Correlations to Determine the Complete Economic Impact of Post-Secondary Education
The Lumina Foundation seeks novel and unexpected correlations between post-secondary education and outcomes with a clear economic impact (such as increased income). Solvers must also identify one of more datasets that can be used to determine the correlation's...
Henry M. Jackson Foundation Grants
The Jackson Foundation makes grants to support international affairs, human rights, environment & natural resources management and public service. Grants are limited to the U.S. and U.S.-based organizations, except for the human rights program, which is limited to...
Columbia University Institute for the Study of Human Rights Visiting Scholars Program
Columbia University's Institute for the Study of Human Rights welcomes scholars wishing to conduct research in the area of human rights. The program is designed to forge links between Columbia faculty and the visiting scholar and encourage participation in conferences...
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research in Japan
This fellowship program is a joint endeavor between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC). It supports research on modern Japanese society & political economy, Japan's international relations and U.S.-Japan...
Scientific American Open Innovation Pavilion
Scientific American magazine has teamed with InnoCentive to help solve some of the most pressing scientific, technological and policy problems. Awards for solvers are cash prizes ranging from $5,000 to $1 million. Open challenges include: Design of Student-centric...
National Science Foundation Project Reporting Moved to Research.gov
On March 18, 2013, the National Science Foundation (NSF) transitioned all project reporting from FastLane to Research.gov. This means that Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs will now use Research.gov to meet all NSF project reporting requirements, including...
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Fellowships
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation offers several different fellowships to advance graduate research in the social and behavioral sciences relevant to Marine Corps history. Topics can cover, but are not limited to wars, institutions, organization and administration,...
Strengthening Political Leadership & Reducing Economic Barriers for Women in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) Region
The U.S. Department of State's U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) seeks to reduce economic barriers to women in the MENA region and boost their ability to participate in the political process. Applications must address only one of the two priority areas,...
Online Grant Resources
This post idenfities several online resources SHU faculty can use to assist in their search for funding. Duke University's Funding Opportunities webpage contains an excellent advanced search function that filters results by discipline, funding designation, level of...
International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award
This initiative aims to strengthen research ethics capacity in low and middle income countries (LMIC) by increasing the number of scientists, health professionals and academics from those countries with the knowledge and skills to develop research ethics education and...