Deadline Note

This award is presented biennially.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides an award to recognize an individual or a group who have made a significant contribution through the use of computing technology.

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The sponsor rewards educators who have conceived and implemented an innovative course, program or project which develops, among students, a deeper understanding and appreciation of the American private enterprise system. Up to 20 awards of $7,500 each, and one special award of $15,000 (maximum) for an unusually meritorious entry, will be made.

Deadline Note

The deadline for receipt of applications for Visiting Professorships at both Technicon and Hebrew University is 30 November 2009.

Synopsis

Professorships provide support for full or associate professors to teach or conduct research for two to four months at the Hebrew University of Israel or three to nine months at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

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The sponsor annually recognizes black scientists, engineers, and professors who have made significant contributions to science and/or engineering research and teaching.

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The sponsor grants equipment to eligible organizations who have developed creative projects that address the sponsor's investment priorities and create partnerships for success. The primary investment priorities are higher education and kindergarten through twelve education.

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An award is provided to active, individual members of the sponsor organization who hold a full-time faculty appointment in a U.S. member college or school of pharmacy to recognize excellence in pharmacy education.

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An award is provided to recognize an active scientist within the ranks of pharmacy education recognized by his or her peers as one of the leaders in the contemporary teaching of and scholarship in biotechnology and its related science.

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The sponsor provides a focused opportunity for a faculty member within a school of pharmacy to develop, research, and analyze public policy on an issue directly related to pharmaceutical education or the pharmacy profession.

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The sponor provides fellowships to support two to nine months of research in Sri Lanka by US citizens who already hold a PhD or the equivalent at the time they begin their fellowship tenure. Both scholars with little or no experience in Sri Lanka as well as specialists are encouraged to apply.

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The sponsor provides $1,000 and a citation of merit to an individual or institution for a single seminal work, or body of work, taking place within five years preceding the award, that shows outstanding achievement in communication in continuing education in library and information technology.

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The sponsor awards a 24K gold-framed citation and $1,000 to a library school faculty member or to an individual for distinguished service to education for librarianship.

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The sponsor provides an award presented annually in recognition of an individual's distinguished contributions to serials librarianship. The award consists of a citation and a cash award of $1,500.

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An award of $1,000 and a citation is given to a librarian for an outstanding contribution to the stimulation and guidance of reading by children and young people.

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The sponsor makes awards to minority faculty pursuing a post-professional doctoral degree (excluding a tansitional DPT [t-DPT]). The award consists of a monetary amount to be determined, plaque, and certificate.

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This award recognizes a significant career of contributions of a psychologist who has a proven track record as an exceptional teacher of psychology.

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The sponsor provides an award to recognize those whose contributions to public policy or medical education have significantly advanced the specialty of dermatology.

Deadline Note

Proposals must be postmarked by December 1 for review in the February meeting, by March 1 for the May meeting, and by September 1 for the November meeting. Proposals must be sent by mail.

Synopsis

Support is provided to nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations for programs in pre-collegiate education, collections care and conservation, conserving biodiversity, music, and programs to support Native Americans. First-time awards typically range from $3,000 to $10,000.

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The sponsor supports accomplished, motivated individuals who are eager to prepare themselves for greater leadership opportunities and to create positive change in their communities. Applicants are invited to propose academic or self-designed learning experiences that will help them attain goals that they set for themselves. The program encourages applications that will expand fellows' experiences beyond the familiar to learning environments that might be inaccessible without a fellowship.

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Support of $6,000 is provided for full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty members at U.S. universities to develop or update courses with substantial Canadian content that will be offered as part of their regular teaching load.

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The sponsor provides funds for a one-year cultural exchange, involving work and study, to give participants an understanding for and knowledge of the everyday life, education, and professional training in Germany. The program is directed to young adults in business, technical, vocational, and agricultural fields.

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The sponsor offers the program for business professionals in the U.S. who would like to live and work in Russia and develop a genuine professional expertise in the New Russia. The expectation is that as the program develops, a new generation of American opinion leaders and professionals will be exposed to the professional life and society in post-Soviet Russia.

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The Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) is the center of excellence for leadership education in the Asia Pacific region and a signature program of the East-West Center. The program links advanced and interdisciplinary analysis of emergent regional issues with experiential leadership training. The purpose of the APLP is to create a network of action, focused on building a peaceful, prosperous and just Asia Pacific community.

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The sponsor provides support to organizations whose chief purpose is to improve health and/or promote education, within Philadelphia, Montgomery, and Bucks Counties in southeastern Pennsylvania. Applicants must be tax-exempt organizations.

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The sponsor's Community Building Grant Program supports a broad spectrum of projects that help build strong communities on the North Coast.

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The sponsor provides a $10,000 award to encourage and support the improvement of public education by honoring a professor of reading education who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to public education.

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The sponsor provides grants which are intended as support and seed funding for new initiatives that offer promising models for replication and address critical issues in international affairs; human rights; public service; and environment and natural resources management.

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Grants provide teachers of the Japanese language abroad with an opportunity to improve their Japanese language skills and teaching methodology and to deepen their knowledge of Japan. Both short-term courses of two months' duration and long-term courses of six months' duration are supported.

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The Advanced Program is designed for individuals or teams of up to 3 people who: require more advanced expertise and skills as teachers of Japanese, and have specific challenges they wish to address; or have issues they want to resolve in the teaching of the Japanese language(e.g. the development of Japanese teaching materials, teaching methods, or curriculums, etc).

Deadline Note

Applications to GRIPS are due December 15.

Synopsis

The sponsor is providing funding for teachers of the Japanese language abroad and/or those who have experience in teaching the Japanese language abroad, who are expected to be leaders of the academic world of Japanese-language education in their own countries, with an opportunity to get a Master's degree in Japanese-language education. There are approximately ten awards available.

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An intensive training course in Japanese is provided to scholars or researchers and postgraduate students majoring in the fields of the social science or the humanities. Two-month and six-month courses are available.

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The sponsor offers the program to enable teachers and academic scientists to collaborate in the advancement of science.

Deadline Note

The sponsor will continue to review letters of inquiry throughout the year, but prospective grantees should be aware that the reviewing of proposals and grantmaking will be by issue area. The deadline for letters of inquiry and/or renewal applications for Environmental Justice is December 1, 2009.

Synopsis

The sponsor supports efforts that strengthen the ability of communities to determine their own economic, environmental and social well-being, and that help people control those forces that affect their lives.

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The sponsor provides support for non-profit organization leaders to undertake a sabbatical of three to six months, engaged in activities which offer personal renewal and professional growth. Support of $25,000 is provided. The program is restricted to organization leaders in the state of North Carolina.

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The program is designed to encourage research and writing in black history and culture, to facilitate interaction among the participants, including fellows funded by other sources, and to provide for widespread dissemination of findings through lectures, publications, and the sponsor's seminars. Fellowships of $30,000 are available for six months and fellowships of up to $60,000 are available for twelve months.

Deadline Note

All grant applications for each year's granting session are due by December 1 of the prior year.

Synopsis

The sponsor makes grants in support of wildlife conservation projects conducted by recognized charitable organizations throughout the world.

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Grants will be awarded to small college science departments for the purchase of scientific equipment, audio-visual or other teaching aids, and/or library materials for use in the teaching of science at the undergraduate level.

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This award is provided to acknowledge non-traditional advocates of service-learning. The award recognizes a business leader, community member or public official who has a passion for engaging youth in service-learning.

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Support is provided to African American post-graduate students to obtain postdoctoral training and to prepare for a career in biomedical research. Awards consist of a fellowship stipend and a department grant.

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Support is provided for community-based efforts to strengthen environmental education and to promote stewardship of Virginia's waterways. Awards are made up to $5,000 for up to one year.

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This award honors a distinguished academic librarian who has made an outstanding contribution as an education and/or behavioral sciences librarian through accomplishments and service to the profession.

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This annual award recognizes a project that demonstrates creative, innovative, or unique approaches to information literacy instruction or programming.

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The sponsor provides an award to honor any individual ACRL member working in the field of, or contributing to the success of distance learning librarianship or related library service in higher education.

Deadline Note

Nominations are due on December 4, 2009.

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This award recognizes a faculty member for their accomplishments and allows them to attend the Experimental Biology 2010 meeeting.

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These Awards acknowledge the critical role of child care teachers in providing high-quality child care. Award recipients will receive $1,000.

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The sponsor provides support to widen opportunities for minority professionals to enter or advance in newspaper management.

Deadline Note

For budgets over $40,000, proposals are accepted at any time; there are no deadlines. For budgets $40,000 or less, proposals should be received in hardcopy by the deadline date. Deadlines for 2009 are October 2, 2009; and December 4, 2009.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides funding for research projects that study education in the United States and abroad.

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The sponsors provide an award to recognize outstanding junior faculty members who demonstrate excellence in teaching, research and service, and a commitment to dental education.

Synopsis

An award is provided to recognize outstanding research by an individual holding a full-time appointment at and having a primary commitment to a U.S. member college or school of pharmacy.

Deadline Note

The sponsor recommends that applicants submit a letter of inquiry prior to submitting a formal proposal. Letters of inquiry are accepted at any time during the year. Formal proposals are due by the above deadlines.

Synopsis

< Support is provided for organizations in the U.S. Midwest for policy analysis and development, research, and advocacy that helps low-wage, low-skilled individuals connect to the labor market, stay employed, and advance to higher-paying jobs.

Deadline Note

The sponsor recommends that applicants submit a letter of inquiry prior to submitting a formal proposal. Letters of inquiry are accepted at any time during the year. Formal proposals are due by the dates listed above.

Synopsis

The Foundation supports efforts to ensure that all Midwest children receive an education that prepares them for lives as thoughtful and productive citizens. In particular, the Education Program works to close the achievement gap that separates low-income and minority children from their peers by expanding their access to educational opportunities in early childhood, improving the quality of teachers they encounter in school, and exploring such innovations as small schools and charter schools.

Deadline Note

The sponsor recommends that applicants submit a letter of inquiry prior to submitting a formal proposal. Letters of inquiry are accepted at any time during the year. Formal proposals are due by the above deadlines.

Synopsis

Support is provided to make small, expeditious grants for projects related to the sponsor's priorities, and occasionally to support other important initiatives.

Synopsis

The sponsor's program is intended to support Midwest states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin) working to strengthen policies to enable low-wage and low-skilled workers to advance in education and training systems.

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The sponsor provides a fellowship for competitively selected professors from U.S. and international universities to key elements and the business realities of industry by enabling them to "look over the shoulder" of working professionals at several levels of the technical, business, and management career paths.

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The sponsor provides award funding to annually recognize, reward and support five women postdoctoral researchers in the U.S. who are pursuing careers in the life and physical/material sciences, as well as mathematics, engineering and computer science.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides one-year fellowships which focus the Fellows experience to support improved programs, policies, planning risk analysis, regulation, monitoring and evaluation for a broad range of initiatives in Preventive and community health, disease identification and response, and medical research; Individual, family and community social services, systems and support; Food, processing and distribution safety; and Science education, research, and innovation.

Synopsis

The Google Research Awards program aims to identify and support world-class, full-time faculty pursuing research in areas of mutual interest to the sponsor.

Synopsis

Support is provided under the following program areas of interest: arts; economic development and community revitalization; education; environment; and human services. The sponsor gives priority to the Greater Cleveland area.

Deadline Note

Applications to GRIPS are due December 15.

Synopsis

The sponsor is providing funding for teachers of the Japanese language abroad and/or those who have experience in teaching the Japanese language abroad, who are expected to be leaders of the academic world of Japanese-language education in their own countries, with an opportunity to get a Master's degree in Japanese-language education. There are approximately ten awards available.

Deadline Note

The deadline for receipt of required letters of inquiry are December 15 for the spring cycle, and June 15 for the fall cycle. Full proposals are due February 28 for the spring cycle and August 31 for the fall cycle.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides support for entities that serve residents of Arkansas and Texas in the areas of: aging population; children and youth; education; and indigent.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides funds under this project on a semi-annual basis for community-driven projects directly preserving or revitalizing indigenous or traditional culture.

Deadline Note

Proposals from education organizations are due March 15. Those from civic community and organizations not covered in other categories are due June 15; culture and arts organizations are due September 15; and health, welfare, and social service organizations are due December 15.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides grants to help nonprofit organizations continue their work in the categories of civic and community betterment, arts and culture, health and human services and education.

Deadline Note

Proposals are accepted at any time throughout the year and are reviewed four times per year: proposals received between March 18 and June 17 will receive notice by October 14; June 18 and August 15 will receive notice by December 14; August 16 and December 17 will receive notice by April 14; and proposals received between December 18 and March 17 will receive notice by June 14.

Synopsis

The sponsor makes grants to organizations making a difference in Broward County. Preference is given to proposals that: use a collaborative approach to produce stronger results; pursue strategies that address new or emerging needs or approach existing ones more effectively; address multiple areas under each initiative; and demonstrate effective programs with clearly defined compelling outcomes.