October 2012 Grants Office Newsletter

ASSOCIATION FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH
IMPROVING INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

DUE: JAN 10
WEB: http://forum.airweb.org/2013/Pages/ParticipateAndLearn/CallForProposals.aspx

With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC), the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) operates two grant programs that support research on a wide range of issues of critical importance to U.S. higher education. The program has two separate purposes: (a) NSF and NCES support grants aim to increase the number of researchers using national datasets and demonstrate the contribution that these datasets make to the national base of knowledge on higher education policy, theory, and practice; and (b) The NPEC funding supports grants that increase the understanding and knowledge of a specific issue area identified by NPEC.

Eligibility: All grant recipients must be affiliated with a U.S. postsecondary institution or relevant non-profit higher education organization. Doctoral students are eligible for dissertation grants.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: Research grants of up to $40,000 for one year of independent research. (Note: These research grants are not available to students). Dissertation grants of up to $20,000 for one year to support dissertation research and writing under the guidance of a faculty dissertation advisor.

Budget and Project Period: The major portion of the research should be completed between May 1, 2013, and April 30, 2014

GLADYS KRIEBLE DELMAS FOUNDATION
GRANTS FOR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ON VENETIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

DUE: DEC 15
WEB: http://www.delmas.org/guidelines/v_ir_a.html

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation announces its 2013-2014 program of grants (predoctoral and postdoctoral) for travel to and residence in Venice and the Veneto. Grants will be awarded for historical research specifically on Venice and the former Venetian empire, and for study of contemporary Venetian society and culture. Disciplines of the humanities and social sciences are eligible areas of study, including (but not limited to) archaeology, architecture, art, bibliography, economics, history, history of science, law, literature, music, political science, religion, and theater.

Eligibility: Applicants must (i) be citizens or permanent residents of the United States, (ii) have experience in advanced research at the graduate level or equivalent, and (iii) if graduate students, have fulfilled all doctoral requirements except completion of the dissertation (but including acceptance of dissertation proposal) by December 15, 2012.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: Applications will be entertained for grants up to a maximum of $19,900 for a full academic year. Grants for the maximum amount are rarely awarded, and successful applicants are frequently awarded less than the amount requested. Funds are granted primarily for research in Venice and the Veneto only, and for transportation to, from, and within the Veneto.

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
SMALL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE PROGRAM

DUE: JAN 15 APR 15 JUL 15 OCT 15
WEB: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-310.html

The FDA recognizes the value of supporting high quality, small scientific conferences. A small scientific conference is defined as a symposium, seminar, workshop, or any formal meeting, whether conducted face-to-face or virtually to exchange information and explore a defined subject, issue, or area of concern impacts the public's health within the scope of the FDA's mission. Support of such meetings is contingent upon the fiscal and programmatic interests and priorities of the FDA's respective Offices and Centers. Therefore, each small scientific conference grant application must contain a cover letter. The cover letter must clearly state the primary objectives of the meeting, anticipated outcomes, and the FDA Office/Center that the application should be forwarded to for consideration.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: Small scientific conference grant budgets must reflect the total cost of the conference, the costs for which support is requested (not to exceed $50,000), and a list of anticipated funders (federal and nonfederal).

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY:
P3 AWARDS: A NATIONAL STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION FOR SUSTAINABILITY FOCUSING ON PEOPLE, PROSPERITY, AND THE PLANET

DUE: DEC 11
WEB: http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2013/2013_p3.html

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of the P3-People, Prosperity and the Planet Award Program, is seeking applications proposing to research, develop, and design solutions to real world challenges involving the overall sustainability of human society. The P3 competition highlights the use of scientific principles in creating innovative projects focused on sustainability. The P3 Award program was developed to foster progress toward sustainability by achieving the mutual goals of economic prosperity, protection of the planet, and improved quality of life for its people-- people, prosperity, and the planet - the three pillars of sustainability. The EPA offers the P3 competition in order to respond to the technical needs of the world while moving towards the goal of sustainability.

Eligibility: Public nonprofit institutions/ organizations (limited to degree-granting public institutions of higher education) and private nonprofit institutions/ organizations (limited to degree-granting private institutions of higher education) located in the U.S. are eligible to apply.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: It is anticipated that approximately $1,575,000 total will be available for all Phase I & II grant awards. Potential Funding per Award: Up to $15,000 per Phase I grant including direct and indirect costs. Proposals for Phase I grants must be for only one year. Upon the successful completion of Phase I, grant recipients will have the opportunity to apply for a P3 Phase II grant of up to $90,000 total for two years including direct and indirect costs. Cost-sharing is not required for either Phase I or Phase II grants.

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.

Funds Available: 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.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTEGRATED EARTH SYSTEMS (IES)

DUE: NOV 14
WEB: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504833

Integrated Earth Systems (IES) is a program in the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) that focuses on the continental, terrestrial and deep Earth subsystems of the whole Earth system. The overall goal of the program is to provide opportunity for collaborative, multidisciplinary research into the operation, dynamics and complexity of Earth systems at a budgetary scale between that of a typical project in the EAR Division's disciplinary programs and larger scale initiatives at the Directorate or Foundation level. Specifically, IES will provide research opportunities for the study of Earth systems from the core of the Earth to the top of the critical zone with a specific focus on subsystems that include continental, terrestrial and deep Earth subsystems at all temporal and spatial scales (NROES, 2012). IES will provide opportunities to focus on Earth systems connected to topics which include (but are not limited to) the continents; the terrestrial, surficial Earth systems including physical, chemical and biotic dimensions; linkages among tectonics, climate, landscape change, topography and geochemical cycles including core and mantle processes.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: The award size for IES projects is expected to range between $1,000,000 and $3,000,000 for projects of 3 to 5 years duration, although smaller awards may be made. The scope of IES projects is expected to be beyond that which can be supported in EAR's disciplinary programs. It is estimated that 4-10 awards will be made from the anticipated total funding amount of $10,250,000.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION:
ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

DUE: Late March (solicitation released in January; letters of intent are due about a month before the deadline).
WEB: https://www.cfda.gov/?s=program&mode=form&tab=step1&id=b60b8566c26d035b3d9ee82a2e3a478a

Funding process for this program likely will mirror last year's effort, with the solicitation released in early January on Grant.gov followed by a late March deadline. The program encourages talented science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors and professionals to become K-12 mathematics and science teachers. Colleges, universities and nonprofits receive the funding and use it to support scholarships, stipends and academic programs for undergraduate and graduate STEM students, who must commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts.

Eligibility: Public and private colleges and universities and nonprofits

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: $55 million for 45 awards ranging from $150,000 to $3.2 million

HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT:
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHMATICS (STEM) CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANTS (CFDA 94.104)

DUE: Late March (solicitation is expected to be posted on Grants.gov in January)
WEB: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=60714&mode=VIEW

CDG funds help create early and ongoing interaction between the homeland security and scientific communities and students studying in HS-STEM fields, to encourage a steady flow of new homeland security professionals. Grantees award undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships to students who intend to pursue HS-STEM careers.

Eligibility: Public and private colleges and universities

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: Approximately $2.5 million for 10 awards

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES:
SCHOLARLY EDITIONS AND TRANSLATIONS

DUE: DEC 6
WEB: http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/collaborative-research-grants

Collaborative Research Grants support interpretive humanities research undertaken by a team of two or more scholars, for full-time or part-time activities for periods of a minimum of one year up to a maximum of three years. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; field work; applications of information technology; and technical support and services. All grantees are expected to communicate the results of their work to the appropriate scholarly and public audiences. Eligible projects include research that significantly adds to knowledge and understanding of the humanities; conferences on topics of major importance in the humanities that will benefit scholarly research; archaeological projects that include the interpretation and communication of results (projects may encompass excavation, materials analysis, laboratory work, field reports, and preparation of interpretive monographs); and research that uses the knowledge and perspectives of the humanities and historical or philosophical methods to enhance understanding of science, technology, medicine, and the social sciences.

Eligibility: Governments, public and private colleges and universities, 501 (c)(3)nonprofits and individuals;

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: Multiple awards (last year, awards ranged from $50,000 to $100,000 each;

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
INTERDISCIPLINARY BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH (IBSS)

DUE: JAN 23
WEB: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504832

The Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Science Research (IBSS) competition promotes the conduct of interdisciplinary research by teams of investigators in the social and behavioral sciences. Emphasis is placed on support for research that involves researchers from multiple disciplinary fields, that integrates scientific theoretical approaches and methodologies from multiple disciplinary fields, and that is likely to yield generalizable insights and information that will advance basic knowledge and capabilities across multiple disciplinary fields.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: $10 million for 10-15 awards.

CEC ARTSLINK ARTSLINK PROJECTS

DUE: JAN 13
WEB: http://www.cecartslink.org/grants/artslink_projects/

ArtsLink Projects provides support to US artists, curators, presenters and arts organizations undertaking projects in any of 37 eligible countries (see website). Applicants must be working with an artist or organization in that region and projects should be designed to benefit participants and audiences in both the US and the host country. ArtsLink has a cycle of alternate year deadlines according to discipline. In 2013, applications will be accepted from individual artists, curators and non-profit arts organizations working in visual and media arts.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: The maximum award is $10,000.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SOCIOLOGY

DUE: OCT 15
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.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY HOUGHTON LIBRARY: VISITING FELLOWSHIPS

DUE: JAN 11
WEB: http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/houghton/public_programs/visiting_fellowships.cfm

Houghton Library is the principal rare book and manuscript library of Harvard College. The Library's holdings are particularly strong in the following areas: European, English, American, and South American literature, including the country's pre-eminent collection of American literary manuscripts; philosophy; religion; history of science; music; printing and graphic arts; dance; and theatre. Fellows will also have access to collections in Widener Library as well as to other libraries at the University.

Eligibility: Preference is given to scholars whose research is closely based on materials in Houghton collections, especially when those materials are unique; fellowships are normally not granted to scholars who live within commuting distance of the library. Each fellow is expected to be in residence at Houghton for at least four weeks during the period from July 2013 through June 2014 (these do not have to be consecutive weeks), and each fellow is expected to produce a written summary of your experience working with the collection.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: The stipend for each fellowship is $3,000.

KENNAN INSTITUTE SHORT-TERM GRANTS

DUE: SEP 1 DEC 1 MAR 1 JUN1
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.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number or Awards: 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.

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 Jan 16, 2012 for Design and Implementation Projects. Target dates for Capacity Building Projects are March 15 and October 15, 2012. For Implementation and Deployment Projects, letters of intent are required by May 14, 2013.

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.

Funds Available: round-trip international air travel, a monthly stipend for your visiting scholar (ranging from $2,500 to $2,900), an allowance for up to two dependents and insurance for the scholar. Host institutions generally propose some cost-sharing, such as a salary supplement for the scholar and/or in-kind support such as housing, meals, local travel, etc.

INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

DUE: JAN 15
WEB: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=11

The goal of the Museums for America (MFA) program is to strengthen the ability of an individual museum to serve the public more effectively by supporting high priority activities that advance its mission, plans, and strategic goals and objectives. MFA grants support activities that strengthen museums as active resources for lifelong learning, as important institutions in the establishment of livable communities, and as good stewards of the nation's collections. MFA grants can fund both new and ongoing museum activities and programs. Examples include planning, managing and conserving collections, improving public access, training, conducting programmatic research, school and public programming, producing exhibitions, and integrating new or upgraded technologies into your operations.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: MFA grant awards range from $5,000 to $150,000 for up to three years. Matching requirement is 1:1.

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.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: The NEA anticipates awarding 25 grants between $10,000 and $30,000. The deadline is November 8 for grants that can begin as early as May 1, 2013.

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 quarkgluon plasma; and basic interactions and fundamental symmetries.

MACDOWELL COLONY RESIDENCIES FOR WRITERS, COMPOSERS, AND ARTISTS

DUE: JAN 15 APR 15 SEP 15
WEB: http://www.macdowellcolony.org/apply-appguidelines.html

The MacDowell Colony provides time, space, and an inspiring environment to artists of exceptional talent. A MacDowell Fellowship, or residency, consists of exclusive use of a studio, accommodations, and three prepared meals a day for up to eight weeks. MacDowell Fellows are selected by its admissions panels, which are comprised of a revolving group of distinguished professionals in each artistic discipline who serve anonymously for three years.

Eligibility: The Colony accepts applications from artists working in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts. The sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence, which the Colony defines in a pluralistic and inclusive way. MacDowell encourages applications from artists representing the widest possible range of perspectives and demographics, and welcomes artists engaging in the broadest spectrum of artistic practice and investigating an unlimited array of inquiries and concerns. To that end, emerging as well as established artists are invited to apply.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: The MacDowell Colony believes that all talented artists should have the opportunity a MacDowell Fellowship provides. There is no cost for a Fellowship; in order to open the residency experience to a wider, more diverse community of artists, however, MacDowell offers two financial assistance programs to those who have been awarded a Fellowship: (1) Stipends; and (2) Travel Grants.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY:
DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ADVERSE OUTCOME PATHWAYS THAT PREDICT ADVERSE DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROTOXICITY

DUE: DEC 12
WEB: http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2012/2012_star_neurotox.html

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing research that will identify and/or provide a better understanding of adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) that lead to developmental neurotoxicity (DNT). Such research should advance the state of knowledge by linking key events along the continuum from exposure to adverse outcomes, including windows of susceptibility, and ultimately resulting in AOP-based data and models for chemical testing that will allow risk assessors to predict DNT. EPA is particularly interested in funding research projects that focus on endocrine signaling pathways that alter neurodevelopment, but will accept research proposals that address other AOPs.

Eligibility: Public nonprofit institutions/organizations (includes public institutions of higher education and hospitals) and private nonprofit institutions/organizations (includes private institutions of higher education and hospitals) located in the U.S., state and local governments, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, and U.S. territories or possessions are eligible to apply.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: $4 million for about 5 awards. Potential Funding per Award: Up to a total of $800,000 including direct and indirect costs, with a maximum duration of four years. Cost-sharing is not required.

NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE:
PRESERVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING GRANTS

DUE: NOV 1
WEB: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=202494

PTT grantees develop new technologies or adapt existing technologies to preserve cultural resources. Funds may be used for an array of projects, including research, training, workshops and curriculum and website development. Those focusing on preserving cemeteries and churches receive preference.

Eligibility: Governments, public and private colleges and universities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits;

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: Approximately 10 awards ranging from $25,000 to $250,000 each (a 1:1 match is required; approximately 25% of applicants are awarded funding)

THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF THE NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM

DUE: NOV 14
WEB: https://www.cfda.gov/?s=program&mode=form&tab=step1&id=52288b499904173be679b2b7953617c8

Grantees will use these funds for graduate and under-graduate students to conduct geologic mapping research. Since the school year just began and pinpointing the students to conduct the research takes time, the program will accept applications that don't specifically identify those who conduct the research. A winning application, however, will have to provide full details on the student prior to receiving grant funds.

Eligibility: Public and private colleges and universities; Applicants must include letters of support from a federal or state official with their submission.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: $566,000 for 50 awards

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.

HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION: HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS

DUE: LETTERS OF INQUIRY ARE ACCEPTED ANYTIME
WEB: http://www.hluce.org/

The foundation focuses funding on creating new intellectual resources at the nation's colleges and universities. The foundation will consider all types of higher education efforts, and periodically holds special initiatives focusing on a specific area. The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in Washington, DC, recently received a $300,000 grant to strengthen leadership development programs for college and university administrators. Support is also provided for women in the "hard" sciences, i.e., chemistry, physics, computer science, mathematics, and engineering.

Eligibility: Public and private colleges and universities

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: Grants ranged from $25,000 to $300,000 in 2011

WENNER-GREN FOUNDATION FOR ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH HISTORICAL ARCHIVES PROGRAM

DUE: Anytime
WEB: http://www.wennergren.org/programs/historical-archives-program-hap

The objective of the Historical Archives Program is to encourage the preservation of unpublished personal research materials of established anthropologists, considered of value for research on the history of anthropology. HAP grants are offered primarily to assist senior scholars at the end of their careers (or their heirs) with the expense of preparing and transferring their unpublished research materials for archival deposit. Applicants must show evidence that arrangements have been made with an appropriate archival repository. Funds are strictly limited to covering expenses related to the basic preparation of materials for archival deposit. In certain instances, funding is also available to collect oral-history interviews with eminent figures in discipline history, or teams involved in landmark research. On such occasions, interviews are expected to be small-scale "moments of opportunity," with limited budgets only covering the basic travel and living expenses required to collect the interviews, and rarely exceeding a couple thousand dollars.

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).

Funds Available and Anticipated Number or Awards: 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.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED

DUE: JAN
WEB: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=134294

Colleges and universities use GAANN funds to provide fellowships in areas of national need. The FY 2013 areas haven't been offered. Last year's areas were: Area Studies; Biological Sciences/Life Sciences; Chemistry; Computer and Information Sciences; Engineering; Foreign Languages and Literatures; Mathematics; Nursing; Physics; and Educational Evaluation, Research and Statistics.

Eligibility: Public and private colleges and universities (a 25% match is required)

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: Grants are up to $60,000 over a two-year period, or $30,000/year.

The Senate DoEd funding bill (S 3295) would provide full funding ($30 million) for this program. The House has offered a draft DoEd proposal, which doesn't mention GAANN funding. This program's solicitation generally is among the first to be released each fiscal year. Last year's version was released in December, with a January deadline.

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.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number or Awards: Research grants normally range from $30,000 to $75,000 per year. Grants-in-Aid are awarded for a one-year period and do not exceed $30,000.

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.

Eligibility: 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.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTEGRATED EARTH SYSTEMS (IES)

DUE: NOV 14
WEB: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504833

Integrated Earth Systems (IES) is a program in the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) that focuses on the continental, terrestrial and deep Earth subsystems of the whole Earth system. The overall goal of the program is to provide opportunity for collaborative, multidisciplinary research into the operation, dynamics and complexity of Earth systems at a budgetary scale between that of a typical project in the EAR Division's disciplinary programs and larger scale initiatives at the Directorate or Foundation level. Specifically, IES will provide research opportunities for the study of Earth systems from the core of the Earth to the top of the critical zone with a specific focus on subsystems that include continental, terrestrial and deep Earth subsystems at all temporal and spatial scales (NROES, 2012). IES will provide opportunities to focus on Earth systems connected to topics which include (but are not limited to) the continents; the terrestrial, surficial Earth systems including physical, chemical and biotic dimensions; linkages among tectonics, climate, landscape change, topography and geochemical cycles including core and mantle processes.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: The award size for IES projects is expected to range between $1,000,000 and $3,000,000 for projects of 3 to 5 years duration, although smaller awards may be made. The scope of IES projects is expected to be beyond that which can be supported in EAR's disciplinary programs. It is estimated that 4-10 awards will be made from the anticipated total funding amount of $10,250,000.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION DISCOVERY RESEARCH K-12

LETTERS OF INTENT DUE: OCT 4
DUE: DEC 6
WEB: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500047

The program seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by pre-K-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 pre-K-12 STEM education. The emphasis in DRK-12 is on research projects that study the development, testing, deployment, effectiveness, and scale-up of innovative resources, models and tools.

Eligibility: Governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, for-profits and public and private colleges and universities;

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: $20 million for multiple awards;

The program seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by pre-K-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 pre-K-12 STEM education. The emphasis in DRK-12 is on research projects that study the development, testing, deployment, effectiveness, and scale-up of innovative resources, models and tools.

HEALTHY HABITS:
TIMING FOR DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

DUE: OCT 16
WEB: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-328.html

Purpose: Topics to be addressed in this FOA include: effective, sustainable processes for influencing young people to make healthy behavior choices; identification of the appropriate stage of influence for learning sustainable lifelong health behaviors; the role of technology and new media in promoting healthy behavior; identification of factors that support healthy behavior development in vulnerable populations, identification of barriers to healthy behaviors; and, identification of mechanisms and mediators that are common to the development of a range of habitual health behaviors. Multidisciplinary teams are strongly encouraged. The goal is to promote research that identifies processes that promote sustainable positive behavior or changes social and cultural norms that influence health and future health behaviors.

Eligibility: Governments, public and private colleges and universities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations, and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. Budgets for direct costs of up to $50,000 per year for a maximum of $100,000 direct costs over a two-year project period.

Budget and Project Period: Budgets for direct costs of up to $50,000 per year for a maximum of $100,000 direct costs over a two-year project period The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed 2 years.

THE JOHN TEMPELTON FOUNDATION THE MEANING OF CONVERGENCE

INQUIRY DUE: OCT 15
WEB: http://www.templeton.org/what-we-fund/funding-competitions/the-meanings-of-convergence

Purpose: The foundation is particularly interested in research and scholarship with the potential to offer insight into biological convergence for a better understanding of life. In addition to the biological convergence competition, the Templeton Foundation is also accepting letters of inquiry for its core funding programs: Science and the Big Questions, Character Development, Freedom and Free Enterprise, Exceptional Cognitive Talent and Genius, and Genetics. Does convergence at different levels point to a singular phenomenon, or are these processes in fact fundamentally different? Much research in the field seems to assume that convergence is the same phenomenon whether one is studying proteins or the camera eye. Is that correct? And what are the implications of the answer? What insights might be gained from examples of absent convergent forms? For example, all major groups of land animals have evolved eel-like swimming morphology -- except the mammals. Here we might ask not just why so much convergence on this form, but turn it around and ask why not mammals too? Does the apparent fact that convergence has been so common in evolutionary history help us better understand in what ways and under what circumstances the evolutionary process can be described as either random or non-random? What are the implications of the fact that convergence is so common for our understanding of causation, for a deeper understanding of reality?

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: Applicants may request three years of support, up to $200,000 for pilot projects and up to $1 million for empirical projects, with higher awards possible for exceptional proposals.

LUMINA FOUNDATION HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT

LETTERS OF INTENT: ANYTIME
WEB: http://www.luminafoundation.org/grants.html

Lumina's overarching goal is to increase the higher education attainment rate of the United States to 60% by 2025. While the mission focuses on both student access and success in higher education, the emphasis is on attainment, defined as completing associate and baccalaureate degrees and credentials. Applicants should take a look the foundation's A Stronger Nation, a report on its achievements thus far in meeting the 2025 goal.

Eligibility: Public and private colleges and universities and 501(c)(3) agencies;

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: Median awards are $100,000 each; Applicants should take a look the foundation's A Stronger Nation, a report on its achievements thus far in meeting the 2025 goal.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION LONG-TERM RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY (LTREB)

DUE: JAN 10, preliminary applications
WEB: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13544

Through the LTREB program, the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) and the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) encourage the submission of proposals that generate extended time series of biological and environmental data to address ecological and evolutionary processes and resolve important issues in organismal and environmental biology. Researchers must have collected at least six years of previous data to qualify for funding, and these data must motivate the proposed research. The proposal also must present a cohesive conceptual rationale or framework for ten years of research. Questions or hypotheses outlined in this conceptual framework must guide an initial 5-year proposal as well as a subsequent, abbreviated renewal. Together, these will constitute a decadal research plan appropriate to begin to address critical and novel long-term questions in organismal and environmental biology. As part of the requirements for funding, projects must show how collected data will be shared broadly with the scientific community and the interested public.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: $3 million for 6-8 awards per year.

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES SUSTAINING CULTURAL HERITAGE COLLECTIONS

DUE: DEC 1
WEB: http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/sustaining-cultural-heritage-collections

Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) helps cultural institutions meet the challenge of preserving large and diverse humanities materials for future generations by supporting conservation measures that mitigate deterioration and prolong the useful life of collections. Libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations are responsible for collections that facilitate research, strengthen teaching, and provide opportunities for life-long learning. To preserve and ensure continued access to such collections, institutions must implement preventive conservation measures; providing protective storage; and safeguarding collections.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: Planning Grants of up to $40,000 will be made (plus up to $10,000 additional). For Implementation Grants, grants of up to $350,000 are available.

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH GRANTS

DUE: DEC 6
WEB: http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/collaborative-research-grants

Collaborative Research Grants support interpretive humanities research undertaken by a team of two or more scholars, for full-time or part-time activities for periods of a minimum of one year up to a maximum of three years. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; field work; applications of information technology; and technical support and services. All grantees are expected to communicate the results of their work to the appropriate scholarly and public audiences.

Eligibility: Projects include: (a) research that significantly adds to knowledge and understanding in the humanities; (b) conferences on topics of major importance in the humanities that will benefit scholarly research; (c) archaeological projects that include the interpretation and communication of results (projects may encompass excavation, materials analysis, laboratory work, field reports, and preparation of interpretive monographs); and (d) research that uses the knowledge and perspectives of the humanities and historical or philosophical methods to enhance understanding of science, technology, medicine, and the social sciences.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: Awards normally range from $25,000 to $100,000 per year. Awards for conferences are typically made for a minimum of one year and normally range from $15,000 to $65,000 per grant. Successful applicants will be awarded a grant in outright funds, matching funds, or a combination of the two, depending on the applicant's preference and the availability of funds.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION HIGH-RISK RESEARCH IN PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

DUE: anytime
WEB: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5319

Anthropological research may be conducted under unusual circumstances, often in distant locations. As a result the ability to conduct potentially important research may hinge on factors that are impossible to assess from a distance and some projects with potentially great payoffs may face difficulties in securing funding. This program gives small awards that provide investigators with the opportunity to assess the feasibility of an anthropological research project. The information gathered may then be used as the basis for preparing a more fully developed research program. Projects which face severe time constraints because of transient phenomena or access to materials may also be considered.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: $150,000 for about 3-5 awards per year.

AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION

DUE: JAN
WEB: www.cfda.gov=program&mode=form&tab=step1&id=c5d85e0d3ed3a8e963c3702014620c13

AFRI awards grants addressing key agriculture problems of national, regional and multi-state importance. This program is designed to achieve the long-term outcome of reducing the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents (ages 2-19). Last year, a priority was to generate new knowledge of the behavioral, social and environmental factors that influence childhood obesity and use this information to develop quality obesity prevention program for adolescents ages 15-19.

Eligibility: Public and private colleges and universities, nonprofit (with or without 501 (C)(3) status), tribes, individuals and forprofits, including small businesses;

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: TBD (in FY 2012, $5 million was available for multiple awards)

NEA and NIH Co-host Live Webinar on New Funding Opportunity on Culture and Health

Webinar will focus on new National Institutes of Health funding opportunity that welcomes arts researchers on teams conducting basic research on social and behavioral aspects of culture, health, and wellbeing

You are invited to a live, public webinar
Thursday, October 4, 2012, 3:00 - 4:00 pm, EST

How does culture affect health-related beliefs and practices? Artists and arts organizations may help answer this question through a new funding opportunity from the National Institutes of Health. This Request for Applications (RFA) will support research projects that bring together teams of social and behavioral researchers to gain new insights into the relationships between culture and health. OppNet welcomes research teams that include expertise that complements the basic social and behavioral sciences, including the arts. Given OppNet's express mission, applications must have a majority emphasis in basic behavioral and social sciences. NEA co-hosts this webinar with the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health. Bill Elwood of OBSSR will present this grant announcement from the NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet), a trans-NIH initiative that funds activities to build the collective body of knowledge about the nature of behavior and social systems. Also joining the webinar are several NIH program directors who serve as scientific contacts for the OppNET RFA. This is the first time NIH's OppNet initiative has expressly welcomed arts and humanities disciplines in its series of RFAs.

For more than a year, the NEA Interagency Task Force on the Arts and Human Development has brought together federal agencies -- including the NIH -- to promote more and better research on how the arts help people reach their full potential at all stages of life. This OppNet RFA coincides with the NEA task force goals.

The NEA and the Interagency Task Force periodically host public webinars to share compelling research, practices, and/or funding opportunities for research in the arts and human development. Task Force members include representatives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, and other agencies and departments. More information on the Task Force can be found at http://www.nea.gov/research/convenings.html

How to join the webinar
The webinar is free and open to the public. No registration is required.
Media may RSVP to Sally Gifford, NEA Public Affairs Specialist at 202-682-5606 or giffords@arts.gov.

To join the webinar, go http://artsgov.adobeconnect.com/artsdev5/ and check the "Enter as Guest" radio button. Type in your name and click hit "Enter Room" to join.

You may listen using your computer's speakers or dial-in to 1-877-685-5350 and use participant code: 739587. Attendees will be muted but able to type in questions and comments through a text Q&A box.
Follow the conversation on Twitter @NEAarts with the hashtag #NEAtaskforce.
An archive of the webinar will be available on Monday, October 8, 2012 at http://www.arts.gov/research/convenings