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The following is a listing of current funding opportunities from private foundations.
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01 November 2007 |
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Foundation for Child Development: 2008 Young Scholars Program |
| Overview: |
The Young Scholars Program aims to stimulate basic and policy-relevant research focused on the early education, health and well-being of immigrant children from birth to age 10, particularly those who are living in low-income families. Given the limited research on young immigrant children, proposals focused on children from birth to age eight are highly encouraged.
YSP supports the career development of young investigators - from the behavioral and social sciences or in an allied professional field - to attain tenure or who have received tenure in the last four years from a college or university in the United States.
The Foundation provides fellowship support through its Changing Faces of America's Children - Young Scholars Program for investigators to conduct research that aims to identify and understand the challenges faced by immigrant families and their children in the United States. |
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Applicants must have earned their PhD within the past 15 years.
Applicants must hold a PhD or its equivalent in one of the behavioral and social sciences or in an allied professional field (e.g., public policy, public health, education, social work, nursing, medicine).
Applicants must not have received tenure and must hold a position as a full-time, tenure-track faculty member.
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| Award: |
Up to $150,000 over 1 to 3 years |
| More Information: |
Visit the Foundation for Child Development website for complete application instructions.
FCD Young Scholars Program proposals must follow the 2008 FCD Young Scholars Proposal and Budget Format document.
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| Deadline: |
02 November 2007 |
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Spencer Foundation: Dissertation Fellowship Program |
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The Dissertation Fellowship Program seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. These fellowships support individuals whose dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere in the world.
Although the dissertation topic must concern education, graduate study may be in any academic discipline or professional field. In the past, fellowships have been awarded to candidates in anthropology, architecture, art history, economics, education, history, linguistics, literature, philosophy, political science, psychology, public health, religion, and sociology, but eligibility is not restricted to these academic areas. Candidates should be interested in pursuing further research in education once the doctorate is attained. |
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Applicants need not be citizens of the United States; however, they must be candidates for the doctoral degree at a graduate school within the United States. These fellowships are not intended to finance data collection or the completion of doctoral coursework, but rather to support the final analysis of the research topic and the writing of the dissertation. For this reason, all applicants must document that they will have completed all pre-dissertation requirements by June 1, 2008 and must provide a clear and specific plan for completing the dissertation within a one or two-year time frame.
Fellows' stipends are to support completion of their dissertations and are to be expended within one or two years and in accordance with the work plan provided by the candidate in his/her application. Fellows may not accept employment other than as described in the application, nor may they accept other awards providing duplicate benefits without the written permission of the Spencer Foundation. |
| Award: |
$25,000 |
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| Deadline: |
07 November 2007 |
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Substance Abuse Policy Research Program |
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The Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) is designed to encourage experts in public health, law, political science, medicine, sociology, criminal justice, economics, psychology and other behavioral and policy sciences to address issues related to substance use, one of the most pressing public health problems facing our nation. Projects are expected to increase understanding of public and private policy interventions to prevent, treat and reduce the harm caused by the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs. |
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SAPRP encourages collaborative or multidisciplinary policy research projects involving researchers and community organizations or policy-making organizations. Because this program focuses on the United States, studies of other countries' policies will be considered only to the extent that they may directly affect U.S. policy. |
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Total awards will be funded up to a maximum of $400,000 (including indirect costs) for large grants and $100,000 (including indirect costs) for small grants and may extend for a maximum of three years. |
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Brief proposals are due to the Foundation by 3pm EST. |
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| Deadline: |
15 November 2007 |
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The Howard Foundation Fellowship in Music |
| Overview: |
The Foundation will award ten fellowships in music including composition, performance, musicology
playwriting (excluding TV and film scripts) and theatre studies. |
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Howard Fellowships may not be used for producing, directing, and staging performances and exhibits; and they are not awarded to support institutional programs. There are no residency requirements for individuals who receive awards.
This fellowship is intended for mid-career professionals who will take a sabbatical leave. |
| Award: |
$25,000 Stipend |
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| Deadline: |
16 November 2007 |
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2008-2009 Health Policy Fellows |
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program provides the nation's most comprehensive experience at the nexus of health science, policy and politics in Washington, D.C. The fellowship is an outstanding opportunity for exceptional midcareer health professionals and behavioral and social scientists with an interest in health care policy to experience and participate in the policy process at the federal level and to use that leadership experience to improve health, health care and health policy. |
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Exceptional candidates from academic faculties and nonprofit health care organizations are encouraged to apply. Applicants may have backgrounds in the following disciplines: allied health professions; biomedical sciences; dentistry; economics or other social sciences; health services organization and administration; medicine; nursing; public health; or social and behavioral health. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its territories at the time of application.
Fellows will be selected based on the following criteria:
Professional achievements.
Potential for leadership in health policy.
Potential for future growth and career advancement.
Interpersonal and communication skills.
Individual plans for incorporating the fellowship experience into specific career goals. |
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Up to 10 grants of $165,000 will be made in 2008. Each fellow will receive up to $94,000 for the Washington stay (September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009) plus fringe benefits corresponding to the level of salary support. Continued pre-approved leadership development activities may be conducted with remaining funds within the 20 to 24 months following the Washington year. Total support for the fellowship may not exceed $165,000. Fellows will receive an additional allowance for relocation subject to limitations provided in detail in a separate document. |
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| Deadline: |
20 November 2007 |
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The Dana Foundation Program in Brain and Immuno-Imaging |
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The Dana Foundation's imaging research program focuses on improving human brain and brain-immune functioning in health and disease. The program consists of two tracks. Track A is for conventional imaging (anatomical imaging of white or gray matter and measures of physiological functioning). Track B is for cellular and molecular imaging of biochemical actions of specific brain cells, or their interactions with immune cells in the nervous system. Institutions may submit only one application per track. Both tracks support pilot-testing of promising but high-risk innovative ideas that have direct clinical application and that, when successful, are in a competitive position to garner larger scale support from other funders.
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The program focuses on providing support to faculty researchers early in their career, at the assistant professor level, or early in their associate professor career. Proposals from senior investigators generally will be considered only if they represent a new direction of research. Post-doctoral research fellows are not eligible to apply.
All proposals that seek to develop new imaging techniques or assays, or modify existing ones to address clinical questions, whether in systems or cellular and molecular imaging, must provide preliminary evidence of feasibility and evidence of the investigator's experience in using the technology. Proposals seeking support without such preliminary evidence will not be considered.
Investigators proposing patient-oriented studies should provide preliminary evidence that the required number of participants—patients and controls—are available at the research institution(s) involved.
For all proposals that do not propose to undertake studies in humans, the direct relevance to human health and functioning needs to be explicitly stated.
Certain areas are not appropriate for consideration: Ideas for which you do not have preliminary data or instrument development without initial evidence of feasibility and clinical applicability.
Each U.S. medical school dean, and the presidents of the few selected biomedical research institutions that have been invited by letter, may nominate a total of two applicants, one for Track A, conventional brain imaging research; and, one application for Track B, studies using cellular and molecular imaging techniques alone or in combination with conventional imaging techniques. To be considered under this Program, each application must be countersigned by the medical school dean or invited biomedical institution's president.
Investigators at institutions that are affiliated with a medical school are eligible to apply only through their affiliated medical school, by submitting an application to the medical school dean. Previous applicants are eligible to reapply through their dean's office (or through the president's office, in the case of applicants from a specifically invited biomedical research institution). Projects involving collaborations with NIH intramural researchers or industry scientists are acceptable.
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From $100,000 to $200,000 total, payable over three years. |
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| Deadline: |
01 November 2008 |
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The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation: Knight News Challenge |
| Overview: |
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has launched the third year of the Knight News Challenge, a worldwide contest for innovative ideas using digital experiments to transform community news and information exchange. The contest invites entries designed to improve local online news, deepen community engagement, bring Web 2.0 tools to local neighborhoods, develop publishing platforms and standards to support local conversations, and/or innovate how we visualize, experience, or interact with information.
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To be eligible for the 2008-09 Knight News Challenge, entries must use or create digital, open-source technology as the code base; serve the public interest; and benefit one or more specific geographic communities. There are no other specific restrictions. |
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Varies; the program will provide a total of approximately $5 million in 2009 for the development and distribution of neighborhood and community-focused projects, services, and programs. |
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| Deadline: |
02 November 2008 |
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Grand Challenges Exploration Round 2 |
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The Grand Challenges Explorations initiative aims to help scientists pursue ideas that have never before been tested for solving major health problems.
Each round of the Grand Challenges Explorations initiative will award grants against a set of specific topics. The topic areas for which proposals will be accepted in Round 2 are: new vaccines for diarrhea, HIV, malaria, pneumonia, and tuberculosis; new tools to accelerate the eradication of malaria; latency in tuberculosis; new ways to prevent or cure HIV infection; new ways to protect against infectious disease; and new drugs and delivery systems to limit the emergence of resistance. |
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Grand Challenges Explorations is open to both foreign and domestic non-profit organizations, for-profit companies, international organizations, government agencies, and academic institutions. |
| Award: |
Initial grants will be for $100,000 each. Projects showing success will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of $1 million or more. |
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| Deadline: |
03 November 2008 |
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund: 2009 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease |
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The Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease program provides opportunities for assistant professors to bring multidisciplinary approaches to the study of human infectious diseases. The goal of the program is to provide opportunities for accomplished investigators still early in their careers to study the pathogenesis of infectious disease at its most fundamental level-the points where human and microbial systems connect. The program supports research that sheds light on the fundamentals that affect the outcomes of this encounter: how colonization, infection, commensalism and other relationships play out at levels ranging from molecular interactions to systemic ones.
The awards are intended to give recipients the freedom and flexibility to pursue high-risk projects and new avenues of inquiry. Work supported will be efforts that have the potential to significantly advance the understanding of how microbes and the human system interact, especially in the context of infection. Biochemical, pharmacological, molecular, genetic, immunologic, and other approaches are all appropriate for support by the program. |
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Candidates will generally have an M.D., D.V.M., or Ph.D. degree. Burroughs Wellcome Fund particularly encourages human health-relevant applications from veterinary scientists.
Candidates must have an established record of independent research and hold a tenure-track position as an assistant professor or equivalent (at the time of application) at a degree-granting institution. Researchers recently appointed to a faculty position may not have a demonstrated track record sufficient to compete successfully for this award.
Candidates must be nominated by accredited, degree-granting institutions in the United States or Canada.
Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada at the time of application. Documentation of permanent resident status must be provided with the application.
Candidates at the appropriate career stage who have held or are currently holding a Burroughs Wellcome Fund award must contact BWF in advance to determine eligibility for this program. |
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$500,000 over a period of five years ($100,000 per year). |
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THIS IS A LIMITED SUBMISSION PROPOSAL. PLEASE CONSULT THE OFFICE OF SPONSORED RESEARCH BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH AN APPLICATION. |
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| Deadline: |
03 November 2008 |
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The William T. Grant Foundation and the Spencer Foundation: Development and Improvement of the Measurement of Classroom Quality. |
| Overview: |
This RFP is one element in the foundations' broader effort to build theory and evidence about how classrooms affect youth and how to improve those effects. The grants competition is designed to support research on the development and improvement of the measurement of indicators of classroom quality in grades K-12. Quality is defined as those features and processes of classrooms that are likely to cause improvements in important youth outcomes such as academic achievement and engagement or reducing disruptive and anti-social behavior.
The foundations will consider several types of proposals:
a) New, stand-alone measurement development studies
b) Add-on studies in which new measurement development work supplements an existing field study
c) Further analysis of existing data to improve measurement
The foundations anticipate that the third category, further analysis studies, will have budgets at the lower end of the award range, add-on studies will have budgets at the middle of the range, and new stand-alone studies will have budgets toward the upper end of the range. |
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To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be employed at a nonprofit institution, submit a project that is consistent with the stated goals of the RFP, and reflect high standards of evidence and rigorous methods, commensurate with the RFP's goals. |
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The Foundations estimate supporting a small group of projects with one- to three-year awards, ranging from $50,000 to $500,000, including all direct and indirect costs. |
| More Information: |
LOIs are due on the deadline date. Applications are accepted through the William T. Grant Foundation website at http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org |
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| Deadline: |
10 November 2008 |
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The Howard Foundation - Fellowships in History and Philosophy |
| Overview: |
The Howard Foundation awards a limited number of fellowships each year for independent projects in fields selected on a six-year rotation of topics. Stipends of $25,000 are awarded to support individuals working on specific research projects. Howard Fellowships may not be used to prepare exhibits or to support institutional programs. There are no residency requirements for individuals who receive awards. Aware that departmental needs and leave patterns do not necessarily correspond to the cycle of awards for individuals, the Foundation is willing to grant awardees some flexibility in postponing the year in which they actually use their fellowships. The topic for the competition in a given year is set by the Board of Administration in the year before its announcement, and the topic for the 2009-2010 is History and Philosophy. |
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In order to be eligible to apply for a Howard Fellowship, candidates should be able to answer "yes" to each of the following questions. If "no" is the correct answer to any of them, they are asked to explain on the application form what special circumstances might make them eligible anyway, given the requirements for a Howard Fellowship.
Can your current professional status appropriately be viewed as "mid-career" as understood by the Howard Foundation? Appropriate candidates for a Howard Fellowship should have completed their formal studies within the past five to fifteen years and should also have successfully completed at least one major project beyond degree requirements that would be sufficient for the awarding of tenure at a research institution or for achieving comparable peer recognition. Candidates who are already nationally and internationally recognized leaders in their fields as reflected by their promotion to full professor or by comparable recognition in their fields of endeavor are not normally eligible for a Howard Fellowship.
Would a Howard Fellowship provide you with time off from other responsibilities to work on your proposed project? Our support is particularly intended to augment paid sabbatical leaves. In the case of independent artists and scholars, or those without paid leaves, we would expect that a Howard Fellowship would enable them to devote a substantial block of time to the proposed project.
Are you, regardless of your citizenship, professionally based in the United States either by affiliation with an institution or by residence? The Howard Foundation is unable to provide support for individuals living and working outside of the United States.
Does your proposed project fall within the fields established for this year's round of applications? Given the limits of our resources, we must adhere strictly to the fields announced each year for project proposals. |
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Approximately ten fellowships will be awarded for stipends of $25,000. |
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| Deadline: |
15 November 2008 |
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The Charlotte Geyer Foundation: Interim Grants |
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The Foundation provides interim funding to researchers whose proposals have been reviewed by the National Cancer Institute; were ranked within ten percentage points of the NCI payline; and did not receive funding. The Foundation will consider the original proposal, a revised proposal, or a portion of the original proposal deemed to have special merit.The Charlotte Geyer Foundation supports research into the cause, prevention and treatment of cancer. The Foundation reviews proposals three times per year and awards grants up to $100,000 each. The purpose of Foundation awards is to provide one year's funding to exceptional proposals to give investigators the opportunity of advancing and improving projects to the point where they are able to successfully compete for an RO1 or other award.
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The Charlotte Geyer Foundation award cannot run concurrently with other funding for the same project. |
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Up to $100,000 |
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Submit a 3 page summary of the proposal, a copy of the NIH-NCI Summary Statement evaluating the proposal, a one-to two-page curriculum vitae for the PI, a proposed budget, and a list of all outstanding and pending grants of the PI. |
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| Deadline: |
15 November 2008 |
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Lalor Foundation: Anna Lalor Burdick Program |
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The Anna Lalor Burdick Program seeks to educate young women about human reproduction in order to broaden and enhance their options in life. The program emphasizes:
1) Support for one-time projects, ongoing projects, new projects and initiatives that demonstrate realistic plans to achieve greater financial self-sufficiency.
2) Support for new or smaller organizations, including grassroots efforts, where funding will increase public visibility, improve standing with funders, facilitate overall organizational development, or, in the case of the well defined projects of larger organizations, add a new dimension or capability to operations.
3) Support for collaborative efforts among nonprofit organizations.
4) Support for organizations that can demonstrate a proven ability to reach out to, include and involve young women with inadequate access to information regarding reproductive health.
5) Support for new ideas, initiatives and demonstration projects, which, if proven effective, may be successfully replicated or provide multiple benefits. |
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Reproductive education must be the centerpiece of the proposed project, which should include attention to the subjects of contraception and pregnancy termination.
The project must focus on young women, including mothers and preteens. |
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Grants range from $10,000 to $50,000. |
| More Information: |
Submit a concept paper to be approved before submitting a full proposal |
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| Deadline: |
05 November 2009 |
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The Brookdale Foundation: 2010 Brookdale Leadership in Aging Fellowship Program |
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The Brookdale Foundation is pleased to announce the 2010 Brookdale Leadership in Aging Fellowship Program. The Fellowship, which is open to all professionals in the field of aging, was created by the Foundation to encourage the emerging leaders in the field of aging.
We seek applications from a broad range of disciplines related to the field of aging including, but not limited to, the medical, biological and basic sciences, nursing, social sciences, the arts, and humanities. The primary goal of The Brookdale Leadership in Aging Fellowship Program is to foster the development of a new generation of leaders in the field of aging by supporting investigators in the developmental stages of their careers. |
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Each candidate must: (1) Demonstrate leadership potential; (2) Provide evidence of an ongoing commitment to a career in aging; (3) Have a mentor (or mentors) willing and able to provide meaningful professional guidance to the candidate; (4) Agree to commit at least 75% of his or her time for career development during each of the two years of the Fellowship; and (5) Propose a project related to the field of aging that will contribute to the candidates career development and also serve to enhance his or her leadership skills.
Candidates should be between the first and tenth years of their graduate degree (see guidelines regarding possible exceptions).
Applicants who have had an NIH or R01 type award would generally seem too far into their career to apply for this Leadership in Aging Fellowship. Candidates who have submitted an application for an NIH-type career development award are eligible for a Brookdale award as long as they have not already received the NIH-type award at the time of application to Brookdale. If they receive both the Brookdale Fellowship Award and the career award, they can continue to be designated a Brookdale Fellow and can participate in the network and retreats, but not receive salary support from the Brookdale award during the period they receive salary support from the other career development award.
While there are no restrictions to the number of applications from any institution, it is expected that the sponsoring institution will endorse only the most qualified candidates. |
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The funding caps cover 75% of the candidate's base salary and fringe up to a total of $125,000 for each year relating to candidate's time devoted to the fellowship. Additionally, a financial incentive of $3,000 will be provided by the Foundation for the mentor each year for the two years of the Fellowship. |
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| Deadline: |
09 November 2009 |
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The George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation Fellowships in Creative Writing in English: Fiction and Poetry |
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Howard Foundation awards a limited number of fellowships each year for independent projects in selected fields. The field of focus for this RFP is Creative Writing in English: Fiction and Poetry. The Foundation targets its support specifically to early mid-career individuals, those who have achieved recognition for at least one major project. |
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Appropriate candidates for a Howard Fellowship should have completed their formal studies within the past five to fifteen years and should also have successfully completed at least one major project beyond degree requirements that would be sufficient for the awarding of tenure at a research institution or for achieving comparable peer recognition, e.g., through publication. Candidates who are already nationally and internationally recognized leaders in their fields as reflected by their promotion to full professor or by comparable recognition in their fields of endeavor are not normally eligible for a Howard Fellowship.
Foundation support is particularly intended to augment paid sabbatical leaves. In the case of independent authors, or those without paid leaves, we would expect that a Howard Fellowship would enable them to devote a substantial block of time to the proposed project.
Howard Fellowships may not be used to prepare exhibits or to support institutional programs. There are no residency requirements for individuals who receive awards. The Foundation is aware that leave patterns and individual career plans do not necessarily correspond to the Howard Foundation cycle of awards for individuals, and fellowship recipients in a given year may accordingly postpone receipt of their fellowship funds, if that is more convenient for them. |
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Stipends of $25,000 will be awarded to support individuals working on specific writing projects for the academic year 2010-2011. |
| More Information: |
Approximately ten fellowships will be awarded in April 2010 for 2010-2011 in the fields of Creative Writing in English: Fiction and Poetry. |
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| Deadline: |
12 November 2009 |
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The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation: Senior Scientist Mentor Program |
| Overview: |
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation supports emeritus faculty who maintain active research programs with undergraduates in the chemical sciences.
Successful applicants are expected to be closely engaged in a mentoring relationship with undergraduate students. The evaluation will be based on both an assessment of the research proposed and the plans for undergraduate participation in the research. An applicant's history of mentoring undergraduates is favorably viewed. |
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The Senior Scientist Mentor Program is open to all academic institutions in the States, Districts, and Territories of the United States of America that grant a bachelor's degree or higher in the chemical sciences, including biochemistry, materials chemistry, and chemical engineering. Faculty with emeritus status on or before January 2010, and who maintain active research programs in the chemical sciences, may apply to the program. |
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The Senior Scientist Mentor Program provides a $20,000 award over two years, intended mostly for undergraduate stipends. Modest research support is also allowed. Funds are normally expended over a period of three years after notification of an award. Charges associated with indirect costs or institutional overhead are not allowed. Faculty salary and any expenses associated with graduate students are not permitted. Foundation approval is required for significant budgetary changes. If the awardee leaves the institution, the transfer of the remaining funds requires prior Foundation approval. |
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16 November 2009 |
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The Kresge Foundation: Safety-net Enhancement Initiative
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This initiative is designed to reduce disparities and improve the health outcomes of low-income children and adults by enhancing collaboration among the agencies and institutions providing health and social supports in their communities. This is a four-year initiative consisting of two parts: (1) a program planning and design phase and (2) a demonstration phase.
Competitive applicants will propose projects that foster strategic partnerships between community-health centers and one or more anchor institutions, such as a public health system, public health department or school system - all in order to positively affect population health in their communities. The Kresge Foundation defines community-health centers as organizations that provide primary-care services to low-income patients, including those designated federally qualified health centers, health center look-alikes, public health clinics, school-based health centers, nurse-managed clinics, and voluntary free clinics, among others. |
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501(c)(3) organizations based in the United States that are not classified as private foundations and have financial statements prepared and certified by a certified public accountant in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or Government Accounting Standards. |
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A maximum of 15 grants will be awarded of up to $75,000 each for the first phase of the initiative, the nine-month program planning and design phase. Seven to 10 of the planning grant recipients will then be competitively selected to receive a second grant of up to $750,000 each for a three-year period. This will fund the demonstration of their proposed projects. |
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Unlike other Health Team grant opportunities, we are asking Safety-net Enhancement Initiative applicants to respond to our request for full proposals rather than submit a letter of inquiry, as is our standard practice.
The deadline for applying for phase one - a program planning and design grant - is November 16, 2009. Grant award announcements will be made in January 2010.
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18 November 2009 |
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The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: Neurotrophic Factor Therapies For Parkinson's Disease Directed LEAPS Program 2010 |
| Overview: |
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) invites investigators to apply for funding through a directed LEAPS mechanism focused on supporting development of neurotrophic factor therapies for PD. LEAPS are multi-year (up to three years), potentially multi-million dollar grant awards for collaborative, milestone-driven efforts. MJFF believes the nature and scale of such research projects require coordinated, cross-disciplinary approaches. Projects appropriate for this program should advance neurotrophic factor approaches through preclinical research towards the clinic or through the stages of clinical development. MJFF regards neurotrophic factor therapy as a promising approach that deserves additional rigorous investigation in the hopes of advancing the field from promise to reality or at least in definitively determining the viability of the approach.
Studies appropriate for this RFA include:
Ambitious projects with a clear plan for accelerating neurotrophic factor therapy through the stages of preclinical and clinical development up to and including Phase II clinical studies.
Therapeutic approaches that include evidence that the neurotrophic factor has the potential for neuroregeneration not merely neuroprotection.
LEAPS grants are goal-oriented and focused on answering a specific research question, one whose answer would represent a major, practical step forward in Parkinson's disease - a solution to a Parkinson's problem. LEAPS are not intended to be conventional research grants. LEAPS investigators will be asked to interact regularly with MJFF staff and advisors to discuss elements of the project, research directions, progress against stated milestones, and possible ways (other than through additional financial resources) the MJFF may offer support or assistance. In contrast to conventional 'Center Grants', which play to the strengths of a particular institution, it is expected that LEAPS questions will be addressed by "all-star" teams - the best people to address the question at hand - regardless of their geographical location or institutional affiliation. |
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Applications may be submitted by U.S. and non-U.S. entities, public and private non-profit entities, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments, and eligible agencies of the federal government. Post-doctoral students or fellows are not eligible to apply as principal investigators for this RFA. Responsibility for the planning, direction, and execution of the proposed project will rest solely with the principal investigator. |
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MJFF will commit up to $5 million to fund applications submitted in response to this RFA. However, awards pursuant to the RFA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the receipt of a sufficient number of applications of high scientific merit that meet the requirements of the RFA. MJFF intends to fund multiple proposals as part of this initiative although it would consider funding a single high-impact proposal if appropriate. |
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Please note that the Pre-Proposal is a required element of this program's application process and is different from a standard pre-proposal. All Pre-Proposals received in response to this MJFF RFA will be subjected to a review process. Only a subset of applicants will ultimately be selected to work with MJFF staff to develop full proposals for final funding consideration. |
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