--------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 14388 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: American Geriatrics Society Title: New Investigator Awards Contact: Dennise McAlpin Tel: 212-308-1414 Email: dmcalpin@americangeriatrics.org Website:          http://www.americangeriatrics.org/about_us/ags_awards/the_new_investigator_award/ Full Program:          http://www.americangeriatrics.org/about_us/ags_awards/nomination_form/ SYNOPSIS: The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) gives a $1,500 award to individuals whose original research, as presented in a submitted abstract, reflects new and relevant research in geriatrics. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 77344 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: American Printing History Association Title: Mark Samuels Lasner Fellowship in Printing History Contact: Jane Siegel, Chair - Fellowship Committee Tel: Email: fellowship@printinghistory.org Website:          http://www.printinghistory.org/programs/fellowship-program.php Full Program:          http://www.printinghistory.org/programs/fellowship/2013.php SYNOPSIS: The Mark Samuels Lasner Fellowship in Printing History is an award for research in any area of the history of printing in any form, including all the arts and technologies relevant to printing, the book arts, and letter forms. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 71375 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Anxiety Disorders Association of America Title: Career Development Travel Awards Contact: Tel: 240-485-1031 Email: awards@adaa.org Website:          http://www.adaa.org/ Full Program:          http://www.adaa.org/resources-professionals/awards/career-development-travel-awards SYNOPSIS: The sponsor gives travel awards to help early career professionals who have a research interest in anxiety disorders and depression, such as basic and clinical neurobiology and psychopharmacology, clinical psychology, genetics, neuroimaging, epidemiology, and public health, as well as other areas. The awards also familiarize aspiring professionals with the sponsor's membership and work. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 25643 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Center for Jewish History Title: NEH Fellowship for Senior Scholars Contact: Judith C. Siegel, Director of Academic and Public Programs Tel: 212-294-8301 Email: fellowships@cjh.org Full Program:          http://www.cjh.org/p/36#research SYNOPSIS: The sponsor offers this fellowship to senior scholars for the support of original research at the Center in the humanities including but not limited to Jewish studies, Russian and East European studies, American studies and Germanic studies, as well as by musicologists, linguists, anthropologists, sociologists and historians. Fellows are expected to conduct original research at the Center, deliver at least one lecture based on the research conducted, actively participate in the scholarly community at the Center, acknowledge the Center and NEH in all publications resulting from research completed during the fellowship and submit a report upon completion of the fellowship describing the experience. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 09373 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Hyams Foundation, Inc. Title: Grants Contact: Tel: 617-426-5600 x307 Email: nfo@hyamsfoundation.org Website:          http://www.hyamsfoundation.org/deadlines.html Full Program:          http://www.hyamsfoundation.org/2011%20Addition%20to%20Website/2011%20New%20Grantmaking%20Guidelines%20&%20Chart%20%2001.2011.pdf SYNOPSIS: The sponsor will make grants to increase economic and social justice and power within low-income communities in Boston and Chelsea, Massachusetts. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 00928 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Japan Foundation Title: Japanese Studies Fellowship Program -- Scholars & Researchers (Long Term) Contact: Tel: 212-489-0299 Email: info@jfny.org Website:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e Full Program:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/intel.html Deadline Note: The application deadline for applicants who hold U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is November 1, 2012. The application deadline for all other applicants is December 3, 2012. Applicants located outside Japan are requested to submit applications to their local Japan Foundation office. When there is no Japan Foundation office located in the applicant's country of residence, the applicant should make contact with the nearest Embassy or Consulate-General of Japan. SYNOPSIS: The Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship Program provides support for scholars and researchers conducting research related to Japan (comparative research included) in the humanities and social sciences for a period of two to twelve months. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 94725 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Japan Foundation Title: Japanese Studies Fellowship Program -- Scholars & Researchers (Short Term) Contact: Tel: 212-489-0299 Email: info@jfny.org Website:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/ Full Program:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/intel.html Deadline Note: The application deadline for applicants who hold U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is November 1, 2012. The application deadline for all other applicants is December 3, 2012. Applicants located outside Japan are requested to submit applications to their local Japan Foundation office. When there is no Japan Foundation office located in the applicant's country of residence, the applicant should make contact with the nearest Embassy or Consulate-General of Japan. SYNOPSIS: The Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship Program provides support for scholars and researchers conducting short-term (21 to 59 days) research related to Japan (comparative research included) in the humanities and social sciences. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 84189 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Lokoff (Terri Lynne) Child Care Foundation Title: Children's TYLENOL National Child Care Teacher Awards Contact: Tel: 610-992-1140 Website:          http://www.tllccf.org/pr_nccta.php Full Program:          http://www.tllccf.org/documents/2013%20Teacher%20Awards%20Application%20Writeable.pdf SYNOPSIS: The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation (TLLCCF) gives awards to acknowledge the critical role of child care teachers in providing quality early care and education. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30862 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Plastic Surgery Foundation Title: AAHS/PSF Combined Pilot Grant Contact: Tel: 847-228-9900 Email: research@plasticsurgery.org Website:          http://www.thepsf.org/research/grant-applications/combined-research-grant Full Program:          http://www.thepsf.org/Documents/AAHS%20CPRG%208.29.12%20FINAL.pdf Deadline Note: All Applications must be submitted online through proposalCENTRAL. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor, along with the AAHS (American Association for Hand Surgery) welcome applications for a research project that will advance the scientific knowledge and clinical practice of hand surgery. Applications that do not address research in hand surgery will not be reviewed. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 23700 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Tanner Humanities Center Title: Visiting Research Fellowships Contact: Beth Tracy, Administrative Officer Tel: Email: beth.tracy@thc.utah.edu Website:          http://www.thc.utah.edu/?pageId=227 Full Program:          http://www.humis.utah.edu/humis/docs/organization_295_1349116369.pdf SYNOPSIS: The Center sponsors an annual competitive fellowship program to promote research by visiting faculty and independent scholars, and faculty and graduate students from the University of Utah. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 01957 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Tides Foundation Title: Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest Contact: Tel: 415-561-6400 Email: pizzigatiprize@tides.org Website:          http://www.tides.org/impact/awards-prizes/pizzigati-prize/?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=3&Itemid=8 Full Program:          http://blog.tides.org/2012/10/05/%EF%BB%BFnominations-open-for-nation%E2%80%99s-top-honor-in-public-interest-computing/ SYNOPSIS: The Tides Foundation offers an annual $10,000 award to one individual who has created or led an effort to create a software product of significant value to the nonprofit sector and movements for social change. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 99168 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Trudeau (Pierre Elliot) Foundation Title: Scholarship Program Contact: Tel: 514-938-0001 Website:          http://www.trudeaufoundation.ca Full Program:          http://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/program/scholarships SYNOPSIS: Each year, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation rewards outstanding doctoral candidates who are enrolled or about to be enrolled in a social sciences and humanities program and who are doing research in areas related to our four themes. This award, the most prestigious of its type in Canada, has continuously attracted the very best scholars in the social sciences and humanities, individuals with a passion for public engagement and who are likely to become leading national and international figures. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 67368 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Wyoming Humanities Council Title: Mini Grants Contact: Jenny Ingram Tel: 307-721-9247 Email: jingram@uwyo.edu Full Program:          http://www.uwyo.edu/humanities/grants/ Deadline Note: Applications are due on the first working day of each month except July, for programs starting on or after the 15th of the following month. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor annually gives grants to non-profit groups and government agencies throughout Wyoming to pursue humanities projects of their own design. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 09236 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/4/2012 Sponsor: Hearst Foundations Title: Journalism Awards Program -- Multimedia Competition - Narrative Multimedia Storytelling – Features Contact: Tel: Website:          http://www.hearstfdn.org Full Program:          http://www.hearstfdn.org/hearst_journalism/about.php?year=2010&type=Multimedia SYNOPSIS: Entries consist of a narrative feature story (as opposed to a personality profile) for an online audience using linear multimedia techniques, with an emphasis on multimedia storytelling, the quality of journalism and creative use of the medium. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 01813 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/4/2012 Sponsor: Joyce Foundation Title: Culture Grants Contact: Tel: 312-782-2464 Email: info@joycefdn.org Website:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/deadlines Full Program:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/guidelines Deadline Note: Applicants must submit a letter of inquiry to the appropriate program officer six to eight weeks before the proposal deadline. Full proposals, if invited, will be due one the following deadlines: April 9, 2012; August 15, 2012, and December 4, 2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides Culture Grants, which are primarily focused in the Chicago metropolitan area. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 01820 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/4/2012 Sponsor: Joyce Foundation Title: Employment Grants Contact: Tel: 312-782-2464 Email: info@joycefdn.org Website:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/guidelines-2 Full Program:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/deadlines Deadline Note: Applicants must submit a letter of inquiry to the appropriate program officer six to eight weeks before the proposal deadline. Full proposals, if invited, will be due one the following deadlines: April 9, 2012; August 15, 2012, and December 4, 2012. SYNOPSIS: The Joyce Foundation provides funding to establish the Midwest as the leader of the most innovative and effective employment education and training strategies in the country. Grant making specifically supports efforts to increase skill and credential attainment by low-income adult workers in three primary program areas: Basic Foundational Skills; Industry Training Partnerships; and Innovation Fund. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 01822 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/4/2012 Sponsor: Joyce Foundation Title: Education Grants Contact: Tel: 312-782-2464 Email: info@joycefdn.org Website:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/guidelines-1 Full Program:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/deadlines Deadline Note: Applicants must submit a letter of inquiry to the appropriate program officer six to eight weeks before the proposal deadline. Full proposals, if invited, will be due one the following deadlines: April 9, 2012; August 15, 2012, and December 4, 2012. SYNOPSIS: The Education Program works to close the achievement gaps that separate low-income and minority children from their peers by improving the quality of teachers they encounter in school, enhancing early reading policies, and exploring such innovations as charter schools. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 02217 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/4/2012 Sponsor: Joyce Foundation Title: Environment Grants Contact: Tel: 312-782-2464 Email: info@joycefdn.org Website:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/guidelines Full Program:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/deadlines Deadline Note: Applicants must submit a letter of inquiry to the appropriate program officer six to eight weeks before the proposal deadline. Full proposals, if invited, will be due one the following deadlines: April 9, 2012; August 15, 2012, and December 4, 2012. SYNOPSIS: The Joyce Foundation will seek and support funding opportunities to protect and restore the Great Lakes by considering proposals at the local, state, regional, and national levels . --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 10615 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/4/2012 Sponsor: Joyce Foundation Title: Money and Politics Grants Program Contact: Tel: 312-782-2464 Email: info@joycefdn.org Website:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/guidelines-5 Full Program:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/deadlines Deadline Note: Applicants must submit a letter of inquiry to the appropriate program officer six to eight weeks before the proposal deadline. Full proposals, if invited, will be due one the following deadlines: April 9, 2012; August 15, 2012, and December 4, 2012. SYNOPSIS: The overriding goal of the Money and Politics Program is to preserve and strengthen those values and qualities that are the foundation of a healthy democratic political system: honesty, fairness, transparency, accountability, competition, and informed citizen participation. Accordingly, the Foundation seeks to create political cultures in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin which makes it possible for more citizens, not just those who are wealthy and well-connected, to run for public office; offers voters real candidate and policy choices at election time; protects voting rights; respects the independence and impartiality of the courts; promotes the public's right to know about government operations and decisions; guarantees the fairness and reliability of elections; and provides citizens with the information needed to make reasoned decisions. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 10617 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/4/2012 Sponsor: Joyce Foundation Title: President's Discretionary Fund Contact: Tel: 312-782-2464 Email: info@joycefdn.org Website:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/guidelines Full Program:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/deadlines SYNOPSIS: The Joyce Foundation's President’s Discretionary Fund is used to make small, expeditious grants that advance the Foundation’s priorities, and to support other activities of interest to the Foundation. Competition for discretionary funds is very high. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 20690 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/4/2012 Sponsor: Joyce Foundation Title: Gun Violence Grants Contact: Tel: 312-782-2464 Email: info@joycefdn.org Website:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/guidelines-4 Full Program:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/deadlines Deadline Note: Applicants must submit a letter of inquiry to the appropriate program officer six to eight weeks before the proposal deadline. Full proposals, if invited, will be due one the following deadlines: April 9, 2012; August 15, 2012, and December 4, 2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor focuses on evidence-based policies and practices that limit easy access to illegal firearms, and curb the lethality of firearms, can help reduce gun deaths and injuries. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 71994 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/4/2012 Sponsor: National Endowment for Financial Education Title: Grants Program Contact: Greta Holtz Tel: 303-224-3531 Email: gnz@nefe.org Website:          http://www.nefe.org/what-we-provide/research-funding.aspx Full Program:          http://www.nefe.org/what-we-provide/research-funding/grant-guidlines.aspx Deadline Note: NEFE conducts two grant cycles per year: Spring - First Tuesday in December of prior year Fall - First Tuesday in June of cycle year SYNOPSIS: The grants program seeks innovative research that can make a profound contribution to the field of financial literacy. Inquiries are encouraged from disciplines in fields as diverse as: behavior, economics, neuroscience, sociology, psychology, marketing, finance, education, change theory, and decision sciences and others. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30685 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/4/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Contribution of Steel Casing to Single Shaft Foundation Structural Resistance Contact: Waseem Dekelbab Tel: 202-334-1409 Email: wdekelbab@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3406 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/4/2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor is requesting proposals for research that could lead to the proposition to the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Specifications for a single shaft foundation supporting a column to account for the contribution of steel casing including reinforced concrete confinement and composite action on structural resistance. The research should consider axial, flexural, and shear effects under axial and lateral loading for strength and extreme event limit states for a steel cased reinforced concrete single enlarged shaft. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30745 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/4/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Guidance on Quantifying Benefits of TIM Strategies Contact: Mark S. Bush Tel: 202-334-1646 Email: mbush@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3390 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/4/2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor is requesting proposals for research which would yield guidance on quantifying the benefits of traffic incident management (TIM) strategies. The aim is to be able to determine the economic benefits of TIM strategies. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30748 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/4/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Proposed LRFD Bridge Design Specifications for Light Rail Transit Loads Contact: Waseem Dekelbab Tel: 202-334-1409 Email: wdekelbab@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3405 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/4/2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor has issued a request for proposals for research to develop proposed AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications for bridges carrying only light rail transit vehicles and bridges carrying both light rail transit vehicles and regular highway traffic. As a minimum, the specifications shall specify transit load characteristics (e.g., loads and forces, load distribution, load frequency, dynamic allowance, and dimensional requirements), load factors and combinations, analysis requirements, and detailing requirements. Design examples should be developed to illustrate the proposed specifications. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30749 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/4/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Assessing, Coding, and Marking of Highway Structures in Emergency Situations Contact: Amir N. Hanna Tel: 202-334-1432 Email: ahanna@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3411 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/4/2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor has issued a request for proposals for research to develop: a process for assessing highway structures in emergency situations; guidelines for coding and marking, and; selected training and implementation material. These materials shall be prepared in a format that facilitates acceptance and adoption by AASHTO and organizations generally responding to emergency situations affecting highway structures. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 00301 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/5/2012 Sponsor: American Association for the Advancement of Science Title: Congressional Fellowships Contact: Tel: 202-326-6700 Email: fellowships@aaas.org Website:          http://fellowships.aaas.org Full Program:          http://fellowships.aaas.org/02_Areas/02_index.shtml#Congressional SYNOPSIS: AAAS Congressional Science & Engineering Fellows® spend a year on Capitol Hill helping to research, develop and draft legislation and provide input to policy review and oversight. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 01261 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/5/2012 Sponsor: American Association for the Advancement of Science Title: Diplomacy, Security and Development Fellowships Contact: Tel: 202-326-6700 Email: fellowships@aaas.org Website:          http://fellowships.aaas.org Full Program:          http://fellowships.aaas.org/02_Areas/02_index.shtml#DSD SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides a fellowship in diplomacy, security and development. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 03267 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/5/2012 Sponsor: American Association for the Advancement of Science Title: Energy, Environment, Agriculture and Natural Resources Fellowships Contact: Tel: Website:          http://fellowships.aaas.org Full Program:          http://fellowships.aaas.org/02_Areas/02_index.shtml#EEA SYNOPSIS: Fellows spend one year engaging in projects, programs, policies and outreach initiatives to: protect animal, plant and environmental health; address ecosystem degredation, pollution, and biological threats, tackle challenges and opportunities in agriculture, fisheries, climate change, and energy; and to safeguard the air, water, land and natural resources. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 85908 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/5/2012 Sponsor: American Association for the Advancement of Science Title: Health, Education and Human Services Fellowships Contact: Tel: Website:          http://fellowships.aaas.org Full Program:          http://fellowships.aaas.org/02_Areas/02_index.shtml 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. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 93359 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/5/2012 Sponsor: Association for Social Economics Title: Warren Samuels Prize Contact: Wilfred Dolfsma Tel: Email: W.A.Dolfsma@rug.nl Full Program:          http://www.socialeconomics.org/division.php?page=awards_and_grants&side=warren_samuals_prize&sub=submission_instructions SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides an award to recognize a paper , presented at the January ASSA meetings, that best exemplifies scholarly work that: is of high quality, is important to the project of social economics, and has broad appeal across disciplines. A prize of $500 will be awarded. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 94717 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/5/2012 Sponsor: Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts Title: Polaroid Fund / Acushnet Foundation Fund Contact: Lauren Maher Tel: 508-996-8253 Email: lmaher@cfsema.org Website:          http://www.cfsema.org/grants/grant-opportunities Full Program:          http://www.cfsema.org/grants/current-requests-for-proposals SYNOPSIS: The Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts will provide support for up to $88,000 from the Polaroid Fund and up to $12,000 in matching funds from the Acushnet Foundation Fund for programs addressing workforce development programs, with an emphasis on advocacy and capacity building, as well as English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Adult Basic Education (ABE), and General Education Development (GED) classes; and for family literacy projects that integrate early literacy programming for children from birth to three years old with ESOL and parenting courses. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 70017 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/5/2012 Sponsor: Haymarket People's Fund Title: Sustaining Grant Contact: Tel: 617-522-7676 Email: info@haymarket.org Website:          http://www.haymarket.org/grantmaking/grants-process Full Program:          http://www.haymarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Grant_Information-2012-2013.pdf SYNOPSIS: Haymarket makes Sustaining Grants of up to $10,000 for grassroots, social change organizations that meet its funding criteria and priorities. The sponsor funds both start-up groups and groups that are more established. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 95648 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/5/2012 Sponsor: Sodexo Foundation Title: Stephen J. Brady STOP Hunger Scholarships Contact: Tel: 615 320 3149 Email: info@applyists.com Website:          http://www.sodexofoundation.org/hunger_us/scholarships/official/official.asp Full Program:          http://www.sodexofoundation.org/hunger_us/scholarships/scholarships.asp Deadline Note: Applications close on December 5, 2012. All Community Service Recommendations must be submitted by December 10, 2012. SYNOPSIS: The Stephen J. Brady STOP Hunger Scholarships recognize and reward students who have made a significant impact in the fight against. The scholarship recipients each receive $5,000 for their education as well as a matching grant in their name for the hunger-related charity of their choice. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30746 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/5/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Measuring, Characterizing, and Reporting Pavement Roughness of Low-Speed and Urban Roads Contact: Amir N. Hanna Tel: 202-334-1432 Email: ahanna@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3404 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/5/2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor is requesting proposals for research which would accurately measure, characterize and report pavement roughness on the unique features of low-speed and urban roads. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 95823 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/6/2012 Sponsor: Corporation for Public Broadcasting Title: Program Challenge Fund Contact: Programming Coordinator Tel: 202-879-9600 Email: programming@cpb.org Website:          http://www.cpb.org/grants/ Full Program:          http://www.cpb.org/grants/grant.php?id=344 SYNOPSIS: The Program Challenge Fund was created to support high-profile, primetime, limited series for the national public television schedule. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30823 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/6/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Planning and Preliminary Engineering Applications Guide to the Highway Capacity Manual Contact: Nanda Srinivasan Tel: 202-334-1896 Email: nsrinivasan@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3395 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/6/2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor has issued a request for proposals for research to develop a guide on the use of the HCM for planning and preliminary engineering applications by identifying appropriate methods and applications, illustrating them with case studies. The guide should cover aspects such as, but not limited to: (a) appropriate use of HCM for a broad spectrum of planning and preliminary engineering applications (including different stages, different scales, and system performance monitoring); (b) the appropriate uses for different parts of the HCM (e.g., appropriate use of default values); (c) use of the HCM in scenario planning; (d) coordinated use of HCM with simulation models, travel demand forecasting models, mobile source emissions models, multimodal transportation analysis tools, and other tools; and (e) use of the HCM in evaluating oversaturated conditions in a planning context. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30831 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/6/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Navigating Multi-Agency NEPA Processes to Advance Multimodal Transportation Projects Contact: Lori L. Sundstrom Tel: 202-334-3034 Email: lsundstrom@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3427 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/6/2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor as issued a request for proposals for research to: characterize the challenges inherent in satisfying NEPA administrative requirements from multiple federal agencies; identify strategies and tactics used by state and local transportation agencies to navigate through these challenges, and; suggest new and innovative strategies to be explored. The results of the research will be documented in a final report that also includes case studies to illustrate the best practices, findings, and conclusions of the research. The final product will identify practices and strategies that can be used by state DOTs and their local partners to work efficiently and effectively with federal agencies when fulfilling the requirements of the NEPA for multimodal transportation projects. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 13966 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/6/2012 Sponsor: United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation Title: Prof. Rahamimoff Travel Grants Program for Young Scientists Contact: Tel: 972-2-5828239 Email: bsf@bsf.org.il Website:          http://www.bsf.org.il Full Program:          http://www.bsf.org.il/bsfpublic/DefaultPage1.aspx?PageId=25&innerTextID=25 SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides funding for travel grants for PhD students and Post-Doc fellows doing research that requires facilities or expertise not available in their home countries. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 99575 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/6/2012 Sponsor: United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation Title: Prof. Rahamimoff Travel Grants Program for Young Scientists Contact: Tel: 972-2-582-8239 Email: bsf@bsf.org.il Website:          http://www.bsf.org.il/bsfpublic/DefaultPage1.aspx?PageId=21&innerTextID=21 Full Program:          http://www.bsf.org.il/bsfpublic/DefaultPage1.aspx?PageId=25&innerTextID=25 SYNOPSIS: The Prof. Rahamimoff Travel Grants Program funds trips only to a higher education or a research facility in the U.S.A. (for Israelis) or Israel (for Americans). Each trip will be for a maximum length of 2 months. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 16077 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/7/2012 Sponsor: American Library Association Title: WESS De Gruyter European Librarianship Study Grant Contact: Tel: Website:          http://www.ala.org Full Program:          http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/researchawards/nijhoffstudy SYNOPSIS: The grant supports research in European studies with an emphasis on librarianship, the book trade, resource documentation and similar information-science related topics. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 21772 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/7/2012 Sponsor: American Library Association Title: Marta Lange/CQ Press Award Contact: Tel: Website:          http://www.ala.org Full Program:          http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/achievementawards/martalangecq SYNOPSIS: This annual award recognizes an academic or law librarian who, through research, service to the profession, or other creative activity, makes distinguished contributions to bibliography and information service in law or political science. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 22152 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/7/2012 Sponsor: American Library Association Title: W. David Rozkuszka Scholarship Contact: Andrea Sevetson Tel: 541-992-5461 Email: asevetson@hotmail.com Full Program:          http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/awards/265/apply SYNOPSIS: The 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. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 62815 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/7/2012 Sponsor: American Library Association Title: WGSS Award for Career Achievement in Women's Studies Librarianship Contact: Tel: Website:          http://www.ala.org Full Program:          http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/achievementawards/wssachievement SYNOPSIS: The award is given to honor a distinguished academic librarian who has made outstanding contributions to women's studies through accomplishments and service to the profession. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 03954 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/7/2012 Sponsor: Association for Psychological Science Title: James McKeen Cattell Fund Sabattical Award Contact: c/o Christina L. Williams, Ph.D.; Trustee and Secretary-Treasurer Cattell Sabbatical Award Tel: 919-660-5638 Email: williams@psych.duke.edu Website:          http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/members/awards-and-honors/cattell-fund Full Program:          http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/members/awards-and-honors/cattell-award/nominations SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides support through this fund to psychologists who are faculty members at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. These awards provide an extended sabbatical period that allows the recipient to pursue new research. Up to $37,500 of support is provided for the science and the application of psychology. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 20504 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/7/2012 Sponsor: Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) Title: Private Equity Research Prize Contact: Dr Kar Mei Tang, Research Manager Tel: 61 2 8243 7000 Email: karmei.tang@avcal.com.au Website:          http://www.avcal.com.au/stats-research/research-prizes Full Program:          http://www.avcal.com.au/stats-research/research-prizes/avcal-research-prizes-2012-13 SYNOPSIS: The sponsor is pleased to announce the AVCAL Private Equity Research Prize which will be awarded for the best paper on private equity. The prize has a value of A$2,500. Submissions are invited from academia and industry participants for these prizes. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 20506 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/7/2012 Sponsor: Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) Title: Venture Capital Research Prize Contact: Dr Kar Mei Tang, Research Manager Tel: 61 2 8243 7000 Email: karmei.tang@avcal.com.au Website:          http://www.avcal.com.au/stats-research/research-prizes Full Program:          http://www.avcal.com.au/stats-research/research-prizes/avcal-research-prizes-2012-13 SYNOPSIS: The sponsor is pleased to announce the AVCAL Venture Capital Research Prize which will be awarded for the best paper on venture capital. The prize has a value of A$2,500. Submissions are invited from academia and industry participants for these prizes. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 00030 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/7/2012 Sponsor: Cattell (James McKeen) Fund Title: Sabbatical Award Contact: Dr. Christina L. Williams Tel: 919-660-5638 Email: williams@psych.duke.edu Full Program:          http://www.cattell.duke.edu/ SYNOPSIS: 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. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 84106 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/7/2012 Sponsor: Institute for Research in the Humanities Title: David Woodward Memorial Fellowship in the History of Cartography Contact: Matthew Edney Tel: 608-263-3992 Email: edney@wisc.edu Website:          http://www.geography.wisc.edu Full Program:          http://www.geography.wisc.edu/histcart/#fellow Deadline Note: Deadline to apply is Friday, 7 December 2012 for the next available fellowship, which is to be taken any two months between July 2013 and June 2014. SYNOPSIS: The fellowship gives scholars an opportunity to research and write on a subject related to the history of cartography in a stimulating academic environment. It is preferred that the 2013-2014 fellow will focus on material related to Volume Five, Cartography in the Nineteenth Century, but this is not required and the choice of subject matter is otherwise open. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 01222 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/7/2012 Sponsor: Metropolitan Museum of Art Title: Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Conservation Contact: Attn: Marcie Karp Tel: 212-535-7710 Email: education.grants@metmuseum.org Website:          http://www.metmuseum.org/en/research/internships-and-fellowships/fellowships/conservation-and-scientific-research-fellowships Full Program:          http://www.metmuseum.org/research/internships-and-fellowships/fellowships/conservation-and-scientific-research-fellowships/conservation-and-scientific-research-fellowship-applications SYNOPSIS: Support is provided for in-residence conservation training fellowships at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Fellowship is typically one year in duration. Shorter-term fellowships for senior scholars are also available. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 58221 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/7/2012 Sponsor: Metropolitan Museum of Art Title: Sherman Fairchild Foundation Fellowship in Conservation Contact: Attn: Marcie Karp Tel: 212-535-7710 Email: education.grants@metmuseum.org Website:          http://www.metmuseum.org/research/internships-and-fellowships/fellowships/conservation-and-scientific-research-fellowships Full Program:          http://www.metmuseum.org/research/internships-and-fellowships/fellowships/conservation-and-scientific-research-fellowships/conservation-and-scientific-research-fellowship-applications SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides annual conservation fellowships to qualified candidates from the United States and abroad who have already reached an advanced level of training or experience. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 04454 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/7/2012 Sponsor: Pembroke Center for Teaching & Research on Women Title: Postdoctoral Fellowships Contact: Donna Goodnow Tel: 401-863-2643 Email: Donna_Goodnow@brown.edu Full Program:          http://www.pembrokecenter.org/research/postdoc.html SYNOPSIS: The sposnor annually supports three or four postdoctoral research fellows in residence for an academic year. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30683 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/7/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Asset Management Guidance for Traffic Control Devices, Barriers, and Lighting Contact: B. Ray Derr Tel: 202-334-3231 Email: rderr@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3394 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/7/2012. SYNOPSIS: >The sponsor is requesting proposals for research to develop asset management guidance for selected categories of traffic and safety assets that are owned and maintained by an agency. The selected categories are signs, traffic signals (including beacons, flashers, and ramp meters), markings, barrier systems (including guardrails, end treatments, and impact attenuators), and lighting. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 05037 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/9/2012 Sponsor: Kappa Tau Alpha Title: Frank Luther Mott - KTA Journalism & Mass Communication Research Award Contact: Dr. Keith Sanders, Executive Director Tel: 573-882-7685 Email: umcjourkta@missouri.edu Website:          http://www.kappataualpha.org/mott-kta.html Deadline Note: Books with a 2012 copyright will be received until Dec. 9, 2012. Books with a 2012 copyright received after the entry deadline may be accepted if arrangements are made prior to the deadline. SYNOPSIS: Kappa Tau Alpha awards a $1,000 prize the best research-based book about journalism or mass communication published each year. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 03470 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/10/2012 Sponsor: Bruner Foundation Title: Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence Contact: Tel: 617-492-8404 Email: rba2013@brunerfoundation.org Website:          http://brunerfoundation.org/rba/index.php?page=aboutRBA&sidebar=1 Full Program:          http://brunerfoundation.org/rba/index.php?page=application SYNOPSIS: The Rudy Bruner Award recognizes one Gold Medal Winner and four Silver Medal winners in each biennial cycle. Rudy Bruner Award winners are not selected through an established set of criteria. Rather, the issues emerge from the Selection Committee discussion of the applications. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 25358 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/10/2012 Sponsor: Johnson (Stanley Thomas) Foundation Title: Grant Program Contact: Tel: ++41(0)31 372 25 95 Email: grants@johnsonstiftung.ch Full Program:          http://www.johnsonstiftung.ch/de/index.html SYNOPSIS: The Will of the Foundation's founder was to "alleviate the conditions of peoples in times of war and of refugees" and "promote the fine arts" as well as "scientific research, particularly in the field of medical sciences". The sponsor supports projects related to the performing and visual arts; assisting individuals affected by conflict and violence; scientific research, particularly in the areas of health and well-being; and providing access to vocational training and education in Canton Bern. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 12830 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/10/2012 Sponsor: Middle East Economic Association Title: Ibn Khaldun Prize Contact: Professor Jeffrey B. Nugent Tel: Email: nugent@usc.edu Website:          http://www.meeaweb.org Full Program:          http://meeaweb.org/prizeannouncements.htm SYNOPSIS: This prize is awarded to encourage participation and publication by young economists involving the study of economics, specifically economics of the Middle East. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 18118 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/10/2012 Sponsor: National Education Association Title: Human and Civil Rights Awards Contact: Shannon Nephew Tel: 202-822-7709 Website:          http://www.nea.org Full Program:          http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/General_Nomination_Application.pdf SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides an awards program that honors America's human and civil rights heroes. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 25738 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/10/2012 Sponsor: National FFA Organization Title: Food For All Grants Contact: Tel: 317-802-4462 Email: LTS@ffa.org Full Program:          https://www.ffa.org/Programs/GrantsAndScholarships/LivingToServe/Pages/Food-For-All.aspx# SYNOPSIS: The sponsor has announced the availability of funds to help fight hunger in the form of a competitive grant process for chapters. Chapters may apply for up to $2,500 to support year-long service-learning projects focused on developing and implementing sustainable hunger programs. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30829 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/11/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Developing a Pavement-Maintenance Database System Contact: Amir N. Hanna Tel: 202-334-1432 Email: ahanna@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3413 SYNOPSIS: The sponsor has issued a request for proposals for research that would lead to the development of a database system of pavement-maintenance actions, materials, and methods, and their effectiveness. The database system shall provide a means for establishing a record of actions that includes uniform descriptions of maintenance activities, basis of measurement, costs, pavement condition, and other relevant data for use in cost-benefit analysis, evaluating the effects of maintenance on pavement performance, selection of maintenance actions, or other related decisions. The system shall accommodate asphalt, concrete, and composite pavements. The research will develop the database system, but will not be responsible for collecting/entering data into the database (except as called for in Task 7 [below]). --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 05428 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/13/2012 Sponsor: British Association for Applied Linguistics Title: Book Prize Contact: Steve Walsh Tel: Email: steve.walsh@ncl.ac.uk Website:          http://www.baal.org.uk/bookprize.html Deadline Note: Books to be published in December of that year may be submitted later than this date by prior arrangement with the BAAL Publications Secretary. SYNOPSIS: The British Association for Applied Linguistics offers an annual prize for an outstanding book in the field of Applied Linguistics. Books (monographs, text books, edited volumes, reference books etc) in any field of applied linguistics are eligible for the prize. Eligibility is NOT restricted to books published in the United Kingdom. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 01164 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/13/2012 Sponsor: Haynes (John Randolph and Dora) Foundation Title: Faculty Fellowships Contact: William J. Burke, Administrative Director Tel: 213-623-9151 Email: bburke@haynesfoundation.org Website:          http://www.haynesfoundation.org/program/index.asp SYNOPSIS: Faculty Fellowships are awarded by the Foundation on an annual basis to social science faculty members teaching at any university or four-year college in the five county (Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Bernardino, and Riverside) Southern California region. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30699 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/13/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Identifying Successful Practices in the FHWA Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Contact: Christopher J. Hedges Tel: 202-334-1472 Email: chedges@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3424 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/13/2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor has an issued a request for proposals to identify best practices in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) program for facilitating: broad participation of DBEs in state DOT highway contracts; successful graduation from the program, and; graduates who are able to survive on their own outside the DBE program. Broad participation is defined in terms of both the numbers of DBEs contracted and the diversity of company types they represent. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30828 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/13/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Transportation Asset Management Gap Analysis Tool Contact: Nanda Srinivasan Tel: 202-334-1896 Email: nsrinivasan@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3397 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/13/2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor has issued a request for proposals for research that would lead to the development of a Transportation Asset Management (TAM) gap analysis tool for state DOT and local transportation practitioners to facilitate their implementation of TAM. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30833 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/13/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Mapping Heavy Vehicle Noise Source Heights for Highway Noise Analysis Contact: Christopher J. Hedges Tel: 202-334-1472 Email: chedges@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3429 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/13/2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor has issued a request for proposals for research to: determine height distributions and spectral content for heavy vehicle noise sources; establish and begin populating a new heavy vehicle (truck and bus) noise source database for incorporation into traffic noise models, including future versions of the FHWA TNM acoustical code. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 04027 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/14/2012 Sponsor: American Library Association Title: Loleta D. Fryan Grant (ORS) Contact: Kathy Rosa Tel: 312-280-4273 Email: krosa@ala.org Website:          http://www.ala.org Full Program:          http://www.ala.org/offices/ors/orsawards/fyanloletad/fyanloletad SYNOPSIS: Under this program, grants are made to be used for the development and improvement of public libraries and the services they provide. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 20194 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/14/2012 Sponsor: American Society of Nephrology Title: Halpin Foundation-ASN Research Grant Contact: Tel: 202-640-4660 Email: grants@asn-online.org Website:          http://www.asn-online.org/grants/career/ Full Program:          http://www.asn-online.org/grants/career/career-development-details.aspx SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides support for research on topics in immunology and genetics directly relevant to human membranous nephropathy. The research proposal must include an explanation of how the proposed research is relevant to human membranous nephropathy. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 74310 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/14/2012 Sponsor: Association for Israel Studies Title: Shapiro Award for Best Book in Israel Studies Contact: Dr. Ilan Peleg Tel: Email: pelegi@lafayette.edu Full Program:          http://www.aisisraelstudies.org/shapiro.ehtml SYNOPSIS: The Association for Israel Studies annually awards the Shapiro Prize for the best book in Israel Studies published during the last calendar year. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 19467 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/14/2012 Sponsor: International Social Science Council Title: Mattei Dogan Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Research Contact: Tel: 33 (0)1 45 68 48 60 Email: isscworldsocialscience.org Website:          http://www.worldsocialscience.org Full Program:          http://www.worldsocialscience.org/?p=3045 SYNOPSIS: This prize is awarded to a social scientist who has advanced the scientific knowledge in the social sciences, by crossing the disciplinary boundaries or by recombining different specialties, in his/her research and writings. It can also be offered to a team of scholars enjoying a high reputation in academic circles. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 57080 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/14/2012 Sponsor: National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression Title: NARSAD Independent Investigator Grants Contact: Tel: 516-829-5576 Email: grants@bbrfoundation.org Website:          http://bbrfoundation.org/II Full Program:          http://bbrfoundation.org/sites/bbrf.civicactions.net/files/file-downloads/2013_NARSAD_INDEPENDENT_INVESTIGATOR_GRANT.pdf SYNOPSIS: The NARSAD Independent Investigator Grant provides support for investigators during the critical period between the initiation of research and the receipt of sustained funding. A two-year grant up to $100,000 or $50,000 per year is provided to scientists at the associate professor level or equivalent, who are clearly independent and have won national competitive support as a principal investigator. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 16558 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/14/2012 Sponsor: National Community Reinvestment Coalition Title: National Neighbors Silver Contact: Bob Zdenek Tel: 202-464-2717 Email: rzdenek@ncrc.org Website:          http://www.ncrc.org/programs-issues/housing/senior-housing-and-banking Full Program:          https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2249/images/NNS%203rd%20Round%20RFP%20FINAL.pdf Deadline Note: Proposals should be submitted electronically to rzdenek@ncrc.org. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor will be awarding five new grants to community-based organizations and coalitions to focus on innovative solutions and strategies that can lead to improved economic security opportunities for low- and moderate-income older adults in five communities throughout the U.S. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 81004 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/14/2012 Sponsor: National Council for Eurasian and East European Research Title: Title VIII Short-Term Travel Grants for Research in Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Balkans Contact: Tel: 202-296-1677 Email: info@nceeer.org Website:          http://www.nceeer.org/ Full Program:          http://www.nceeer.org/programs/short-term-travel-grants.html SYNOPSIS: National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) invites proposals for its Title VIII Short-term Travel Grant Program for Research on Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. This fellowship provides a maximum award of $3,000 for research on the countries of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 25664 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/14/2012 Sponsor: Rhode Island Foundation Title: Rhode Island Innovation Fellowship Contact: Jessica David Tel: 401-427-4005 Email: jdavid@rifoundation.org Website:          http://www.rifoundation.org/News/NewsArticles/tabid/513/ArticleId/137/Seeking-individuals-with-ambitious-ideas-for-Rhode-Island.aspx Full Program:          http://www.rifoundation.org/CommunityInitiatives/RhodeIslandInnovationFellowship/tabid/1002/Default.aspx Deadline Note: Interested candidates must complete a one-page application online. The application is due by December 14, 2012. SYNOPSIS: The Rhode Island Foundation provides fellowships designed to stimulate solutions by Rhode Islanders to Rhode Island challenges. The fellowship provides $100,000 a year for up to three years to develop, test, and implement innovative ideas that have the potential to dramatically improve any area of life in Rhode Island. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30836 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/14/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Developing Multi-State Institutions to Implement Intercity Passenger Rail Programs Contact: Lawrence D. Goldstein Tel: 202-334-1866 Email: lgoldstein@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3487 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/14/2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor has issued a request for proposals for research to create practical models for multi-state institutions that can have responsibility for developing and providing intercity passenger rail networks and services. In the context of this research, “multi-state institutions” is used as a generic term to denote any type of institutional mechanism, whether existing or new, that enables two or more states working together to receive federal funds and deliver interstate passenger rail service. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 14593 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/14/2012 Sponsor: Urban Communication Foundation Title: Michael Brill Grant in Urban Communication and Environmental Design Contact: Tel: Email: headquarters@edra.org Website:          http://www.urbancomm.org/ Full Program:          http://urbancomm.org/grants-awards/michael-brill-grant-in-urban-communication-and-environmental-design/ SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides funding to encourage innovative research projects that provide a bridge between the fields of communication and environmental design. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 09834 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/14/2012 Sponsor: Weingart Foundation Title: Small Grants Program Contact: Tel: 213-688-6311 Email: info@weingartfnd.org Website:          http://www.weingartfnd.org/ Full Program:          http://www.weingartfnd.org/Small-Grant-Program Deadline Note: The July 26, 2012 submission deadline is for San Diego only. Applications must be postmarked by the deadline. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor makes grants to assist organizations that work in the areas of health, human services, and education. The sponsor funds organizations providing services in the following seven Southern California counties: Los Angeles; Orange; Riverside; San Bernardino; San Diego; Santa Barbara; and Ventura. Highest priority is given to organizations or programs that provide greater access for people who are economically disadvantaged and underserved. Of particular interest to the Foundation are applications that specifically address the needs of low-income children and youth, older adults, and people affected by disabilities and homelessness. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 70068 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: American Library Association Title: Francis Joseph Campbell Award Contact: Tel: Website:          http://www.ala.org Full Program:          http://www.ala.org/ascla/asclaawards/francisjoseph SYNOPSIS: This award is presented to a person or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of library service for the blind and physically handicapped. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 04934 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: American Political Science Association Title: Law and Courts - Lifetime Achievement Award Contact: Christopher Zorn, Chair Tel: Email: zorn@psu.edu Website:          http://www.law.nyu.edu/lawcourts/ Full Program:          http://www.apsanet.org/content_4818.cfm SYNOPSIS: The Lifetime Achievement Award honors a distinguished career of scholarly achievement and service to the Law and Courts field. Nominees must be political scientists who are at least 65 years of age or who have been active in the field for at least 25 years. Nominations from previous competitions will be carried forward to the current year's competition. The committee will retain nominations for 3 years, but one may re-nominate an individual and renew the materials in the file. Nominations may be made by any member of the Section and should consist of a statement outlining the contributions of the nominee and, if possible, also include the nominee's curriculum vitae. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 02419 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: American Sociological Association Title: Fund for the Advancement of the Discipline Contact: Roberta Spalter-Roth Tel: 202-383-9005 x317 Email: spalter-roth@asanet.org Website:          http://www.asanet.org Full Program:          http://www.asanet.org/funding/fad.cfm SYNOPSIS: The American Sociological Association invites submissions for the Fund for the Advancement of the Discipline (FAD) awards. Supported by the American Sociological Association through a matching grant from the National Science Foundation, the goal of this project is to nurture the development of scientific knowledge by funding small, groundbreaking research initiatives and other important scientific research activities such as conferences. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 76984 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Association of American Geographers Title: Geographic Perspectives on Women (GPOW) - Jan Monk Service Award Contact: Dawn Biehler Tel: 562-985-1383 Email: dbiehler@umbc.edu Website:          http://www.spatiallyinclined.org/gpow/ Full Program:          http://www.spatiallyinclined.org/gpow/aag-sessions/awards/ SYNOPSIS: The award recognizes a geographer who has made an outstanding service contribution to women in geography and/or feminist geography. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 02144 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Bibliographical Society of America Title: Fellowship Program Contact: Tel: Website:          http://www.bibsocamer.org/ Full Program:          http://www.bibsocamer.org/fellows.htm SYNOPSIS: The BSA invites applications for its sixth annual Katharine Pantzer Senior Fellowship in Bibliography and the British Book Trades as well as its annual short-term fellowship program, all of which support bibliographical inquiry and research in the history of the book trades and in publishing history. Eligible topics may concentrate on books and documents in any field, but should focus on the book or manuscript (the physical object) as historical evidence. Such topics may include establishing a text or studying the history of book production, publication, distribution, collecting, or reading. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 01536 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Brown (John Carter) Library Title: Short-Term Research Fellowships Contact: Tel: 401-863-2725 Email: JCBL_Fellowships@Brown.edu Website:          http://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/fellowships/description-fellowship-program Full Program:          http://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/fellowships/2013-14-fellowship-application-instructions SYNOPSIS: Short-term John Carter Brown Library Fellowships are available for periods of two to four months and carry a stipend of $2,100 per month. Sponsorship of research at the John Carter Brown Library is reserved exclusively for scholars whose work is centered on the colonial history of the Americas, North and South, including all aspects of the European, African, and Native American involvement. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 09964 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Brown (John Carter) Library Title: Long-Term Fellowships Contact: Tel: 401-863-2725 Email: JCBL_Fellowships@Brown.edu Website:          http://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/fellowships/description-fellowship-program Full Program:          http://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/fellowships/2013-14-fellowship-application-instructions SYNOPSIS: The sponsor awards in-residence research fellowships at the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. Awards are for five to ten months with a stipend of $4,200 per month. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 00194 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Delmas (Gladys Krieble) Foundation Title: Grants for Independent Research on Venetian History and Culture Contact: Tel: 212-687-0011 Email: info@delmas.org Website:          http://www.delmas.org Full Program:          http://www.delmas.org/guidelines/v_ir_a_inst.html SYNOPSIS: The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation announces its 2013-2014 program of grants (predoctoral and postdoctoral) for travel to and residence in Venice and the Veneto. Grants will be awarded for historical research specifically on Venice and the former Venetian empire, and for study of contemporary Venetian society and culture. Disciplines of the humanities and social sciences are eligible areas of study, including (but not limited to) archaeology, architecture, art, bibliography, economics, history, history of science, law, literature, music, political science, religion, and theater. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 06818 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Ecological Society of America Title: Sustainability Science Award Contact: Eleanor Sterling, Chair, Sustainability Science Award Subcommittee Tel: 202-833-8773 Email: sterling@amnh.org Website:          http://www.esa.org Full Program:          http://www.esa.org/aboutesa/awards.php# SYNOPSIS: The Ecological Society of America (ESA) gives an award to the authors of a scholarly work that makes the greatest contribution to the emerging science of ecosystem and regional sustainability through the integration of ecological and social sciences. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 95601 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Fiskars Brands, Inc. Title: Project Orange Thumb Contact: Tel: 866-384-5661 Email: orangethumb@fiskars.com Website:          http://www2.fiskars.com/Activities/Project-Orange-Thumb Full Program:          http://www2.fiskars.com/Activities/Project-Orange-Thumb/Grant-and-Garden-Makeover-Application SYNOPSIS: Fiskar's Project Orange Thumb program provides community garden groups with the tools and materials they need to reach their goals for neighborhood beautification and horticulture education. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 93532 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Hesselbein (Frances) Leadership Institute Title: Scholarship Program - Hesselbein Ambassador Professional Development Opportunity Contact: Tel: 212-224-1174 Website:          http://www.leadertoleader.org Full Program:          http://www.leadertoleader.org/collaboration/ama/index.html Deadline Note: To apply for the 2012 AMA Scholarship, please submit the materials specified in the application form via email by December 15, 2012. Applicants may be contacted for additional information. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. SYNOPSIS: The American Managment Association (AMA) and the Hesselbein Leadership Institute offer one year of intellectual resources and opportunities designed to enhance the leadership effectiveness and support the personal professional performance of individuals who play a leadership role in an organization that makes a difference in people's lives. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 71844 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Idaho Humanities Council Title: Major Grants Contact: Tel: 208-345-5346 Website:          http://www.idahohumanities.org Full Program:          http://idahohumanities.org/?p=grant_applicants Deadline Note: Draft proposals are due on December 15, 2012 and August 15, 2012. Full proposals are due on January 15, 2013 and September 15, 2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor supports projects focusing on literature, history, philosophy, ethics, languages, archaeology, art history, and other humanities disciplines involving Idaho citizens. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 85347 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Immigration and Ethnic History Society Title: Theodore Saloutos Memorial Book Award Contact: Madeline Y. Hsu Tel: Email: myhsu@mail.utexas.edu Website:          http://www.iehs.org/ Full Program:          http://www.iehs.org/awards_directory.php?PHPSESSID=7dcef4243fe6d43f061bbffb116ee3ac SYNOPSIS: The 2012 award will be presented for the book judged best on any aspect of the immigration history of the United States. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 20833 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: International Studies Association Title: The Chadwick Alger Prize Contact: Karen Mingst, Committee Chair Tel: 520-477-2050 Email: kmingst@uky.edu Website:          http://www.isanet.org/ Full Program:          http://www.isanet.org/awards-grants/alger.html SYNOPSIS: The prize recognizes the best book published in the previous calendar year on the subject of international organization and multilateralism. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 11909 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Kim (D.) Foundation for the History of Science and Technology in East Asia Title: Post-doctoral Fellowship Contact: Tel: Email: info@dkimfoundation.org Website:          http://www.dkimfoundation.org Full Program:          http://www.dkimfoundation.org./fellowships.html SYNOPSIS: One fellowship (up to $55,000) will be awarded annually to a distinguished young scholar who is working in the history of science and technology in East Asia from the beginning of the 20th century. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 11917 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Kim (D.) Foundation for the History of Science and Technology in East Asia Title: Traveling/Research Grant Contact: Tel: Email: info@dkimfoundation.org Website:          http://www.dkimfoundation.org Full Program:          http://www.dkimfoundation.org./fellowships.html SYNOPSIS: Several grants (up to $2,500 each) will be awarded annually to scholars who are working in the history of science and technology in East Asia from the beginning of the 20th century to allow them to travel either to present papers at international conferences, workshops or annual meetings, or for short-term research projects (less than a month). --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 11918 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Kim (D.) Foundation for the History of Science and Technology in East Asia Title: Group Grants Contact: Tel: Email: applications@dkimfoundation.org Website:          http://www.dkimfoundation.org./fellowships.html Full Program:          http://www.dkimfoundation.org./group_grant_application.pdf SYNOPSIS: The Foundation provides grants to support graduate students and young scholars who are working in the history of science and technology in East Asia from the beginning of the 20th century. Several grants (up to $5,000 each) will be available to groups that organize workshops or international meetings. These meetings should be conducted in English. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 13453 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Morris (William) Society Title: Josepph R. Dunlap Memorial Fellowship/William Morris Society Fellowship Program Contact: Florence Boos Tel: Email: florence-boos@uiowa.edu Website:          http://www.morrissociety.org Full Program:          http://www.morrissociety.org/about/fellowship.html Deadline Note: The deadline for applications is 15 December of the year before the grant is to be used. SYNOPSIS: The Joseph R. Dunlap Memorial Fellowship and the William Morris Society Award support scholarly, creative, and translation work about William Morris, and may be granted for research and other expenses, including travel to conferences and libraries. Projects may deal with any subject—biographical, literary, historical, social, artistic, political, typographical—relating to Morris. The Society also encourages translations of Morris's works and the production of teaching materials (lesson plans and course materials) suitable for use at the elementary, secondary, college or adult-education level. Applications are sought from younger members of the Society and from those at the beginning of their careers. Recipients may be from any country, need not have an academic or institutional appointment, and need not hold a Ph.D. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 95931 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: National Geographic Society Title: All Roads Seed Grants Contact: Tel: 202-857-7660 Email: allroads@ngs.org Website:          http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/all-roads/seed-grants/ Full Program:          http://events.nationalgeographic.com/media/files/allroads2009_SeedGrant.pdf SYNOPSIS: The sponsor's program funds film projects from indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture filmmakers year-round and from all reaches of the globe. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 82337 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Pacific Power Foundation Title: Grants Program Contact: Tel: 503-813-7257 Email: pacificorpfoundation@pacificorp.com Website:          http://www.pacificpower.net/about/itc/foundation.html Full Program:          http://www.pacificpower.net/ap/index.html Deadline Note: Proposals from education organizations are due March 15. Proposals from civic, community and organizations not covered in other categories are due June 15. Proposals from culture and arts organizations are due September 15. Proposals from health, welfare, and social service organizations are due December 15. SYNOPSIS: The Foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations in the categories of education; civic and community betterment; culture and arts; and health, welfare and social services. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 17898 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Smith (W. W.) Charitable Trust Title: Medical Research/Food, Clothing and Shelter for Children and the Elderly Grants Contact: Tel: 610-397-1844 Email: info@wwsmithcharitabletrust.org Full Program:          http://www.wwsmithcharitabletrust.org/guidelines.htm Deadline Note: Complete, hard copy proposals must be received in the Trust's office by the deadline dates - December 15 and July 15 - no later than 4:30 p.m. SYNOPSIS: Grants are available for ood, clothing and shelter for needy children and/or the elderly in select Pennsylvania counties and the City of Camden, NJ. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 72715 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Society for Applied Anthropology Title: Bronislaw Malinowski Award Contact: Tel: 405-843-5113 Email: info@sfaa.net Website:          http://www.sfaa.net/awards.html Full Program:          http://www.sfaa.net/malinowski/malinowski.html Deadline Note: Nominations are valid for five years from the date of nomination. SYNOPSIS: The Bronislaw Malinowski Award is presented to an outstanding social scientist, in recognition of efforts to understand and serve the needs of the world's societies and who has actively pursued the goal of solving human problems using the concepts and tools of social science during one's entire career. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 85690 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Title: Robert H. Ferrell Book Prize Contact: Professor Cary Fraser Tel: 1-800-835-6770 Email: cff2@psu.edu Website:          http://www.shafr.org/ Full Program:          http://www.shafr.org/members/prizes/ Deadline Note: Books may be sent at any time during 2012, but must arrive by December 15, 2012. SYNOPSIS: This prize is designed to reward distinguished scholarship in the history of American foreign relations, broadly defined. A prize of $2,500 is awarded annually. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 72013 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Society for Research in Child Development Title: Congressional Fellowships in Child Development Contact: Tel: 734-926-0600 Email: policyfellowships@srcd.org Website:          http://www.srcd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=182&Itemid=301 Full Program:          http://www.srcd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=185&Itemid=1 SYNOPSIS: The SRCD Congressional Fellowship Program is designed to provide greater interaction between the developmental research community and Congress. Fellows spend one year working as a Legislative Assistant on the staff of a Congressional committee, on the staff of a member of Congress, or in a Congressional support agency that works directly for members or committees of Congress. Fellows may also work as staff on Congressional committees that deal with issues concerning children and families. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 72014 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Society for Research in Child Development Title: Executive Branch Policy Fellowships in Child Development Contact: Tel: 734-926-0600 Email: policyfellowships@srcd.org Website:          http://www.srcd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=182&Itemid=301 Full Program:          http://www.srcd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=186&Itemid=1 SYNOPSIS: The SRCD Executive Branch Policy Fellowship Program is designed to provide greater interaction between the developmental research community and Federal research programs and policies. Following a two-week science policy orientation program at AAAS, Fellows work as resident scholars in a Federal agency that sponsors developmental research, providing advice and guidance to programs, and working in partnership with research teams within the Federal government. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 02560 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: United States-Japan Foundation Title: Grants Program Contact: David Janes, Director of Foundation Grants Tel: 212-481-8753 Email: djanes@us-jf.org Website:          http://www.us-jf.org/proposal_guidelines.html Full Program:          http://www.us-jf.org/grants_programs.html Deadline Note: Letters of Inquiry for the sponsor's Spring 2013 funding cycle are due by December 15, 2012. Full applications will be invited, and are due by January 31, 2013. SYNOPSIS: The United States-Japan Foundation offers grants in the areas of pre-college education, communication / public opinion, and US-Japan policy studies. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 01643 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Title: Program on U.S.-Japan Relations (Associates) Contact: Associate Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Tel: 617-495-1890 Email: us_japan@wcfia.harvard.edu Website:          http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/us-japan/application/applications.htm Full Program:          http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/us-japan/application/associate_application.htm SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides the opportunity for associates to research topics relating to a a wide range of issues and problems in U.S.-Japan relations. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 66737 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Wisconsin Humanities Council Title: Major Grants Contact: Debbie Kmetz, Program Officer Tel: 608-262-5594 Email: dkmetz@wisc.edu Website:          http://www.wisconsinhumanities.org/grants_applications.html Full Program:          http://www.wisconsinhumanities.org/downloads/WHC_Grant_Guidelines2011.pdf SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides grants of up to $10,000 for proposals for public programs that explore any topic from the perspective of one or more of the humanities disciplines. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 67325 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Wolf Aviation Fund Title: Grants Program Contact: Tel: Email: mail@wolf-aviation.org Website:          http://www.wolf-aviation.org/grantprog.htm Full Program:          http://www.wolf-aviation.org/grants.htm Deadline Note: Applications are accepted from April 15, 2012 through December 15, 2012. SYNOPSIS: The Wolf Aviation Fund awards special grants for efforts supporting and promoting general aviation. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 61449 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/17/2012 Sponsor: American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. Title: AAO-HNS Health Services Research Grant Contact: Tel: 703-836-4444 Email: memberservices@entnet.org Website:          http://www.entnet.org/EducationAndResearch/10-COREFundingAnnounce.cfm Full Program:          http://www.entnet.org/EducationAndResearch/upload/2013-AAOHNSF-Health-Services-Research-Grant_Final.pdf Deadline Note: All applicants must submit a Letter of Intent online no later than midnight Eastern Standard Time December 17, 2012. SYNOPSIS: The purpose of the Health Services Research Grant is to foster research that will improve the effectiveness and appropriateness of medical practice. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 65602 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/17/2012 Sponsor: Bader (Helen) Foundation Title: Community Partnerships for Youth Contact: Tel: 414-224-6464 Website:          http://www.hbf.org/NewSite/Programs/youth.htm Full Program:          http://www.hbf.org/NewSite/Apply.htm Deadline Note: The deadline for receipt of preliminary applications is December 17, 2012. The corresponding deadline for receipt of full proposals, if invited, is January 15, 2013. SYNOPSIS: The Foundation is currently accepting grant applications for Community Partnerships for Youth, with the highest priority to multi-agency partnerships that focus on particular low-income and high-crime neighborhoods. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 65633 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/17/2012 Sponsor: Bader (Helen) Foundation Title: Workforce Development Program Contact: Tel: 414-224-6464 Website:          http://www.hbf.org/NewSite/Programs/Economic%20Development_focus.htm Full Program:          http://www.hbf.org/NewSite/ApplyUS.htm Deadline Note: The deadline for receipt of preliminary applications is December 17, 2012. Full proposals, if invited, will be due by January 15, 2013. SYNOPSIS: Helen Bader Foundation provides support to advance new, collaborative models of successful workforce development for Milwaukee's diverse population of unemployed, creating new approaches to link the city's unemployed with sustainable, appropriate employment in the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30907 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/18/2012 Sponsor: Johnson (Robert Wood) Foundation Title: Public Health Services and Systems Research Call for Proposals Contact: Erica Johnson Tel: 1-504-301-9854 Email: phssr@nnphi.org Website:          http://pweb1.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21411&cid=XEM_A6563 Full Program:          http://pweb1.rwjf.org/files/applications/cfp/cfp_PHSSR2012.pdf Deadline Note: The program will host a Web conference call on November 8, 2012 at 1 p.m. ET for potential applicants to ask questions about the solicitation and the proposal and selection processes. Participation in this conference is strongly encouraged, but not required. Pre‑registration is required to participate in the Web conference call. Proposals for this solicitation must be submitted via the RWJF online system. The deadline for receipt of brief proposals is December 18, 2012 by 3 p.m. ET. Those invited to submit full proposals must do so by April 23, 2013 at 3 p.m. ET. SYNOPSIS: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks to expand the evidence base for effective public health policy and practice through investment in (Public Health Services and Systems Research) PHSSR. Studies funded through this solicitation will focus on research projects that examine the organization, finance and delivery of public health and the subsequent impact on health outcomes. There are four research focus areas: public health workforce; public health system structure and performance; public health financing and economics; public health information and technology. Approximately $3.2 million will be awarded through this solicitation. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30750 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/18/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Alternative Financing Approaches for Passenger and Freight Rail Projects Contact: Lawrence D. Goldstein Tel: 202-334-1866 Email: lgoldstein@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3486 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/18/2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor has issued a request for proposals for research which would analyze alternative financing methods that have been used in other transportation modes or other industries. The purpose of this review is to identify and formulate new and innovative financing mechanisms. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30830 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/18/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Guidelines for Designing Low- and Intermediate-Speed Roadways that Serve All Users Contact: David A. Reynaud Tel: 202-334-1695 Email: dreynaud@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3416 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/18/2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor has issued a request for proposals for research to develop a set of integrated guidelines that will help designers accomodate all users in the design of low- and intermediate-speed roadways, including: Methods that can be used to identify the mix of users that need to be served on various roadway functional classifications (context, area types, etc.) and speed categories (low and intermediate speeds); A methodology supported by empirically based research that can balance and optimize how geometric design elements provide for safe and effective operation; Geometric design parameters for the types and designs of facilities to serve all users, and; Examples showing how facilities representing various roadway functional classifications and speed categories have been or could be designed effectively. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30902 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/18/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: NCHRP Request for Proposal - Simplified Full-Depth Precast Concrete Deck Panel Systems Contact: Waseem Dekelbab Tel: 202-334-1409 Email: wdekelbab@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3409 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/18/2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor has issued a request for proposals for research to develop recommended guidelines and proposed AASHTO LRFD Specification language for the design, fabrication, and construction of transverse full-depth precast concrete deck panel systems that simplify the connection between the deck panel and beam. As a minimum, the proposed systems should consider constructability, inspection during construction, reducing the impact of construction on traffic, and future deck replacement. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 74309 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/20/2012 Sponsor: Association for Israel Studies Title: Ben Halpern Award for Best Dissertation in Israel Studies Contact: Dr. Badi Hasisi, chair Tel: Email: badi.hasisi@mail.huji.ac.il Website:          http://www.aisisraelstudies.org/ Full Program:          http://www.aisisraelstudies.org/hal_diss.ehtml SYNOPSIS: The Association for Israel Studies awards the Ben Halpern Prize for the best doctoral dissertation in the various fields of Israel studies approved during the 2012 calendar year. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 25232 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/20/2012 Sponsor: Chesapeake Bay Trust Title: Ellen Fraites Wagner Award Contact: Kristin Foringer Tel: 410-974-2941 x113 Email: kforinger@cbtrust.org Website:          http://www.cbtrust.org/site/c.miJPKXPCJnH/b.5724307/apps/s/content.asp?ct=7536611 Full Program:          https://www.kintera.org/AutoGen/Register/Register.asp?ievent=1041534&en=4dKxGFOfG3JGKPNiH2JDKMOtGnJRKROoEaKKKTPkEcKQLYPEE SYNOPSIS: The Ellen Fraites Wagner award is given to a Maryland citizen who has shown exceptional commitment to the Chesapeake Bay and exhibits leadership in the Bay community. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 25233 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/20/2012 Sponsor: Chesapeake Bay Trust Title: Melanie Teems Award Contact: Kristin Foringer Tel: 410-974-2941 x113 Email: kforinger@cbtrust.org Website:          http://www.cbtrust.org/site/c.miJPKXPCJnH/b.5724307/apps/s/content.asp?ct=7536611 Full Program:          https://www.kintera.org/AutoGen/Register/Register.asp?ievent=1041533&en=clJNK3MLIbJWKdMOIaKTIaPZLvI7JfNUIiL0LiPTKhJWKhNaF SYNOPSIS: This award recognizes an exemplary project funded by the Chesapeake Bay Trust that engages Maryland students or citizens in Bay education or restoration work. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30954 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/21/2012 Sponsor: Transportation Research Board Title: Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) - Evaluating the Airport Emergency Response Operations Simulation (AEROS) Tool Contact: Marci A. Greenberger Tel: 202-334-1371 Email: mgreenberger@nas.edu Website:          http://www.trb.org/Projects/RequestsforProposals.aspx Full Program:          http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3379 Deadline Note: Proposals (20 single-bound copies) are due not later than 4:30 p.m. on 12/21/2012. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor will support research to; assess the overall usefulness of the AEROS simulation tool and its scenarios, and, provide recommendations, as applicable, to ensure its effectiveness as a training tool for the airport industry. The research should include: 1. An evaluation of the AEROS simulation software compared to other simulation software tools from other industries (Special Note- The industries that could be considered for comparisons of simulation software include nuclear power, military, hospital, public safety, and other transportation modes) to determine best practices that are effective in training novice through expert-level responders in their roles and responsibilities in emergency response. 2. Field evaluations and usability reviews of the AEROS tool and its scenarios to determine usefulness to airports. Evaluations of all scenarios should be conducted, be geographically diverse, include responders from each anticipated EOC role, represent Index A-E airports, and allow all participants an opportunity to provide feedback. 3. Definition of the audience(s) where the tool will provide the most value to the airport industry, including the best way to familiarize the user community(s) with the use of the tool.