National Institutes of Health (NIH) Obesity Policy Evaluation Research
This NIH funding opportunity announcement encourages proposals to evaluate the effectiveness of governmental or large organizational policies that are expected to reduce obesity. Examples of appropriate studies include, but are not limited to: Introduction of food or...
Brady Education Foundation Request for Proposals
The Brady Foundation funds two types of projects: 1) evaluations of existing model programs and 2) innovative research on model development, including both efficacy and effectiveness studies. The Foundation favors: Projects that bring researchers and service providers...
Borchard Fellowship in Law and Aging
The Borchard Fellowship in Law & Aging affords three law school graduates interested in an academic and/or professional career in law and aging the opportunity to pursue their research and professional interests for one year. Fellows receive a $42,500 stipend,...
Google Research Awards
Google Research Awards are one-year awards structured as unrestricted gifts to universities to support the work of world-class full-time faculty members at top universities around the world. Faculty members can apply for Research Awards by submitting a proposal to one...
Searle Freedom Trust Grants Program
The Searle Freedom Trust fosters research and education on public policy issues that affect individual freedom and economic liberty. Funding from the organization supports books, journal articles, policy papers, public interest ligation and public outreach (such as...
Alex C. Walker Foundation Grants for Traditional & Ecological Economics
The Walker Foundation funds market approaches for addressing economic imbalances and promoting a sustainable economy. Applicants should clearly describe how their proposal addresses one or more of the Foundation's four purposes: Investigate the causes of economic...
The Dirksen Center Congressional Research Awards
The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. Topics could include external factors shaping the exercise of congressional leadership, institutional conditions affecting it,...
Strenghening Economic Advocacy Throughout the Middle East/North Africa Region
The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) seeks proposals that advocate for legal and regulatory reforms that support the priority areas of: 1) more efficient and more transparent business registration processes, 2) improved bankruptcy and insolvency laws and...
California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) Policy Fellowships
CCST's policy fellowships place professional scientists and engineers in the California State Legislature for one-year appointments. These professional development opportunities will enable fellows to work hands on with policy-makers to develop solutions to complex...
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Research and Evaluation on Policing
The DOJ seeks police research in four different areas: Officer safety and wellness - Proposals will evaluate evidence-based approaches designed and implemented to promote officer safety or wellness. Police technology - Proposals will evaluate technologies implemented...