MORE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS– 6-1-05
From Sponsored Programs Office, Research and Graduate Studies, Kent State University, Charlee Heimlich, Director of Sponsored Programs Development
Listing by Charmaine Streharsky, Administrator, Sponsored Programs/RAGS, KSU
Dear Students - From time to time additions are made to this listing of external funding opportunities, some of which may be of particular interest to Kent State University graduate students, postdoctoral students, and their advisors. IMPORTANT to note is that even published deadlines and guidelines from funding agency websites or printed materials (sources for this listing, for example) are subject to change, including critical items regarding eligibility criteria and application instructions. Therefore, please seek current information DIRECTLY from the funding source. KSU faculty members also receive periodic notices of funding opportunities from this office and elsewhere. Be sure to seek advice too from advisors, chairs, department and dean’s offices for postings and/or knowledge, if you are looking for funding or other opportunities.
[If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals with disabilities may also obtain federal, and often other sources’, documents in an alternative format (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) upon request to the program contact persons].
ALWAYS REMEMBER to check www.grants.gov for federal funding opportunities of all kinds!
HERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL NOTICES RECEIVED:
OHIOHUMANITIES COUNCIL – GRANT GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN UPDATED, AS WELL AS OHC GRANT APPLICATION FORMS. Go to www.ohiohumanities.org to review changes and to download the revised Application and Budget forms. Or you may call OHC at 1-800-293-9774 to request a printed copy of their revised Guidelines.
OHIOARTS COUNCIL – OAC updated their grant guidelines this past year and began using their new electronic application system OLGA. Check out the details for grant deadlines and new procedures at www.oac.state.oh.us
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
JohnW.KlugeCenter Fellowships for research in the humanities and social sciences at the Library of Congress. Deadline: August 16, 2005
Contact Robert Saladini, Kluge Fellowships, Office of Scholarly Programs, Library of Congress, LJ 120, 101 Independence Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20540-4960, telephone 202-707-3302
See website www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/kluge-fellow.html
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY’S SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
Princeton, NJ – Deadline: November 15, 2005
Applications are invited for 2006-7 visiting member awards in the Institute for Advanced Study’s School of Social Science, website www.ias.edu, Princeton, NJ
WOODROWWILSONINTERNATIONALCENTER FOR SCHOLARS
Scholar Selection and Services Office, 1 Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC20004-3027, telephone 202-691-4170
Website www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm - Deadline October 1, 2005
Applications are invited for the 2006-7 resident fellowships for research on national and/or international issues. See website for details.
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT FOUNDATION - Deadline October 31, 2005
Website www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/netzwerk/index.htm
Applications are invited for grants under the Transatlantic Cooperation in Research Program for collaborative research among American, Canadian, and German scholars in economics, law, the humanities, and the social sciences. See website.
CANADIAN STUDIES
Via the Canadian Embassy – website www.canadianembassy.org
(Note: Ohio’s Consulate General of Canada (Mr. Dennis Moore) is located at 600 Renaissance Center, Suite 1100, Detroit, MI 48243-1798, telephone 313-446-7039, FAX 313-567-2164, www.detroit.gc.ca and email Dennis.Moore@international.gc.ca Some program announcements refer you to your local Canadian consulate).
Competition for the 2005-6 Foreign Affairs Canada Grant Program in support of study and research on Canada is open. Submissions are welcomed from all fields in the social sciences and humanities. They are particularly interested in projects that have policy relevance for Canada-US relations and/or promote in-depth knowledge of Canada, its history, values, society, and economic, political, security, and quality of life issues. Comparative studies are welcomed. There are Individual Grants in Research, Graduate Student Fellowships, and Faculty Enrichment Programs. There are Institutional Grants in Program Enhancement, Conference Grants, Matching Grants, Library Support, International Research Linkages, and Outreach.
The Research Grants offer modest amounts (up to $15,000 US dollars) with applications to be submitted electronically no later than September 30, 2005.
The Graduate Student Fellowships offer $10,000 US with electronic applications due no later than October 31, 2005.
The Faculty Enrichment Program (for course development – for new or modified courses to have at least 33% Canadian content to be eligible) brings small grants of up to $6,000 US (over last 3 years the program announcement points out that these applications have had a 51% success rate). The Faculty Enrichment course development proposals are due electronically by October 31, 2005.
The Program Enhancement Grant Program (linkages program) for institutions offers $18,000 US for 1 year due electronically by June 15, 2005.
The Conference Grant Program offers up to $15,000 US (47% success rate over last 3 years) due electronically by June 15, 2005.
Matching Grant Program ($1 for every $4 from other grant$) – no deadlines.
Library Support Program – up to $2,500 on matching grant basis; International Research Linkages Grant (up to $10,000); and Outreach Grants to encourage and support training and resource development that benefit K-121 teachers who teach about Canada or Canada-US relations. – see www.iccs-ciec.ca/pages/5_govprogs/i_librsupp.html and contact the Academic Relations Officer AcademicRelations@CanadianEmbassy.org
ASSOCIATION FOR CANADIAN STUDIES IN THE UNITED STATES
FUND FOR THE ARTS PROGRAM
Contact: David Archibald, Exec. Dir., ACSUS, 1424 16th St. NW, Suite 502, Washington, DC 20036-2238, tel. 202-332-1151, FAX 202-462-2420, email info@acsus.org
Small grants between $500 to $1,000 US are offered to stimulate US academic institutions to organize more symposia, roundtables, conferences, public lectures, and authors’ appearances in literature, the performing and visual arts, with the aim of promoting Canada through cultural events.
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS GRANTS:
CFDA Program 89.003 – Deadline October 1, 2005
http://fedgrants.gov/Applications/NARA/HQ/NHPRC/NHPRC-PublicationsOther-05/Grant
A total of about $5,000,000 is to be awarded for an estimated 35 grants (est. $142,857 average, if so) to support projects that publish historical documents important for the comprehension and appreciation of the history of the United States. The projects cover a broad sweep from politics and the military to business history, reform efforts, and the arts produced under modern, rigorous documentary editing standards. Commission-sponsored documentary projects make important materials from all periods of American history more accessible and understandable today and for the future. (Note also that the Commission funds the scholarly work on the volumes and microforms and also provides financial assistance (under its subvention program) to nonprofit presses for the publication of the editions. Contact person is Dr. Timothy Connelly, Director for Publications, timothy.connelly@nara.gov , telephone 202-501-5610).
CFDA Program 89.003 – Deadline October 1, 2005 – See website above
A total of about $5,000,000 for an estimated 30 grants (est. $166,666 average, if so) is available from the NHPRC for a variety of projects and programs to preserve and make available for use those records that further an understanding and appreciation of American history. The Commission encourages archival repositories, state and local governments, historical societies, libraries, academic institutions, and others to act vigorously to locate and preserve documents of national and state historical significance. Commission-supported projects help to ensure that these records are saved and made available for public use. Grants to help archival and records management programs, preservation of historical photographs, newsfilm, and sound records, etc. are eligible. Behind all of this work is the Commission’s determination to safeguard a national documentary legacy that, if lost, cannot be replaced. Contact person is Dr. Daniel Stokes, Program Officer, Daniel.Stokes@nara.gov, telephone 202-501-5610.
DUMBARTON OAKS (through the Trustees for HarvardUniversity)
Office of the Director, Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32nd St. NW, Wash., DC 20007
Three grant programs are advertised:
(1) 2006-8 BLISS PRIZE FELLOWSHIP IN BYZANTINE STUDIES – Fellowship candidates must be in their last year of undergrad education or have a recently awarded BA; they must have completed at least one year of ancient of medieval Greek by January 2006 (there will be a short exam in Greek for those called for an interview). The Fellowship covers graduate school tuition and living expenses for two academic years and also includes summer travel for the intervening summer to areas that are important for an understanding of Byzantine civilization and culture. STUDENTS MUST BE NOMINATED BY THEIR ADVISORS BY OCTOBER 15, 2005 in a letter sent directly to Dumbarton Oaks. The student’s application including an application letter, personal and scholarly data as described, and a writing sample must follow by Nov. 1, 2005 (paper application). See website or contact the Office of the Director for details.
(2) 2006-7 PROJECT GRANTS FOR SCHOOLARLY PROJECTS IN BYZANTINE STUDIES, Pre-COLUMBIAN STUDIES, AND GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE STUDIES. The normal range of awards is $3,000-$10,000. Project grants are limited to applicants holding a doctorate or the equivalent and are awarded on the basis of the ability and preparation of the principal project personnel (including knowledge of requisite languages), and interest and value of the project to the specific field of study. Before applying, applicants must contact the appropriate Director of Studies, no later than October 1, 2005, to determine if the project is within the purview of Dumbarton Oaks. If so, the final application must be submitted by November 1, 2005 (paper application). See website or contact Office of the Director for details.
(3) RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIPS IN 3 AREAS OF STUDIES (Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, and Garden and Landscape Studies. Three types of FELLOWSHIPS are offered also: Junior Fellowships (for working on dissertations after all preliminary requirements are already completed); Fellowships (for scholars who hold a doctorate or have established themselves in their field); and 2006 Summer Fellowships (for Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, or Garden and Landscape scholars on any level of advancement beyond the first year of graduate (post-baccalaureate) study. Applicants for awards in 2006-7 should expect some inconvenience and disruptions in connection with the closing of the main building for renovation and remodeling and the temporary relocation of all fellows and many staff members to the new Library; therefore private office space cannot be guaranteed during AY 2006-7. See website or contact Office of the Director for details. Applications for all awards must be postmarked by November 1, 2005(absolute deadline).
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Program Announcement (PA) Number: PAR-05-083, CFDA Number 93.279
Drug Abuse Dissertation Research: Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, Services, and Women and Sex/Gender Differences –
Funding is offered in support of dissertation research through the NIH Dissertation Award (R36) mechanism. Grants provide no more than $50,000 in direct costs and are awarded for up to 2 years, with the possibility of extension without additional funds for up to 12 months. The college/university is to apply on behalf of the candidate. These awards do NOT support study leading to the M.D., D.O., or D.D.S. or similar professional degrees unless they are part of a combined degree program. The doctoral student must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the US or admitted for permanent residence at the time of application. Application materials are available through the NIH website at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm.
ADDENDUM 6-6-05:
This notice was received just after we sent out via email the June 1, 2005 Arts & Humanities Funding Opportunities Newsletter. Applications for the 2006-2008 Rotary World Peace Fellowships
are due 1 July 2005. For details please check the website at www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/centers/index.html
The Rotary International organization partners with eight universities around the world in the Rotary Centers for International Studies, for graduate studies in peace and conflict resolution. Each
Rotary district may nominate one candidate to be considered.
Rotary Grants for University Teachers also provide funds to higher education faculty to travel abroad to teach at colleges and universities in developing countries. In addition, the Rotary
Foundation supports Ambassadorial Scholarships and Group Study
Exchange programs. All programs are described at this website.