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The sponsor is a public foundation for the environment. The sponsor raises funds and awards grants to organizations whose work is consistent with the sponsor’s mission to protect the integrity of Alaska’s intact ecosystems and to promote sustainable livelihoods for all Alaskan communities and peoples. A primary goal of the sponsor is to build an active and lasting majority that embraces conservation values.

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Letters of intent must be received by December 1, 2008. Applications must be received by January 8, 2009.

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The sponsor provides a two-year award to investigators who are currently underrepresented at academic institutions in Alzheimer’s or related dementias research.

Deadline Note

Letters of intent must be received by December 1, 2008. Applications must be received by January 8, 2009.

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The sponsor provides support for a three-year award intended to be a research-based and mentoring investment in the process of closing the health disparities gap between diverse and non-diverse investigator populations. The MNIRGD is intended to enhance the capacity of diverse and non-diverse scientists to conduct basic, clinical and social/behavioral research.

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The sponsor provides fellowships to enable applicants to be placed within the offices of individual Members of Congress or Congressional committees for a one-year assignment.

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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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The sponsor provides support for research proposals that address the behavioral and social aspects of an overweight childhood.

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The sponsor provides support for investigators at any academic rank to conduct research on suicide from a variety of disciplines, including psychiatry, medicine, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology, sociology, nursing, health services administration and many others.

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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 support for fellowships of up to $80,000 per year for up to two years to enhance the training of nephrologists who desire to pursue an academic career and whose primary professional commitment is to scholarship in the provision of patient care.

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The sponsor provides an award of $1000 for collection development to YALSA members who represent a public library and who work directly with young adults ages 12 to 18.

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This grant of $500 is to provide seed money for small scale projects which will encourage research that responds to the YALSA Research Agenda.

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The two grants of $1,000 each are awarded to librarians who work directly with young adults to enable them to attend the Annual Conference for the first time.

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This award honors a YALSA member for developing an outstanding reading or literature program for young adults.

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An annual award consisting of $1,000 and a citation of achievement is given to an individual or group for outstanding contribution toward promoting equality in the library profession.

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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 provides an award for a notable contribution to intellectual freedom that demonstrates remarkable personal courage in resisting censorship.

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An award of $1,000 and a citation is given to the most innovative and effective intellectual freedom project covering a state or region.

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The W. David Rozkuszka Scholarship provides financial assistance to an individual who is currently working with government documents in a library and is trying to complete a masters degree in library science.

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The goals of the grant program are to: support the creation and dissemination of resources that will assist library administrators and managers in developing a vision and commitment to diversity, and in fostering and sustaining diversity throughout their institutions; increase the representation and advancement of people of color in the field of library administration and management and to establish productive partnerships between LAMA and major national organizations representing minority interests; and strengthen the diversity of LAMA membership, committees, and officers and integrate diversity into all aspects of the sponsor's work.

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The sponsor provides fellowships for scholars and journalists who have an analytical interest in politics, communications and public policy and who show promise of making a significant contribution to the public's understanding of the political process. Scholars must have completed a Ph.D. in the last fifteen years, and journalists must have a bachelor's degree and two to ten years of experience. A stipend of $38,000 is provided.

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Fellowships of $38,000 for nine months enable political scientists with a scholarly interest in Congress and the policymaking process to learn more about the legislative process through direct participation on congressional staffs.

Deadline Note

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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The sponsor provides a prize of $50,000 to recognize psychologist whose career career has expanded the role of the psychologist as a primary care provider working side-by-side with primary care physicians in the setting of organized systems of healthcare delivery.

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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 Gold Medal Awards for Life Achievement are bestowed in recognition of a distinguished career and enduring contribution to psychology.

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As a feminist, progressive, lesbian foundation, the sponsor specifically seeks to secure resources for Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, and LGBTI social change organizations and projects (including film, video, media and cultural projects) that directly address the depth and complexity of critical issues in LGBTI communities. This includes progressive and/or women’s organizations and projects that are led by LGBTI people, and that integrate LGBTI issues in their programs.

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This program will provide grantees with funding over a period of three years, during which time the sponsor will be in frequent contact to help develop plans and to monitor performance. One part of the grant will be structured as a matching program, providing strong incentive for think tanks to develop a base of local supporters.

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The sponsor awards cash prizes to independent nonprofit public policy research organizations for published books, magazines, reports, monographs, or studies that, in the opinion of the judges, made the greatest contribution to public understanding of the free society.

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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Short-term fellowships support bibliographical inquiry as well as research in the history of the book trades and publishing history. Fellows will be paid $2,000 per month, for up to two months.

Deadline Note

If an application deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, the application is due by 5 p.m. the next business day.

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The sponsor provides funding support to qualified Spartanburg County (South Carolina) based organzations under its two priority areas of Active Living and Early Childhood Development. Grants are also provided to eligible organizations through the sponsor's Community Health Fund.

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The sponsor offers short-term fellowships to support scholarly use of the Woody Guthrie Archives Research Collection.

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The sponsor is now accepting submissions for the 2009 paper competition. All papers must adhere to the symposium theme; papers addressing the 2008 elections will be especially welcome. Papers must be submitted in MS Word, follow APA guidelines, and must not exceed 25 pages including references, tables, and figures, etc. The cover sheet should be separate and the paper itself should be “blind.” First place paper will receive $300; second place, $200; third place, $100. Winners are expected to register for and attend BEA to present their paper; in the case of multiple authors, at least one must attend.

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The sponsor provides support to supplement sabbatical allowances provided by the recipients' home institutions. Eligible applicants are psychologists who are faculty members at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. The maximum award is $35,000.

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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.

Deadline Note

The December 1, 2008 deadline refers to Sustainable Communities and Economies proposals; and the March 1, 2009 deadline applies to Arts and Culture proposals.

Synopsis

Support is provided for grants in three major program areas, Arts and Culture, Human Rights and Sustainable Communities and Economies. The duration of the project may be up to three years.