International Dissertation Research Fellowship

by | Sep 6, 2012 | Arts and Museums, Libraries, Political Science, Social Sciences

The Social Science Research Council’s International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) provides up a year of support for American graduate students in the humanities and social sciences conducting dissertation research on non-U.S. topics. The award provided...

Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship

by | Sep 6, 2012 | Arts and Museums, Criminal Justice, Education, Law, Libraries, Political Science, Social Sciences

The Social Science Research Council’s Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) is offering $10,000 for tenured faculty in the social sciences and humanities interested in training the next generation of researchers via interdisciplinary study. Faculty...

Biology Student Travel Awards

by | Sep 5, 2012 | STEM

The Council on Undergraduate Research’s (CUR) Biology Division is offering up to $250 for juniors and seniors presenting their research at discipline-specific meetings. Applications for meetings taking place between February 16-June 30, 2013 must be submitted by...

Social Science Student Travel Awards

by | Sep 5, 2012 | Criminal Justice, Political Science, Social Sciences

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) is offering up to $200 for undergraduate students presenting research results at discipline-specific meetings during the 2012-2013 academic year. Awards will be distributed on a first come, first served basis and...

NSF STEM Expansion Program

by | Aug 29, 2012 | STEM

The National Science Foundation’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Program (STEP) is offering awards to institutions that increase the number of students receiving degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related...

InnoCentive’s Science Fiction Healthcare Challenge

by | Aug 29, 2012 | Arts and Museums, Education, Health and Human Services, Humanities, Libraries, Social Sciences, STEM

InnoCentive is offering up to $10,000 for short-to-medium length science fiction stories that address how the development of new technology will change personal interactions (such as those between doctors and patients) in the next 20-100 years. The deadline for...

NSF’s Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences

by | Aug 29, 2012 | STEM

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering between $150,000-$500,000 annually for up to three years to support the work of Focused Research Groups (FRGs) in the mathematical sciences. Successful proposals must explain why their work requires three or more...

Dreyfus Foundation Senior Scientist Mentor Program

by | Aug 29, 2012 | STEM

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation is offering $20,000 over two years for emeritus faculty who maintain active research and mentoring programs with undergraduates in the chemical sciences. The award funds undergraduate stipends and modest research support. More...

NSF Linguistics Program

by | Aug 29, 2012 | Arts and Museums, Health and Human Services, Social Sciences, STEM

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering funding for research in the domain of human language. Research areas include: grammatical properties of individual human languages and of natural language in general, syntax, semantics, morphology, phonetics, and...

Templeton Foundation Grant for Biological Convergence

by | Aug 29, 2012 | Arts and Museums, Health and Human Services, Social Sciences, STEM

The John Templeton Foundation is offering grants for up to three years of research on the importance of understanding biological conversion for a more informed perspective of the living world. Funding requests for conceptual and pilot projects should not exceed...