OPPORTUNITY FUNDING ALERT

Student Funding Opportunities

Aging Fellowships

Brookdale Foundation - Leadership in Aging Fellowship
Each Leadership in Aging Fellowship provides two years of support to junior academics to focus on a project that will help establish them in an area of aging research. The Fellowship is open to a broad range of disciplines including, but not limited to, medical, biological and basic sciences, nursing, social sciences, the arts and humanities. We seek candidates who: (1) display leadership potential; (2) demonstrate an ongoing commitment to a career in aging; (3) have support from a mentor (or mentors); (4) and will commit at least 75% of his or her time for career development during each of the two years of the Fellowship. The award is a two-year grant paid to the candidate's sponsoring institution in support of the candidate's research project. The grant amount of up to $125,000 each year is intended to cover 75% of the Fellow's time, base salary and fringe benefits. Deadline: December 3, 2009. Go to: http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/Leadership/Fellows/fellows.html

Bioengineering Research

National Institutes of Health - Bioengineering Research Grants
Participating Institutes and Centers of the NIH invite applications for R01 awards to support Bioengineering Research Grants (BRGs) for basic and applied multi-disciplinary research that addresses important biological, bioengineering or medical research problems. The BRGs support multi-disciplinary research performed in a single laboratory or by a small number of investigators that applies an integrative, systems approach to develop knowledge and/or methods to prevent, detect, diagnose, or treat disease or to understand health and behavior. A BRG application may propose hypothesis-driven, discovery-driven, developmental, or design-directed research. Deadline: March 5, 2010. Go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-009.html

Community Health

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Health Impact Project, Advancing Smarter Policies for Healthier Communities
The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, encourages the use of health impact assessment (HIA) to help decision-makers better assess proposed policies, projects and programs with respect to their impact on health, in order that they may avoid adverse health consequences and costs and improve health. We are issuing this call for proposals to demonstrate the effectiveness of HIAs and promote their incorporation into local, state, tribal and federal decision-making. Total Award: Up to 15 demonstration projects will be awarded in this round of funding. Grants will range from $25,000 to $150,000 and must be completed within 24 months. Proposals for more than $150,000 may be considered under rare and exceptional circumstances. Deadline: Open - Grants are awarded on a rolling basis; proposals may be submitted at any time. Web conference call for interested applicants - November 5, 2009 (1:30 p.m. ET). Registration is required. Go to: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20921

Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Dependence

National Institutes of Health - Behavioral & Integrative Treatment Development Program
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) are seeking research grant applications on the development and testing of behavioral and integrative treatments for drug and alcohol abuse and dependence (PA-10-012). This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) reaffirms NIDA's, NIAAA's, and NINR's continued commitment to major programs of research on behavioral and integrative treatments. The term "behavioral treatments" is used here in a broad sense and includes but is not limited to psychotherapies, cognitive, relapse prevention, remediative, rehabilitative, skills training, counseling, family, and exercise therapies and includes screening, brief, computerized, adherence, therapist training and HIV prevention interventions. "Integrative" refers to combinations with other treatments, including medications or complementary and alternative treatments. Mechanisms of behavior change, and the use and/or development of valid and reliable assessment tools, is relevant to all three stages of treatment research supported under this initiative. Deadline: March 5, 2010. Go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-012.html

Engineering

National Science Foundation - Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure
The Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure (IEECI) program (NSF 10-502) supports research which addresses three aspects of engineering education: (1) how students best learn the ideas, principles, and practices to become creative and innovative engineers, and how this learning is measured (2) how to more effectively translate successes in engineering education research into widespread practice with consideration of curriculum, student learning, innovation models, and cyber-learning technology, and (3) implementation of programs for students supported by the GI Bill. Area 1. Innovations in Teaching and Learning; Area 2. Translation of Engineering Education Research into our Classrooms; Area 3. Implementation of Programs for Students Supported by the GI Bill. Deadlines: Area 1 project, January 20, 2010; Areas 2 and 3 projects, March 31, 2010. Go to: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10502/nsf10502.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25

Film

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Institutional Grants Program
The Program assists in fostering educational activities between the public and the film industry while encouraging the appreciation of motion pictures as both an art form and a vocation. In 2009, the program distributed $500,000 to 64 institutions. Academy Institutional Grants are awarded only to nonprofit film organizations and to film programs within schools, colleges, universities, and other institutions and nonprofit organizations. Awards may be given for: Craft Workshops and Conferences, in which college students and/or adults are trained in one or more of the various craft fields of film production (e.g., directing, cinematography, screenwriting, editing, etc.); Internship Programs, in which college students are placed in professional environments outside of their schools, either on film productions or in film-related offices; Library and Archival Projects, in which the papers of filmmakers are preserved and/or made available to the public; Screening Programs, especially those in which filmmakers interact with audiences; Seminar Programs, in which film professionals discuss their work and/or particular aspects of the creation and distribution of films; Teacher Training Programs, in which production techniques and/or film appreciation information (in the broadest sense) is presented for teachers to take back to their classrooms; Training/Bridge Programs, in which college students and/or adults are trained for and then placed in film industry jobs (this includes mentoring programs); Visiting Artist Programs, especially those in which a filmmaker spends several days in residence at a college, university or media center.

The Institutional Grants Committee will not fund: the development or production of films; film festivals or programs taking place within a film festival; the preservation of individual films; programs directed at teens and children; programs that focus primarily on social issues; programs teaching media literacy that do not focus primarily on film; programs focusing on any aspect of television; administration, overhead and permanent staffing costs; equipment purchases; or capital campaigns. Deadline: January 15, 2010. Go to: http://www.oscars.org/education-outreach/grants/institutional/index.html

Jazz, Dance, Theater

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation - Fund for National Projects The Fund for National Projects supports projects that: strengthen the national infrastructure of the professional nonprofit dance, jazz, presenting and/or theatre fields; or improve conditions for the national community of performing artists in professional nonprofit dance, jazz and theatre. From 2009 through 2011, the fund will award a total of up to $1 million in grants each year to support key national projects in the professional nonprofit dance, jazz, presenting and/or theatre fields. Grants range from $60,000 to $200,000 and cannot exceed 40% of a project's total cost. National projects engage a broad national constituency, occur once (or periodically) rather than annually, and have the potential to significantly impact a field.

Organizations are encouraged to submit letters of inquiry for projects that strengthen the national infrastructure of the professional nonprofit dance, jazz, presenting and/or theatre fields, or that improve conditions for the national community of performing artists in dance, jazz and theatre, such as: research projects assessing the national health of professional nonprofit arts groups or of individual professional artists; special national convenings for entire professional nonprofit performing arts fields (beyond traditional national annual conferences); special projects that address unique circumstances that affect an entire professional nonprofit field. Highest priority will be given to projects that improve the health of the Arts Program's priority performing arts fields and do not duplicate ongoing efforts or existing services.

Interested organizations should submit a letter of inquiry to the Arts Program of no more than three pages, outlining the project and articulating its impact on the professional nonprofit dance, jazz, presenting or theatre field. A brief history of the organization(s) involved should also be attached. The Arts Program staff reviews letters of inquiry on a rolling basis, schedules meetings to learn more about promising projects, and invites full proposals based on meetings with prospective applicants. Competitive proposals that demonstrate the potential for direct and significant impact on the national professional nonprofit dance, jazz, presenting and/or theatre fields are reviewed by an advisory panel, which recommends the strongest applicants for funding based on the criteria below. Deadlines: Nov. 1, 2009 and May 1, 2010, with full proposal deadlines (upon invitation) due no later than December 1, 2009 and June 1, 2010, respectively. Go to: http://www.ddcf.org/page.asp?pageId=700.

Literacy

Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries - School Library Grants
In order to promote a love of reading, the goal of the Laura Bush Foundation (LBF) is to provide books to the school libraries and students that most need them. Consequently, funds are available only for library books and magazine/serial copies and subscriptions. The Laura Bush Foundation is unable to honor requests for staffing, shelving, furniture, equipment, software, videos, classroom book sets or any kind of book guides, tests or exams. The Foundation strives for wide geographic distribution in the support it offers, making grants of up to $6,000 to update, extend, and diversify the book collections of the libraries that receive them. All LBF grants are made to individual schools rather than to school districts, county systems, private organizations, foundations, or other entities. Only one application per school is allowed per year. Because research demonstrates a clear relationship between family income and a student's access to books, the LBF gives selection preference to schools in which 90% or more of the students receive free or reduced lunches (FRL) and are likely to have the fewest books at home. Deadline: December 31, 2009. Go to: http://www.laurabushfoundation.org/web2/index.html

Mathematics

National Science Foundation - Applied Mathematics
This program (PD 07-1266) supports mathematics research motivated by or having an effect on problems arising in science and engineering. Mathematical merit and novelty, as well as breadth and quality of impact on applications, are important factors. Proposals to develop critical mathematical techniques from individual investigators as well as interdisciplinary teams are encouraged. Deadline: Nov.1 - Nov. 15, 2009. Go to: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5664&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39

Pancreatic Cancer

American Association for Cancer Research - Pancreatic Cancer Grants
For all grant mechanisms, proposed projects may be in any discipline of basic, translational, clinical or epidemiological cancer research and must have direct application and relevance to pancreatic cancer. Grant terms will begin on July 1, 2010.

AACR-FNAB Fellows Grant for Translational Pancreatic Cancer Research
This grant provides a "bridge" between a training and an independent position, offering an opportunity for a young investigator to develop a new direction for his/her research program that otherwise may not have been possible in the absence of this funding. This is a one-year grant of $35,000, which provides funding to allow a meritorious young investigator to pursue an independent line of investigation within the context of his/her current Fellowship placement. Research projects are restricted to translational pancreatic cancer research that includes the use of human tissue and has implications for therapeutic application and individualized medicine. Proposed research must have implications for individualized cancer treatment and must make use of human biopsies or samples, such as needle biopsies or circulating cancer cells. In vivo primary tumor explants meet these criteria, but xenografts from established cell lines do not. Grant terms will begin on July 1, 2010. One grant will be awarded. Deadline: Nov. 18, 2009. Go to: http://www.aacr.org/page16222.aspx.

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network - AACR Career Development Awards
This is a two-year grant of $200,000 to encourage and support early career scientists to conduct pancreatic cancer research and to establish successful career paths in this field. Open to researchers who are in the first four years of their first, full-time faculty appointment. Three grants will be awarded. Deadline: Oct. 28, 2009. Go to: http://www.aacr.org/page17679.aspx.

Screen Writing

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
Screenwriters who have not earned more than $5,000 writing fictional work for film or television are eligible to enter this competition. Up to five $30,000 fellowships are awarded each year to promising new screenwriters. From the program's inception in 1986 through 2008, over $2.7 million have been awarded to 115 writers. Entry scripts must be the original work of one writer, or the collaborative work of two writers, and must be written originally in English. Adaptations and translated scripts are not eligible. Nicholl Fellowships may not be held concurrently with other fellowships or any other similar award, or while completing a formal course of study. The Fellowship year may be deferred to allow a student winner to complete his or her education. Go to: http://www.oscars.org/awards/nicholl/index.html

Superfund Research & Training

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Superfund Hazardous Substance Research & Training Program
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is announcing the continuation of the Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program (SRP). SRP grants will support coordinated, multi-project, interdisciplinary research programs to address the mandates legislated under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. These mandates include the development of: (1) advanced techniques for the detection, assessment, and evaluation of the effect on human health of hazardous substances; (2) methods to assess the risks to human health presented by hazardous substances; (3) methods and technologies to detect hazardous substances in the environment; and (4) basic biological, chemical, and physical methods to reduce the amount and toxicity of hazardous substances. The objective for the SRP is to develop a holistic research agenda for the protection of human health. This is accomplished by the establishment of interdisciplinary programs that link and integrate biomedical research with related non-biomedical (e.g., engineering, geology, ecology) research within the context of unique scientific themes developed by the applicant. Deadlines: Letter of Intent: Mar. 16, 2010; Proposal: Apr. 15, 2010. Go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-012.html

Violence Against Women

Dept. of Justice, Office on Violence Again Women
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), a component of the U.S. Department of Justice, provides national leadership in developing the nation's capacity to reduce violence against women through the implementation of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/regulations.htm. Created in 1995, OVW administers financial and technical assistance to communities across the country that are developing programs, policies, and practices aimed at ending domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Currently, OVW administers two formula grant program and 17 discretionary grant programs, all of which were established under VAWA and subsequent legislation. Since its inception, OVW has awarded nearly $3 billion in grants and cooperative agreements, and has launched a multifaceted approach to implementing VAWA. By forging state, local, and tribal partnerships among police, prosecutors, victim advocates, health care providers, faith leaders, and others, OVW grant programs http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/ovwgrantprograms.htm help provide victims with the protection and services they need to pursue safe and healthy lives, while simultaneously enabling communities to hold offenders accountable for their violence. Look out for future funding opportunities. Go to: http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/overview.htm

Women - Fellowships

American Association of University Women - American Fellowships
American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of scholarly excellence, teaching experience, and active commitment to helping women and girls through service in their communities, professions, or fields of research. Candidates may apply for only one of the awards described below. Former recipients of these awards are not eligible to apply for additional American Fellowships or publication grants.

1. Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships offer one-year support ($30,000) for women who will have earned a doctoral degree by Nov. 15, 2009. Postdoctoral fellowships are available in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Limited additional funds may be available when matched by the fellow's institution.

2. Dissertation Fellowships ($20,000) are available to women who will complete their dissertation writing between April 15, 2011 and June 30, 2011. Degree conferral must be between April 1 and September 15, 2011. To qualify, applicants must have completed all course work, passed all required preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposal or plan by Nov. 15, 2009. Students holding any fellowship for writing a dissertation in the year prior to the AAUW fellowship year are not eligible. Open to applicants in all fields of study. Scholars engaged in science, technology, engineering and math and also researching gender issues are especially encouraged to apply.

3. Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grants ($6,000) fund women college and university faculty and independent researchers to prepare research for publication. Applicants may be tenure track, part-time, or temporary faculty or new or established scholars and researchers at universities. Time must be available for eight consecutive weeks of final writing, editing, and responding to issues raised in critical reviews. Funds cannot be used for undertaking research. Applicants must have received their doctorates by the application deadline. Scholars with strong publishing records should seek other funding.

Deadline: November 15, 2009. Go to: http://www.aauw.org/education/fga/fellows_directory/index.cfm

Of Interest

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Prior Opportunity Alerts

October 2009