January 2015 Grant and Funding Opportunities
The Office of Grants and Research shares the following results for the January 2015 search of funding opportunities. The list is also archived at the OGR website.
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Grant Program: Environmental Education Local Grants Program
FON: EPA-EE-14-02
Solicitation,Grants.gov
Next Deadline: March 6, 2015
Abstract: Proposal seeking locally focused environmental education (EE) projects that design, demonstrate, and/or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques. Funding will promote environmental stewardship and help develop informed, knowledgeable and responsible citizens by building organizational EE capacity and teaching skills, and foster students’ educational advancement, career development, and understanding of environmental health impacts through use of community projects. Approximately $2.73 million is available nationwide. EPA expects to award three grants from each of their 10 regional offices, for a total of 30 grants nationwide. Contact: Contacts vary by region.
Sponsor: U.S. Department of State; U.S. Mission to Pakistan
Grant Program: Visual and Performing Arts Programs
FON: SCA-ISB-15-AW-005-12292014
Grants.gov
Next Deadline: March 16, 2015
Abstract: Notice seeking applications to promote visual and performing arts as a medium for professionals and communities, from the United States and Pakistan, to engage in substantive dialogue about issues related to civic engagement, freedom of expression and social justice. Approximately up to $500,000 is available. Educational institutions with at least two years of programming experience are eligible. Contact: Ellen Delage
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Directorate for Biological Sciences; Directorate for Geosciences
Grant Program: Dimensions of Biodiversity
FON: 15-533
Solicitation,Grants.gov
Next Deadline: April 9, 2015
Abstract: Notice seeking proposals to transform, by 2020, how we describe and understand the scope and role of life on Earth. Approximately up to $22 million is available to support 8 to 12 awards. Contact: Simon Malcomber, 703/292-8227. Email: Dimensions of Biodiversity
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Multiple Directorates
Grant Program: Science of Learning: Collaborative Networks (SL-CN)
FON: 15-532
Solicitation,Grants.gov
Next Deadline: Letters of Intent due February 6, 2015
Abstract: Notice seeking proposals to: advance fundamental knowledge about learning through integrated research; connect the research to specific scientific, technological, educational, and workforce challenges; and enable research communities to capitalize on new opportunities and discoveries. Proposals are due March 18, 2015. Approximately $9 million is available to support 12 awards. Contact: Soo-Siang Lim, 703/292-7878.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Directorate for Geosciences (GEO); Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)
Grant Program: Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience
FON: 15-526
Solicitation,Grants.gov
Next Deadline: Letters of Intent due January 7, 2015 and August 14, 2015.
Abstract: Notice seeking proposals supporting a coherent set of investments to address immediate challenges and opportunities that are facing undergraduate STEM education, as well as those that anticipate new structures (e.g. organizational changes, new methods for certification or credentialing, course re-conception, cyberlearning, etc.) and new functions of the undergraduate learning and teaching enterprise. Letters of intent are required by January 7, 2015 and August 14, 2015. Proposals are due March 16, 2015 and October 5, 2015. Approximately up to $9 million is available to support 20 to 30 awards. Contact: Jill Karsten, 703/292-7718.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant Program: Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM
FON: 15-528
Solicitation,Grants.gov
Next Deadline: March 12, 2015
Abstract: Notice seeking proposals for research projects that use basic research to produce knowledge about what constitutes responsible or irresponsible, just or unjust scientific practices and sociotechnical systems, and how to best instill students with this knowledge. The program accepts proposals for innovative research projects to foster ethical STEM research in all of the fields of science and engineering that NSF supports, including within interdisciplinary, inter-institutional and international contexts. Applications are due by March 12, 2015, and February 16, 2016. Approximately $3.15 million is available to support an estimated six to eight awards. Contact: Contacts vary by discipline.
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL); Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Grant Program: American Apprenticeship Initiative
FON: FOA-ETA-15-02
Grants.gov
Next Deadline: April 30, 2015
Abstract: Notice seeking applications to provide a catalyst in supporting a uniquely American Apprenticeship system that meets our country?s particular economic, industry and workforce needs. Approximately $100 million is available to support 25 awards to the lead applicant of a public and private partnership. Contact: Jeannette Flowers, 202/693-3322.
Sponsor: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH); Office of Digital Humanities (ODH)
Grant Program: Digital Humanities Implementation Grants
FON: 20150218-HK
Solicitation,Grants.gov
Next Deadline: February 18, 2015
Abstract: Notice seeking applications to fund the implementation of innovative digital-humanities projects that have successfully completed a start-up phase and demonstrated their value to the field. Such projects might enhance our understanding of central problems in the humanities, raise new questions in the humanities, or develop new digital applications and approaches for use in the humanities. Up to five awards are available from $100,000 to $325,000. Contact: Office of Digital Humanities
Sponsor: American Political Science Association
Grant Program: Small Research Grant Program (non-Ph.D. granting institutions)
Solicitation
Next Deadline: February 13, 2015
Abstract: Supports APSA members to conduct research in all areas of political science. The intent of these grants is to support the research of political scientists who are not employed at Ph.D. granting institutions and to help further the careers of these scholars. Applicants must be APSA members. Awards do not exceed $2,500. Many recipients also managed to use APSA support as seed money to obtain additional grant funding. See the website for details. Contact: Jennifer Segal Diascro, Senior Director, Program Operations, 202/483-2512 or grants@apsanet.org
Sponsor: Field Museum of Natural History
Grant Program: Visiting Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships, and Undergraduate Internships
Solicitation
Next Deadline: January 30, 2015
Abstract: Supports use of the Field Museum collections, with a preference for projects in anthropology, botany, geology, and zoology. Awards are for travel and subsistence for students and professionals (for short-term support) and for extended visits by distinguished scientists. Offers: Science Visiting Scholarships (11/1/14); Graduate Fellowship applications (1/30/15) and Research Experiences for Undergraduates (TBD). See the website for updates. Contact: Robert Lücking, Head of Scholarship Committee, Academic Affairs, 312/665-7154. 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605-2496.
Sponsor: Henry Luce Foundation
Grant Program: Clare Boothe Luce Program (Women in Science, Math, and Engineering)
Next Deadline: March 2, 2015
Abstract: Supports women in science, math and engineering at three levels: 1) undergraduate scholarships and research awards; 2) graduate and postdoctoral fellowships; and 3) term support for tenure-track appointments at the assistant or associate professorship level. All awards must be used in the U.S. (not for travel or study abroad). Student recipients must be U.S. citizens and faculty recipients must be citizens or permanent residents. At least 50% of awards go to Roman Catholic colleges or universities. Deadline refers to completion of required information form. Only universities, not individuals, may apply. Contact: Carlotta Arthur, Program Director, 212/489-7700.
Sponsor: U.S. Department of the Interior
Grant Program: Endangered Species Program
Solicitation
Next Deadline: January 23, 2015
Abstract: Provides federal grants on a competitive basis to states (partnerships are encouraged) engaged in voluntary conservation efforts on private lands that help federally listed endangered or threatened species as well as proposed, candidate and other at- risk species. Applicants may propose a small component of the grant be used for research and educational purposes. Eligibility is limited to state agencies, but opportunities exist for collaborations with colleges and universities. See the website for updates. Contact: Kelly Niland, Program Officer, 703-358-2492.
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Grant Program: Environmental Education Model Grants Program
CFDA Number: 66.951
Solicitation
Next Deadline: February 16, 2015
Abstract: Supports projects that design, demonstrate, and/or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques that will serve as models that can be replicated in a variety of settings. Can include enhancing public awareness, knowledge and skills for informed decision-making, and the development and dissemination of decision making skills on environmental topics. The project activities must occur in at least two different states. Subgrantees are required. Three grants, not more than $200,000 each are expected. See http://www2.epa.gov/education/environmental-education-ee-grants. Contact: Contacts vary by region. Karen Scott, Headquarters Contact, OEE.
Sponsor: American Musicological Society
Grant Program: Travel and Research Grants
Solicitation
Next Deadline: March 1, 2015
Abstract: Provides several travel and research grants to advance research in the various fields of music: M. Elizabeth C. Bartlet Fund for research in France (4/1); Thomas Hampson Fund for research/publication in Classic Song (8/15); Jan LaRue Travel Fund for research in Europe (4/1); Janet Levy Fund for independent scholars (3/1); Membership and Professional Development Committee Travel Grants (5/10); Eileen Southern Travel Fund-funds for minority students to travel to annual meetings (6/1); Eugene K. Wolf Travel Fund for European research (4/1); Ora Frishberg Saloman Fund (4/1); and Teaching Fund (3/1). See the website for updates.Contact: Robert Judd, Executive Director, 207/798-4243.
Sponsor: American Philosophical Society
Grant Program: Library Resident Research Fellowships
Solicitation
Next Deadline: March 2, 2015
Abstract: Supports residential fellowships for research in the library’s collections. Subject areas include: early American history and culture; American Indian Language; 18th and 19th-century natural history; anthropology, biochemistry, physiology, and biophysics; 20th-century medical research; genetics and eugenics; and modern physics. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or the equivalent, be Ph.D. students at the dissertation stage, or independent scholars. Awards provide $3,000/month for up to three months. See the website for details. Contact: Linda Musumeci, Director of Grants and Fellowships, 215/440-3429.
Sponsor: American Philosophical Society
Grant Program: Phillips Fund for Native American Research
Solicitation
Next Deadline: March 2, 2015
Abstract: Provides up to $3,500 over one year for research in Native American linguistics and ethnohistory in the continental U.S. and Canada. Program will not support work in archaeology, ethnography, psycholinguistics, or for the preparation of pedagogical materials. Covers travel, tapes, and informants’ fees, but not general maintenance or equipment purchase. Preference will be given to young Ph.D. scholars, but applications are also accepted for support of master’s theses or doctoral dissertations. Annual deadline is 3/1 (3/2 in 2015). See http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/phillips. Contact: Linda Musumeci, Director of Grants and Fellowships, 215/440-3429.
