Grants to USA nonprofits, for-profits, IHEs, government agencies, and individuals to enhance the quality of undergraduate STEM education. Unaffiliated individual applicants must contact program staff prior to applying. The goal of this program is to increase diversity and interest in the STEM disciplines, prepare students ...

Fellowships of $60,000 to USA physicians for a one-year academic program studying how to improve the health of vulnerable and disadvantaged populations. Fellows will receive a Masters in public health at the end of the program. Participants will transforming health care delivery systems and policy and practice innovations...

Prizes of up to $25,000 to USA, Canada, and International architects, urban planners, engineers, landscape architects, designers, and students for designing an energy efficient recreation center on a California university campus. All applicants must first register before the final deadline. The purpose of this competition ...

Grants ranging from $1,000 to $15,000 to USA and territories individual artists, ensembles, and nonprofit arts organizations to support touring performances by US-based artists at performing arts marketplaces and international festivals. Funding is intended to support performances by exemplary artists and ensembles represe...

Grants starting at $12,000 to USA IHEs, nonprofit organizations, unaffiliated individuals, and tribal organizations for scholarly research on endangered human languages. Funding is intended to support language recording and documentation; the creation of infrastructures to preserve and increase access to such documentation...

Grants of up to $5,000 to USA, Canada, and International organizations and individuals for scholarly and historical research, archiving, and preservation of information about genres of Latin music. Funding is also intended to support anthropology and documentation of music traditions and Latin American folklore. Grant...

Awards to USA, Canada, and International individuals, organizations, clubs, public authorities, universities, nonprofits, and companies for innovative and sustainable projects that demonstrate existing solutions to environmental problems. Eligible projects are those that focus on energy efficiency, renewable energies, reso...

Grants to Buffalo, New York arts companies and collaborating individual artists from outside the Buffalo area for residencies in any discipline. Applications are welcome on behalf of both emerging and established artists. All forms of creative art are eligible under this program, including music, plastic arts, film, drama,...

Grants of $4,000 to USA and Israel PhD candidates to carry out short-term scientific research in the other country. Students are encouraged to apply for thesis-supporting research that requires facilities or expertise not available in their country. Applications will be evaluated on the basis of their merit in light of the...

Fellowships of up to $80,000 to USA clinical scientists for research in nephrology and kidney patient health care. Funding is intended to support salary, training, and equipment expenses of first and second year fellows who have completed their residency in Pediatric or Internal Medicine. The goal of the American Kidn...

Fellowships to USA, Canada and International university professors to conduct research, teach courses, lead seminars, and establish academic connections with faculty members at a university in Israel. The exact breakdown of activities funded by the fellowship will be mutually agreed upon by the professor and the academic s...

Grants to USA scholars to support high-level research on the economic, political, and social effects of the shifting ethnic and racial composition on the nation. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to submitting a full application. Applications are invited for proposals addressing immigration, race, and ethnicity in the co...

Grants to USA scholars for behavioral economics research that draws from economics, psychology, political science, sociology, and other social sciences. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to submitting a full application. Projects must examine and seek to improve the social and living conditions within the nation. The...

Fellowships of $10,000 to USA college seniors and graduates who have majored in or have 30 or more college credits in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, or math). Funding will be provided as a stipend to Fellows to complete a Masters Degree in one of two participating Georgia universities. In exchange for the...

Grants to USA individuals who are affiliated with a nonprofit postsecondary institution or relevant higher or legal education organization to support research projects. Funding is intended to promote scholarship related to issues of educational access, affordability and value of legal education specifically, and graduate ...

Grants to USA researchers to support social sciences research addressing behavioral economics, social inequality, immigration and ethnicity, and the future of the workforce. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to submitting a full application. This program supports the use of new data and analysis methods to examine questi...

Grants to USA scholars for innovative research addressing how political and social trends impact immigrants and immigration. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to submitting a full application. Possible research topics include legal status, naturalization and citizenship, mixed-ancestry, ethnic identity, integration, race...

Grants to USA scholars for innovative social sciences research addressing the increase of alternative work arrangements in the US workforce. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to submitting a full application. The Foundation invites proposals for research examining both the causes and consequences of alternative work arra...

Grant of $1,250 to a USA, Canada, or International librarian or library employee to cover expenses related to attending a professional development conference. Eligible applicants are those that are new to the field of archive preservation. Funding is intended to subsidize the costs required to attend the ALA Annual Confere...

Grants of up to $2,500 to USA, Canada, and International graduate students and scholars who are traveling for research purposes. Funding is intended for travel for short-term projects that are less than a month and are related to the history of science and technology in modern East Asia. Comparative studies of East Asia an...

Prizes of $1,500 and one prize of $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International individuals to recognize exceptional research on social change issues in any related field. Research that has been completed within the past two years and has been published or is intended for publication in a peer-reviewed journal may be submitted...

Award of $1,000 to a USA or Canada nonprofit organization, business, group, or individual in recognition of an exceptional project that contributed to the public’s understanding and appreciation of history. Consideration will be given to activities such as media projects, exhibits, written works, and public programming c...

Award of $1,500 to a USA, Canada, or International early-career librarian to recognize outstanding contributions through technical services and library collections. Nominations are invited on behalf of librarians who demonstrate outstanding potential for continuing leadership and professional contributions. Evidence of...

Award of $2,000 to a USA, Canada, or International individual to acknowledge outstanding contributions to electronic collections development practice and administration. In addition to the cash prize, the awardee will also receive a citation. This award recognizes significant and innovative contributions to the field. C...

Grants starting at $2,000 to USA and territories nonprofits, individuals, funding source affiliates, and universities to address issues facing girls and women. Funding may also be used for educational programming that informs the public about these issues. AAUW encourages proposals for projects that - Use innovative ...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International organizations and individuals for activities that will reduce and eliminate the threat of nuclear war. Grantmaking priorities include building regional security and peace, and preventing the emergence of new states with nuclear weapons. The Foundation makes grants for activities...

Grants of up to $2,000 to USA organizations and individuals to support the development of programs to protect domestic and wild animals and their habitats. Funding may be used for one-time needs, the development of new programs, educational initiatives, or to foster innovative new initiatives. First Steps Grant Progra...

Grants of $7,500 and additional funding opportunities to USA, Canada, and International PhD candidates to support scholarship in the field of social policy. Grants will be awarded on the basis of merit and funding is unrestricted; awardees may use the grant on their project as needed. Aim and Mission: -To support eme...

Fellowships of up to $25,000 and fellowships of $55,000 to USA, Canada, and International graduate students and postgraduate scholars for research related to the history of technology and science in East Asia. Funding is intended to promote studies conducted by doctoral students currently working on their dissertations as ...

Grants of up to $2,500 to USA, Canada, and International university students and young scholars to cover travel expenses to present dissertations at conferences related to East Asia studies. Papers should explore topics such as the history of technology and science in East Asia, comparative studies of East Asia and the Wes...

Grants of up to $7,500 to USA individual researchers to conduct research on improving nonprofit membership and member-based associations. Applicants must submit a letter of intent prior to applying. Funding is intended to support research proposals that show the greatest potential to have a significant impact on the field ...

Grants of up to $6,000 to USA scholars and doctoral graduates for expenses related to non-commercial research. The Foundation is particularly interested in applicants that have recently completed their doctorates. Funding is intended to help cover the costs of travel to libraries and archives, laboratory research expenses,...

Grants to USA individual physicians for financial assistance to conduct up to four years of cancer-related research. Funding is intended for research that will lead to translation of scientific discoveries into more effective patient treatment and therapy. Grants are intended to encourage more physicians to pursue research...

Grants of up to $60,000 per year to USA, Canada, and International individuals with an MD, PhD, or degree equivalent to encourage laboratory and clinical scientists to develop a career in ovarian cancer research. Priority will be given to scientists who exhibit exemplary leadership qualities but who have minimal research e...

Grants of up to $75,000 to USA, Canada, and International individual investigators for projects in any area related to Ovarian Cancer Research. Priority is given to proposals that are multidisciplinary, innovative, show potential for translational research, and those that may lead to independently funded investigations. ...

Grants of $1,000 to USA K-12 teachers and IHE professors to utilize social media in the classroom. Funding is intended to support the use of technology and social media in an effort to enhance student learning. Entries will be evaluated on the following factors: completion of the application according to all directions, cr...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, tribal governments, individuals and institutions of higher education to support the translation and preparation of editions of humanities texts. Applicants are required to create or verify the required registrations well in advance of the deadline date. Schola...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, IHEs, tribal governments, and individual scholars to support research collaboration on humanities-related topics. Funding is intended to support both single-area and interdisciplinary projects, within and beyond the humanities disciplines, that employ humanistic r...

Grants to Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin farmers and ranchers to apply sustainable practices in addressing farm-related needs. The purpose of this program is to explore sustainable solutions for marketing, labor, production, and othe...

Grants averaging between $550 and $2,500 to USA artists, nonprofits, and IHEs for art projects that educate the public on important contemporary issues. Funding is intended to assist artists and organizations that are often excluded from mainstream opportunities for various reasons. The Foundation is interested in art p...

Awards of $10,000 and $50,000 to USA organizations and individuals to recognize innovative architectural designs that contribute to the quality of urban life in the contiguous United States (excluding Alaska, Hawaii, and Oakland, CA). The purpose of this award program is to support innovative ideas within the built environ...

Fellowships to USA individuals for projects that promote social justice and address challenges that relate to inequality and climate change, particularly for women and people of color. Applicants representing practitioners and professionals in a variety of fields are welcome to apply. Projects must align with the Foundatio...

Awards to USA, Canada, and International individuals for the development of innovative technologies, therapies, or products to treat people with epilepsy. The award will support the development and commercialization of the winner’s product. Examples of concepts eligible for awards include: -Drug or device treatment t...

Awards ranging from $500 to $5,000 to USA undergraduate juniors and seniors at accredited four-year colleges and universities for excellence in essay writing on the theme of ethics. Essay topics may be about anything that explores an ethical problem, question, issue, or concern. Suggested Essay Topics: Articulate wi...

Grants in the form of cash awards of up to $60,000 and In-kind services to USA, Canada, and Australia educators in K-12 public and private schools, including classroom teachers, special teachers (e.g., art teachers, music teachers), technology specialists, administrators, PTAs, and librarians/media specialists. Thirteen p...

Grants to USA, Canada, or International individual artists to support professional development. Applicants must have been working in a mature phase of their artwork for at least two decades. Qualified artists must work in the areas of painting, printmaking, or sculpture. The Foundation wishes to encourage artists who h...

Grants of up to $2,500 to USA emerging artists working in the fields of music, theater, and photography. Applicants must submit a written inquiry prior to submitting a full application. The Foundation seeks to support artists whose works might have difficulty being aired due to their genre and/or social philosophy. For ...

Grants generally ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 to USA organizations and artists for projects that promote the arts and inform the public about minorities and respecting diversity. Priority is given to finite projects that have a definite end, as opposed to long-term sustainable projects. Eligible projects are those that p...

Grants and awards to USA publishers, translators, authors, and literary agents for the translation and subsequent publication of French literary works for English-speaking audiences. Funding will be awarded for both fiction and nonfiction works, as well as for poetry, digital books, and comic books. The Book Department...

Awards of $250 and $100 to USA Muslim young adults, ages 18-29, to recognize artistic achievements that reflect on Muslim identity and diversity. The award is intended to change perceptions and build awareness of Muslim societies through direct experiences with artists and their work. This competition provides opportun...