by Ziad Al Achkar | Feb 25, 2014 | Business, Economics, Education, Law, Political Science, Psychology, Social Sciences, Sociology
Through its new Understanding Inequality program, the foundation will award grants of up to $600,000 in support of research that focuses on ways to reduce disparities in the academic, behavioral, social, and economic outcomes among youth. Priority will be given to...
by Ziad Al Achkar | Feb 20, 2014 | Biology, Business, Chemistry, Economics, Education, Engineering, Human Resource Management, Mathematics, Political Science, Social Sciences, STEM, Technology
Building on previous investments, the Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE) and the Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR) announce their interest in stimulating research related to the Science of Broadening Participation...
by Ziad Al Achkar | Feb 11, 2014 | Health and Human Services, Psychology, Social Sciences
The American Psychological Foundation is accepting applications from early career psychologists conducting research in the area of early intervention and treatment for serious emotional disturbance in children. Through its John and Polly Sparks Early Career grant...
by Ziad Al Achkar | Feb 11, 2014 | Biology, Business, Chemistry, Economics, Education, Engineering, Health and Human Services, Law, Mathematics, Political Science, Social Sciences, STEM, Technology
Public Health Law Research: Making the Case for Laws That Improve Health, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, seeks to build the evidence for and strengthen the use of regulatory, legal, and policy solutions to improve public health. To help...
by Ziad Al Achkar | Feb 10, 2014 | Biology, Chemistry, Health and Human Services, Psychology, Social Sciences, STEM, Technology
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience supports innovative research designed to bring science closer to the day when diseases of the brain can be accurately diagnosed, prevented, and treated. To that end, the fund assists scientists working to apply knowledge...
by Ziad Al Achkar | Feb 10, 2014 | Biology, Business, Economics, Education, Engineering, Health and Human Services, Mathematics, Social Sciences, STEM, Technology
When people are forced to leave their homes by conflicts or disasters, they often relocate to refugee or displaced persons camps. Safety and sanitation are of prime concern and latrines are set up in blocks throughout the camps. There is a safety concern for people...
