SCREMS)
047.050
NSF: Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities
supports the acquisition or upgrade of research equipment; the
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development of new instrumentation, analytical techniques, software or
cyberinfrastructure; the development or expansion of national or
regional multi-user facilities, and; the funding of research technicians in
this area
DEADLINE: 02/11/2009 (target)
PHONE: 703-292-8558
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=EAR
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DOE/USDA: Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy
supports genomics-based research that will lead to the improved use of
biomass and plant feedstocks for the production of fuels such as ethanol
or renewable chemical feedstocks. Specifically, applications are sought
for fundamental research on plants that will improve biomass
characteristics, biomass yield, or sustainability
DEADLINE: 02/18/2009 (full)
PHONE: 301-903-6165
WEB: www.science.doe.gov/grants/
047.044
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: 02/12/2009
PHONE: (703) 292-7188
WEB: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=BIO
047.050
NSF: Interdisciplinary Grants in the Mathematical Sciences
enable mathematical scientists to: undertake research and study in
another discipline so as to expand their skills and knowledge in areas
other than the mathematical sciences; subsequently apply this
knowledge in their research; and enrich the educational experiences and
broaden the career options of their students
DEADLINE: 02/19/2009
PHONE: (703) 292-8874
WEB: www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf04518
047.061
NSF: Ocean Sciences
support research on the biological, geological, physical, and chemical
processes in the ocean and ocean technology
DEADLINE: 02/15/2009 (target)
PHONE: 703-292-8582
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=OCE
047.075
NSF: International Research and Education: Planning Visits and
Workshops
supports the initial phases of developing and coordinating integrated
research and education activities with foreign partners. Support is
primarily for travel and subsistence expenses; salaries and stipends are
not typically supported
DEADLINE: 02/20/2009 (Workshops)
WEB: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=OISE
011.609
NIST: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
partnerships with colleges and universities allow undergraduates to
perform summer research at the national NIST laboratories; emphases
on atomic, molecular, & optical physics and materials science and
engineering
DEADLINE: 02/16/2009
PHONE: 301-975-4200
WEB: www.physics.nist.gov/ResOpp/surf/surf.html
446.000
Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
supports the development, validation, use, and dissemination of
product-testing methods that minimize animal distress, reduce animal
usage, and replace whole animal tests; presently does not fund projects
on carcinogenicity or mutagenicity
DEADLINE: 02/22/2009
PHONE: 410-223-1693
WEB: http://caat.jhsph.edu/programs/grants/preproposal.htm
010.206
USDA: National Research Initiative- Competitive Grants Program
supports research in a variety of field related to agriculture; topic
covered by February deadlines is: Plant Feedstock
DEADLINE: 02/18/2009
PHONE: 202-401-6188
WEB: www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/funding.cfm
012.002
DOD-DARPA: Defense Sciences Research and Technology
supports promising technologies within a broad spectrum of the science
and engineering research communities and to develop those
technologies into important, radically new military capabilities.
Program emphasis includes: new materials development, advanced
mathematics, biological warfare defense, and defense applications of
biology
DEADLINE: 02/27/2009
PHONE: 571-218-4224
WEB: www.darpa.mil/DSO/solicitations/solicit.htm
081.049
Social & Behavioral Science Projects
258.000
Conservation, Food & Health Foundation
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supports field research and projects which assist in the conservation of
natural resources, the production and distribution of food, and the
improvement and promotion of health in the developing world
DEADLINE: 01/01/2009 (concept paper)
PHONE: 617-426-7172
WEB: www.grantsmanagement.com/cfhguide.html
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047.080
NSF: Cultural Anthropology
supports basic scientific research on the causes and consequences of
human social and cultural variation
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009 (target)
PHONE: 703-292-7315
WEB: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=BCS
782.000
Leakey (L.S.B.) Foundation: Research Grants
support research archaeology, paleoanthropology, primatology, and
cultural anthropology. Special Research grants support research on the
great apes, hunter and gatherers, or multidisciplinary paleoanthropology
DEADLINE: 01/05/2009
PHONE: 415-561-4646
WEB: www.leakeyfoundation.org/
060.001
Smithsonian Institution: Fellowship Programs
residential fellowships in support research and study in fields including
the natural sciences, anthropology, archeology, space sciences, earth
sciences, history of science and technology, history of art, American
social and cultural history, and folklife
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 202-287-3271
WEB: www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm
938.000 A
American Educational Research Association (AERA): Research
Grants
supports policy-related research using statistics from national databases,
including those of the National Center for Education Statistics and the
National Science Foundation; fellows are in residence at these agencies
and, in addition to conducting independent research, serve as a resource
for agency planning and staff development
DEADLINE: 01/07/2009
PHONE: 805-893-8568
WEB: www.aera.net/grantsprogram/
897.000
Institut Francais de Washington Gilbert Chinard Scholarships
support research in France for a period of at least two months; areas of
interest are art, economics, history, history of science, linguistics,
literature, and social sciences
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 919-962-0135
WEB: www.unc.edu/depts/institut/
010.206
USDA: National Research Initiative- Competitive Grants Program
supports research in a variety of fields related to agriculture. Topics
covered by January deadline include: Education, International Science
(202-720-3801); Education Challenge, Higher Ed (202-720-2067)
DEADLINE: 01/16/2009 (Education, International Science)
WEB: www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/funding.cfm
047.076
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 will
support: 1) Conducting research on undergraduate STEM teaching and
learning; 2) Creating learning materials and teaching strategies; 3)
Developing faculty expertise; 4) Implementing educational innovations;
and 5) Assessing learning and evaluating innovations
DEADLINE: 01/12/2009 (Phase II, Phase III)
PHONE: 703-292-8670
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DUE
047.085
NSF: Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics
supports research on statistical methodology, statistical modeling,
methodological aspects of new or existing procedures for data
collection, including methodology for survey which have direct
implications for one or more of the social and behavioral sciences
DEADLINE: 01/16/2009 (target)
PHONE: 703-292-7269
WEB: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=SES
580.000
Camargo Foundation
residential fellowships in the Aix-Marseilles area facilitate work in the
humanities and social sciences on French and francophone cultures;
also supports creative projects by visual artists, photographers,
composers, and writers
DEADLINE: 01/12/2009
PHONE: 202-302-7303
WEB: www.camargofoundation.org
060.003
Council of American Overseas Research Centers: Fellowships for
Advanced Multi-Country Research
supports scholars in their research overseas in the Near and Middle East
and South Asia on the broad issues of multinational significance in the
social sciences, humanities and related natural sciences
DEADLINE: 01/16/2009
PHONE: 202-842-8636
WEB: www.caorc.org/
047.080
NSF: Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
supports research to develop and advance scientific knowledge focusing
on human cognition, language, social behavior and culture, as well as
research on the interactions between human societies and the physical
environment. These deadlines refer to: Cultural Anthropology;
Linguistics; Perception, Action & Cognition; Social Psychology;
Geography and Regional Sciences
DEADLINE: 01/14/2009 (target)
WEB: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=BCS
047.080
NSF: Economics
supports research designed to improve the understanding of the
processes and institutions of the U.S. economy and of the world system
of which it is a part
DEADLINE: 01/18/2009 (target)
PHONE: 703-292-4927
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DEADLINE: 02/01/2009
PHONE: 773-714-8080
WEB: www.rrf.org/
047.010
NSF: Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)
supports the acquisition of major instrumentation used for research and
research training including single instruments, a system of instruments,
or multiple instruments
DEADLINE: 01/22/2009
PHONE: 703-292-8040
WEB: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?type=xcut
602.000
Dirksen Congressional Center: Congressional Research Awards
supports research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009
PHONE: 309-347-7113
WEB: www.dirksencenter.org/
125.005
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS): East European
Studies Program
supports research in the social sciences and humanities related to
Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and the successor states of the
former Yugoslavia
DEADLINE: 01/30/2009 (Travel Grants)
PHONE: 212-697-1505
WEB: www.acls.org/fel-dead.htm
784.000
Center for Int'l Security and Arms Control: Fellowships
offers scientists and engineers an opportunity to conduct research into
the scientific and technical aspects of a security topic of their own
choosing, or to conduct research in collaboration with one of the
Center's ongoing research efforts
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009
PHONE: 650-723-9626
WEB: http://cisac.stanford.edu/
047.080
NSF: Innovation and Organizational Change
seeks projects that improve the performance of industrial, educational,
service, health care, governmental and other organizations and
institutions through the support of research on theories, concepts, and
methodologies of innovation and organizational change
DEADLINE: 02/02/2009
WEB: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=SES
099.000
White House Fellows Program
supports year-long high level internships for academics, professional, or
business people who wish to learn first-hand about federal services
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009
PHONE: 202-606-1818
WEB: www.whitehouse.gov/fellows/
182.000
General Service Foundation
supports projects which; (1) advance and strengthen human rights,
democratic reform and economic justice in Mexico, Cuba and Central
America, or; (2) projects that ensure all women and girls in the U.S.
have the power and resources to make healthy decisions about their
bodies, sexuality, and reproduction
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009 (letter of inquiry)
PHONE: 970-920-6834
WEB: www.generalservice.org
124.000 A
American Political Science Association: Small Research Grant
Program
supports the research of political scientists who are not employed at
PhD-granting departments
DEADLINE: 02/02/2009
PHONE: 202-483-2512
WEB: www.apsanet.org/section_191.cfm
154.000
National Council on Eurasian and East European Research: Title
VIII National Research Competition
supports research designed to contribute to the understanding of the
current status and dynamics of societies in Eastern Europe and the NIS
of the former USSR; program focuses on the social sciences and
humanities
DEADLINE: 02/13/2009
PHONE: 202-822-6950
WEB: www.nceeer.org/Programs/programs.html
365.000
Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
supports research on policy-relevant issues related to the following
three areas: employment relationships; low wages and public policy;
and social insurance
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009 (summary application- tentative)
PHONE: 616-343-5541
WEB: www.upjohninst.org
047.075
NSF: International Research and Education: Planning Visits and
Workshops
supports the initial phases of developing and coordinating integrated
research and education activities with foreign partners. Support is
primarily for travel and subsistence expenses; salaries and stipends are
not typically supported
DEADLINE: 02/20/2009 (Workshops)
WEB: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=OISE
400.000
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
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Health & Medicine Projects
258.000
Conservation, Food & Health Foundation
supports field research and projects which assist in the conservation of
natural resources, the production and distribution of food, and the
improvement and promotion of health in the developing world
DEADLINE: 01/01/2009 (concept paper)
PHONE: 617-426-7172
WEB: www.grantsmanagement.com/cfhguide.html
WEB: www.jdrf.org/
715.000
American Diabetes Association: Research Awards
support clinical and applied research on diabetes, as well as research
training; areas of interest include the etiology, pathophysiology, and
epidemiology of diabetes
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 703-549-1500ext.2362
WEB: www.diabetes.org/diabetes-research/research-home.jsp
334.000
McKnight Foundation: Fund for Neuroscience: McKnight Scholars
These awards were established to encourage emerging M.D. or Ph.D.
neuroscientists to focus on disorders of learning and memory
DEADLINE: 01/02/2009
PHONE: 612-333-4220
WEB: www.mcknight.org/neuroscience/
093.000
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: 01/25/2009
PHONE: 301-435-0714
WEB: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
472.000
Pfeiffer (Gustavus and Louise) Research Foundation: Grants-in-Aid
supports projects or programs in medicine and pharmacy, including
scientific research, post-graduate scholarship and fellowship assistance,
and studies in nutrition, blindness, deafness and other physical
disabilities
DEADLINE: 01/08/2009 (letter of inquiry)
PHONE: 973-983-0480
WEB: http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/Pfeiffer
093.000 A(5)
NIH: Program Projects Grants (P01)
an award mechanism that supports broadly based, often
multidisciplinary long-term, health-related research programs of major
objectives or themes
DEADLINE: 01/25/2009
PHONE: 301-435-0714
WEB: www.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
564.000 A
Alzheimer's Association: Research Grants
supports research on the early detection and treatment of Alzheimer's
disease. Separate programs for new and experienced investigators
DEADLINE: 01/08/2009 (full)
PHONE: 312-335-5747
WEB: www.alz.org/
093.989
NIH-Fogarty International Center: International Research
Collaboration Award (FIRCA)
supports collaborative research between US biomedical scientists
supported by NIH and investigators in the developing world.
DEADLINE: 01/28/2009 (BB)
PHONE: 301-496-1653
WEB: www.fic.nih.gov/funding/index.htm
268.000
American Psychological Association: Minority Fellowships
supports the development of psychologists who maintain a professional
focus on research related to mental health and substance abuse services
for ethnic minorities
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 202-336-6127
WEB: www.apa.org/mfp/
400.000
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: 02/01/2009
PHONE: 773-714-8080
WEB: www.rrf.org/
320.000
Lalor Foundation Research Grants
supports postdoctoral research in mammalian reproductive biology as
related to the regulation of fertility
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
WEB: www.lalorfound.org
464.000
Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation: Grants for
Alcohol Research
support scientific studies on the use and prevention of misuse of
alcoholic beverages; funds are available for interdisciplinary research in
the biological, medical, epidemiological, behavioral, and social sciences
related to alcohol use and abuse
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009
PHONE: 410-821-7066
561.000 B
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Research Grants
support research designed to find a cure, to advance therapy, or to
prevent complications; emphasis on Type I diabetes
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 212-785-9500
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on carcinogenicity or mutagenicity
DEADLINE: 02/22/2009
PHONE: 410-223-1693
WEB: http://caat.jhsph.edu/programs/grants/preproposal.htm
520.000
Greenwall Foundation: Bioethics Program
provides funding for physicians, lawyers, philosophers, economists,
theologians and other professionals to address micro and macro issues
in bioethics, providing guidance for those engaged in decisionmaking at
the bedside as well as those responsible for shaping institutional and
public policy
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009
PHONE: 212-679-7266
WEB: www.greenwall.org
093.390
NIH: Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA)
serve institutions which offer baccalaureate or advanced degrees in
health-related sciences but which have not received major support from
NIH; funds small-scale, new or continuing faculty research in the
biomedical and behavioral sciences
DEADLINE: 02/25/2009
PHONE: 301-435-2691
WEB: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/area.htm
093.161
CDC: Public Health Conference Support Grant Program
supports conferences in health promotion, disease prevention,
information, and education programs
DEADLINE: 02/02/2009 (letter of intent)
PHONE: 770-488-2700
WEB: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grantmain.htm
814.000
Bader (Helen) Foundation
supports "nonscientific" research related to Alzheimer's disease and
dementia, with a focus on nontraditional therapeutic interventions; also
supports seminars and workshops designed to educate healthcare
consumers and practitioners about the impact of public policies
DEADLINE: 02/25/2009 (preliminary)
PHONE: 414-224-6464
WEB: www.hbf.org/
446.000
Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
supports the development, validation, use, and dissemination of
product-testing methods that minimize animal distress, reduce animal
usage, and replace whole animal tests; presently does not fund projects
Multidisciplinary Projects
202.000
Yaddo Artists' Community: Artist Residencies
residencies in Saratoga Springs, NY last from two weeks to two
months; support writers, visual artists, composers, choreographers,
performing artists, and film and video artists
DEADLINE: 01/01/2009
PHONE: 518-584-0746
WEB: www.yaddo.org
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 202-833-7522
WEB: www.actr.org/
762.000
Herb Society of America: Research Grant
supports scientific, academic, and artistic investigations of herbs; fields
of interest include horticulture, science, literature, history, art, and
economics
DEADLINE: 01/31/2009
PHONE: 440-256-0514
WEB: www.herbsociety.org
737.000
C.S. Fund
supports projects that impact policy or practice, in the areas of
biotechnology, economic globalization, and food sovereignty
DEADLINE: 01/12/2009 (full)
PHONE: 707-874-2942
WEB: www.csfund.org
019.007
DOS: International Education Administrators Program
operates seminars to introduce participants to the society, culture and
higher education systems of these countries through campus visits,
meetings with foreign colleagues and government officials, attendance
at cultural events and briefings on education. Current programs are
with Japan and Korea
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009 (Germany)
PHONE: 202-686-4000
WEB: www.cies.org/IEA/
060.001
Smithsonian Institution: Fellowship Programs
residential fellowships in the natural sciences, anthropology,
archeology, space sciences, earth sciences, history of science and
technology, history of art, American social and cultural history
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 202-287-3271
WEB: www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm
099.000
White House Fellows Program
supports year-long high level internships for academics, professional, or
business people who wish to learn first-hand about federal services
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009
PHONE: 202-606-1818
WEB: www.whitehouse.gov/fellows/
673.000
American Councils for International Education: Title VIII Research
Scholars Program
provides three to nine months of support for research in the NIS and
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, or Central Europe
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International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX): Short-Term
Travel
support scholarly projects focusing on Central and Eastern Europe, and
Eurasia
DEADLINE: 02/02/2009
PHONE: 202-628-8188
WEB: www.irex.org/
182.000
General Service Foundation
supports projects which; (1) advance and strengthen human rights,
democratic reform and economic justice in Mexico, Cuba and Central
America, or; (2) projects that ensure all women and girls in the U.S.
have the power and resources to make healthy decisions about their
bodies, sexuality, and reproduction
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009 (letter of inquiry)
PHONE: 970-920-6834
WEB: www.generalservice.org
193.000
American Association of Museums (AAM): Museum Assessment
Programs
support a review of the management and operation of museums, from
collections policies through assessment of the public's perception,
experience, and involvement with the museum
DEADLINE: 02/15/2009
PHONE: 202-289-9118
WEB: www.aam-us.org/museumresources/map/index.cfm
524.000
Peace Development Fund: Community Organizing Grant
provides grants for projects in the following areas: empowering people
in marginalized communities; eliminating racism, oppression, and
violence that arises from them; ending environmental injustice at
community level; and building networks of communities addressing
these issues
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009 (tentative)
PHONE: 413-256-8306
WEB: www.peacefund.org
675.000
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly
Exchange
supports institutional enhancement, research, conferences, workshops,
seminars, and publication in Chinese studies
DEADLINE: 02/15/2009 (publication, travel, workshops)
PHONE: 703-903-7460
WEB: www.cckf.org
743.000
Crane-Rogers Foundation: Institute of Current World Affairs
Fellowships
support overseas study in the broad area of "current world affairs" for
individuals under the age of 36, to assist in developing a deep
understanding of an issue, country or region outside the United States
and to share that understanding with interested segments of the Englishspeaking public
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009 (letter of inquiry)
PHONE: 603-643-5548
WEB: www.icwa.org
298.000
Frueauff (Charles A.) Foundation
supports private four year colleges and universities with grants for
student aid, construction, equipment, special projects and general
operation
DEADLINE: 02/20/2009 (letter of inquiry)
PHONE: 501-219-1410
WEB: www.frueaufffoundation.com/
928.000
Trust for Mutual Understanding
support for cultural and environmental exchanges between US and
Russia/Eastern Europe. Funds training programs, workshops, and
seminars, including per diem and travel expenses
DEADLINE: 02/01/2009 (concept paper)
PHONE: 212-632-3405
WEB: www.tmuny.org
130.001
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