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Arts, Humanities & Education Projects
103.000
American Philosophical Society (APS): Franklin Research Grants
support the cost of scholarly research in all areas of knowledge except
those in which support by government or corporations is more
appropriate
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
PHONE: 220-440-3429
WEB: www.amphilsoc.org/grants/
549.000
Bynner (Witter) Foundation for Poetry
supports the development of transferable model programs that use
poetry as a vehicle to deal with specific social, educational, and
therapeutic concerns; funds available for translation
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008 (letter of intent)
PHONE: 505-988-3251
WEB: bynnerfoundation.org
109.000
German Studies Association: Berlin Program for Advanced
German & European Studies
supports the comparative and interdisciplinary study of the economic,
political, and social aspects of modern and contemporary German and
European affairs
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
PHONE: 212-377-2700
WEB: userpage.fu-berlin.de/~bprogram/
624.000
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Fellowships
residential fellowships in Provincetown, MA support writers and visual
artists beginning their careers
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008 (writers)
PHONE: 508-487-9960
WEB: www.fawc.org
644.000
Shubert Foundation
supports graduate drama departments of private universities
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008 (Theatre)
PHONE: 212-944-3777
WEB: www.shubertfoundation.org/
357.000
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture: Scholars-InResidence Program
residency program in New York, NY assists those scholars and
professionals whose research in black history and culture can benefit
from extended access to the Center's resources
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
PHONE: 212-491-2200
WEB: www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html
669.000
Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies
supports residencies at Princeton for one or two semesters that focus on
the processes by which individuals or groups come to accept beliefs,
ideas, rituals, or practices that are radically different from those with
which they began. For 2008/10, the Center will focus on Cultures and
Institutions in Motion
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
PHONE: 609-258-4997
WEB: dav.princeton.edu/
402.014
Social Science Research Council (SSRC): Japan Fellowships
provides promising researchers in the social sciences and the
humanities with the opportunity to conduct extended research within
leading universities and research institutions in Japan. Designed for
ABD's and recent PhD's.Fellowship support is available for two to 24
months in Japan
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
PHONE: 212-377-2700
WEB: fellowships.ssrc.org/overview/
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110.000
Huntington: Fellowships
residential fellowships in San Marino, CA support studies in British
and American history, literature, art history, the history of science, and
photography; areas of specialization include the Middle Ages, the
Renaissance, 19th and 20th century literature, British drama, colonial
America, the American Civil War, Western America, and California
DEADLINE: 12/15/2008
PHONE: 818-405-2194
WEB: www.huntington.org/ResearchDiv/Fellowships.html
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/
140.000
Delmas (Gladys Krieble) Foundation: Grants for Independent
Research on Venetian History
for travel and residence to conduct historical research specifically on
Venice and the former Venetian empire or to study contemporary
Venetian society and culture
DEADLINE: 12/15/2008
PHONE: 212-687-0011
WEB: www.delmas.org
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
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
777.000
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library: Visiting Fellowships
residential fellowships on a variety of topics in literature and history
DEADLINE: 12/15/2008
PHONE: 203-432-2977
WEB: www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/
753.000
Wilbur Foundation
provides small awards to support the field of humanities, especially
history, literature, religion, and philosophy, for projects that are
calculated to enhance or preserve the "permanent things" of society
DEADLINE: 12/31/2008
WEB: www.wilburfoundation.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
687.000 A
American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS): 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: asecs.press.jhu.edu/travelgr.html
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
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
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/
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: arts.endow.gov/grants/apply/index_ind.html
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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
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/
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
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
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/
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/
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
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/
Science, Engineering and Mathematics Projects
780.000
Institute for Advanced Study: School of Natural Sciences
residential fellowships in Princeton, NJ support research in high energy
physics, astrophysics, condensed matter physics, mathematical physics
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
PHONE: 609-734-8119
WEB: www.sns.ias.edu
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: 12/05/2008 (notice of intent)
PHONE: 202-358-0880
WEB: nspires.nasaprs.com/external/
081.049
DOE: Advanced Detector Research
supports the development of the new detector technologies needed to
perform future high energy physics experiments.
DEADLINE: 12/02/2008 (final)
PHONE: 301-903-9817
WEB: www.science.doe.gov/grants/
194.000
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE): Navy-ASEE
Summer Faculty Research & Sabbatical Leave Program
provides science and engineering faculty members the opportunity to
participate in research at Navy laboratories for a ten week period during
summer break
DEADLINE: 12/05/2008
PHONE: 202-331-3509
WEB: www.asee.org/summer/
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081.049
DOE: Fusion Simulation Program
supports research projects which experimentally validate predictive
simulation capability for fusion plasmas in the regimes and geometries
relevant for practical fusion energy
DEADLINE: 12/10/2008 (full)
PHONE: 301-903-0552
WEB: www.science.doe.gov/grants/
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/
651.000 B
Grass Foundation: Grass Fellowships in Neuroscience
support summer research by young investigators at the Marine
Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA
DEADLINE: 12/10/2008
PHONE: 781-843-0219
WEB: www.grassfoundation.org
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
DEADLINE: 01/09/2009 (some deadlines are later)
PHONE: 703-292-8481
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DEB
047.050 C
NSF: Computational Mathematics
supports research from interdisciplinary teams of mathematical,
computer, and general scientists in an effort to develop critical
computational techniques from algorithm development through
implementation
DEADLINE: 12/15/2008
PHONE: (703) 292-8870
WEB: www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DMS
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/
107.000
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS):
Science & Technology Policy Fellowship
fellows spend a year working with members of Congress, with Federal
agencies, or with the RAND Critical Technologies Institute, bringing
scientific and technical expertise to the decision making process of the
U.S government
DEADLINE: 12/15/2008
PHONE: 202-326-6600
WEB: fellowships.aaas.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
047.049
NSF: CHE-DMR-DMS Solar Energy Initiative
supports interdisciplinary efforts by groups of researchers to address the
scientific challenges of highly efficient harvesting, conversion, and
storage of solar energy. Groups must include three or more coPrincipal Investigators; one must have demonstrated high expertise in
chemistry, a second in materials research, and a third in mathematical
sciences
DEADLINE: 12/16/2008
PHONE: 703-292-4945
WEB: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=MPS
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
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
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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
October 2008
554.000
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
Social & Behavioral Science Projects
047.080
NSF: Archeology & Archaeometry
supports anthropologically relevant archaeological research and
anthropologically significant archaeometric research
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008 (target)
PHONE: 703-292-8759
WEB: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=BCS
Radcliffe Institute: Fellowships
support over 50 fellowships each year at Radcliffe's four Centers for
learning and scholarship: the Bunting Fellowship Program, the
Schlesinger Library, the Murray Research Center, and the Radcliffe
Public Policy Center
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008 (Scientists and Mathematicians)
PHONE: 617-495-8140
WEB: www.radcliffe.edu/fellowships/
109.000
German Studies Association: Berlin Program for Advanced
German & European Studies
supports the comparative and interdisciplinary study of the economic,
political, and social aspects of modern and contemporary German and
European affairs
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
PHONE: 212-377-2700
WEB: userpage.fu-berlin.de/~bprogram/
669.000
Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies
supports residencies at Princeton for one or two semesters that focus on
the processes by which individuals or groups come to accept beliefs,
ideas, rituals, or practices that are radically different from those with
which they began. For 2008/10, the Center will focus on Cultures and
Institutions in Motion
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
PHONE: 609-258-4997
WEB: dav.princeton.edu/
124.000 C
American Political Science Association: Congressional Fellowship
Program
fellows work as legislative aides for nine months and receive a stipend
and travel allowance; a seminar series supplements the congressional
office experience
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
PHONE: 202-483-2512
WEB: www.apsanet.org/about/cfp/
703.000
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: 12/01/2008 (letter of inquiry)
PHONE: 914-681-4448
WEB: www.mailman.org
257.000
Cattell (James McKeen) Fund: Sabbatical Awards
provides supplemental sabbatical fellowships enabling faculty members
in psychology to take a full year's leave from their institutions
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
WEB: www.cattell.duke.edu/
945.000
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
supports research related to suicide prevention; areas of interest include
assisted suicide, the effects of medical illness, palliative care, the effects
of gun control, and manic-depressive disorder
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
PHONE: 212-363-3500
WEB: www.afsp.org/
402.014
Social Science Research Council (SSRC): Japan Fellowships
provides promising researchers in the social sciences and the
humanities with the opportunity to conduct extended research within
leading universities and research institutions in Japan. Designed for
ABD's and recent PhD's.Fellowship support is available for two to 24
months in Japan
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
PHONE: 212-377-2700
WEB: fellowships.ssrc.org/overview/
636.001
047.080
NSF: Physical Anthropology
supports basic research in areas related to human evolution and
contemporary human biological variation
DEADLINE: 12/03/2008 (target)
PHONE: 703-292-7321
WEB: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=BCS
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NIH: Conference Grants (R13)
provide partial support for conferences to coordinate, exchange and
disseminate information related to NIH interests
DEADLINE: 12/12/2008
PHONE: 301-435-0714
WEB: www.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
October 2008
American Educational Research Association: 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/
269.000 B
American Sociological Association: Fund for the Advancement of
the Discipline
small grants provide seed money for innovative research that may
challenge the discipline, stimulate new lines of research, and create new
networks of scientific collaboration
DEADLINE: 12/15/2008
PHONE: 202-383-9005
WEB: www.asanet.org/
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
526.000
American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR): Research Grants
enables investigators in the early stages of their careers to accumulate
preliminary data on the basic mechanisms of aging, the role of aging
processes in the pathogenesis of disease, and the nature of age-related
deficits such as arthritis, memory loss, visual and hearing impairments,
confusion and incontinence
DEADLINE: 12/16/2008
PHONE: 212-703-9977
WEB: www.afar.org
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
744.000
Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism: Research
Travel Grant
supports research on the U.S. Hispanic Catholic community at the
University of Notre Dame
DEADLINE: 12/31/2008
PHONE: 219-631-5441
WEB: www3.nd.edu/~cushwa/
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
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
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
897.000
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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/
Health & Medicine Projects
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: 12/01/2008 (letter of intent)
PHONE: 312-335-5747
WEB: www.alz.org/
445.000
Muscular Dystrophy Association: Research Program
supports research on neuromuscular diseases, including spinal muscular
atrophies and motor neuron diseases, peripheral neuropathies,
inflammatory and metabolic myopathies, and neuromuscular junction
diseases
DEADLINE: 12/15/2008
PHONE: 520-529-2000
WEB: www.mdausa.org/research/guidelines.html
681.000
Deafness Research Foundation: Research Grants
support research directed to any aspect of the ear: function, physiology,
biochemistry, genetics, anatomy, or pathology
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
PHONE: 800-535-3323
WEB: www.drf.org
526.000
American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR): Research Grants
enables investigators in the early stages of their careers to accumulate
preliminary data on the basic mechanisms of aging, the role of aging
processes in the pathogenesis of disease, and the nature of age-related
deficits such as arthritis, memory loss, visual and hearing impairments,
confusion and incontinence
DEADLINE: 12/16/2008
PHONE: 212-703-9977
WEB: www.afar.org
945.000
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
supports research related to suicide prevention; areas of interest include
assisted suicide, the effects of medical illness, palliative care, the effects
of gun control, and manic-depressive disorder
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
PHONE: 212-363-3500
WEB: www.afsp.org/
093.110
HRSA: Family History for Prenatal Providers
supports projects to develop family history tools for the taking of
women's health history spanning their life cycle
DEADLINE: 12/22/2008
PHONE: 301-443-1080
WEB: www.hrsa.gov/grants/
093.361 (F32)
NIH\National Institute of Nursing Research: Individual
Postdoctoral Fellowship
supports research training/career development that integrates biological
theory, measurements, and techniques with nursing research & practice
DEADLINE: 12/08/2008
PHONE: 301-594-6906
WEB: www.nih.gov/ninr/
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
093.000 A(13)
NIH: Conference Grants (R13)
provide partial support for conferences to coordinate, exchange and
disseminate information related to NIH interests
DEADLINE: 12/12/2008
WEB: www.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
334.000
McKnight Foundation: Fund for Neuroscience: McKnight Scholars
Awards
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/
093.247
HRSA: Advanced Education Nursing Grants
supports the enhancement of advanced nursing education and practice
DEADLINE: 12/15/2008
PHONE: 301-443-2295
WEB: www.hrsa.gov/grants/
472.000
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320.000
Lalor Foundation Research Grants
supports postdoctoral research in mammalian reproductive biology as
related to the regulation of fertility
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE:
WEB: www.lalorfound.org
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: fdncenter.org/grantmaker/pfeiffer
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
WEB: www.jdrf.org/
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/
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
Multidisciplinary Projects
103.000
American Philosophical Society (APS): Franklin Research Grants
support the cost of scholarly research in all areas of knowledge except
those in which support by government or corporations is more
appropriate
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
PHONE: 220-440-3429
WEB: www.amphilsoc.org/grants/
841.000
Rainforest Alliance: Kleinhans Fellowship
supports research into the practical means of managing and utilizing
tropical rainforest resources without destroying the integrity of the
forest ecosystem; research should lead to the development of a product
to provide income for community-based groups
DEADLINE: 12/31/2008
PHONE: 212-677-1900
WEB: www.rainforest-alliance.org/kleinhans.cfm?id=main
136.000
Bibliographical Society of America: Fellowship Program
short-term fellowships support bibliographical inquiry as well as
research in the history of the book trades and in publishing history
DEADLINE: 12/01/2008
PHONE: 212-452-2710
WEB: www.bibsocamer.org
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
912.000
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation:
Research
funds research in human resource management for the purpose of
advancing and developing higher performance standards for the
profession and responding directly to the needs of the SHRM
membership
DEADLINE: 12/15/2008
PHONE: 703-548-3440
WEB: www.shrm.org/foundation
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
060.001
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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
DEADLINE: 01/15/2009
PHONE: 202-833-7522
WEB: www.actr.org/
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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