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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 an individual's excellence in pharmaceutical education.

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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.

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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 contributions to contemporary teaching and scholarship in biotechnology and its related science.

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The sponsor provides support for the Donald C. Brodie AACP Academic Scholar in Residence program, which is designed to provide 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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To ensure that fellows in the master’s degree programs return to their home countries with full academic credentials, the sponsor will award up to 6 renewable International Fellowships annually.

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This fellowship recognizes individuals who inspire entry-level dietetics professionals to pursue professional values. Following the excellent example of Margene Wagstaff, applicants should show how they have helped dietetics students to find personal passion, use their passion, take risks and to seize opportunities. Applicants should also describe any programs they have created that foster this type of professional development, growth and pursuit of excellence.

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This award is given to encourage dietetics professionals to make original and innovative efforts in food and culinary education.

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The sponsor provides an award to a faculty member in: hotel, resaurant or institution management; dietetics/nutrition; hospitality management; or dietetics technology.

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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.

Deadline Note

Nominations are due on December 1, 2008. Candidate finalist materials will be collected online by the deadline of Friday, January 16, 2009.

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This award recognizes a faculty member for their accomplishments and allows them to attend the Experimental Biology 2009 meeeting.

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The deadlines for training under the PMRTP depend on the trainee's level of training and the length of proposed training. Residents seeking a year or more of training and post- resident fellows should apply by December 1. Interviews will be required of all post-residency applicants and may be required of residents. Medical students and residents seeking less than one year of training should apply three months before the proposed training is to begin. Summer medical students who will start their training by June 30 should apply by April 1.

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The sponsor provides support to increase the number of underrepresented minority men and women in the field of psychiatry research.

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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.

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.

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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 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 sponsor makes grants focused on preparing young people at both preschool and school-age levels to succeed, focusing on the critical period from birth to third grade.

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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 will be administering a research symposium that will examine issues concerning youth in Eurasia and Eastern Europe from multi-disciplinary perspectives.

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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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A variety of teaching materials is donated to overseas educational institutions offering regular Japanese language courses. For FY 2009, applicants can request materials totaling the equivalent of up to 100,000 yen.

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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.

Deadline Note

Applications to JFJLI and NIJLA are due December 1. Applications to GRIPS are due December 15.

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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.

Deadline Note

Applicants must contact the sponsor prior to submitting an application. The sponsor will only accept applications up to fourteen days prior to the deadline date.

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The sponsor provides support in order to sustain existing organizations and/or programs with missions supporting one of the following areas: Culture and Arts; Economic Development; Education; Environment; Health; and Human Services.

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The sponsor provides funding to support research that examines the role of active participation in music for children, youth, adults and seniors. Research funded under the Sounds of Living initiative explores the effects of music learning and music making outside of formal educational settings and expands the understanding of the role of music making in health, wellness, socialization and the inter-connections between mind, body and spirit that contribute to wellness and overall quality of life.

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The sponsor seeks to reward an oncology nurse for meritorious practice by providing financial assistance to attend a continuing-education program(s) that will further his or her professional goal(s).

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The sponsor's program provides financial and product-donation assistance to high-quality, effective non-profit organizations. The sponsor provides product donations to eligible organizations that focus on issues directly related to the education of youth, while cash grants are made to organizations that focus on issues directly related to the education of youth at risk.

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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.

Deadline Note

Mandatory Letters of Intent are due June 2, 2008 and December 1, 2008. If invited, full proposals are due August 22, 2008 and February 20, 2009.

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The sponsor awards grants to nonprofit organizations and government agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Proposed projects should provide direct benefits to residents of this five-county region. Areas of interest include Arts and Culture; Community Development; Community Health; Education; Environment; and Social Justice.

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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.