Foundation and Government Grant Opportunities

• Arts & Humanities
• Colonies for Artists & Other Scholars
• Humanities, Social Sciences, and Law
• Business
• Education
• International
• Multidisciplinary
• Sciences

Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

Hagley Museum and Library - Henry Belin du Pont Fellowship: The Henry Belin du Pont Memorial Fund supports access to and use of Hagley's research collections. These fellowships are intended to support serious scholarly work. They enable scholars to pursue advanced research and study in the library, archival, and artifact collections of the Hagley Museum & Library. Applicants must be from out of state and preference will be given to those whose travel costs to Hagley will be higher. DEADLINES: March 31, June 30, October 31. Short-Term Grants-in-Aid: Short-term grants-in-aid support visits to Hagley for scholarly research in the imprint, manuscript, pictorial, and artifact collections. They are designed to assist researchers with travel and living expenses while using the research collections. Scholars 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. These grants are to support serious scholarly work. They are available to both degree candidates and senior scholars and writers working independently as well as college and university teachers, librarians, archivists, museum curators, and scholars from fields other than humanities. DEADLINES - March 31, June 30, October 31. See http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/grants.html

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation - Transatlantic Research Cooperation Program: The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation supports transatlantic research cooperation among German, American and/or Canadian scholars (Ph.D. required) in the humanities, social sciences, economics, and law by means of the TransCoop Programme. Joint research initiatives can receive up to EUR 45.000 (currently about US$ 59,000) each over a three-year period. Prerequisite is that the amount granted by TransCoop is matched by funds from US and/or Canadian sources. Funds can be used to finance short-term research visits, special conferences and workshops, material and equipment, printing costs, and research assistance. DEADLINE - April 30, October 31. See http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/programme/stip_aus/

Foundation for the Future - Future of Humanity Grants: This program supports proposals that pertain to one f the following four subject/question areas: 1. How will global changes in birth rates, mortality rates, and reproductive technology affect the human genome over the long-term future? 2. What effect will the current global immigration and emigration of populations have on the demography of the planet over the long-term future? 3. What are likely to be the major global driving forces/initiatives/issues for humanity through the new millennium? 4. Are mechanisms of biological and cultural evolution in sync with our systems of governance and economy? How are they likely to evolve and develop over the long-term future? DEADLINE- April 30. See http://www.futurefoundation.org/awards/rga_home.htm

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research - Individual Research Grants Program: Grants are awarded for basic research in all branches of anthropology. Grants are made to seed innovative approaches and ideas, to cover specific expenses or phases of a project, and/or to encourage aid from other funding agencies. The Foundation particularly invites projects employing comparative perspectives or integrating two or more subfields of anthropology. A small number of awards is available for projects designed to develop resources for anthropological research and scholarly exchange. DEADLINES - May 1, November 1. Historical Archives: The objective of this program is to encourage the preservation of unpublished records and other materials of value for research on the history of anthropology. Grants are offered for two purposes: (1) To assist individuals holding significant records and personal papers with the expenses of preparing and transferring them for archival deposit. Applicants must show evidence that arrangements have been made with an appropriate archival repository. (2) To aid oral-history interviews with senior anthropologists. DEADLINE – Continuous.  International Symposia: These symposia affirm the worth of anthropology and its capacity to address the nature of humankind from a wide variety of perspectives. They make new links to related disciplines, such as law, history, and ethnomusicology, and revivify old links, as between archaeology and sociocultural anthropology, for example. The landmark symposia from the 1950s, Anthropology Today and Man's Role in Changing the Face of the Earth, were models for the broad viewpoint and critical spirit animating Wenner-Gren International Symposia ever since. The recent symposium Anthropology Beyond Culture continued this tradition by judging the worth of the culture concept to analyze the world today. DEADLINE – Continuous. See http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_list.htm?attrib_id=13233

The Bradley Foundation – Grants: The Foundation aims to encourage projects that focus on cultivating a renewed, healthier, and more vigorous sense of citizenship among the American people and among peoples of other nations, as well. DEADLINES - June 1, September 1, December 1, March 1. See http://www.bradleyfdn.org/application_procedure.asp

Kennan Institute - Short-Term Grants: The Kennan Institute, in conjunction with the Woodrow Wilson Center, bridges the gap between the world of ideas and the world of public affairs by bringing scholars and governmental specialists together to discuss political, social and economic issues affecting Russia and other successor states to the Soviet Union, seeking always to place these issues within their historical context. The Institute offers Short-Term Grants lasting up to one month to scholars having a particular need to use the library, archival, or other specialized resources of the Washington, D.C., area. DEADLINES -  June 1, December 1, March 1 . See http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1424&fuseaction=topics.intro

Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy - The Open Grant Program: Proposals are welcomed and encouraged on a wide range of subjects in the humanities including but not limited to the priorities of VFH. Priority subjects include: Books, Reading and Literacy; Rights and Responsibilities; Media and Culture; Violence and Culture; Science Technology and Society; and Virginia History. Other areas of long-term interest and commitment for the VFH and its grants programs are: Teacher Education Programs (especially those related to Virginia's Standards of Learning); African American history and culture; Native American history and culture; The history and culture of other minority communities in Virginia; Virginia's folklife and traditional culture(s); The future of rural Virginia. In addition, special interests and priorities are: Appalachian history and culture; Virginia's maritime communities and cultures; Virginia's agricultural history. DEADLINES - May 1, October 1, February 1. The Discretionary Grant Program: These smaller grants may be used to plan larger projects, or to carry out programs where only a modest amount of funding is required. DEADLINE - continuous. See http://www.virginiafoundation.org/grants/index.html

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation - Standard of Living and Economic Performance: The goal is to contribute to the understanding of the basic forces affecting American economic progress and the U.S. standard of living in the increasingly competitive world economy. This program is divided into seven main areas: (1) Industry Centers, (2) Human Resources/Jobs/Income, (3) Globalization, (4) Business Organizations, (5) Higher Education as an Industry, (6) Performance Assessment of Municipal Governments, (7) Workplace, Workforce and Working Families. DEADLINE - continuous. See http://www.sloan.org/grant/index.shtml

Carnegie Corporation - Education: The program goal is to support efforts to improve teaching and learning that have the potential to make a lasting and long-term contribution to the field of education. The program is focused on three major areas: 1) advancing literacy: reading to learn, 2) urban school reform, and 3) teacher education reform. A theme that unites these subprograms is the overall goal of increasing access to quality education and a rich educational experience for all students that will prepare them for success in today's knowledge-based economy. International Development: Africa has been the major geographic focus of Carnegie Corporation efforts to help developing countries identify and solve their problems using local resources and build capacity that would enable these countries to draw effectively on experiences and resources from the rest of the world. Strengthening U.S. Democracy: The program's goal is to increase civic participation in the United States. The three major objectives: (1) Remove structural barriers to political and electoral participation, including the influence of campaign contributions at the state and local level. (2) Address attitudinal barriers to civic participation facing young people and immigrants, two constituencies whose participation is critical to the future of U.S. democracy. (3) Strengthen the nonprofit and civil sector's capacity-building and management support infrastructure, so that nonprofit organizations have the ability to sustain and encourage Americans' engagement in civil society. DEADLINE - continuous. See http://www.carnegie.org

Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences - Postdoctoral Residential Fellowships at Stamford University - Nominations: Postdoctoral fellowships are awarded each year to scientists and scholars who show exceptional accomplishment or promise in their respective fields. These fields include but are not limited to anthropology, art history, biology, classics, economics, education, geography, history, law, linguistics, literature, mathematical and statistical specialties, medicine, musicology, philosophy, political science, psychiatry, psychology, and sociology. DEADLINE - continuous. See https://casbs.stanford.edu/

Ford Foundation - Education, Sexuality and Religion Program: The program supports research and curriculum development in the social sciences and humanities, and in area and international studies, with particular emphasis on gender, identity and pluralism. DEADLINE - continuous. See http://www.fordfound.org/ (follow link for 'Our Program Interests' - Education, Sexuality and Religion).

George Mason University - Institute for Humane Studies - Hayek Fund for Scholars: The Fund provides travel grants that support research or presentation of papers at academic conferences for untenured scholars with projects related to the classical liberal/libertarian intellectual tradition. DEADLINE - continuous. See http://www.theihs.org/grants_and_contest/id.712/default.asp

MacArthur Foundation - Human and Community Development: The Program on Human and Community Development focuses on efforts to understand and derive positive benefits from the relationship between people and place - their home, community, city and region. It aims to advance reform of systems through which investments in individuals in trouble, in need or who face obstacles can return powerful dividends to the community and the economy; and to support policy research and its practical application to significant social and economic issues. Its grantmaking areas include community capacity, stable and affordable housing, regional policy and practice, juvenile justice, mental health and education, and policy research. DEADLINE - continuous. See http://www.macfound.org/programs/hcd/overview.htm

National Historical Publications and Records Commission - Grant Programs: The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), a statutory body affiliated with the National Archives and Records Administration, supports a wide range of activities to preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources relating to the history of the United States. ELIGIBILITY: The grants go to state and local archives, colleges and universities, libraries, historical societies, and other nonprofit organizations throughout the United States. FUNDING: NHPRC has statutory authorization through fiscal year 2009 to receive up to $10 million in annual appropriations for grants. DEADLINE - continuous. See  http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/apply/program.html

National Science Foundation - Small Grants for Exploratory Research: Proposals for small-scale, exploratory, high-risk research in the fields of science, engineering and education normally supported by NSF may be submitted to individual programs. Such research is characterized as: (a) preliminary work on untested and novel ideas; (b) ventures into emerging research ideas; (c) application of new expertise or new approaches to "established" research topics; (d) having a severe urgency with regard to availability of, or access to data, facilities or specialized equipment, including quick-response research on natural disasters and similar unanticipated events; or (e) efforts of similar character likely to catalyze rapid and innovative advances. DEADLINE - continuous. See http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/gpg/nsf04_23/2.jsp#IID1

The New America Foundation - New America Fellows Program: The foundation, located in Washington, DC, provides exceptionally promising young writers and thinkers with the support they need to establish themselves as credible voices in the national debate. A small number are Senior Fellows, who have already distinguished themselves as leading political thinkers and social commentators. DEADLINE - continuous. See http://www.newamerica.net/ (follow links to - Programs - Fellows)

Research Program at Earthwatch - preliminary proposals: The grants support scholarly field research worldwide in the biological, physical, social, and cultural sciences. The Research Program is responsible for soliciting, reviewing, and recommending research proposals for Earthwatch support. Earthwatch's mission is to provide scientists with the funding and labor they need in the form of motivated, dedicated, paying volunteers. In particular, Earthwatch is interested in supporting typically under-represented groups, such as early career scientists, women in science, and developing country nationals. DEADLINE - continuous. See http://www.earthwatch.org/research/proposals.html

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization Program - Grants: The Program requests proposals for policy analysis, research, evaluation, and demonstration projects that provide publication and private decision leaders with usable and timely information on health care policy and financing issues. Projects may be initiated from within many disciplines, including economics, sociology, political science, law and business administration. Researchers who are just beginning their careers are encouraged to apply. DEADLINE - continuous. See http://www.hcfo.net/about.htm

Rockefeller Foundation - Media Arts Fellowships: This fellowship program is an outgrowth of Renew Media. These fellowships encompasses a range of activities designed to encourage the production, distribution and exhibition of independent media in all forms. Central to its goals is the support of new works that bring innovation to the media arts. Artists who receive fellowships are encouraged to redefine, invent, explore, create and recreate visions and stories that reflect our diverse culture. DEADLINE - continuous. Fellowships are awarded by nomination only. See http://mediaartists.org/index.php

Southern Methodist University - Clements Center for Southwest Studies - Degolyer Library Research Grants: The Library's major subject strengths include the European exploration and discovery of America, the development of the Spanish and Mexican borderlands, and the history of the Trans-Mississippi West. The Library also possesses significant collections in the fields of business, transportation, especially related to railroads, and science and technology with notable holdings in the history of geology. Support is for 1 to 4 weeks in residence at the Library, located in Dallas, TX. DEADLINE - continuous. See http://www.smu.edu/swcenter/clemdeg.htm

W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research - Associate Fellowships: Fellowships are open to those in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the early Islamic period, including the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history, Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology and religion and related disciplines.  The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country.  Residence at the Albright is required.  The option to accommodate dependents is subject to space available at the Albright. DEADLINE - continuous. See http://aiar.org/fellowships.html#list

Page 4

Last updated on March 18, 2008