--------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 21894 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/21/2012 Sponsor: Courtauld Institute of Art Title: Caroline Villers Research Fellowship Contact: Tel: 020 7848 1881 Email: recruitment@courtauld.ac.uk Website:          http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/vacancies/index.shtml Full Program:          http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/vacancies/CarolineVillersResearchFellowship.shtml SYNOPSIS: The sponsor welcomes proposals from researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines relating to the study and conservation of works of art. The Fellowship is also open to applicants in permanent employment wishing to take leave of absence to work on a project. The maximum period of tenure is 9 months, but requests for shorter projects are also considered. The Fellow is based at the Courtauld Institute of Art although collaborations with other institutions are encouraged. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 23088 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/21/2012 Sponsor: National Research Foundation (South Africa) Title: South African Research Chairs Initiative Contact: Dr Romilla Maharaj, Executive Director: Human and Institutional Capacity Development Tel: 012 481 4087 Email: romilla@nrf.ac.za Website:          http://www.nrf.ac.za/funding_overview.php?fid=117 Deadline Note: The NRF has set two closing dates, which are 21 May 2012 and 20 August 2012 for submission of Phase 2 proposals to give the universities sufficient opportunity to identify suitable candidates. Additional NRF contact persons: Dr Bernard Nthambeleni, Executive Director: Grants Management and Systems Administration (telephone: 012 481 4182 and email: bernard@nrf.ac.za) Dr Linda Mtwisha, Programme Director: South African Research Chairs Initiative (telephone: 012 481 4014 and email: linda.mtwisha@nrf.ac.za) Mr Sibongile Sowazi, Grant Director: South African Research Chairs Initiative and Centres of Excellence (telephone: 012 481 4160 and email: sibongile@nrf.ac.za) SYNOPSIS: The Minister of Science and Technology, Mrs Naledi Pandor has announced the awarded 60 additional Research Chairs to expand the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI). The Research Chairs Initiative was established in 2006 as a strategic intervention of the South African government to reverse brain drain in the public academic and research sector. In particular, the programme is aimed at increasing scientific research capacity through the development of human capacity and stimulating the generation of new knowledge. It is designed to significantly expand the scientific research base of South Africa in a way that supports implementation of the national Research and Development policies. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 91875 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/25/2012 Sponsor: Center for Demography of Health and Aging Title: Wisconsin Longitudinal Study - Pilot Grant Program Contact: Carol Roan Tel: 608-265-6196 Email: roan@ssc.wisc.edu Website:          http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/ Full Program:          http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/wlsresearch/pilot/ SYNOPSIS: The Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will award two to three pilot grants to investigators using the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) data for scholarly research. The WLS provides an opportunity to study the life course, careers, retirement, intergenerational transfers and relationships, family functioning, physical and mental health and well-being, morbidity and mortality, and gene-environment interactions from late adolescence to the retirement years. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 24682 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/27/2012 Sponsor: Welsh Poetry Competition Title: Welsh Poetry Competition Contact: Tel: Email: info@welshpoetry.co.uk Website:          http://www.welshpoetry.co.uk/index.html Full Program:          http://www.welshpoetry.co.uk/rules.html Deadline Note: The entrant may submit an unlimited number of poems, each to be accompanied by a £5 entrance fee. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor offers a poetry competition accepting entries in any style and on any subject. The sponsor plans to publish an anthology of the first five years winners of the competition. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 73468 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/29/2012 Sponsor: Washington State Arts Commission Title: Grants to Organizations - Project Support Contact: Mayumi Tsutakawa, Program Manager Tel: 360-586-0424 Email: mayumi.tsutakawa@arts.wa.gov Website:          http://www.arts.wa.gov/grants/index.shtml Full Program:          http://www.arts.wa.gov/grants/documents/Proj-Support-Guidelines-FY13-final-3-12-12.doc Deadline Note: Deadlines are as follows: LEVEL A - For small arts organizations (under $200,000 annual budget OR non-arts organizations) the application deadline is May 1, 2012. LEVEL B - For midsized arts organizations (from $200,000 to $1 million annual budget OR Local Arts Agencies) the application deadline is May 15, 2012. LEVEL C - for large arts institutions (over $1 million annual budget) the application deadline is May 29, 2012. ONLINE APPLICATIONS MUST BE ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED BY 11:59 PM ON THE DEADLINE DATE. SYNOPSIS: Project Support Grants provide funding for arts organizations, community service groups, and local or tribal governments that provide arts events targeted to public audiences in Washington State. This funding supports a diverse array of performances, exhibitions, workshops, and services to expand arts engagement and arts participation. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 28375 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/31/2012 Sponsor: Arts Council of Ireland Title: Engaging With Architecture Scheme Contact: Mary Ellen Greene Tel: +353 1 6180200 Email: maryellen.greene@artscouncil.ie Full Program:          http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=f8258e53-c983-45ac-bc0f-e43ce5e0e332 SYNOPSIS: The Arts Council of Ireland, in partnership with the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, offers the Engaging with Architecture Scheme to support ambitious, innovative and creative, high-quality initiatives that specifically aim to enhance and extend the public’s experience of and engagement with architecture. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 07122 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/31/2012 Sponsor: Black Lawrence Press Title: Black River Chapbook Competition Contact: Tel: Email: editors@blacklawrencepress.com Website:          http://www.blacklawrencepress.com/ Deadline Note: Applications are accepted for Spring and Fall competitions. There is a submission fee. SYNOPSIS: Twice each year Black Lawrence Press runs the Black River Chapbook Competition for an unpublished chapbook of poems or short stories between 16 and 36 pages in length. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 98955 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/31/2012 Sponsor: Center for Chinese Studies Title: Research Grant Program Contact: Tel: 02-2314-7321 Email: ccsgrant@msg.ncl.edu.tw Website:          http://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/ccs2/ENGLISH/regulation.aspx Full Program:          http://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/ccs2/ENGLISH/information.aspx Deadline Note: Applications should be submitted to the CCS by May 31 of each year before the year in which grants are intended to be used. SYNOPSIS: This program is designed for foreign professors, associate professors, assistant professors and doctoral candidates in departments related to Chinese studies at foreign universities, as well as researchers at related foreign academic institutes. Research tenure is three months to one year. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 14912 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/31/2012 Sponsor: Cinnamon Press Title: Poetry Collection Award Contact: Tel: Email: jan@cinnamonpress.com Website:          http://www.cinnamonpress.com Full Program:          http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/ SYNOPSIS: The sponsor will award £100 for first prize in this competition. The aim of this award is to provide a platform for new voices in poetry. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 14914 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/31/2012 Sponsor: Cinnamon Press Title: Short Story Award Contact: Jan Fortune-Wood Tel: Email: jan@cinnamonpress.com Website:          http://www.cinnamonpress.com Full Program:          http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/ SYNOPSIS: The sponsor will award £100 for first prize for the best short story submission. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 14916 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/31/2012 Sponsor: Cinnamon Press Title: Novel/Novella Writing Award Contact: Tel: Email: jan@cinnamonpress.com Website:          http://www.cinnamonpress.com Full Program:          http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/ SYNOPSIS: The sponsor will award £400 for the best novel/novella submitted. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 20683 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/31/2012 Sponsor: Emerald Writing Workshops Title: Flash Fiction Competitions Contact: Eddie Walsh Tel: Email: edwardjohnwalsh@hotmail.com Website:          http://www.emeraldwritingworkshops.co.uk Full Program:          http://www.emeraldwritingworkshops.co.uk/writing-competitions-2012 Deadline Note: Closing dates are February 28, May 31, August 31, November 30, December 3, 2012. Postal entries only will be accepted. For one entry enclose 5 second class stamps or cheque for £1.80(payable to E.Walsh). For two entries in the same comp enclose 9 second class stamps or cheque for £3.24. For three entries in the same comp enclose 12 second class stamps or cheque for £4.32. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor is holding a flash fiction writing contest five times during 2012. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 07654 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/31/2012 Sponsor: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Title: Conference Funding in German Studies Contact: Tel: 212-758-3223 Email: thomanek@daad.org Website:          http://www.daad.org/page/applications/index.v3page Full Program:          http://www.daad.org/page/conference2/index.v3page Deadline Note: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. The final deadline for applications for conferences scheduled for the second half of 2012 is May 31, 2012 SYNOPSIS: Faculty members and advanced graduate students in the humanities, social sciences and related fields are invited to apply for co-funding to organize workshops, seminars and conferences that embrace the interdisciplinary and/or comparative study of the history, politics, economics, law, society, culture and the arts of Germany. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 83217 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/31/2012 Sponsor: Northern Illinois University Title: Horatio Alger Fellowship for the Study of American Popular Culture Contact: Lynne M. Thomas, Head Tel: 815-753-0255 Email: lmthomas@niu.edu Website:          http://www.ulib.niu.edu/rarebooks/fellowships.cfm Full Program:          http://www.ulib.niu.edu/rarebooks/RareBooksIndex.cfm Deadline Note: The deadline for the applications is May 31, 2012, with research taking place between July 1 and December 31, 2012. SYNOPSIS: The University Libraries, Northern Illinois University, invite applications for the Horatio Alger Fellowship for the Study of American Popular Culture. Funding is available to scholars who will be using materials from the Libraries’ major holdings in American popular culture. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 16977 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/31/2012 Sponsor: Yeovil Literary Prize Title: Novel - The Betty Bolingbroke-Kent Award Contact: Tel: Website:          http://www.writing-competition.co.uk/index.html Full Program:          http://www.writing-competition.co.uk/Introduction.html SYNOPSIS: The sponsor awards three prizes for the best three novels submitted. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 16980 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/31/2012 Sponsor: Yeovil Literary Prize Title: Short Story Award Contact: Tel: Website:          http://www.writing-competition.co.uk/index.html Full Program:          http://www.writing-competition.co.uk/Introduction.html SYNOPSIS: The sponsor will award three prizes for the best short stories submitted. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 16982 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 5/31/2012 Sponsor: Yeovil Literary Prize Title: Poetry Award Contact: Tel: Website:          http://www.writing-competition.co.uk/index.html Full Program:          http://www.writing-competition.co.uk/Introduction.html SYNOPSIS: The sponsor will award three prizes for the best poems submitted. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 85201 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Alabama State Council on the Arts Title: Presenting Grants Contact: Tel: 334-242-4076 Website:          http://www.arts.state.al.us/grants/index-grants.html Full Program:          http://www.arts.state.al.us/grants/GuidelinesPublication2012_2013_4_web.pdf SYNOPSIS: This component provides support for performing arts series or single events where an artist or group is contracted to give a public performance. More than one group may be included in a single application. The artists or groups being presented must live outside the county in which the performance takes place in order to be eligible for funding. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 85204 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Alabama State Council on the Arts Title: Project Assistance Grants Contact: Tel: 334-242-4076 Website:          http://arts.state.al.us/grants/index-grants.html Full Program:          http://www.arts.state.al.us/grants/GuidelinesPublication2012_2013_4_web.pdf SYNOPSIS: This category provides support for a wide range of activities including festivals, conferences, workshops, exhibitions and/or the creation and production of art as well as the development of touring activities. There are three types of project assistance – general project support, administrative project support and consolidated project support. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 85206 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Alabama State Council on the Arts Title: Operating Support Grants Contact: Tel: 334-242-4076 Website:          http://www.arts.alabama.gov/grants/index-grants.html Full Program:          http://arts.state.al.us/grants/GuidelinesPublication2012_2013_4_web.pdf SYNOPSIS: Operating Support is available to major presenters, museums, art centers, local arts councils and professional arts producing institutions. These grants are designed to provide support and stability to large arts organizations with far-reaching cultural impact. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 18366 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Alaska State Council on the Arts Title: Cultural Collaborations - Project Grants Contact: Ruth Glenn Tel: 907-269-6682 Email: ruth.glenn@alaska.gov Website:          http://www.eed.state.ak.us/aksca/ccp.html Full Program:          http://www.eed.state.ak.us/aksca/pdf/CC_Project_Grant_App_Inst.pdf Deadline Note: A school or organization may receive only one Cultural Collaboration grant per year (state fiscal year of July 1-June30). Deadlines are June 1 and December 1. SYNOPSIS: Project Grants are matching awards of up to $6,000 in support of high-quality arts and cultural programs for youth that emphasize skill acquisition and direct participation in settings outside of the school day/year. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 88585 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Association of Performing Arts Presenters Title: Cultural Exchange Fund - Travel Grants Contact: Laura Benson, Professional Development/Knowledge Management Associate Tel: 202-207-3852 Email: LBenson@ArtsPresenters.org Full Program:          http://www.apap365.org/KNOWLEDGE/GrantPrograms/Pages/CEF3.aspx Deadline Note: All deadlines must be met by 5:00 pm (Eastern Time) through the on line application. The November 4, 2011 deadline is for the travel period of December 2011 - June 2012. The June 1, 2012 deadline is for the travel period of July 2012 - January 2013. The November 16, 2012 deadline is for the travel period of January 2013 - May 2013. SYNOPSIS: The Cultural Exchange Fund (CEF) is a travel subsidy program to assist U.S. based presenting professionals and their organizations and companies in building partnerships and collaborations with international touring artists, companies and their collaborators and to experience the work of artists from around the world in its cultural context. Successful applications must demonstrate that anticipated travel will meet at least two of the following criteria: Build the presenter’s schedule and programming season as informed by attendance at live performances by international artists based outside the U.S. Increase the presenting professional’s knowledge and understanding of international performing artists based outside the U.S., the cultural context for the artist’s work and for the performing arts in places outside of the U.S. Create relationships with artists, producers and presenters from around the world to advance the work of the U.S. based presenter(s) and presenting organization(s). Increase the relationship building, project development, tours or performances with international artists to serve the presenting field, presenting organizations or a particular community. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 89511 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture Title: Hiett Prize in the Humanities Contact: Dr. Claudia Allums, Associate Director Tel: 214 981-8813 Email: callums@dallasinstitute.org Website:          http://dallasinstitute.org Full Program:          http://dallasinstitute.org/programs_hiett_prize.html SYNOPSIS: The Hiett Prize in the Humanities is an annual award presented to a person whose work in the humanities shows extraordinary promise and has a significant public component related to contemporary culture. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 09828 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Embroiderers' Guild of America Title: Research Fellowship Grant Award Contact: Tel: 502-589-6956 Email: http://www.egausa.org/html/contact_staff.html Website:          http://www.egausa.org/html/scholarships_awards.html Full Program:          http://www.egausa.org/files/scholarships/Fellowship_Grant_application.pdf Deadline Note: Applications for the current year must be postmarked on or before June 1. SYNOPSIS: This fellowship is awarded for in-depth research in all areas of embroidery and allied textile arts, and to create a basis for dialogue between EGA and other grant and research institutions. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 01566 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Title: Specific Cultural Project Grants - Culture Builds Florida Grant Contact: Laura Lewis Blischke, Arts Administrator Tel: 850-2245-6475 Email: laura.blischke@dos.myflorida.com Website:          http://www.florida-arts.org/ Full Program:          http://www.florida-arts.org/programs/scp/ SYNOPSIS: This program is designed to support and encourage programming and new statewide initiatives in the four key areas of Strengthening the Economy, Promoting Learning and Wellness, Building Leadership, and Advancing Design and Development. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 12994 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Title: Specific Cultural Project Grants Contact: Laura Lewis Blischke, Arts Administrator Tel: 850-245-6475 Email: llblischke@dos.state.fl.us Website:          http://www.florida-arts.org/programs/scp/ Full Program:          http://www.florida-arts.org/ SYNOPSIS: The Specific Cultural Project (SCP) grant is designed to fund a cultural project, program, exhibition, or series taking place within the grant period (July 1 through June 30). The grant activities must support the mission of the organization and further the state's cultural objectives. The Division offers four project types: Arts In Education projects promote arts and culture in education; Discipline-Based cultural or artistic projects; Culture Builds Florida projects directly promote one or more elements of the state's cultural strategic plan and Underserved Cultural Community Development projects assist with the development of underserved cultural organizations. This program deals with Arts in Education. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 12999 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Title: Specific Cultural Project Grants - Discipline Based Contact: Laura Lewis Blischke, Arts Administrator Tel: 850-245-6475 Email: laura.blischke@dos.myflorida.com Website:          http://www.florida-arts.org/ Full Program:          http://www.florida-arts.org/programs/scp/ SYNOPSIS: Discipline-Based projects are discipline specific for organizations conducting cultural projects, realizing their stated mission, and furthering the state's cultural objectives. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 91637 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Title: General Program Support Program - Discipline Based Contact: Sarah Thomas Stage, Arts Administrator Tel: 850-245-6459 Email: sstage@dos.state.fl.us Website:          http://www.florida-arts.org/ Full Program:          http://www.florida-arts.org/programs/gps/ SYNOPSIS: Discipline-Based program supports conducting, creating, producing, staging, or presenting cultural exhibits, performances, educational programs, or events --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 16083 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Geneseo Migrant Center Title: Berrien Fragos Thorn Arts Scholarships for Migrant Farmworkers - Grants up to $2,500 Contact: Bob Lynch, Director Tel: 800-245-5681 Email: rlynch@gvboces.org Website:          http://migrant.net/index.html Full Program:          http://migrant.net/migrant/sch-thorn.htm SYNOPSIS: The sponsor awards scholarships up to $2,500 in order to foster and encourage the creative talents of individuals with a history of migration to obtain work in agriculture. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 00722 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Immigration History Research Center Title: Michael G. Karni Scholarship Contact: Tel: Email: ihrc@umn.edu Website:          http://www.ihrc.umn.edu/educators/fellowships.php Full Program:          http://www.ihrc.umn.edu/educators/Karnischolarship.php SYNOPSIS: The sponsor offers the Michael G. Karni Scholarship as a grant in aid of research to help defray expenses of visiting professors, lecturers, or graduate students from the United States or abroad using the archival sources of the University of Minnesota’s Immigration History Research Center (IHRC), with emphasis on projects relating to the Finnish American experience. Up to $1000 may be provided to assist post-doctoral scholars and graduate students with travel and research-related expenses associated with a term of residence at the Immigration History Research Center of not less than two full weeks (10 business days) of research. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 00723 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Immigration History Research Center Title: Grants in Aid Program Contact: Tel: Email: ihrc@umn.edu Full Program:          http://www.ihrc.umn.edu/educators/grantsinaid.php SYNOPSIS: The sponsor offers Grants In Aid awards of up to $500 to assist graduate students, independent and other scholars traveling to conduct research for at least one week (five research days) at the Immigration History Research Center. The sponsor also offers post-doctoral scholars additional funding for a maximum award of $1,000. The post-doctoral Grant In Aid supports a two-week residency (ten research days) while conducting research in the Center's collections. Those applying for the post-doctoral Grant In Aid must clearly indicate their qualifications for the award in a letter of application. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 84784 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Ohio Arts Council Title: Building Cultural Diversity Initiative Contact: Tel: 614-466-2613 Website:          http://www.oac.state.oh.us Full Program:          http://www.oac.state.oh.us/grantsprogs/guidelines/StaticPages/GuidelinesPDF.pdf SYNOPSIS: The Building Cultural Diversity program provides support to arts and community organizations whose mission, programs, staff and board are rooted in culturally specific communities and that offer Ohio citizens the opportunity to experience a full and vibrant cultural life. Organizations must provide artistic, educational and cultural value that is responsive to the needs of their community and has identified strategies for planning, evaluation and management. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 94520 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Royal Anthropological Institute Title: Royal Anthropological Institute Fellowship in Urgent Anthropology Contact: Office Manager Tel: +44 (0)1227 824742 Email: admin@therai.org.uk Website:          http://www.therai.org.uk/awards/fellowships/ Full Program:          http://www.therai.org.uk/awards/past-awards/urgent-anthropology-fellowship-call-for-applications/ SYNOPSIS: The Fellowship is designed to facilitate ethnographic research on peoples whose cultures and language are currently threatened. Such research should, as a primary aim, contribute to anthropological knowledge through detailed ethnography, and also if possible help such peoples in their particular circumstances. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 20876 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Saint Louis University Title: Vatican Film Library Mellon Fellowships Contact: Gregory Pass Tel: 314-977-3090 Email: passga@slu.edu Full Program:          http://libraries.slu.edu/special/vfl/fllwshp.html Deadline Note: Application to the fellowship program should be initiated by a brief project description accompanied by a list of manuscripts or other archival materials the applicant wishes to consult in the course of his or her research in order that the presence of these materials in the collections and their suitability for the proposed research may be determined. Confirmation of the presence or absence of these materials and their appropriateness for the proposed topic will be sent shortly thereafter. A formal application should then be submitted. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides fellowships to assist scholars wishing to conduct research in the manuscript collections in the Vatican Film Library. Travel expenses and a living allowance are provided for a period of two to eight weeks. Applicants may be post-doctoral scholars or graduate students formally admitted to Ph.D. granting program working on their dissertations. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 11813 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/1/2012 Sponsor: Utah State History Title: Capital Grant Request Prioritization Contact: Debbie Dahl Tel: 801-533-3537 Email: ddahl@utah.gov Website:          http://history.utah.gov Full Program:          http://history.utah.gov/orgs_and_govs/capital_grant_request.html SYNOPSIS: The sponsor is now reviewing independent applications for financial assistance on capital projects that are somehow related to history or prehistory or historical preservation. The Board will then rank the applications based on the goals of the applicant, the public benefit of the proposed project, and the strategic value of the project's partnerships. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 74583 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/4/2012 Sponsor: Latino Public Broadcasting Title: Public Media Content Fund Contact: Luis Ortiz Tel: 818-847-9656 Email: info@lpbp.org Website:          http://www.lpbp.org Full Program:          http://www.lpbp.org/opencallguidelines.php SYNOPSIS: The Public Media Content Fund is an open invitation to independent producers to submit proposals for a program, series, or short digital video (of no longer than 20 minutes) on any subject that relates to or is representative of Latino Americans that is appropriate for public television and/or one of its platforms. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 05707 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/5/2012 Sponsor: Americana--The Institute for the Study of American Popular Culture Title: Prize Americana for Prose 2012 (Fiction or Nonfiction/Memoir) Contact: Dr. Leslie Kreiner Wilson Tel: Email: editor@americanpopularculture.com Website:          http://www.americanpopularculture.com Full Program:          http://www.americanpopularculture.com/prizeamericana.htm Deadline Note: Submit 130-200 page manuscript to editor@americanpopularculture.com. The processing fee of $25 may be paid electronically through Paypal to editor@americanpopularculture.com or checks/money orders may be mailed to Americana, 7095-1240 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California 90028. SYNOPSIS: Americana: The Institute for the Study of American Popular Culture invites you to submit fiction and creative nonfiction/memoir for PRIZE AMERICANA. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 89377 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/6/2012 Sponsor: Creative Capital Title: Arts Writers Grants Program Contact: Tel: Email: questions@artswriters.org Website:          http://artswriters.org/application.html Full Program:          http://artswriters.org/guidelines.html SYNOPSIS: The Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program supports writers whose work addresses contemporary visual art through project-based grants issued directly to individual authors. The Arts Writers Grant Program aims to support the broad spectrum of writing on contemporary visual art, from general-audience criticism to academic scholarship. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 09748 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/11/2012 Sponsor: Idaho Commission on the Arts Title: Professional Development Grants Contact: Tel: 208-334-2119 Email: info@arts.idaho.gov Website:          http://www.arts.idaho.gov Full Program:          http://www.arts.idaho.gov/grants/overview.aspx SYNOPSIS: Teachers, educators, and the Commission’s teaching artists may apply for funds to help them attend conferences, seminars, or workshops that provide training in an arts discipline, arts curricula, arts teaching, arts assessment, arts integration, or related topics. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 09862 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/11/2012 Sponsor: Idaho Commission on the Arts Title: Teacher Incentive Grants Contact: Tel: 208-334-2119 Email: info@arts.idaho.gov Website:          http://www.arts.idaho.gov Full Program:          http://www.arts.idaho.gov/grants/aequick.aspx SYNOPSIS: The sponsor is supporting individual teachers who wish to apply for grants to enrich arts learning with in their classrooms. Activities can include hiring artists or arts education consultants; planning time for team-teaching; curricular development or assessment; purchase of curricular resources, equipment, and other classroom innovations. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 16312 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/15/2012 Sponsor: Title: Vestnik: The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies Jury Award Contact: Tel: 1-800-557-8774 Email: jwilson@sras.org Website:          http://www.sras.org/news2.phtml?m=842 Full Program:          http://www.sras.org/sras_new/call_for_papers_vestnik SYNOPSIS: The sponsor welcomes papers written by undergraduates, graduates, and postgraduates. Research on any subject is accepted - politics, literature, art, history, linguistics, etc. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 00452 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/15/2012 Sponsor: Daniel Foundation of Alabama Title: Grants Program Contact: Maria S. Kennedy Tel: 205-874-3523 Email: mkennedy@df-al.com Website:          http://danielfoundationofalabama.com/ Full Program:          http://danielfoundationofalabama.com/apply_for_a_grant.htm SYNOPSIS: The Daniel Foundation of Alabama's mission is to strengthen communities within Alabama and improve the quality of life for citizens from all regions of Alabama through the support of quality educational programs, arts and culture, civic and community programs, and medical care and research. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 15812 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/15/2012 Sponsor: INFORMS Online Title: Frederick W. Lanchester Prize Contact: Betsy Fruhling Tel: Website:          http://www.informs.org Full Program:          http://www.informs.org/Recognize-Excellence/INFORMS-Prizes-Awards/Frederick-W.-Lanchester-Prize SYNOPSIS: The Lanchester prize is awarded for the best contribution to operations research and the management sciences published in English. The prize includes a commemorative medallion and a US $5,000 cash award. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 96659 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/15/2012 Sponsor: Juneau Arts and Humanities Council Title: Catalyst Grant Contact: Tel: 907-586-2787 Email: info@jahc.org Website:          http://jahc.org/ Full Program:          http://jahc.org/scholarships-and-grants/ SYNOPSIS: This program assists individuals and/or organizations with projects of artistic and/or cultural merit whose primary purpose is to encourage creative expression, stimulate understanding and appreciation of the arts and humanities, and/or to encourage community support of the arts and humanities. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 74554 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/15/2012 Sponsor: Turath Title: Ali Jihad Racy Fellowship for Arab Music Studies Contact: Tel: Email: turathorg@hotmail.com Website:          http://www.turath.org/ Full Program:          http://www.turath.org/MissionMenu.htm Deadline Note: Applications must be received by the end of June. A letter of recommendation, preferably from a faculty advisor, must be received no later than 15 June. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor offers a fellowship for Arab music studies. The fellowship is intended to help researchers in the field of Arab music, an area that is underrepresented in available support. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 71396 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/15/2012 Sponsor: Wells Fargo Title: Wells Fargo Charitable Contributions -- New Mexico Contact: Jennifer Riordan, Community Relations Director Tel: 505-766-7320 Website:          https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/charitable/nm_apply Full Program:          https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/charitable/nm_guidelines Deadline Note: The sponsor will will accept applications in the following areas, with the following deadlines: Grant applications for proposals in the areas of Arts and Culture/Civic and Misc. are due February 15. Applications in the areas of Health and Human Services are due April 15. Applications in the areas of Education and Financial Education are due June 15. Applications in the areas of Housing, Economic Development and Environment are due August 15. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides funding to tax-exempt New Mexico organizations for community development, educational and human services programs that benefit low and moderate income individuals and families, defined as those with income less than 80 percent of the area median income for the community served.