Arts and Humanities

Faculty Grants Directory - provides information on over 750 funding sources for scholarship and research for those teaching in the humanities.

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) - an independent grant-making agency of the U.S. government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.

National Endowment for the Arts (ACLS) - mission is "the advancement of humanistic studies in all fields of learning in the humanities and the social sciences and the maintenance and strengthening of relations among the national societies devoted to such studies."

Arts Deadlines List - a free monthly newsletter (via email) with 600-900 announcements listing art scholarships & grants, calls for proposals, fellowships, funding, and other opportunities (including some that take place on the web) for artists, art educators and art students of all ages.

Humanities Centers

American Council of Learned Societies

National Humanities Center Fellowships Program

Smithsonian Institute Office of Fellowships and Grants

Institute of Museum and Library Services

American Philosophical Society

Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts

Council of the Humanities

J. Paul Getty Trust

RGK Foundation

UPS Foundation

Arthur Vining Davis Foundations

Association for the Sociology of Religion

American Association of University Women

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, & Botanical Gardens

Virginia Foundation for the Humanities

Institute of Museum and Library Services

American Philosophical Society

Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts

Council of the Humanities

Federal & Major Grants in the Humanities

American Antiquarian Society
American Association of University Women
American Council of Learned Societies
American Philosophical Society
Ford Foundation
Fulbright Program
International Research and Exchange Fellowships
Guggenheim Foundation Fellowships
Howard Foundation Fellowships
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities.  See also: Advice on Preparing Your NEH Grant. 
National Research Council
The Rockefeller Foundation
Social Science Research Council
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation  


Another List of Humanities Grants (maintained and updated at Boston University.)

Sciences

Searchable Databases

• GrantsNet features federal and non-federal opportunities for support in the areas of biomedical sciences and undergraduate science education. 
• Community of Science is a database of funding opportunities. Free with registration.
• TRAM Research Opportunities & Administration: various agencies, foundations, and associations.
   

Funding Sources

Camille and Henry Drefyus Foundation (Chemistry)

National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

National Institute of Health. See also NIH forms for AREA Grants & AREA Review Process.

NIH: Hints for Writing a Successful NIH Grant.

National Science Foundation. See also:

FASTLANE
NSF Grant Proposal Guide
NSF sample budget and narrative justification using current Trinity information.
NSF advice on how to satisfy the Broader Impact criterion of your proposal.
NSF guidelines on how to write an RUI impact statement.

Environmental Sciences; Biology, Medicine, and Health; and Life and Physical Sciences

General

National Science Foundation (NSF) - funds research and education in science and engineering, through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements; accounts for about 20% of federal support to academic institutions for basic research.  

National Institute of Health (NIH) - provides grants news, applications, grants policy, award data, research training, research contracts, and the CRISP database, a searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - mission is to develop and promote measurement, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life; conducts and supports scientific and engineering research in disciplines ranging from chemistry and physics to information technology.

GrantsNet - a searchable, continuously updated, database of funding opportunities in biomedical research and science education that contains programs that offer training and research funding for graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty, as well as programs in science, math, engineering, and technology for undergraduate faculty and students.

Environmental

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - one of EPA's guiding principles to fulfill its mission to protect human health and the environment; give access to scientific information that may be useful in understanding and protecting our environment.

Environmental Education on the Internet - a resource for finding grant opportunities whose major component is in environment education.

- http://www.earthwatch.org/

Biology, Medicine, and Health

Waksman Foundation for Microbiology

Whitehall Foundation

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Commonwealth Fund

Physical Sciences

Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy

Mineralogical Society of America

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Social and Economic Sciences

National Council for the Social Studies

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Services (CSREES) - mission is to advance knowledge for agriculture, the environment, human health and well being, and communities; to identify, develop, and manage programs to support university-based and other institutional research, education, and extension.

Social Science Research Council (SSRC)- http://www.s

State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) Weekly Digest - free weekly on-line newsletter published by SSTI under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration. 

Bradley Foundation

American Psychological Association

RGK Foundation

Russell Sage Foundation

U.S. Institute of Peace

Institute for Advanced Study

Curriculum Development/Education Grants

Department of Education (DOE)

National Endowment for the Humanities

     Humanities Focus Grants

     Grants for Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development

     Summer Seminars and Institutes

National Science Foundation's Directorate for Education and Human Resources

Spencer Foundation

The NEA Foundation for the Improvement for Education

Undergraduate Research

Federal

Department of Energy Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships

Department of Energy Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
 

National Institute of Health (NIH)

     NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program  

     NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
     NIH: Research Training Opportunities for Minorities

     NIH: Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

     National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates
     NSF Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology (UMEB) (NSF 02-066)
     NSF Grants for the Department-Level Reform of Undergraduate Engineering Education
     NSF Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)

     NSF Research Opportunity Awards (ROA)

     NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education (NSEE)

     NSF Undergraduate Research Centers

     NSF "Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences,"

NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program
 

NIGMS Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates
 

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
 

Private

National Conferences for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) Summer Support for Exceptional Undergraduates

Council on Undergraduate Research Summer Fellowships

Henry Luce Foundation Clare Boothe Luce Scholarships in Science and Engineering
 
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) German Studies Research Grant
           

AT&T Undergraduate Research Program (@ AT & T Lab in NJ)

AGA Student Fellowship Research Awards
 

Educational Foundation in Nuclear Science - Leonard M. Rieser Fellowship

International

NSF International Programs

Fulbright Programs - flagship international educational program sponsored by the U.S. Government; designed to "increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries..."; has provided more than 250,000 participants with the opportunity to study and teach in each other's countries, exchange ideas, and develop joint solutions to address shared concerns.

International Research and Exchange Board (IREX) - has supported the highest quality research in the social sciences and humanities; provides individuals and teams of researchers with the support and resources they need to achieve their personal and professional goals.

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's Research Fellowships for Foreign Scholars

American Council of Learned Societies

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies

American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants & Sabbatical Fellowship

Asian Cultural Council

Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange

Huntington-British Academy Fellowships for study in Great Britain

Irish American Cultural Institute

Japan Foundation - Fellowship Programs

Summer Stipends/Short-term Grants/Fellowships/Sabbaticals

Council for International Exchange of Scholars and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program - The traditional Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.

National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends - provide individuals with an opportunity to pursue research in the humanities that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the public's understanding of the humanities.  Successful applicants will receive an outright award of $5,000 for two consecutive months of full-time research and writing.

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Short-term and Summer Research Grants - supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented.

American Philosophical Society - promotes useful knowledge by maintaining five major grant or fellowship programs in a wide range of fields.

Social Science Research Council Summer Fellowships - sponsors fellowship and grant programs on a wide range of topics, and across many different career stages. Most support goes to predissertation, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowships, offered through annual competitions. Some programs support summer institutes and advanced research grants. Although most programs target the social sciences, many are also open to applicants from the humanities, the natural sciences, and relevant professional and practitioner communities.

NSF Research Opportunities Award

Newberry Library Short-term Fellowships - Fellowships at the Newberry Library provide assistance to researchers who wish to use our collections, but who cannot finance a visit on their own.

Huntington Library Fellowships - The Huntington will award to scholars over one hundred fellowships for the academic year 2004-2005. These fellowships derive from a variety of funding sources and have different terms. Recipients of all fellowships are expected to be in continuous residence at the Huntington and to participate in and make a contribution to its intellectual life.

Smithsonian Institute Office of Fellowships - Smithsonian Institution offers fellowships in fields that are actively pursued by the museums and research organizations of the Institution.

Virginia Foundation for the Humanities - The Fellowship Program sponsors exploration of subjects in history, culture, ethics, philosophy, religious studies, and other disciplines, as these illuminate topics and problems of current and abiding public import. The Fellowship Program conducts and funds humanities research, education, and public programs.

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation - Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the encouragement of excellence in education through the identification of critical needs and the development of effective national programs to address them. 

American Council of Learned Societies

University of Oregon - Summer Humanities Research Fellowships

University of Texas (Austin) - Harry Ranson Humanities Research Center Fellowship Program

Asian Cultural Council  

Center for Theological Inquiry  

Institute for Advanced Studies  

Oregon State University Center for the Humanities  

University of Utah Tanner Humanities Center  

Getty Grant Program  

Harry F. Guggenheim Foundation  

George A. & Elsa Gardner Howard Foundation Fellows Program

American Chemical Society

Folger Shakespeare Library Short-term Fellowships

The National Academics Fellowships

Educational Technology

FIPSE Program (The Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education, in the U.S. Department of Education)

National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Digital Library (NSDL) - funded by the National Science Foundation

Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) - funded by the National Science Foundation

Teaching and Technology - The Andrew Mellon Foundation

Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia

International Technology Education Association

Technology & Learning Online - online version of the print magazine and contains a Grants and Contests section with a searchable database on regularly updated grant, scholarship, professional development, and other funding opportunities for both students and educators.

Women Scholars

American Association of University Women

Center for Research in Women's Studies and Gender Relations - University of British Columbia ; one to six month non-salaried Visiting Scholar positions

Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute Programs

Monticello Fellowships for Women

Art Online-Women Scholars

Arts Online-Women's Studies

Association of African Women Scholars

International Federation of University Women

FundsNet Women's Grants and Resources

National Council for Research on Women Fellowships and Other Opportunities

General Services/Sites

The Foundation Center - organization's mission is to support and improve philanthropy by promoting public understanding of the field and helping grant seekers succeed.  You can search for individual corporations or foundations.

Grants.gov - an electronic store-front for Federal grants.

The Grantsmanship Center - for more than 30 years, TGCI has provided grantsmanship training and grant information.

Fundsnet Services - lists over 700 links to free funding resources.

Foundations Online - a directory of 100's of foundations and grantmakers.

Chronicle of Higher Education - features a searchable database of new grant and research announcements; subscription is required.

The Council of Foundations - a membership organization that serves the public good by promoting and enhancing responsible and effective philanthropy.

Grantwriters.com - provides professional consulting, materials, and training for grant and proposal writing; packed with free info and links to major funding sources.