Grant Foundation Launches Initiative on Understanding Inequality
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...
Dear Colleague Letter: Stimulating Research Related to the Science of Broadening Participation
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...
American Psychological Foundation Seeks Applications From Early Career Psychologists Investigating Emotional Disturbance in Children
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...
Public Health Law Research Seeks Research Projects of Laws That Improve Public Health
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...
McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Invites Proposals for 2015 Memory and Cognitive Disorders Awards
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...
InnoCentive Challenge: Latrine Lighting in Emergencies
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...
Dear Colleague Letter: Cyberlearning Opportunities in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)
Emerging technologies have the potential to transform learning opportunities, increase interest in learning, and enhance learning outcomes for people in the workforce and in every educational level and outside of formal education. NSF recently released...
Gerber Foundation Seeks Proposals for Pediatric Research Projects
The Gerber Foundation is accepting concept papers for health and/or nutrition-related research on issues affecting infants and young children. Of particular interest are applied research projects focused on reducing the incidence of serious neonatal and early...
William T. Grant Foundation Invites Applications for Youth Social Setting Research Projects
The William T. Grant Foundation is accepting applications from organizations looking to understand how youth settings work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved. Grants of up to $600,000 will be awarded for research projects that address...
Funding Opportunity for Neurobiology of Migraine
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is issued by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) in conjunction with the NIH Pain Consortium. It solicits R01 grant applications from institutions/organizations to perform innovative research...