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Funding Opportunity and Proposal Deadline Archive
The
Keck Foundation Science and Liberal Arts Grant Funding
Deadline:
May 1, 2007 and November 1, 2007
Description:
The Keck Foundation is funding two undergraduate programs for private, liberal
arts schools; undergraduate science and engineering funds requests for
equipment, faculty release time, or technical staff to develop new, innovate
programs. Keck also offers the same type of funding for liberal arts programs.
Programs do not have to be interdisciplinary, but this strengthens an
application. Typical grant amounts are $250,000 - $500,000.
YYouthActionNet
Deadline:
April 15, 2007
Description: YouthActionNet awards small grants to youth leaders
who coordinate volunteer efforts in their local communities worldwide. Support
is provided to individuals (aged 18 -29) for emerging youth-led initiatives
that promote social change, outline clearly defined goals, and have the
potential for growth or further replication. Award recipients will receive
$500 and are eligible to participate in an international capacity-building
workshop. Applications, which must be submitted in English, are due on April
15, 2007. Visit the website listed above for program details and application
guidelines.
Advanced
Learning Technology
Deadline: April
25, 2007 and 2008
Description: The
National Science Foundation seeks proposals for research with potential to
transform learning and educational opportunities while at the same time
advancing the state of the art in underlying areas of computer science and
learning research.
NEH
Summer Seminars and Institutes
Deadline: March
1, 2007 (postmark deadline)
Description: The
National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent grant-making agency of
the Federal Government which supports the Humanities. Each year the NEH's
Division of Education Programs offers teachers opportunities to study
humanities topics in a variety of Summer Seminars and Institutes. Please view
the above link for more information about 2007 seminars and institutes.
Harry
Ransom Humanities Research Center Fellowships
Deadline: February
1, 2007
Description: Approximately
40 fellowships are awarded annually by the Ransom Center to support scholarly
research projects in all areas of the humanities. Priority, however, will be
given to those proposals that concentrate on the Center's collections and that
require substantial on-site use of them. This year's special topic will be
"In Times of War." We encourage applications from scholars investigating the
transatlantic cultural exchange of ideas, in particular, but not exclusively
those affected by times of war. We hope to foster inquiry into the nature of
the cultural and intellectual dialog between Europe and the United States.
Special consideration will be given to research proposals that address any of
these cultures.
**Student Grant Opportunity**
Amgen
Scholars
Deadline: February
2007; exact dates vary by program
Description: Research
opportunity for undergraduates in the sciences who plan to pursue a Ph.D. or
M.D.-Ph.D. Ten partner universities select students from accredited four-year
institutions around the United States for paid research experiences, including
a stipend, room, board, and a travel allowance. Each partner university has
unique programs, application requirements and deadline dates. See above link
for additional information.
2007
Smithsonian Fellowships
Deadline: January
15, 2007 (postmark deadline)
Description: The
Smithsonian Institution offers fellowships for research and study in a variety
of field including environmental science, anthropology, earth sciences, art
history, and social and cultural history of the United States. Followships
range from Senior Fellowships to Graduate Student Fellowships. The Institute
also has a Latino Studies Fellowship Program.
Governor's
Summer Program for Exceptional Student Education
Deadline: October 27,
2006
Description: The purpose
of this project is to provide an opportunity for outstanding middle school and
high school gifted and high-achieving students to participate in and use the
resources of the universities and colleges in the state of Florida to expand
choices and options for quality education.
Sociological
Initiatives Foundation
Deadline: August 15, 2006
Description: The
Sociological Initiatives Foundation supports research and social-action
projects that focus on understanding and finding solutions to a broad array of
social problems. Areas of particular interest include social and political
inequalities; poverty and employment issues; social welfare issues (e.g.,
education, housing, and health care); minority group and gender issues; second
language learning and use; literacy (first and second language); and topics
related to language in its social contexts (attitudes, dialects, gender, law
and medicine, education, etc).
Central
Florida Women's Resource Center
Deadline: July 1, 2006
Description: Central
Florida Women's Resource Center is offering grants to nonprofit organizations
located in Orange,
Seminole, Osceola, Lake,
Volusia, or Brevard counties. Grants up to $3,000 will be awarded to agencies
having an impact on women's social, educational, health, political, economic,
spiritual, and/or artistic issues. For more information and to submit a
request, visit or call the WRC office at 407-426-7960 or the above link.
NSDA
Investor Education Foundation
Deadline: May 15, 2006
Description: The
General Grant Program funds research and/or educational projects to improve
investor education and protection in the United States. Funding priorities
emphasize work that addresses the needs of women and minority investors, young
people about to enter
the workforce, and older Americans preparing to retire.
National
Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (S-STEM)
Deadline: April 12, 2006
Description: Formerly
known as CSEMS, this program makes grants to institutions of higher education
to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students,
enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of degree in science
and engineering disciplines.
History
and Civics Academies
Deadline: April 7, 2006
Description: The
Education Department seeks applications proposing summer residential programs
for high school students that do not replace current programs and demonstrate
how specific civics and traditional American history content will be addressed.
2006
Learn and Serve America Higher Education Grant Program
Deadline: February 28,
2006
Description: The purpose
of the higher education grant is to expand participation in community service
and service-learning by supporting innovative community service programs
carried out by institutions of higher education.
2006
Smithsonian Fellowships
Deadline: January 15,
2006 (postmarked)
Description: Senior
Fellowships, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Predoctoral Fellowships, and 10-week
Graduate Student Fellowships at the Museums, Research Institutes, and Offices
of the Smithsonian Institution. Areas of study include environmental science,
anthropology, earth sciences, folklife, history of art, and molecular biology.
American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Deadline: December 15,
2005 (Fellowship), Dec. 15, April 15 and Aug. 15 (Pilot)
Description: AFSP
research grants are awarded to investigators conducting clinical, biological,
or psychosocial research on the problem of suicide. Grants can be directed
towards research on suicide from a variety of disciplines — psychiatry,
medicine, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology and many others.
Environmental
Protection Agency Environmental Education Grant
Deadline: November 23,
2005
Description: Grant to
support environmental education projects that promote environmental
stewardship and help develop aware and responsible students, teachers, and
citizens. This grant program provides financial support for projects which
design, demonstrate, or disseminate environmental education practices,
methods, or techniques.
Undergraduate
International Studies and Foreign Language Program
Deadline: November 17,
2005
Description: The
Undergraduate International Studies and
Foreign Language (UISFL) Program provides grants to strengthen and
improve undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign
languages. This is a federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department
of Education.
Fulbright-Hays
Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program
Deadline: November 10,
2005
Description: The
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad
Fellowship Program offers opportunities to faculty of IHEs to engage in
research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies.
Fulbright-Hays
Group Projects Abroad Program
Deadline: November 10,
2005
Description: The
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA)
Program supports overseas projects in training, research, and
curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for
groups of teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor.
Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development, or
group research or study.
TIAA-CREF
Ruth Simms Hamilton Research Fellowship
Deadline: October 1, 2005
Description: One year fellowship
awarded for graduate-level research related to the study of African Diaspora.
Please access the above link for more information or to apply.
Alexander
von Humbolt - Stiftung Foundation
Summer
Research Fellowships for U.S. Scientists and Scholars
Deadline:
Flexible, though proposal processing
may take several months
Description:
For summer research in Germany.
Scientists and scholars of all academic disciplines may apply. Up to 15
fellowships are available each year. Applicants choose their research topics
and German host site.
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