August 2012 Grants Office Newsletter

Compton Foundation Grant Program

Due: Anytime
Web: http://www.comptonfoundation.org

Compton Foundation has adopted a new mission: "We ignite change. We support transformative leadership and courageous storytelling, inspiring action toward a peaceful, just, sustainable future." The status quo is not shifting rapidly enough toward a peaceful, just, and sustainable world. The Foundation's new mission highlights a sense of urgency and a willingness to take risks in order to transform the way we live. Bringing forth a positive future requires innovative ways of understanding and naming the problems we face, as well as new methods for collaborating to solve them. Implicit in the mission is support for progressive and democratic social change. Change requires both long-term movement building and the ability to respond quickly to opportunistic moments when transformation and/or real short-term gains are possible. The Foundation will support organizations building the long-term capacity to ignite change as well as providing rapid response and emerging opportunity funding. The Foundation values projects that explore the connections between issue areas.

TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP: In this area, the Foundation expects to support: (a) Institutions that are training, convening, and coaching leaders with the above qualities; (b) Networks of leaders working across difference in issue, approach, or constituency; and (c) Exemplary organizations that demonstrate new ways of working, creative collaboration, and transformative leadership qualities.

COURAGEOUS STORYTELLING: In this area, the Foundation expects to support: (a) Creative media (art, music, drama, writing

National Endowment for the Humanities: Enduring Questions

Due: Sep. 13
Web: http://www.neh.gov/grants/education/enduring-questions

The NEH Enduring Questions grant program supports faculty members in the teaching and development of a new course that will foster intellectual community through the study of an enduring question. This question driven course will encourage undergraduates and teachers to grapple with a fundamental concern of human life addressed by the humanities, and to join together in a deep and sustained program of reading in order to encounter influential thinkers over the centuries and into the present day.

ELIGIBILITY: Any U.S. nonprofit college or university with IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status is eligible. Individuals are not eligible to apply.

FUNDING: NEH Enduring Questions grants can provide up to $25,000 in outright funds for projects serving a single institution. The grant period may run between eighteen and thirty-six months. Recipients may begin their grants as early as May 1, 2013, but must begin no later than January 1, 2014. Cost sharing is not required for this program.

American Philsophical Society: Franklin Research Grants

Due: Oct. 1
Web: http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/

Supports travel to libraries and archives for research purposes, the purchase of microfilm, the cost of photocopies or equivalent research materials, and the costs associated with fieldwork and laboratory research expenses in a wide range of fields. Applicants must hold a doctorate or have published work of doctoral character and quality. Awards are up to $6,000 each. Deadlines are 10/1 and 12/1 depending on proposed start date. Grants are payable to the individual applicant.

Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation: Research Grants

Due: Oct. 15
Web: http://www.cckf.org/e-dornation.htm

Supports research on Chinese studies in the humanities and social sciences. Researchers focusing on the social, cultural, economic or political development of Taiwan over the past few decades are especially encouraged to apply. Priority will be given to collaborative projects with scholars in Taiwan. Research grants are usually given for no more than two years.

Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation: Scholar Grants

Due: Oct. 15
Web: http://www.cckf.org/e-dornation.htm

Provides support for research on Chinese studies in the humanities and social sciences. Fellowships include: Scholar Grants (up to $40,000) for full professors and associate professors and Junior Scholar Grants (up to up $30,000) for postdoctoral scholars and assistant professors without tenure.

Council for International Exchange of Scholars:
Fulbright Scholar-In-Residence Program

Due: Oct. 15
Web: http://www.cies.org/sir/

Supports proposals to bring scholars and professionals from abroad to U.S. colleges and universities that infrequently or never have the opportunity to host visiting scholars. In addition to teaching courses, scholars give campus-wide and community lectures, help initiate international programs, and contribute to curriculum development. Program is especially appropriate for small liberal arts colleges, minority-serving institutions, and community colleges. Scholars can also receive awards through the Occasional Lecturer Program which will fund short visits to other IHEs while in the U.S.

National Endowment for the Humanities:
NEH/DFG Bilateral Digital Humanities Program

Due: Sep 27
Web: http://www.neh.gov/grants/odh/nehdfg-bilateral-digital-humanities-program

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in the United States and the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V., DFG) are working together to offer support for projects that contribute to developing and implementing digital infrastructures and services for humanities research. In order to encourage new approaches and develop innovative methods in any field of the humanities, these grants provide funding for up to three years in any of the following areas: (a) developing innovative methods-as well as standards and best practices-for building and merging digital collections that are important to the American and German scholarly community for use in research; (b) developing and implementing generic tools, methods, and techniques for accessing and processing digital resources relevant to humanities research; (c) ensuring the completion and long-term sustainability of existing digital resources (typically in conjunction with a library or archive); (d) creating new digital modes of scholarly communication and publishing that facilitate international cooperation and dissemination of humanities scholarship; and (e) developing models and case studies for effectively managing digital data generated in humanities research projects (for example, texts, audio files, photographs, 3D objects).

ELIGIBILITY: Applications must be submitted to both NEH and DFG. Eligible U.S. partners include any U.S. nonprofit organization with IRS tax-exempt status, state and local governmental agencies, and tribal governments. Individuals are not eligible to apply. German partners may include scientific service institutions (such as libraries, archives, and media and computer centers), research institutes, and scientists or academics (Ph.D. required) from any discipline working at German research institutions.

FUNDING: Awards range from $100,000 to $350,000 for up to three years.

National Endowment for the Humanities:
Digital Humanities Start-up Grants

Due: Sep 25
Web: http://www.neh.gov/grants/odh/digital-humanities-start-grants

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites applications to the Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants program. This program is designed to encourage innovations in the digital humanities. By awarding relatively small grants to support the planning stages, NEH aims to encourage the development of innovative projects that promise to benefit the humanities. Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants should result in plans, prototypes, or proofs of concept for long-term digital humanities projects prior to implementation. Two levels of awards will be made in this program. Level I awards are small grants designed to fund brainstorming sessions, workshops, early alpha-level prototypes, and initial planning. Level II awards are larger grants that can be used for more fully-formed projects that are ready to begin implementation or demonstrate proofs of concept. Applicants must state in their narrative which funding level they seek. Applicants should carefully choose the funding level appropriate to the needs of the proposed project. Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants support full-time or part-time activities for periods up to eighteen months. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; and technical support and services. Up to 20 percent of the total grant may be used for the acquisition of computing hardware and software. All grantees are expected to communicate the results of their work to appropriate scholarly and public audiences.

FUNDING: Awards are for up to eighteen months. Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants have two levels of funding: Level I Grants range from $5,000 to $30,000 in outright funding; Level II Grants range from $30,001 to $60,000 in outright funding.

Grammy Foundation:
Scientific Research and Archiving and Preservation Projects

Due: Oct. 1
Web: http://www.grammy.org/grammy-foundation/grants

Scientific Research Projects support research on the impact of music on the human condition. Examples might include the study of the effects of music on mood, cognition and healing, as well as the medical and occupational well-being of music professionals and the creative process underlying music. Archiving and Preservation Projects support efforts that advance the archiving and preservation of the music and recorded sound heritage of the Americas. October deadline refers to required letter of inquiry.

National Archives and Records Administration: Grant Programs

Due: Oct. 4
Web: http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/

Supports archival projects, editing projects, educational programs, fellowships, publication grants, and projects dealing with electronic records including digitization. All projects must help to identify, preserve, publish, and increase public access to non-federal sources that document the history of the United States. Deadlines are usually in June, September and October annually with optional drafts for some programs due two months in advance.

Nationals Trust for Historic Preservation:
National Trust Preservation Fund

Due: Oct. 1
Web: http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/find-funding/

Provides grants ranging from $2,500-$5,000 to initiate preservation planning and education projects. Funds may be used to obtain professional expertise in areas such as architecture, archeology, engineering, preservation planning, land-use planning, fundraising, organizational development, and law, as well as preservation education activities to educate the public. Intervention and emergency funds are also available throughout the year. One to one match is required.

Tinker Foundation: Field Research Grants

Due: Oct. 1
Web: http://www.tinker.org/content/field-research-grants

Provides grants of $10,000 or $15,000 to university institutes and centers to provide travel funds for graduate student research in Latin America (Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries of the Western Hemisphere, excluding Puerto Rico ). Research must focus on environmental policy, economic policy or governance issues and must be at the predissertation level. One to one university match is required.

U.S. Institute of Peace: Annual Grant Competition

Due: Oct. 1
Web: http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/annual-grant-competition

Supports any project that fits within the institute's general mandate of international conflict resolution. Provides awards of up to $120,000 across a broad range of disciplines, skills, and approaches. Some areas of interest include: conflict analysis and prevention; mediation and conflict resolution; post-conflict peace and stability operations; and religion and peacemaking, among others.

Woodrow Wilson Internation Center for Scholars:
East European Studies (EES)

Due: Sep 1
Web: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/collection/grant-opportunities

EES supports research on Eastern, Southeastern and Central Europe and the Baltic states. Research Grants provide up to four months of support for new researchers or for scholars whose careers have been interrupted or delayed (12/1). Junior Scholars' Training Seminar Program supports junior scholars to attend a seminar in Washington (5/18). Summer Research Scholarships (3/1), Short-term Research Grants (9/1) and program for Romanian scholars (10/15) also available.

National Endowment for the Arts: Art Works Research

Due: Nov. 6
Web: http://www.nea.gov/news/news11/Research-Art-Works.html

The focus on research is a recent development for the agency, which has focused for nearly five decades on providing support for the creation of art itself. This opportunity distinguishes "between research projects seeking to define value for the U.S. arts sector, and those seeking to demonstrate the arts' impact on American life." Research defining the value of the arts sector should focus on how and why Americans participate in the arts, and what factors, such as level of education, contribute to that participation. Impact research should quantify the cognitive, emotional, social, civic, or economic effects of the arts on individuals or communities.

NEA has expressed interest in hearing from voices beyond the arts community, encouraging applications from diverse research fields, such as sociology, economics, and anthropology, and diverse areas of expertise, such as health, education, and urban and regional planning.

American Educational Research Association: AERA Grants Program

Due: Sep 5
Web: http://tinyurl.com/7u2aelq

Supports the development of U.S. education researchers using NCES and NSF data sets for basic, policy and applied research. Programs include: Research Grants (up to $20,000 for one-year projects, or up to $35,000 for two-year projects) and Dissertation Grants (up to $20,000 for one-year projects). Education Research Conference Program and Undergraduate Student Education Research Training Workshop also may be available.

International Reading Association: Awards and Grants Program

Due: Oct 2012
Web: http://www.reading.org/Resources/AwardsandGrants.aspx

The Association's awards and grants program ($1,000-$8,000 usually) includes honors for teaching, service to the profession, research, media coverage of reading, and authorship of children's books. IRA funds Children's Literature Awards, Professional Development Awards and Grants, Research Awards and Grants, Service Awards, Teachers Awards, and Grants and Travel Grants. Various deadlines occur for the different programs offered through IRA.

National Education Association Foundation: NEA Foundation Grants

Due: Oct. 15
Web: http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant-programs/grant-application/

Provides grants to improve academic achievement of students in U.S. public schools and public higher education institutions in any subject areas. Student Achievement Grants ( up to $5,000) support initiatives to improve academic achievement. Learning and Leadership Grants support high-quality professional development--$2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups. Higher education faculty and staff may apply.

Spencer Foundation: Research Grant Program

Due: Oct. 1
Web: http://www.tinker.org/content/field-research-grants

Small Research Grants up to $40,000 help scholars and teachers in a broad range of academic institutions to pursue pilot research and the initial phases of larger investigations. Major Research Grants (preliminary proposals accepted any time) support projects up to $500,000. Foundation focuses on five areas of interest: Education and Social Opportunity; Organizational Learning; Teaching, Learning, and Instructional Resources; Purposes and Values of Education; and Field-Initiated Proposals. Deadlines refer to required preliminary proposals for Small Research Grants.

American Society of Microbiology: ASM Awards and Grants

Due: Oct. 15
Web: http://www.asm.org/index.php/awards-grants/all-awards.html

Supports the study microbes--bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, mycoplasma, fungi, algae and protozoa. Microbiological research includes infectious diseases, recombinant DNA technology, alternative methods of energy production and waste recycling, environmental problems and industrial processes. ASM offers various awards, fellowships, and grants for researchers at all stages of microbiology study. Deadlines vary by award type.

Association for Women in Mathematics:
Travel and Mentoring Grants for Women Researchers

Due: Oct. 15
Web: https://sites.google.com/site/awmmath/programs/travel-grants

Travel Grants for Women Researchers (annual deadlines are 2/1, 5/1, and 10/1) enable women to attend select research conferences in fields supported by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical Sciences Division. Maximum of $1,500 available for U.S. travel and $2,000 for foreign travel. Mentoring Travel Grants for Women (annual deadline is 2/1 ) program provides up to seven awards of up to $5,000 each to help junior women researchers develop long-term working relationships with senior mathematicians.

National Science Foundation:
Chemical Structure, Dynamics, and Mechanisms

Due: Oct 1
Web: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504796
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504807

Supports research on the nature of molecular structure and its consequences for reactivity, intermolecular interactions, and dynamics. Chemical dynamics is defined to encompass reaction kinetics and mechanisms, intramolecular rearrangement or conformational changes, and changes induced via electromagnetic excitation. While the majority of projects supported by CSDM are experimental in nature, the program is receptive to research focused on utilizing applied computational methods.

National Science Foundation: Experimental Nuclear Physics

Due: Oct 31
Web: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5627

Supports research at the frontiers of nuclear science, including: properties and behavior of nuclei and nuclear matter under extreme conditions, and/or as they relate to astrophysical phenomena; the quark-gluon basis for the structure and dynamics of hadrons and nuclei; phase transitions of nuclear matter from normal nuclear density and temperature to the predicted high-temperature quark-gluon plasma; and basic interactions and fundamental symmetries. Annual target date is last Wednesday in October.

National Science Foundation: Algebra and Number Theory

Due: Oct 2
Web: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5431

Supports research in algebra, algebraic and arithmetic geometry, number theory, and representation theory. Annual target date is the first Tuesday in October.

National Science Foundation: Sociology

Due: Oct 2012
Web: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5369

Supports research on human social organization and processes of change: theoretical, empirical Investigations to improve explanation of fundamental social processes and research on organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, and gender roles. Target dates for regular research are 1/15 and 8/15. Target dates for dissertation research proposals are 2/15 and 10/15.

National Science Foundation: Cyberlearning - Transforming Education

Due: Oct 15
Web: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503581

Supports projects to integrate advances in technology with advances in what is known about how people learn. Proposals are due by 1/16/13 for Design and Implementation Projects. Target dates for Capacity Building Projects are 3/15/13 and 10/15/12. For Implementation and Deployment Projects, letters of intent are required by 5/14/13.

National Science Foundation
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

Due: Sept 12
Web: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5517

Supports active undergraduate research participation areas funded by NSF through two mechanisms. REU Sites support independent projects to initiate and conduct research projects involving a number of undergraduates. Proposals for projects requiring access to Antarctica are due fourth Friday in May, annually. Deadline for all other sites is fourth Wednesday in August, annually. REU Supplements support the addition of undergraduates to ongoing, new, or renewal NSF-funded projects (deadlines vary).

Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Faculty Development Grant

Due: Oct 5
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: Apr. 1
Web: www.nrc.gov

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent agency, established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, tasked with licensing and regulating the Nation's civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear material to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, to promote the common defense and security, and to protect the environment.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The total amount of funding available for faculty development will depend on the agency's final FY 2013 appropriation of funds. The NRC expects to support a limited number of awards of up to approximately $450,000 total costs per institution through this announcement. The number of awards for FY2013 depends on the number, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. Future year amounts will depend on annual appropriations.

Budget and Project Period: The maximum amount of funding that the NRC will award for an application may not exceed $150,000 total costs per year, provided that an additional $50,000 is fully matched by the institution (for a total of $200,000 per year given full match of $50,000 per year from the institution). Awards are for three years and may not be renewed.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission:
Nuclear Education Curricula Development Grant

Due: Oct. 3
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: Apr. 1
Web: www.nrc.gov

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent agency, established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, tasked with licensing and regulating the Nation's civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear material to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, to promote the common defense and security, and to protect the environment.

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 authorized the NRC Nuclear Education Grant Program to support courses, studies, training, curricula, and disciplines pertaining to nuclear safety, nuclear security, nuclear environmental protection, and other fields that the Commission determines to be critical to the NRC's regulatory mission. The NRC Nuclear Education Grant Program's primary purpose is supporting and developing the educational infrastructure necessary to allow the Nation to safely advance its nuclear energy initiatives.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: The NRC anticipates having $4.7 million available for this announcement. The agency's final FY 2013 appropriation determines the actual amount of available funding. The total amount awarded and the number of awards depends upon the number, quality, duration, and costs of the applications selected for award. Future opportunities for submitting proposals may be available depending on availability of funds.

Budget and Project Period: Budgets will be approved for up to $200,000 for a period of 2 years. Your application must include a budget breakdown for the entire period. Final budgets are determined during pre-award negotiations between the applicant and NRC.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission:
Scholarship and Fellowship Education Grant

Due: Oct 5
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: Apr. 1
Web: http://www.nrc.gov

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent agency, established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, tasked with licensing and regulating the Nation's civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear material to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, to promote the common defense and security, and to protect the environment.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number or Awards: The total amount of funding available for scholarships and fellowships will depend on the agency's final FY 2013 appropriation of funds. The number of awards for FY 2013 depends on the number, quality, duration and costs of the applications received. Future year awards will depend on annual appropriations.

Budget and Project Period: Fellowships funds may be requested for multiple individuals of up to $100,000 per year for four (4) years, or $400,000 total costs (direct costs and facilities and administrative costs) for the project period and are not renewable. An individual may not receive funding in excess of $50,000 per year. Scholarship funds for up to $200,000 total costs (direct costs and facilities and administrative costs) per institution for a two (2) year project period may be requested through this announcement. Both amounts are exclusive of any matching; cost shared or leveraged funding by non-Federal entities. No scholarship student may receive more than $10,000 per year or exceed $20,000 over a 2 year period.

Kennan Institute: Short-Term Grants

Due: Sep 1, Dec. 1, Mar. 1, Jun 1
Web: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/opportunity/kennan-institute-short-term-grant

The Kennan Institute offers Short-Term Grants (up to one month's duration) to scholars whose research in the social sciences or humanities focuses on the former Soviet Union (excluding the Baltic States), and who demonstrate a particular need to utilize the library, archival, and other specialized resources of the Washington, DC area. Policy relevant research is preferred.

ELIGIBILITY: Academic participants must either possess a doctoral degree or be doctoral candidates who have nearly completed their dissertations. For non-academics, an equivalent degree of professional achievement is expected. Selection is based on the following criteria: (a) the potential contribution of the scholar to the intellectual life of the Institute and the policymaking community; (b) importance and originality of the project; (c) policy relevance; (d) applicant's scholarly promise, achievements, and ability to complete the project; (e) likelihood that the finished product will advance basic understanding of the topic; (f) need for the scholar to have access to the resources of Washington, DC.

FUNDING: Short-Term Grants provide a stipend of $3200 for 31 days ($103.22/day). The Kennan Institute cannot provide office space for Short-Term scholars. Travel and accommodation expenses are not directly covered by this grant.

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological
Post-PHD Research Grants

Due: Nov. 1, May 1
Web: http://wennergren.org/programs/post-phd-research-grants

Post-Ph.D. Research Grants are awarded to individuals holding a Ph.D. or equivalent degree to support individual research projects. The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. The Foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, and/or integrate two or more subfields. Applicants applying for a Post-Ph.D. Research Grant may also choose to be considered simultaneously for the Osmundsen Initiative (see the Foundation's web site).

FUNDING: Post-Ph.D. Research Grants provide a maximum of US $20,000 and the Osmundsen Initiative supplement provides up to an additional $5,000 for a maximum grant of US $25,000.

National Science Foundation:
Cybercorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS)

Due: Oct 12
Web: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5228
NSF-DOC: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf12585

The CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program seeks proposals that address cybersecurity education and workforce development. The Scholarship Track provides funding to award scholarships to students in cybersecurity. In return for their scholarships, recipients will work after graduation for a Federal, State, Local, or Tribal Government organization in a position related to cybersecurity for a period equal to the length of the scholarship. The Capacity Track seeks innovative proposals leading to an increase in the ability of the United States higher education enterprise to produce cybersecurity professionals.

FUNDING: $23 million for 20-30 awards.

FUNDING: NEH anticipates that awards for seminars will range between $70,000 and $140,000 for a grant period of twelve months. Awards for institutes range from $90,000 to $200,000 for a grant period of fifteen months.

Whitehall Foundation: Grant Programs

Due: Oct. 1, Jan. 15, Apr. 15
Web: http://www.whitehall.org/

The Foundation offers Research Grants and Grants-in-Aid. Research grants in neurobiology are available to established scientists of all ages working at accredited institutions in the United States. Applications will be judged on the scientific merit and the innovative aspects of the proposal as well as the competence of the applicant. Research grants of up to three years will be provided. A renewal grant with a maximum of two years is possible, but it will be awarded on a competitive basis. Research grants will not be awarded to investigators who have already received, or expect to receive, substantial support from other sources, even if it is for an unrelated purpose. The Grants-in-Aid program is designed for researchers at the assistant professor level who experience difficulty in competing for research funds because they have not yet become firmly established. Grants-in-Aid can also be made to senior scientists. All applications will be judged on the scientific merit and innovative aspects of the proposal, as well as on past performance and evidence of the applicant's continued productivity.

FUNDING: Research grants normally range from $30,000 to $75,000 per year. Grants-in-Aid are awarded for a oneyear period and do not exceed $30,000.

National Endowment for the Humanities: Summer Stipends

Due: Sep 27
Web: http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/summer-stipends

• Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both.
• Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources.
• Summer Stipends support full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months.
• Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development.
• Summer Stipends are awarded to individual scholars.
• Organizations are not eligible to apply.

FUNDING: A total of up to $35,000 will be available in 2012. Awards range from a few hundred dollars to $3,500.

National Science Foundation: Discovery Research K-12

Due: Oct 4
Web: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500047

The Discovery Research K-12 program (DRK-12) seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) by preK-12 students, teachers, administrators and parents. All DRK-12 projects should be framed around a research question or hypothesis that addresses an important need or topic in preK-12 STEM education. The emphasis in DRK-12 is on research projects that study the development, testing, deployment, effectiveness, and/or scale-up of innovative resources, models and tools. DRK-12 invites proposals that address immediate challenges that are facing preK-12 STEM education as well as those that anticipate a radically different structure and function of pre-K 12 teaching and learning. DRK-12 especially encourages proposals that challenge existing assumptions about learning and teaching within or across STEM fields, envision the future needs of learners, and consider new and innovative ways to support student and teacher learning. DRK-12 is particularly interested in projects that hold promise for identifying and developing the next generation of STEM innovators (NSB, 2010). There are four strands described in detail in the solicitation: 1) Assessment; 2) Learning; 3) Teaching; 4) Scale-up.

DRK-12 projects are based on theories of learning, prior research and development. Projects reflect the needs of an increasingly diverse population as well as national, state, or discipline priorities. Outcomes include usable and scalable resources, models, tools, and contributions to the knowledge about STEM teaching and learning. In addition, teachers and students who participate in DRK-12 studies are expected to enhance their understanding and use of STEM content, practices and skills.

The DRK-12 program is primarily concerned with the goals and effectiveness of formal education, but recognizes that learning is not limited to formal school environments and times. The program encourages projects to draw from knowledge and practice of learning in out-of-school and informal settings.

Full Research and Development projects are expected to lead to successful dissemination and adoption of findings or products in the preK-12 enterprise at a scale beyond that directly supported by the grant.

Institute of Education Sciences
Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs

Due: Sept 20
Web: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/

The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) announces the Institute's FY 2013 competitions for grants to support education research and special education research. The Director takes this action under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002. The Institute's purpose in awarding these grants is to provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of developmental and school readiness outcomes for infants and toddlers with or at risk for disability, and of education outcomes for all students from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult education.

The Special Education Research Competitions. Under these two competitions, NCSER will consider only applications that address one of the following special education research topics:

• Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special Education
• Reading, Writing, and Language Development
• Mathematics and Science Education
• Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning
• Transition Outcomes for Special Education Secondary Students
• Cognition and Student Learning in Special Education
• Professional Development for Teachers and Related Services Providers
• Special Education Policy, Finance, and Systems
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Technology for Special Education
• Families of Children with Disabilities

Eligibility Information- Eligible Applicants: Applicants that have the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically valid research are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, non-profit and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and institutions, such as colleges and universities.

Coming Soon!
Georgia's Teacher Quality Higher Education Program

Web: http://teacherquality.coe.uga.edu/proposal-information/2012-2013/request-for-proposals/
2012-13 Request for Proposals: Will be available in August 2012

Georgia's Improving Teacher Quality Higher Education Program is managed by the University of Georgia for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Funding to support the program comes to the Board of Regents from the United States Department of Education as part of the No Child Left Behind Act signed by President George W. Bush and later identified as Title II, Part A, of Public Law 107-110. Georgia's Improving Teacher Quality Higher Education Program funds are used to enhance the teaching of science, mathematics, language arts, reading, and social studies at the elementary, middle, and high school levels in public and private schools.

National Science Foundation
Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG)

Due: Sept 3
Web: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12726

The Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) supports research and education in the Earth, Ocean, Atmospheric, and Geospace Sciences. The Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG) Program is designed to address the fact that certain groups are underrepresented in the geosciences relative to their proportions in the general population. The primary goal of the OEDG Program is to increase participation in the geosciences by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans (American Indians and Alaskan Natives), Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesians or Micronesians), and persons with disabilities. A secondary goal of the program is to increase the perceived relevance of the geosciences among broad and diverse segments of the population. The OEDG Program supports activities that will increase the number of members of underrepresented groups who:

• Are involved in formal pre-college geoscience education programs;
• Pursue and earn associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the geosciences;
• Enter geoscience careers; and participate in informal geoscience education programs.

National Science Foundation:
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology

Due: Oct 17
Web: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6668

The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program makes resources available to enhance the research capabilities of minority-serving institutions through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. CREST promotes the development of new knowledge, enhancements of the research productivity of individual faculty, and an expanded presence of students historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. HBCU-RISE awards specifically target HBCUs to support the expansion of institutional research capacity as well as an increase in the production of doctoral students, especially those from groups underrepresented in STEM, at those institutions.

This program provides educational opportunities for Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows . This program provides indirect funding for students at this level or focuses on educational developments for this group such as curricula development, training or retention. To inquire about possible funding opportunities not directly from NSF, please look at the active awards for this program.

Kress Foundation: Conservation Grants Program

Due: Oct 15
Web: http://www.kressfoundation.org/grants/default.aspx?id=138

The Conservation program supports the professional practice of art conservation, especially as it relates to European art of the pre-modern era. Grants are awarded to projects that create and disseminate specialized knowledge, including archival projects, development and dissemination of scholarly databases, documentation projects, exhibitions and publications focusing on art conservation, scholarly publications, and technical and scientific studies. Grants are also awarded for activities that permit conservators and conservation scientists to share their expertise with both professional colleagues and a broad audience through international exchanges, professional meetings, conferences, symposia, consultations, the presentation of research, exhibitions that include a prominent focus on materials and techniques, and other professional events.

• Support for the professional practice of art conservation, including conservation research, scholarly publications, international conferences and symposia.
• Grants are awarded to non-profit institutions with 501(c) 3 status, based in the United States, including supporting foundations of European institutions.
• In addition to submitting printed materials, applicants should include a CD containing a complete set of the application materials. The materials on the CD must be presented as a single PDF document.

Kress Foundation: Digital Resources Grants Program

Due: Oct. 1
Web: http://www.kressfoundation.org/grants/default.aspx?id=150

The Digital Resources program is intended to create incentives for historians of art and architecture, as well as archivists and librarians who support their work, to convert important existing information resources to digital form. These resources will reach a vastly larger audience of specialists, teachers, and students online than they could ever reach previously, while also fostering new forms of research and collaboration and new approaches to teaching and learning. Support will also be offered for the digitization of important visual resources (especially art history photographic archives) in the area of pre-modern European art history; of primary textual sources (especially the literary and documentary sources of European art history); for promising initiatives in online publishing; and for innovative experiments in the field of digital art history. Please note that this grant program does not typically support the digitization of museum object collections.

• Supports efforts to integrate new technologies into the practice of art history and the creation of important online resources in art history, including both textual and visual resources.
• This grant program does not typically support the digitization of museum object collections.
• Grants are award to non-profit institutions with 501(c) 3 status, based in the United States, including supporting foundations of European institutions.
• In addition to submitting printed materials, applicants should include a CD containing a complete set of the application materials. The materials on the CD must be presented as a single PDF document.

Community Health Partnership Grants

Due: Sept 15
Web: http://www.georgiahealth.edu/institutes/ipph/

The Institute of Public and Preventive Health at Georgia Health Sciences University is establishing a grant program to pair University researchers with community organizations to conduct projects vital to improving health in the Augusta region and in Georgia.

Our priority is to support clinical, translational and preventive public health research. Initially highlighted areas include: teenage pregnancy, cardiovascular disease prevention, sexually-transmitted diseases, prescription drug abuse, at-home medication errors, other projects with high community relevance.

Community partners can be volunteer organizations, schools, churches, state agencies, companies and other influencers of public health. Community partners need to seek collaborators or co-investigators with researchers from Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta State University, or Paine College. Data collected should also facilitate future grant applications and research projects funded by extramural sources.

Applications should be up to three pages long covering background, specific aims, methodologies and interventions, anticipated results, timeline, resources and collaborators, and budget with justification. Projects can request up to $50,000 support. For projects of this initiative, up to $300,000 will be available but resources may be further supplemented by our partners, the Cancer Center and the Child Health Discovery Institute at GHSU. The application should include the NIH bio of research collaborators and one page bio of community collaborators. Applicants must attach a letter of support from the leader of the participating community organization. The application should be submitted as one PDF file.