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Arts / Culture
Arts Midwest Invites Proposals for Shakespeare in American Communities Program
Posted: October 6, 2018
Deadline: December 7, 2018 (Letters of Intent)
Shakespeare in American Communities, a national theater program of the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest, brings high-quality professional productions of Shakespeare’s plays to middle- and high-school students in underserved schools across the United States.
Arts Midwest currently is inviting proposals from nonprofit theater companies to perform works by Shakespeare for middle- and high-school students between August 1, 2019, and July 31, 2020. Grants will be awarded to up to forty theater companies to support performances and related educational activities for students from a minimum of ten schools. Applicant review will be based on artistic excellence and merit. The standard grant award is $25,000. Grants must be matched one-to-one from other sources.
Applicants must be a U.S.-based nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) theater company that compensates all professional performers and supporting professional personnel at no less than the prevailing minimum compensation; have produced Shakespeare or classically-based repertoire within the past five years; and have a minimum of three years' experience providing performances and educational activities to middle and/or high schools.
Letters of Intent must be received no later than December 7, with complete applications due by February 14, 2019.
Posen Foundation Accepting Applications for Fellowship for Jewish Scholars
Posted: October 6, 2018
Deadline: December 30, 2018
The Posen Family Foundation has announced a call for applications for the 2019-21 cohort of Posen Society of Fellows, a program that supports doctoral students in modern Jewish history and culture.
Designed to provide early-career support, the two-year fellowships include opportunities to participate in public engagement events and attend annual gatherings of noted academics and writers. All applicants should have completed their comprehensive exams and have their dissertation prospectus approved before January 15 of the first year for which they apply.
The foundation is particularly interested in projects that would speak to a wider public beyond the academy, and applications should include an explanation for how the dissertation addresses issues of relevance to such an audience.
Each fellow will receive a total of $40,000 over two years.
Eligible scholars should be completing a doctoral dissertation on a topic related to modern Jewish history or culture. Fellowships are open to doctoral students and writers of all religions and nationalities.
Application forms will be made available on November 10. All applications must be received no later than December 30, 2018.
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Invites Applications for Independent Film Tours
Posted: October 5, 2018
Deadline: December 7, 2018
The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation is accepting applications for its On Screen/In Person program, which provides opportunities for independent filmmakers to tour the mid-Atlantic region with their films and foster greater understanding and appreciation of their work through direct audience engagement.
Six films and their creators are selected annually for the program. Tours are scheduled during six months of the program year. Each selected filmmaker is scheduled to visit between five and eight host sites and tour for approximately two weeks during one of the months the program is active. Each tour engagement includes a public screening, a pre- or post-screening discussion session, and a community activity that provides greater appreciation for individual filmmaker's work and the art of film.
Nonprofit venues and arts organizations in the mid-Atlantic region are encouraged to partner with MAAF and serve as host sites for the touring filmmakers. Organizations in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia interested in serving as host sites for tours are selected by the foundation through an open, competitive application process.
All travel expenses are paid by MAAF. In addition, a $200 per diem to cover accommodations, food, and miscellaneous travel costs for each day the filmmaker is on tour will be provided by the foundation, as will a $400 stipend from/for each host site/screening engagement.
The program is open to filmmakers from across the United States. Animation, documentary, experimental, and narrative works are eligible for consideration. Organizations accepted as host sites are invited to participate in the film selection process.
NEFA Invites Applications for New England States Touring Grants
Posted: October 5, 2018
Deadline: December 3, 2018
The New England Foundation for the Arts is accepting applications from performing arts presenters for its New England States Touring grant program.
The program is designed to support presentations by New England-based performing artists outside a presenter’s state. Grants are available in amounts of up to 50 percent of the artists' fees and typically range from $400 to $4,000. Requests below $400 will not be accepted. Artists' fees may include expenses associated with the creation of new work, travel, and per diem.
To be eligible, applicants must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, school, federally-recognized Indian tribal government, or unit of state or local government. (Nonprofit organizations do not have to be an arts organizations. Organizations that do not have a federal tax identification number may apply if part of an official government agency.) In addition, applicant organizations must be based in New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
Applications must be received no later than December 3 for tours beginning on or after March 1, 2019.
Classics for Kids Accepting Applications From Music Programs
Posted: October 3, 2018
Deadline: December 31, 2018
The Classics for Kids Foundation empowers young people to shape their futures through music, helps build sustainable stringed instrument music programs, and provides grants for the purchase of high-quality instruments.
To that end, matching grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to schools or nonprofit organizations that incorporate fine instruments in their music programs.
To be eligible, public or private schools and nonprofit organizations must demonstrate need and a commitment to raising matching funds.
Bruner Foundation Accepting Submissions for Award for Urban Excellence
Posted: October 1, 2018
Deadline: December 12, 2018
A program of the Bruner Foundation, the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence is a national design award that recognizes transformative urban places distinguished by their economic and social contributions to America's cities. Founded in 1986 by architect Simeon Bruner, the award seeks to promote innovative thinking about the built environment and to advance conversation about making cities better by celebrating and sharing the stories of creative and inspiring urban development (projects).
One gold medal and four silver medals are awarded each biennial, with the gold medalist receiving a $50,000 cash prize and each silver medalist receiving $10,000. To be eligible, projects must be urban, built (not just a plan or a program), in operation long enough to demonstrate impact, and located within the continental United States.
The award is intended to be a point of departure for the exploration of urban excellence and the role of design in cities and a resource for anyone interested in learning about urban development. It is distinguished by its extensive application and selection process and the detailed documentation of the winners.
James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation Invites Applications for Fellowships
Posted: September 29, 2018
Deadline: November 2, 2018
Since 1989, the James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation has been in the vanguard of historic preservation practice and theory. The foundation's mission is to support professionals in the field of historic preservation, and to advance that mission the foundation provides mid-career grants to those working in preservation, landscape architecture, urban design, environmental planning, materials conservation, decorative arts, architectural design and history, and related fields.
To that end, the foundation is accepting applications for its 2019 Fitch Mid-Career Fellowship and Samuel H. Kress Mid-Career Fellowship programs.
1) Fitch Mid-Career Fellowship: Research grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to one or more mid-career professionals who have an academic background, professional experience, and an established identity in one or more of the following fields: historic preservation, architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, environmental planning, architectural history, and the decorative arts. The foundation will consider proposals for the research and/or the execution of the preservation-related projects in any of these fields.
2) Samuel H. Kress Mid-Career Fellowship: Research grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to one mid-career professional whose research project relates to the appreciation, interpretation, preservation, study, and teaching of European art, architecture, and related disciplines, from antiquity to the early 19th century, in the context of historic preservation in the United States. Potential Kress Fellow projects could include the exploration of shared European and American influences in style, design, materials, construction techniques, building types, conservation and interpretation methodologies, philosophical and theoretical attitudes, and other factors applicable to preservation in both Europe and America.
To be eligible for either fellowship, applicants must be mid-career professionals in historic preservation or a related field, including architecture, landscape architecture, architectural conservation, urban design, environmental planning, archaeology, architectural history, and the decorative arts. In addition, applicants must be a legal resident or citizen of the United States.
Civil / Human Rights
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations Accepting Proposals for Fund for a Just Society
Posted: October 1, 2018
Deadline: March 15, 2019
The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations is accepting proposals from non-Unitarian Universalist groups in the U.S. and Canada for community organizing campaigns aimed at creating systemic change in the economic, social, and political structures that affect the lives of those who have been excluded from resources, power, and the right to determination.
Through the Fund for a Just Society, UUAC supports projects that are less likely to receive conventional funding because of the innovative or challenging nature of the work or the economic and social status of the constituency.
UUAC does not fund social services, educational programs, or advocacy projects. Grants are not awarded for the purposes of re-granting, equipment, capital campaigns, politically partisan efforts, educational institutions, medical or scientific research, or cultural programs. The organization will consider the funding of films, publications, or curricula if they are an integral part of a strategy of collective action for social change. UUAC does not fund individuals.
The maximum grant award is $15,000, and most grants will range between $6,000 and $8,000.
Education
KidsGardening Invites Applications for School Garden Packages
Posted: October 6, 2018
Deadline: December 17, 2018
Since 1982, KidsGardening has awarded Youth Garden Grants to 5,436 schools, nonprofits, and youth programs across the United States, contributing over $2.9 million to youth gardening initiatives.
The 2019 Youth Garden Grant program aims to support school and youth educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life for students and their communities.
A total of twenty-five programs will receive award packages. The top five will receive packages valued at $2,100 that include a $1,000 cash prize, plants, tools, seeds, a $100 gift certificate for gardening supplies, and a KidsGardening curriculum package. In addition, twenty programs will receive a similar package valued at $500.
Any nonprofit, school, or youth program planning a new garden program or expanding an established one that serves at least fifteen youth between the ages of 3 and 18 is eligible to apply. The selection of winners is based on demonstrated program impact and sustainability.
VFW Accepting Nominations for Teacher of the Year Award
Posted: October 1, 2018
Deadline: October 31, 2018
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a nonprofit veterans service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, guard, and reserve forces. The organization's many programs and services work to support veterans, service members, and their families, as well as communities worldwide.
To that end, VFW is accepting nominations for its VFW Smart/Maher National Citizenship Education Teacher Award.
The annual award competition recognizes three exceptional teachers for their outstanding commitment to teaching Americanism and patriotism. Each year, an elementary, junior high, and high school teacher whose curriculum focuses on citizenship education topics — for at least half of the school day in a classroom environment — can be nominated.
Winners receive a $1,000 award for professional development expenses; a $1,000 award for his/her school; two award plaques (one for the teacher, the other for his/her school); and an all-expenses-paid trip to attend a VFW conference to receive the award.
Teachers who promote civic responsibility, flag etiquette, and patriotism are prime candidates for the award.
Whole Kids Foundation Accepting Applications for Honey Bee Hive Program
Posted: September 30, 2018
Deadline: October 15, 2018 (Letters of Intent)
The Whole Kids Foundation, in partnership with the Bee Cause Project, is accepting Letters of Intent for its Honey Bee Grant Program.
The annual program offers grant opportunities in three categories to K-12 schools or nonprofit organizations for honey bee hive education programs.
1) Monetary Grant: A single grant of $1,500 will be awarded to support the success of a honey bee hive educational program.
2) Observation Hive Grant: An equipment grant of a custom-made indoor observation hive will be awarded to a K-12 school or nonprofit organization.
3) Traditional Hive Grant: An equipment grant of an outdoor top bar hive with starter kit from Bee Thinking will be awarded to a K-12 school or nonprofit organization.
All equipment grants include a small monetary grant, covering the first year of expenses. Grant recipients also receive remote consultation and assistance with Beekeeper partnership from The Bee Cause Project..
To be eligible, applicants must be a nonprofit school or nonprofit children's organization that works with K-12 students.
LOIs must be received no later than October 15. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full application by October 31, 2018.
The Connection Invites Application for Classroom Social Media Grants
Posted: September 30, 2018
Deadline: December 3, 2018
The Connection is inviting applications for its Social Media in the Classroom Grant
Through the program, two $1,000 grants will be awarded to classroom teachers to upgrade the social media technology used in their classrooms. To be considered, teachers must write an essay (up to a thousand words) or create a short video (two to three minutes) that address the question: "How are you using social media to enhance the learning experiences of your students?" (Applicants should be sure to include the ways in which social media is used to enhance the learning experience of their classroom.)
Two winners will each receive a prize of $1,000 to use in their classrooms.
To be eligible, applicants must be actively employed full-time as a professor at an accredited two- or four-year college or university or accredited graduate school, or as a K-12 grade teacher at an elementary, middle, or high school in the United States. Participating schools must appear in the National Center for Education Statistics Database.
Environment
Posted: October 5, 2018
Deadline: February 15, 2019
The Strong Foundation for Environmental Values awards grants in support of activities that instill an ecological ethic in the individual and communities, and that encourage grassroots environmental action.
One-year grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded in support of environmental projects situated in California, with a focus on Northern California, the Central Valley, or the Sierra Nevada, including the entire California-Oregon Klamath River watershed and the watersheds that arise in the Sierras and terminate in Nevada's terminal lakes. The foundation's definition of Northern California extends from the Oregon border in the north down to and ending at the San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino county lines in the south.
Projects should involve environmental and conservation efforts, eco-spirituality, grassroots action, environmental education, capacity building, citizen participation, collaborative efforts, innovative programs, land acquisition, and/or planning and training. Climate change programs at the community level are also encouraged.
To be eligible, applications must be considered tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Health
Posted: October 2, 2018
Deadline: December 14, 2018
The American Society of Breast Surgeons Foundation awards grants related to patient breast care and medical education. The foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to improving the standard of care for breast disease patients by providing support for medical and patient education, advancing breast disease research and diagnosis and treatment technologies, and offering programs and services to medical professionals and their patients.
To that end, the foundation is accepting applications for grants in five priority areas: education, travel, conference, research, and humanism in medicine.
1) Education Grant: Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded in support of projects that raise awareness of breast cancer and increase the capabilities of effective patient breast health education programs. Grants are intended to support costs associated with a project (e.g., purchase of educational materials, brochure development, printing, etc.). The grant project must be specific to patient breast health and/or breast cancer education.
2) Community Outreach grants: Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to community-based nonprofit organizations to provide education on breast health and screening. The project must be specific to medically underserved, uninsured, and/or low-income areas, and the applicant organization must have federal tax exemption.
3) Conference Grants: Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded in support of partnerships focused on educational meetings, conferences, or symposia, with an emphasis on events that enhance the interaction between the advocate, healthcare, and scientific communities. The content must focus on patient breast health or help further the body of knowledge related to research, diagnosis, treatment, education, and/or other issues related to breast cancer.
4) Research Grants: Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to foster the research activities of the grantee. Funds may be used for activities necessary to undertake or complete a research project (e.g., providing support for ongoing projects, IRB submission fees, clinical research assistance, or statistical support). To be eligible, the project must be specific to patient breast health and/or breast cancer.
5) Humanism in Medicine award: The American Society of Breast Surgeons Foundation/Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award is a monetary award of $1,000 to enable the awardee to attend the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting in Dallas, May 1-5, 2019.
Journalism / Media
Posted: October 2, 2018
Deadline: October 31, 2018
The Philadelphia-based Lenfest Institute for Journalism is a nonprofit organization whose sole mission is to develop and support sustainable business models for great local journalism. The institute was founded in 2016 by the late cable television entrepreneur H.F. (Gerry) Lenfest. Lenfest gifted to the institute an initial endowment, which has since been supplemented by other donors, for investment in innovative news initiatives, new technology, and new models for sustainable journalism. The institute's goal is to help transform the news industry in the digital age to ensure that high-quality local journalism remains a cornerstone of our democracy.
To advance its mission, the Lenfest Institute has issued a Call for Applications for a new grant program supporting collaboration in its home region.
The Philadelphia Ecosystem Collaboration Fund will award planning grants totaling $150,000 and prototype grants of up to $25,000 each for projects that bring together organizations in the Philadelphia area for closer collaboration. Organizations based outside Philadelphia are welcome to apply if they are working with at least two other partners in the region.
Collaboration and partnerships are key for the long-term sustainability of local news in Philadelphia and elsewhere. By working together, organizations can learn from one another, make limited resources go further, and reach new audiences. Under the grant program, Lenfest is open to any form of partnership designed to assist in the strengthening of the Philadelphia-region news ecosystem, including and beyond content sharing between media organizations. Examples could include organizations working together to build digital infrastructure and products, collaborations focused on the marketing or referral of news or civic information content, revenue sharing, and more.
Both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, along with projects and individuals, are encouraged to apply.
The foundation will host an in-person event the evening of Tuesday, October 23, in Philadelphia where potential applicants will have a chance to match up with partners in an interactive, speed-dating like format. RSVP is required.
Medical Research
Epilepsy Foundation Invites Entries for 'Shark Tank’ Competition for Innovative Epilepsy Products
Posted: October 4, 2018
Deadline: December 14, 2018 (Letters of Intent)
The Epilepsy Foundation has announced its eighth annual epilepsy “Shark Tank” competition for the most innovative ideas in epilepsy and seizure treatment and care.
Examples of novel ideas include a system to detect seizures with the capacity to provide early warning to the patient or family; a treatment that stops a seizure from progressing; a system that helps patients manage their daily treatment; a device that prevents physical injury that patients may experience when in seizure; or an entirely new product concept with the promise to dramatically improve the lives of people with epilepsy.
Selected finalists will receive international recognition and compete for grants totaling $200,000 to support the development and commercialization of their new product, technology, or therapeutic concept.
As many as six finalists will be selected to present at the 2019 Anti-Epileptic Drug & Device Trials, May 22-24, 2019, in Miami. Each presenter will have five minutes to present the concept, followed by five minutes of questioning. The event will feature live voting among audience members and a panel of judges (Sharks) representative of industry, advocacy, investors, and the research and medical communities. The project (or projects) deemed to be the most innovative will be announced at the conclusion of the competition.
To be eligible, applicants must demonstrate an ability to move the proposed plan to completion, showing how the prize can accelerate any step along the path to market. Inventors who submitted ideas for previous Shark Tank competitions are encouraged to re-submit their ideas if substantial progress has been made.
Myocarditis Foundation Accepting Applications for Research Grants
Posted: October 4, 2018
Deadline: December 1, 2018
With the goal of saving more lives, the Myocarditis Foundation is dedicated to providing accurate and up-to-date information to medical professionals, patients, and their families, and to the scientific advancement of both the diagnosis and treatment of myocarditis, a disease marked by inflammation and damage of the heart muscle. Although the exact incidence of myocarditis is not known, it is estimated that several thousand patients per year are diagnosed in the United States. Myocarditis usually attacks otherwise healthy people, and it is believed that 5 percent to 20 percent of all cases of sudden death in young adults are due to the disease.
As part of this mission, the foundation is accepting applications for its research grants fellowship program.
One-year grants of up to $40,000 will be awarded for innovative basic, clinical, or translational research relevant to the cause or treatment of myocarditis. The program is designed to provide seed funding to investigators for the testing of initial hypotheses and collecting preliminary data to help secure long-term funding by the National Institute of Health and other major granting institutions. Funding is for salary only.
To be eligible, applicants must apply no later than ten years following receipt of an MD, PhD, or an equivalent degree and plan to perform the funded work in the United States or Canada. All applicants must select a preceptor with a proven track record of research in myocarditis. In addition to providing a letter of recommendation, the preceptor is expected to assist in preparing the application.
Skin Cancer Foundation Issues Request for Proposals for Research Projects
Posted: October 3, 2018
Deadline: November 1, 2018
Since its founding in 1979, the Skin Cancer Foundation has set the standard for educating the public and the medical community about skin cancer. The foundation is committed to reducing the incidence and mortality of the world's most common cancer, which is now occurring at epidemic levels.
As part of this mission, the foundation is accepting proposals for its 2019 Research Grants Awards program.
Two grants of $50,000 and one grant of $25,000 will be awarded to support one-year pilot research projects related to the disease. Researchers are invited to submit applications for projects to be conducted within the dermatology departments of medical institutions in the United States and Canada.
The program is open to dermatology residents, fellows, and junior investigators.
PSC Partners Seeking a Cure Invites Applications for Research Grants
Posted: October 3, 2018
Deadline: March 23, 2019
PSC Partners Seeking a Cure is a nonprofit foundation whose mission is to provide education and support to patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis, their families, and their caregivers and to raise funds for research on the causes, treatments, and cures for PSC, an autoimmune disease that causes the bile ducts inside and outside the liver to become scarred, narrowed, and eventually blocked.
The foundation offers grants of up to $60,000 over two years in support of projects that address a novel, basic, or clinical research question related to PSC and closely allied diseases (such as inflammatory bowel diseases, ulcerative colitis, or Crohn's disease) as they relate to PSC.
Preference will be given to projects that have the potential to discover a cure for the disease and/or that identify novel therapies which may significantly delay time to liver transplantation, prevent disease recurrence following liver transplantation, and/or improve the quality of life of those with PSC.
The foundation recognizes that fundamental research is necessary to discover the environmental factors that may trigger the disease in genetically susceptible individuals and encourages research proposals aimed at identifying the gene-environment interactions contributing to disease initiation and progression. The foundation also is interested in funding research that explores PSC-related diseases (UC and Crohn’s disease) and the ways that they impact, enable, or perhaps cause PSC.
Research that will be complementary to the goals and objectives of the International PSC Study Group, including investigation of the functional roles of genes associated with susceptibility to and severity of PSC, is encouraged.
Other priority areas for research include the mechanisms of PSC pathogenesis and colorectal and cholangiocarcinoma carcinogenesis, as well as strategies for prevention. Projects focused on assessing and improving the quality of life of PSC patients are also encouraged, as are projects that address PSC in children and projects focused on assessing and improving the quality of life of PSC patients.
To be eligible, the applicant must be at an academic institution with an interest in pursuing PSC as an indication for treatment.
DeGregorio Family Foundation for Gastric and Esophageal Cancer Invites Research Proposals
Posted: October 2, 2018
Deadline: November 7, 2018
The DeGregorio Family Foundation for Gastric and Esophageal Cancer seeks to promote and facilitate collaborative research on the pathogenesis, early diagnosis, and treatment of upper gastrointestinal malignancies.
To that end, the foundation has issued a Request for Proposals for its ninth annual funding opportunity for gastroesophageal malignancies. Through the RFP, grants of up to $250,000 will be awarded in support of innovative, high-quality translational and bench research that improves the understanding of the biology of these diseases, identification of potential novel therapeutic targets, and/or the development and evaluation of novel biomarkers for early diagnosis and treatment. Pre-clinical research, basic mechanistic studies, genomic/epigenomic studies, and epidemiologic studies are eligible for support.
To be eligible, investigators must be associated with an academic or medical institution possessing tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. Research projects must not be funded currently under a separate mechanism.
Nonprofit Management
The Atlantic Seeks Nominations for Renewal Awards to Honor America's Nonprofits
Posted: September 29, 2018
Deadline: November 30, 2018
Founded in 1857, the The Atlantic has throughout its history championed the power of big ideas and continues to shape global debate across print, digital, events, and video platforms.
As part of its mission, the media company, in partnership with Allstate, has issued a Call for Nominations for its 2019 Renewal Awards. The annual program recognizes nonprofits across the country for their innovative, grassroots approaches to driving change in their communities and bringing progress to the country. Now in its fourth year, this national competition was created to celebrate the social innovation demonstrated by thousands of nonprofits that are finding creative solutions to America’s most pressing problems.
Nominees will be evaluated based on an innovative solution (a new idea for tackling a difficult problem), impact (how are nonprofits measuring and proving their ideas work?), and scale (how can an idea be scaled and replicated in other communities?). Once nominees are selected, the public will be invited to vote on the solutions they believe have the most promise for their communities.
For this year’s awards, five winners will be selected to receive grants of $20,000 and to attend a national summit hosted by The Atlantic in spring 2019.
Science / Technology
Simons Foundation Seeks LOIs for Marine Microbial Research Projects
Posted: September 29, 2018
Deadline: November 6, 2018 (Letters of Intent)
The Simons Foundation is accepting Letters of Intent for its Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards.
Microbes inhabit and sustain all habitats on Earth. In the oceans, microbes capture solar energy, catalyze bio-geochemical transformations of important elements, produce and consume greenhouse gases, and provide the base of the food web. The purpose of the program is to help launch the careers of outstanding investigators who use quantitative approaches to advance understanding of marine microbial ecology and evolution. Investigators with backgrounds in different fields or with an interest in modeling or theory are encouraged to apply.
Grants of $180,000 per year will be awarded for a period of three years. Appropriate expenses include salary support for the investigator and postdoctoral and graduate research assistants, travel, equipment, supplies, and other research expenses.
To be eligible, applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent degree and have carried out research in an independent position (tenure-track or equivalent) for at least one year and no more than eight years (start date between November 2009 and November 2016). In addition, applicants must currently hold a tenure-track or tenured position, or equivalent, in a U.S. or Canadian institution.
Letters of Interest must be received no later than November 6. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by February 1, 2019.
Women / Girls
Dining for Women Giving Circle Invites Letters of Intent
Posted: October 4, 2018
Deadline: October 24, 2018 (Letters of Intent)
Dining for Women is an educational giving circle whose members collectively support international grassroots programs that empower women and girls living in extreme poverty.
DFW selects a featured grantee each month and promotes it throughout the month at chapter meetings and through mailings, social media, and online communications. Featured grantees are assigned to be featured in a specific month based on issue area and geography. To that end, the circle is inviting letters of intent for projects that will contribute to its goal of helping women and girls in the developing world achieve their potential, gain equality, and overcome economic limitations, and social bias.
Projects funded must address one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; create lasting change in the lives of the women and/or girls who are affected; and provide solutions that have been identified by the women and/or girls. Grants will range between $35,000 and $50,000 and be distributed over a maximum duration of two years.
To be eligible, applicants must be considered tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and have a minimum annual operating budget of $100,000.
Letters of Intent must be received no later than October 24. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal before the end of the year.
