American Univesity of Beirut

[Natural Sciences: Biology]
Title: Species Conservation Grants
Funding agency: Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Award amount: Up to $25,000
Application deadline: June 30, 2023
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The Fund has been established to provide targeted grants to individual species conservation initiatives, recognize leaders in the field and elevate the importance of species in the broader conservation debate. Its focus is global and eligibility for grants will extend to all plant, animal and fungi species conservation efforts, without discrimination on the basis of region or selected species. 

Generally the Fund gives priority to those species facing a high threat of extinction (with an emphasis on Endangered and Critically Endangered species), as well as those which are listed as Data Deficient or unlisted but are suspected as highly threatened. The Fund is primarily interested in providing support to in situ conservation work in the field (such as survey work and data gathering, direct action, recovery management, training and the like), focusing on the species in its natural habitat. However, the importance of ex situ work (genetic analysis, workshops, ex situ populations etc) is also recognised, and so a few grants may be given to projects which focus on ex situ conservation work in certain circumstances. Budgets must be submitted in US Dollars. The Fund maximum grant size is $25,000.

[Humanities; Social Sciences]
Title: Call For Applications | DEA Programme |
Funding agency: Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH)
Award amount: A monthly allowance of €3,400 for transport and living expenses, for a period of 4—6 weeks
Application deadline: June 30, 2023
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This call enables foreign scientific professionals from all continents to be invited for a period of four to six weeks to support their work in the SHS in France, as well as the creation of international research networks and contacts with local researchers. Mobilities to all research centers in France are eligible. A monthly allowance of €3 400 is awarded for transport and living expenses. In addition, FMSH provides support for visa applications and logistics (accommodation and access to libraries). 

Eligibility: The program is intended exclusively for holders of university professorships or equivalent positions in higher education and research institutions. Candidates must be under 65 years of age at the time of their stay. Priority is given to projects requiring fieldwork (surveys, work in libraries or archives, etc.) in France. Any application for the exclusive purpose of writing an article or a book will not be considered. 

The projects will be evaluated with regard to the following elements:

• The scientific quality of the project and the method developed
• The need to come to France to work on the planned project
• The feasibility of the project during the 4/6 weeks stay in France

[All disciplines]
Title: Wellcome Career Development Awards
Funding agency: Wellcome Trust
Application deadline: July 27, 2023
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This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programs of work and deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing.

Interested applicants can apply for a Wellcome Career Development Award if they are a mid-career researcher, and are ready to lead a substantial and innovative research program. They must aim to make a key contribution to their field by generating significant shifts in understanding, and/or developing methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research. During the award, successful applicants are expected to: 

• develop their research capabilities and leadership skills
• support others to undertake research responsibly and promote a positive and inclusive culture
• start training the next generation of researchers and develop their research skills and careers. 

Applicants’ research can be in any discipline – including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), experimental medicine, humanities and social science, clinical/allied health sciences, and public health – as long as it has the potential to improve human life, health and wellbeing, and aligns with the organization’s funding remit. They should ask for their salary (if required) and the resources they need for their research program. Further details on funding can be found here. 

Successful applicants must be able to contribute at least 80% of their research time to the award. The award usually lasts for 8 years, but may be less for some disciplines, such as humanities and social science. The award may be held on a part-time basis. The organization will extend the duration of the award to reflect this .

[Natural Sciences; Social Sciences]
Title: Climate, Environment, and Health 2
Funding agency: Belmont Forum
Application deadline: July 15, 2023
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The Belmont Forum launches a call for research proposals to improve understanding among the climate, environment, and health pathways to protect and promote ecological, planetary, and human health in the face of climate challenges. Convergent research and/or transdisciplinary research projects will investigate issues that impede policy implementation; address complex climate, ecosystem, and health pathways to determine processes underlying causal links; capacity development and collaboration across relevant disciplines and institutions; and foster the use of international scientific databases with local knowledge to develop climate-related decision support tools to better inform planning, resilience, and adaptation to climate change. 

This is an international, transdisciplinary call for proposals with the aims to: 

• foster global transdisciplinary teams of natural (including climate), medical, and social scientists, and stakeholders to co-produce world-leading research in collaboration with LLMIC communities;
• develop an understanding of the complex linkages and pathways between climate variability and change-associated impacts on the environment, on exposure pathways for health, and on human behavior and well-being;
• develop and/or integrate international or national geographical, health, and early-warning system databases that will adopt implementation science strategies with civil society partners (including NGOs) to train a workforce designed by and for the local community;
• provide applicable information, knowledge, scientific evidence, and effective tools to support long-term policymaking, decision-making, capacity development, and collaboration across all timescales, regions, and disciplines to foster a collaborative community of practice for climate, environment, and health; and
• include systems-level approaches at the intersection of climate, environment, and health to incorporate underrepresented communities of different socioeconomic, cultural, gender, and minorities into a comprehensive climate resilient health system, as defined by the WHO. 

Therefore, the Belmont Forum has prioritized the following three themes for this call. Projects must include Theme A, and include Theme B and/or Theme C. Any projects that do not include Theme A, will be ineligible. 

• Theme A: Decision-science of environmental behavior and implementation
• Theme B: Food, Environment, and Biological Security
• Theme C: Climate Risks to Ecosystems & Populations
  
  More details can be found here.

[Social Sciences: Psychology]
Title: APF Division 39 Marsha D. McCary Fund Grant for Psychoanalysis
Funding agency: American Psychological Foundation
Award amount: Up to $10,000
Application deadline: August 31, 2023
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The Marsha D. McCary Division 39 Fund for Psychoanalysis, named for the Fund’s founder, gives annual grants to recognize and promote the contributions of psychoanalysis to psychology and to societal well-being more generally. Through the annual grants, Division 39 seeks to advance psychoanalysis by supporting new developments in education, research and service that demonstrate the value of psychoanalytic principles and treatments to the​​​​ public. The 2023 preference will be given to applications that increase public awareness of the benefits of psychoanalytic principles and treatments. 

Eligibility: Applicants must have a demonstrated knowledge of psychoanalytic principles; should have a long-term interest in communicating to the public the value of psychoanalytic principles and/or treatments; and must agree that, if awarded a grant, they will give a follow-up report to the Evaluation Committee on the use and impact of the grant.

[Social Sciences]
Title: Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Research grant
Funding agency: Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI)
Award amount: $40,000- $150,000 for up to 18 months
Application deadline: July 6, 2023
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The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) is inviting applications for innovative research and interventions that will contribute to the prevention and response of violence against women (VAW) and violence against children (VAC) and other forms of violence driven by gender inequality in low and middle-income countries. Types of projects that may be supported under this grant include: 

• Research projects that are either stand-alone projects or a component of a larger project that will guide efforts to effectively address or prevent VAW and VAC.
• Qualitative studies exploring the effectiveness and process of creating change with innovative VAW and VAC prevention interventions, or studying the acceptability, impact, and process of change created by interventions that support and assist survivors of VAW and VAC.
• Projects that aim to address the prevention and response to VAW and VAC together or simultaneously, or through a single intervention with distinct elements.
• Projects that aim to understand how to integrate programming for VAW and/or VAC into other sectoral work and or large infrastructure development programmes.
• Projects that develop innovative methods and tools for VAW and/or VAC research.
• Projects that evaluate how to effectively expand tested interventions for preventing and responding to VAW and VAC.
• Secondary analysis of existing data that provides insights into addressing VAW and VAC more effectively and sustainably.
• Research on violence across diverse populations in situations of vulnerability, including but not limited to persons with disabilities, people living with HIV, older persons, indigenous peoples, LGBTQI+ people, refugees, internally displaced persons, and migrants.
• Projects that enhance our understanding of sexual violence against children or adolescents, including research on interventions to prevent such violence and/or support child and adolescent survivors of such violence. 

More can be found here. 

Eligibility: Organizations or consortia may submit up to two proposals each, though only one will be funded. Preference will be given to proposals submitted and led by organizations based in LMICs. Applicants must be affiliated with a recognized, legally constituted research institution or organization with existing research or programming capacity on VAW and VAC. Preference will be given to academic/researcher – practitioner partnerships. The partnership arrangement – including a detailed description of roles and responsibilities of team members - must be clearly outlined and reflected in the proposal and budget allocation.

[Natural Sciences: Biology]
Title: Species Conservation Grants
Funding agency: The Mohamed bin Zayed-Species Conservation Fund
Award amount: Up to $25,000
Application deadline: June 30, 2023
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The Fund has been established to provide targeted grants to individual species conservation initiatives, recognize leaders in the field and elevate the importance of species in the broader conservation debate. Its focus is global and eligibility for grants will extend to all plant, animal and fungi species conservation efforts, without discrimination on the basis of region or selected species. 

Generally the Fund gives priority to those species facing a high threat of extinction (with an emphasis on Endangered and Critically Endangered species), as well as those which are listed as Data Deficient or unlisted but are suspected as highly threatened. 

The Fund is primarily interested in providing support to in situ conservation work in the field (such as survey work and data gathering, direct action, recovery management, training and the like), focusing on the species in its natural habitat. However, the importance of ex situ work (genetic analysis, workshops, ex situ populations etc) is also recognised, and so a few grants may be given to projects which focus on ex situ conservation work in certain circumstances.

[Social Sciences: Psychology]
Title: Marian R. Stuart Grant
Funding agency: American Psychological Foundation
Award amount: Up to $20,000
Application deadline: July 1, 2023
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The Marian R. Stuart Grant will further the research, practice, or education of an early career psychologist on the connection between mental and physical health, particularly for work that contributes to public health. Examples include but are not limited to research-based programs that teach medical doctors counseling skills; research-based programs on the effect of behavior on health; and research-based programs on psychologists’ role in medical settings for the benefit of patients. 

Eligibility: APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography. Applicants must be an early career researcher (no more than 10 years postdoctoral), be affiliated with a nonprofit charitable, educational, or scientific institution, or governmental entity operating exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, and have demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work.

[Social Sciences: Psychology]
Title: Wayne F. Placek Grants
Funding agency: American Psychological Foundation
Award amount: Up to $15,000
Application deadline: June 1, 2023
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The Wayne F. Placek Grant encourages research to increase the general public’s understanding of homosexuality and sexual orientation, and to alleviate the stress that lesbian women, gay men, bisexual women, bisexual men, and transgender individuals experience in this and future civilizations. The Wayne F. Placek Grant encourages research that addresses the following topics: 

• heterosexuals’ attitudes and behaviors toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQIA+) people, including prejudice, discrimination, and violence 
• family and workplace issues relevant to LGBTQIA+ people 
• special concerns of sectors of the LGBTQIA+ population that have historically been underrepresented in scientific research 

Eligibility: APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography. Applicants must be either a doctoral-level researcher or graduate student affiliated with an educational institution or a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization.

[Humanities]
Title: Research and Development
Funding agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Award amount: Up to $100,000 (Tier I); up to $350,000 (Tier II)
Application deadline: May 16, 2023
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The Research and Development program supports projects that address major challenges in preserving or providing access to humanities collections and resources. These challenges include the need to find better ways to preserve materials of critical importance to the nation’s cultural heritage—from fragile artifacts and manuscripts to analog recordings and digital assets subject to technological obsolescence—and to develop advanced modes of organizing, searching, discovering, and using such materials. 

This program supports projects at all stages of development, from early planning and stand-alone studies to advanced implementation. Research and Development projects contribute to the evolving and expanding body of knowledge for heritage practitioners, and for that reason, outcomes may take many forms. Projects may produce any combination of laboratory datasets, guidelines for standards, open access software tools, workflow and equipment specifications, widely used metadata schema, or other products. Research and Development supports work on the entire range of humanities collection types including, but not limited to, moving image and sound recordings, archaeological artifacts, born digital and time-based media, rare books and manuscripts, archival records, material culture, and art. Applicants must demonstrate how advances in preservation and access through a Research and Development project would benefit the cultural heritage community by supporting humanities research, teaching, or public programming. 

Research and Development projects are encouraged to address one or more of the following areas of special interest: 

• Preserving audiovisual and digital heritage
• Conserving the material past
• Protecting cultural heritage
• Serving under-represented communities
• Responding to climate change 

A new area of special interest encourages work investigating the impacts of climate change on heritage collections along with developing responses to advance sustainability and resilience. Further details can be found here​.

[Natural Sciences]
Title: The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation-Grants
Funding agency: The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation
Award amount: Up to $50,000
Application deadline: July 1, 2023
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The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation seeks to protect the environment, improve food production, and promote public health in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. The Foundation supports projects and applied research that: 

• Generate local or regional solutions to problems affecting the quality of the environment and human life;
• Advance local leadership and promote professional development in the conservation, agricultural, and health sciences;
• Develop the capacity of local organizations and coalitions; and
• Address challenges in the field. 

 The Foundation prefers to support projects that address under-funded issues and geographic areas. The foundation supports special projects and programs of non-governmental organizations in three areas: conservation, food, and health. 

Examples of areas of interest within these fields follow, but are not meant to be exclusive.

Conservation: Conservation grants promote environmental conservation through field research, projects, and advocacy that: 

• Protect biodiversity and preserve natural resources.
• Help mitigate the adverse effects of climate change.
• Build the scientific and technical capacity of local conservation organizations and promote local, regional, and international partnerships.
• Increase engagement between scientists, local communities and organizations, and decision-makers.
• Partner with indigenous communities and local people. 

Food: Grants in the food and agriculture program area focus on research-based projects that build capacity for self-sufficiency and resilience to climate change, strengthen local food systems, and support healthy nutrition through projects that: 

• Enhance food security.
• Develop and promote sustainable agricultural practices
• Build the capacity of small-scale farmers.
• Advance farmer research and research partnerships.
• Develop environmentally sound and affordable approaches to control pests and diseases affecting important local food crops.
• Promote indigenous food sovereignty and knowledge systems.
• Address challenges of uptake and scalability through new methods of extension, education, and technology transfer. 

Health: The Foundation supports efforts that test new ideas and approaches that promote public health, with a special emphasis on reproductive health and family planning and their integration with other health promotion activities. It favors community-level disease prevention and health promotion projects and efforts that help strengthen regional and country public health systems over disease diagnosis, treatment, and care provided by clinics, hospitals, and humanitarian aid programs. Activities that help increase capacity include applied research, program development, technical assistance, and training projects that:
• Promote reproductive health and family planning.
• Address issues related to mental and behavioral health.
• Address issues relating to pollution and environmental health.
• Increase the understanding of zoonotic and neglected tropical diseases.
• Address issues relating to nutrition and health.

[Social Sciences: Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies]
Title: Eileen Basker Memorial Prize
Funding agency: Society for Medical Anthropology
Award amount: $2,000
Application deadline: July 1, 2023
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The Society for Medical Anthropology welcomes nominations for the Eileen Basker Memorial Prize, awarded annually for a significant contribution to scholarship on gender and health by a scholar (or scholars) from any discipline or nation for a specific book, article, film, or exceptional PhD thesis produced within the preceding three years. The Prize is awarded to the work judged to be the most courageous, significant, and potentially influential contribution to this area of scholarship. Winners receive a $2000 cash award, and are recognized at the SMA Awards Ceremony during the AAA Annual Meeting. 

Nominations are invited from one or more scholars familiar with the designated work in the form of a letter indicating its impact on the field. Self-nomination by authors, and nomination by presses/publishers, are not permitted.

[Natural Sciences: Biology]
Title: AACR Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research
Funding agency: American Association for Cancer Research; Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Application deadline: June 30, 2023
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The AACR established this Award to recognize an investigator whose novel and significant work has had or may have a far-reaching impact on the etiology, detection, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of breast cancer. Such work may involve any discipline across the continuum of biomedical research, including basic, translational, clinical, and epidemiological studies. 

Eligibility: Cancer researchers affiliated with any institution involved in cancer research, cancer medicine, or cancer-related biomedical science anywhere in the world may be nominated. Such institutions include those in academia, industry, or government. Candidates must have not yet reached 50 years of age at the time of the award presentation.

[Natural Sciences]
Title: HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-03 - sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply
Funding agency: Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Award am​ount: Up to €11m
Application opens: May 4, 2023
Application deadline: October 10, 2023
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Horizon Europe, under Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness, and its climate, energy and mobility cluster, invites applications for HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-03 - sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply. This supports proposals that contribute to a more efficient, clean, sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply through new solutions for smart grids and energy systems based on more performance renewable energy solutions. Funding is available under the following topics: 

•HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-03-01 - increasing the efficiency of innovative static energy conversion devices for electricity and heat or cold generation;
•HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-03-02 - integration of renewable gases, other than hydrogen or methane, and which have not access to gas grids and interfacing with electricity and heat sectors;
•HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-03-03 - system approach for grid planning and upgrade in support of a dominant electric mobility using AI tools;
•HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-03-04 - digital tools for enhancing the uptake of digital services in the energy market;
•HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-03-05 - creation of a standardised and open-source peer-topeer energy sharing platform architecture for the energy sector;
•HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-03-06 - components and interfacing for AC & DC side protection system: AC & DC grid, components and systems for grid optimisation. 

Proposals must take the form of research and innovation actions, and innovation actions. Research and innovation actions and innovation actions require participation by at least three legal entities; each established in a different EU member state or Horizon Europe associated country. Participants from selected LMICs are automatically eligible for funding. Participants from other countries may participate at their own cost. Applicants from the UK and Switzerland should check that funding under this call is covered by their national funding authority. 

​​The budget is €58 million. Grants are worth up to €11m each. .

[Social Sciences: Psychology]
Title: Kurt Lewin Award
Funding agency: American Psychological Association (APA)
Award am​ount: $1,000
Application deadline: September 1, 2023
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Named for the late Kurt Lewin, a pioneer in the science of group dynamics and a founder of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), this award is presented annually for outstanding contributions to the development and integration of psychological research and social action.

Eligibility: Nominees and self-nominees should be investigators who have made outstanding contributions to the development and integration of psychological research and social action.

[Natural Sciences: Biology]
Title: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Assembling the Addiction Organelle Interactome
Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Application deadline: September 8, 2026
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This Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) encourages innovative studies on the role of organelle interactions and communications, and how organelle dynamics affect cellular homeostasis in the context of addiction.

Research Objectives

• Characterize organelles and molecules involved in protein trafficking
• Develop tools and functional probes to interrogate inter-organelle communications
• Develop organelle targeted agents for selective delivery to the site of action in the cells 

This notice applies to due dates on or after June 5, 2023 and subsequent receipt dates through September 8, 2026 ​.

[Social Sciences]
Title: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
Funding agency: United States Agency for International Development’s Mission in Egypt (USAID/Egypt)
Award am​ount: Up to $15,000,000
Application deadline: May 2, 2023
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Ending violence against women and girls requires multi-faceted responses and commitment from all stakeholders, including government, public international organizations, civil society, religious and community leaders, academic institutions, and other citizens. The term Violence against Women and Girls includes female genital mutilation and/or cutting, child, early and forced marriage and seasonal marriage as a form of trafficking in persons. 

To achieve the overarching goal of working to end violence against women and girls, the Ending Violence against Women and Girls Activity will focus on two approaches:(i) prevention by supporting positive social norm change to end violence against women and girls through local and national outreach efforts; promoting targeted community-led initiatives and strengthening the implementation of legal and policy framework criminalizing violence against women and girls, and(ii) response by expanding access to quality integrated violence against women and girls services and responsive interventions such as medical, psycho-social, and legal support through building the capacity of first responders and supporting an integrated referral mechanism for all victims of violence against women and girls. The Activity responds to the U.S. Government’s and the Government of Egypt’s (GOE) shared policy priorities on gender equality and female empowerment. 

More details can be found here​.

[Humanities; Social Sciences; Sciences]
Title: The ILO-France chairs 2024-2025
Funding agency: Nantes Institute for Advanced Study, France
Award am​ount: Determined on a case-by-case basis
Application deadline: June 1, 2023
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The “ILO-France” chairs offer each year a residency at the IAS-Nantes to a researcher, whose work contributes to a better understanding of the stakes at work in the field of labour, under the aegis of ‘decent work’ at large. These chairs are open to any researcher around the world from any research field (history, economy, law, sociology, anthropology, psychology, literature, etc.) They will be given the opportunity to come for an academic year (October to June) in France, in order to bond durably not only with the residents of their cohort, but also with the best research teams in France and in Europe in the field of labour, employment and social security studies.

[Natural Sciences]
Title: Research Grant
Funding agency: Brain Aneurysm Foundation (BAF)
Award am​ount: Up to $50,000
Application deadline: May 5, 2023
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The Brain Aneurysm Foundation invites applications for basic scientific research directed at early detection, improved treatment modalities, and technological advances that will ultimately improve outcomes for patients with brain aneurysms, as well as projects that are translational, clinical/outcome, early detection, imaging, and SAH/SAH complications focused. This year the foundation is also considering AI focused projects. Any project with the potential to advance basic scientific, translational, and clinical brain aneurysm research will be considered.

[Social Sciences]
Title: Arlene Kaplan Daniels Paper Award
Funding agency: Society for the Study of Social Problems
Award am​ount: $500
Application deadline: April 15, 2023
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The Arlene Kaplan Daniels Paper Award for the best paper on Women and Social Justice was established in 2015 and is awarded annually with a stipend of $500. Arlene Kaplan Daniels was the first female editor of Social Problems (1975-1978) and became the Society’s President in 1986. Her scholarship addressed women’s exclusion in the labor market and examined women’s career contingencies, union involvement, feminist networking, and the salience of women’s voluntary work. Her scholarship has made an important contribution to the discipline through its unparalleled awareness of women’s contribution to society. This scholarship found its way into her 1987 SSSP Presidential Address “Invisible Work” and her 1988 book, Invisible Careers. She supported other women sociologists across the discipline and professional associations through mentoring, preparing references, and editing papers.

Eligiblity:The award will be given for a paper published in calendar years 2021 or 2022 that: 

-Addresses contemporary issues of women’s justice locally, nationally, and globally;
-Brings a fresh perspective to women’s inclusion in global society and advances new theoretical directions discussing women and social justice;
-Is theoretically informed and possesses an empirical orientation ​

All online nominations must be submitted no later than April 15, 2023. The 2023 award will be presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, August 18-20, 2023.​

[Social Sciences; Humanities]
Title: IASA Research Grants
Funding agency: International Association for the Study of Arabia
Award am​ount: Up to £2,000 for postdoctoral researchers
Application deadline: May 31, 2023
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The IASA grants are intended to support research in any academic area covered by the IASA’s aims, which are to promote research relating to the Arabian Peninsula, in particular, its archaeology, art, culture, epigraphy, ethnography, geography, geology, history, languages, literature and natural history. Grants may be used to fund fieldwork, library or laboratory-based research or research support. Individuals or groups can apply but the Principal Investigator (PI) of any project must make and be responsible for the application.

Eligiblity: Applicants to the Main Research Grants should normally hold a doctorate at the time of application. The grants are available to researchers of any nationality. ​

[Social Sciences; Humanities]
Title: Funding Programme Lost Cities
Funding agency: Gerda Henkel Stiftung
Award am​ount: €2,300 per month for post-doctoral researchers; €3,100 per month for researchers with a post-doctoral lecturer qualification, and additional support such as travel and family allowances
Application deadline: May 24, 2023
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The funding programme is designed to be interdisciplinary and to facilitate projects in which there are varied dimensions to the examination of abandoned cities. At the same time, there should be a focus on causal correlations, both with regard to specific individual cultures and spanning all cultures, and on specifics of place and time. Thus far, such places have emerged for very different reasons, including military destruction, natural disasters, epidemics, environmental pollution, economic collapse, financial speculation, mobility, migration, centralization, deindustrialization, or post-colonial change, to name but a few.

The aim of the programme is to describe the tangible cultures of interpretation, knowledge and perception within these different contexts. Lost Cities are part of a distinct culture of memory, for example, which serves for the negotiation of identities, the preservation of knowledge cultures, the formulation of criticism of progress, or the construction of mythical or sacral topographies as part of a veritable “ruin cult”. On this basis, the focus here should not be on the question of which factors led to the city’s abandonment. Rather, it is the abandoned cities themselves that are of particular interest, as well as the different forms of their interpretation, instrumentalization and coding in various cultures and time frames. The maximum duration is 36 months.

Eligiblity:Eligible to apply are post-doctoral researchers based in a university and working in the area of the humanities and the social sciences. Funding can be provided for projects with a thematic focus being addressed by a group of researchers. The Foundation uses the term “group of researchers” to mean associations of at least two researchers actively involved in the project work which is to be funded by means of scholarships from the Foundation and who are carrying out research into the same issues. Applications can only be made for PhD or research scholarships. Applications for a research scholarship by the applicant (project leader) are also possible.

[Social Sciences: Education]
Title: Research Grants on Education: Large – Spencer Foundation
Funding agency: Spencer Foundation
Award am​ount: Up to $500,000
Intent to Apply form submission deadline: April 27, 2023 12:00 noon Central Time
Application deadline: May 24, 2023 12:00 noon Central Time
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The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets ranging from $125,000 to $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. Intent to Apply forms are accepted twice a year. 

This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. The goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.

Eligiblity: Proposals to the Research Grants on Education program must be for academic research projects that aim to study education. Proposals for activities other than research are not eligible (e.g., program evaluations, professional development, curriculum development, scholarships, capital projects). Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs applying for a Large Research Grant on Education must have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or appropriate experience in an education research-related profession. Proposals are accepted from the U.S. and internationally, however all proposals must be submitted in English and budgets must be proposed in U.S. Dollars. ​

[Social Sciences]
Title: Racial Equity Research Grants
Funding agency: Spencer Foundation
Award am​ount: Up to $75,000
Intent to Apply Form Deadline: May 16, 2023
Application deadline: June 14, 2023
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The Racial Equity Research Grants program supports education research projects that will contribute to understanding and ameliorating racial inequality in education. They are interested in funding studies that aim to understand and disrupt the reproduction and deepening of inequality in education, and which seek to (re)imagine and make new forms of equitable education. Thus, they are interested in research projects that seek to envision educational opportunities in a multiplicity of education systems, levels, settings, and developmental ranges and that reach beyond documenting conditions and paradigms that contribute to persistent racial inequalities. 

Their goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious, and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in relation to racial equity in education. In this cycle of funding, The organization will continue to fund scholarship focused on a range of communities and issues with respect to equity. They encourage proposals from across the methodological spectrum, including qualitative methods, mixed-methods, and quantitative methods. They want to especially encourage proposals that utilize QuantCrit methods, social network analysis, geo-spatial mapping, and other quantitative methods that use critical lenses. 

As with other Spencer grant programs, this program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not required to be developed around a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or geographic location. Applications will be accepted for projects ranging from one to five years with budgets up to $75,000.

Eligibility: Proposals to the Racial Equity Research Grants program must be for academic research projects that will contribute to understanding and ameliorating racial inequality in education, broadly conceived. Proposals for activities other than research are not eligible (e.g., program evaluations, professional development, curriculum development, scholarships, capital projects).​

[Social Sciences]
Title: DRL Inclusive Approaches to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Northern Central America
Funding agency: U.S. Department of State; Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL)
Award am​ount: Up to $2,000,000
Application deadline: April 12, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that support the policy objective to advance the U.S. Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) by promoting gender equality and addressing gender-based, including sexual and domestic violence in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. This NOFO supports the leadership of the White House Gender Policy Council; the National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality; the direction of the U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally; and the Root Causes Strategy (Pillar V: Combatting sexual, gender-based, and domestic violence).

DRL’s goals of this program are : 1) that local organizations build their network and ability to respond to GBV; 2) to ensure that women and girls in all their diversity, are safe from violence; 3) which will enable them to advocate and organize on their own behalf, for equal rights, to remove barriers to services, to improve access to survivor-centered justice, and to safely participate in all aspects of public life. The program should take an intersectional approach by accounting for the ways in which Indigenous women, women from socially excluded communities, LBTQI+ women, women with disabilities, low-income women, women in public-facing positions, women from racial and ethnic minority communities, and other intersections are further impacted the dynamic of gender-based violence. 

The program objectives are: 1) women and girls from marginalized communities in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras are knowledgeable about their rights and safely engage with community leaders and reporting mechanisms to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, harassment, and abuse; and 2) networks and capacity of local civil society organizations and collectives that represent and support vulnerable women can advocate together, exchange knowledge and promising practices with one another to better support survivors of GBV and the rights and safety of girls and women and 3) marginalized women from all communities, including women with disabilities, indigenous, Afro-Caribbean, rural, LBTQI+, returnees, and young women are engaged in accessing justice and do so.

Eligiblity: DRL welcomes applications from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and public international organizations; private, public, or state institutions of higher education; and for-profit organizations or businesses.

[Natural Sciences: Biology; Social Sciences: Psychology]
Title: Computational Approaches for Validating Dimensional Constructs of Relevance to Psychopathology (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Award am​ount: Up to $500,000
Letter of Intent deadline: October 1, 2023
Application deadline: November 1, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits applications for research projects that will use computational approaches to test the validity of dimensional constructs in the NIMH Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) matrix​ (or similar constructs based on comparable criteria). Some elements of the RDoC matrix have been updated since its first release, but a thorough data-driven validation that broadly explores, compares, and validates the constructs within the matrix has not been performed. 

This FOA seeks research that addresses the following questions: Do the different domains of behavior segregate from each other? How much do they rely on distinct versus overlapping neural circuits? What are the relationships between domains, constructs, and subordinate sub-constructs, both in terms of their correlational structure and their underlying neural circuitry? By answering these questions, proposed research projects will test integrative models of functioning and identify dysregulation in psychopathology-related mechanisms that may cut across traditional diagnostic categories and may change over time. This FOA seeks to promote projects where the computational and the experimental components are well integrated. To ensure ecological validity of these studies, models derived from lab-based behavioral tasks will need to be tested for generalizability to behavioral data collected in a real-world setting. The ultimate goal is to advance translational research that will identify novel classification approaches and/or treatment targets, and lead to more effective and timely interventions for serious mental illnesses.​

Eligiblity: Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from diverse backgrounds, including underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and women are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. ​

[Natural Sciences: Biology]
Title: Building in vivo Preclinical Assays of Circuit Engagement for Application in Therapeutic Development (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Award am​ount: Up to $250,000
Application deadline: June 5, 2023; October 5, 2023; February 5, 2024; June 5, 2024; October 5, 2024; February 5, 2025; June 5, 2025
Full announcement ​ he​re

The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to identify, in animals, in vivo neurophysiological and behavioral measures for use as assays in the early screening phase of treatment development. This FOA will support efforts to optimize and evaluate measures of neurophysiological and behavioral processes that may serve as pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) markers of neural processes of clinical interest based on available knowledge of the neurobiology of mental illnesses. The screening assays developed from this FOA are expected to build upon systems neurobiology and clinical neuroscience to enhance the scientific value of preclinical animal data contributing to a therapeutic development pipeline in which treatment candidates and therapeutic targets can be evaluated for their ability to impact neurobiological mechanisms of potential clinical relevance to mental illnesses.
Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. It is expected that budgets of $250,000 direct costs per year or less will be adequate for most projects proposing to optimize just one measure.​

Eligiblity: Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from diverse backgrounds, including underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and women are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. ​

[Social Sciences; Humanities]
Title: U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon PDS Annual Program Statement
Funding agency: FY23 Public Diplomacy Funding; U.S. Mission to Lebanon
Award am​ount: Up to $450,000
Internal AUB deadline: March 22, 2023 (for cycle I); May 30, 2023 (for cycle II)
External submission deadline: April 11, 2023 (for cycle I); June 20, 2023 (for cycle II)
Full announcement ​ he​re

PDS Beirut invites proposals for projects that address one or more of the thematic priorities listed below. All projects must include an American cultural element or a connection with American expert(s), organization(s), or institution(s) in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. values, policies, and/or perspectives. Proposals with diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or accessibility components are highly encouraged. 

Priority Program Themes: 

PDS Beirut seeks proposals that address the following priority program themes:

• Inclusive/creative approaches to civic engagement, good governance, free speech/expression, and/or advancing human rights. 
  
• English Language learning and programming. 
• Educational partnerships between Lebanese and American academic institutions. 
• Arts and culture programming. 

Eligibility: 

PDS Beirut encourages applications from Lebanon and the United States, including: 

• Registered U.S. and Lebanese not-for-profit organizations, think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with programming experience in Lebanon. 
  
• Individual U.S. or Lebanese citizens. 
  
• U.S. and Lebanese non-profit or governmental educational institutions Only one proposal per institution is allowed. 

Interested faculty members are requested to submit to the OGC (contact Ms. Leen Haydar lh44@aub.edu.lb) their concept note and budget summary by March 22, 2023 for the first cycle, and May 30, 2023 for the second cycle. The Provost’s Office will review the concept notes and will select one application to be submitted on behalf of the University. The external full application deadlines are April 11, 2023 (cycle I), and June 20, 2023 (cycle II).

[Humanities]
Title: Performing Arts Grant – AFAC
Funding agency: Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC)
Award am​ount: Up to $35,000 for institutions and collectives
Application deadline: April 4, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

AFAC’s Performing Arts grant supports traditional, folk, and experimental theater for all age groups, dance performances, art interventions, street art, live art, interactive and site-specific installations, documentary theater, and festivals. It also supports playwriting, acting, directing, dancing, and choreography workshops.When the grant from AFAC exceeds $10,000 yet only covers a portion of the project’s overall budget, the grantee must raise 70% of the remaining budget in order to be awarded the grant. Each applicant (individual or institution) can submit one application in the same grant cycle. 

Eligiblity: AFAC is open to receiving project applications from all individuals from the Arab region working in arts and culture irrespective of age, years of experience, country of residence (the Arab region or the diaspora), race, ethnicity, gender, or religion. AFAC also accepts proposals from local, regional, and international institutions whose projects are related to arts and culture from the Arab region. These include artistic, cultural, social and educational institutions, galleries, centers and both governmental and non-governmental organizations that engage with regional arts and culture. ​

[Humanities]
Title: Visual Arts Grant – AFAC
Funding agency: Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC)
Award am​ount: Up to $35,000 for institutions and collectives
Application deadline: April 4, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

AFAC’s Visual Arts grant supports painting, sculpture, photography, installations, audiovisual arts, publications concerned with visual arts (artist’s books or other), multimedia works. The grant also supports exhibitions, as well as art production.When the grant from AFAC exceeds $10,000 dollars yet only covers a portion of the project’s overall budget, the grantee must raise 70% of the remaining budget in order to be awarded the grant. Each applicant (individual or institution) can submit one application in the same grant cycle. 

Eligibility: AFAC is open to receiving project applications from all individuals from the Arab region working in arts and culture irrespective of age, years of experience, country of residence (the Arab region or the diaspora), race, ethnicity, gender, or religion. AFAC also accepts proposals from local, regional, and international institutions whose projects are related to arts and culture from the Arab region. These include artistic, cultural, social and educational institutions, galleries, centers and both governmental and non-governmental organizations that engage with regional arts and culture. ​

[Humanities]
Title: Creative and Critical Writings Grant – AFAC
Funding agency: Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC)
Award am​ount: Up to $35,000 for institutions and collectives
Application deadline: April 4, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The Creative and Critical Writings grant provides support to critical writings on the arts and culture, theatrical writings, children and youth literature (including both the adaptation of classical Arabic and international literature as well as original stories), graphic novel, short story, poetry, in addition to online publishing platform. The final product should be in Arabic language. When the amount solicited from AFAC is above $10,000 yet only covers a portion of the project’s overall budget, the grantee is requested to raise 70 % of the remaining budget in order to be awarded the grant. Each applicant (individual or institution) can submit one application in the same grant cycle. 

Eligibility: AFAC is open to receiving project applications from all individuals from the Arab region working in arts and culture irrespective of age, years of experience, country of residence (the Arab region or the diaspora), race, ethnicity, gender, or religion.AFAC also accepts proposals from local, regional, and international institutions whose projects are related to arts and culture from the Arab region. These include artistic, cultural, social and educational institutions, galleries, centers and both governmental and non-governmental organizations that engage with regional arts and culture. ​

[Humanities; Social Sciences]
Title: Call for Proposals - “BERYT” (The Beirut Housing Rehabilitation and Cultural and Creative Industries Recovery)
Funding agency: Lebanon Financing Facility; UNESCO
Award am​ount: Up to $25,000
Application deadline: April 30, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The aim of this call is to provide emergency assistance through grants to affected cultural practitioners and non-for-profit entities operating in targeted Cultural and Creative Industries for the development of cultural productions. Eligible proposals include all activities related to the creation, production, distribution, and exhibition/diffusion of cultural and creative activities as well as transmission of skills in six cultural domains: 

• Performing arts
• Visual arts include photography, fine arts and crafts
• Intangible cultural heritage
• Audio-visual and interactive media
• Literature and press
• Heritage and tourism
  

• Cultural institutions, centers, or associations of a non-profit nature, formal, impacted by the Blast; OR
• Non-formal associations or local “collectives” impacted by the blast; this definition includes groups of practitioners that work together to make their individual livings as well as organizations of non-profit nature that support practitioners and the cultural life in Beirut;
• Have proven competence, expertise and experience in one or more of the targeted cultural domains;
• Having existed and having carried out relevant activities for at least one year and a half when being considered;
• Impacted by the blast (creative spaces affected performances postponed, ability to support the creative sector impaired);
• International entities operating in Lebanon are not eligible

Further details can be found here.​

[Natural Sciences]
Title: 2023 Human Cognitive and Behavioral Science – Request for Applications
Funding agency: Simons Foundation
Award am​ount: Up to $900,000
Application deadline: May 4, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The mission of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) by funding innovative research of the highest quality and relevance. The foundation encourages studies that capitalize on approaches that are informed by recent advances in computer vision, machine learning and speech processing, as well as psychophysics and non-invasive neuroscience techniques (e.g., EEG and MRI). SFARI has a strong interest in developmentally focused studies in areas that include, but are not limited to, communicative, social and ritualistic/stereotyped behavior, as well as sensory and motor function. They also encourage proposals that not only quantify specific phenotypes, but also may contribute to the development of scalable innovative technologies for improving interventions and supports in humans.​

[All disciplines]
Title: The Abdul Hameed Shoman Arab Researchers Award -Call For Application
Funding agency: Arab Bank
Award am​ount: $20,000
Application deadline: March 31, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The Scientific Committee of the Abdul Hameed Shoman Prize for Arab Researchers announces the opening of nominations for the award for the 2023 session (the forty-one session), which amounts to twenty thousand dollars. The award is given in appreciation of outstanding scientific output in the five years preceding the candidacy, the publication, and dissemination of which leads to an increase in scientific and applied knowledge, contributes to solving priority problems locally, regionally, and globally, and spreads the culture of scientific research. This year’s call spans a range of topics in the fields of Medical and Health Sciences; Engineering Sciences; Technological and Agricultural Sciences; Humanities, Social and Educational Sciences; Basic Sciences; and Economics and Administration Sciences.​

[Social Sciences: Psychology]
Title: Visionary Grants
Funding agency: American Psychological Foundation (APF)
Award am​ount: Up to $20,000
Application deadline: April 1, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The APF Visionary Grants seek to seed innovation through supporting research, education and intervention projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems in the following priority areas:

• applying psychology to at-risk, vulnerable populations (e.g., serious mental illness, returning military, those who are incarcerated or economically disadvantaged);
• preventing violence; • understanding the connection between behavior and health (e.g. wellness, diabetes, obesity);
• ​understanding and eliminating stigma and prejudice (e.g., race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, and socioeconomic status);​

One-year grants are available in amounts of up to $20,000. .​

[Social Sciences; Humanities; Middle Eastern Studies]
Title: Fatema Mernissi Book Award
Funding agency: Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
Award am​ount: $1,000
Application deadline: April 14, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The Fatema Mernissi Book Award was established in 2017 to recognize outstanding scholarship in studies of gender, sexuality, and women’s lived experience. Below is a list of criteria that should be met:

•  Books must be non-fiction scholarly monographs based on original research published in English between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023. Authors need not be members of MESA.
• Subject matter must deal with the Middle East. Areas primarily of interest include Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Israel, Pakistan, and the countries of the Arab World from the seventh century to modern times. Spain, Southeastern Europe, the Soviet Union and other regions also are included for the periods in which their territories were part of the Middle Eastern empires or were under the influence of Middle Eastern civilization.​
  

[Social Sciences; Humanities; Middle Eastern Studies]
Title: Albert Hourani Book Award
Funding agency: Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
Award am​ount: $1,000 ​
Application deadline: April 14, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The Albert Hourani Book Award was established in 1991 to recognize outstanding publishing in Middle East studies. Below is a list of criteria that should be met:

• Books must be non-fiction scholarly monographs based on original research published in English between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023. Authors need not be members of MESA.
• ​Subject matter must deal with the Middle East. Areas primarily of interest include Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Israel, Pakistan, and the countries of the Arab World from the seventh century to modern times. Spain, Southeastern Europe, the Soviet Union and other regions also are included for the periods in which their territories were part of the Middle Eastern empires or were under the influence of Middle Eastern civilization.
  

[Social Sciences; Humanities; Middle Eastern Studies]
Title: Nikki Keddie Book Award
Funding agency: Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
Award am​ount: $1,000
Application deadline: April 14, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The Nikki Keddie Book Award was established in 2017 to recognize outstanding scholarly work in the area of religion, revolution, and/or society. Below is a list of criteria that should be met:

• Books must be non-fiction scholarly monographs based on original research published in English between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023. Authors need not be members of MESA.
• ​Subject matter must deal with the Middle East. Areas primarily of interest include Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Israel, Pakistan, and the countries of the Arab World from the seventh century to modern times. Spain, Southeastern Europe, the Soviet Union and other regions also are included for the periods in which their territories were part of the Middle Eastern empires or were under the influence of Middle Eastern civilization.

[Social Sciences: Economics]
Title: Roger Owen Book Award
Funding agency: Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
Award am​ount: $2,000
Application deadline: April 1, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The Roger Owen Book Award, first given in 2011, recognizes the very best in economics, economic history, or the political economy of the Middle East and North Africa scholarship. The Nominations are invited from publishers and authors for the 2023 Roger Owen Book Award. Below is a list of criteria that should be met:

• Subject matter must deal with economics, economic history or the political economy of the Middle East and North Africa (Mali to Pakistan) and the work must seek to advance knowledge and scholarship on these areas within the modern period (roughly 1750 to the present). Indeed, the purpose of the award is to encourage work in these fields and areas. The works considered should demonstrate substantive understanding of the historical, social and political implications of economic factors, theoretical sophistication and interpretive elegance.
• ​Books must be non-fiction scholarly monographs based on original research published in English* between April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2023. *Works translated from other languages into English will also be considered but will be judged by the same rigorous standards as those for works submitted in English. Authors need not be members of MESA.

[Social Sciences: Economics, Education, Political Studies and Public Administration]
Title: Social, Political, and Economic Inequality
Funding agency: Russell Sage Foundation
Award am​ount: Up to $200,000
Application deadline(Letter of Inquiry): May 3, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The Russell Sage Foundation invites letters of inquiry for its social, political, and economic inequality program. It supports research on the factors that contribute to inequality in the US, and the extent to which social, political, and economic inequalities affect social, psychological, political, and economic outcomes, including equality of access and opportunity, social mobility, civic participation and representation, and the intergenerational transmission of advantage and disadvantage. RSF is particularly interested in analyses that make use of newly available data or demonstrate novel uses of existing data. They also support original data collection when a project is focused on important program priorities. Proposals to conduct field experiments, in-depth qualitative interviews, and ethnographies are also encouraged. Funding can be used for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results. PIs may request up to $50,000 (no indirect costs) when the proposed research project has special needs for gathering data (e.g.: qualitative research), or gaining access to restricted-use data.

Eligibility: Applicant can be from any country and from any nationality. All applicants (both PIs and Co-PIs) must have a doctorate. All research grant applications must be preceded by a letter of inquiry (LOI). LOIs, and proposals must have well-developed conceptual frameworks, and research designs. Analytical models must be well-specified, and research questions and hypotheses (where applicable) must be clearly stated. More detailed information on eligibility and policies here​.​

[Social Sciences; Political Studies and Public Administration]
Title: Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Programme
Funding agency: Russell Sage Foundation
Award am​ount: Up to $200,000
Application deadline(Letter of Inquiry): May 3, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The Russell Sage Foundation invites letters of inquiry for its race, ethnicity, and immigration programme. This supports investigator-initiated research on the social, economic and political effects of the changing racial and ethnic composition of the US population, including the transformation of communities and ideas about what it means to be American. Preference is given to studies involving multidisciplinary perspectives and methods that both strengthen the data, theory and methods of social science research and foster an understanding of how to better achieve the American ideals of a pluralist society.

Funding can be used for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results. Trustee Grants are generally capped at $175,000, including 15% indirect costs, over a two-year period. Presidential Awards are capped at $35,000 (no indirect costs). PIs may request up to $50,000 (no indirect costs) when the proposed research project has special needs for gathering data (e.g.: qualitative research) or gaining access to restricted-use data.

Eligibility: All applicants must have a PhD or in certain circumstances a strong career background that establishes their ability to conduct high-level, peer-reviewed scholarly research. Early-career scholars are encouraged to apply for presidential awards. Applicants from all nationalities may apply and do not have to reside in the US, but the proposed research project must focus on the US. More detailed information on eligibility and policies here​.​

[Social Sciences; Political Studies and Public Administration]
Title: Immigration and Immigrant Integration
Funding agency: Russell Sage Foundation
Award am​ount: Up to $200,000
Application deadline(Letter of Inquiry): May 3, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The Russell Sage Foundation/Carnegie Corporation Initiative on Immigration and Immigrant Integration seeks to support innovative research on the effects of race, citizenship, legal status and politics, political culture and public policy on outcomes for immigrants and for the native-born of different racial and ethnic groups, and generations. This initiative falls under RSF’s Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Program, and represents a special area of interest within the core program, which continues to encourage proposals on a broader set of issues. RSF and the Carnegie Corporation of New York invite proposals for new research that will strengthen the theory, methods, and empirical knowledge about the effects of race, citizenship, legal status, and the interplay of politics and policy on immigrant outcomes. Because of limitations in government statistics, researchers are curating and analyzing data from both public, and private sources (e.g., specialized surveys, administrative sources from tax, social security and citizenship, and immigration services, as well as social media), and collecting their own data to measure the progress of the foreign-born and their children.
Examples of the kinds of topics, and questions that are of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Legal Status, Naturalization and Citizenship, Mixed-Ancestry, Ethnic Identity, and Integration, Race, Religion and Inequality, Politics, Political Culture, and Public Policy. 

The Foundation encourages methodological variety, and inter-disciplinary collaboration. All proposed projects must have well-developed conceptual frameworks, and research designs. Analytical models must be specified, and research questions, and hypotheses (where applicable) must be clearly stated.

Eligibility: All applicants must have a PhD or in certain circumstances a strong career background that establishes their ability to conduct high-level, peer-reviewed scholarly research. Early-career scholars are encouraged to apply for presidential awards. Applicants from all nationalities may apply, and do not have to reside in the US, but the proposed research project must focus on the US. More detailed information on eligibility and policies here​.

[Social Sciences: Economics, Social and Behavioral Sciences]
Title: Future of Work
Funding agency: Russell Sage Foundation
Award am​ount: Up to $200,000
Application deadline(Letter of Inquiry): May 3, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The Russell Sage Foundation's program on the Future of Work supports innovative research on the causes and consequences of changes in the quality of jobs for less- and moderately skilled workers and their families. They seek investigator-initiated research proposals that will broaden their understanding of the role of changes in employer practices, the nature of the labor market and public policies on employment, earnings, and job quality. They are especially interested in proposals that address questions about the interplay of market and non-market forces in shaping the wellbeing of workers, today and in the future. All proposed projects must have well-developed conceptual frameworks and research designs. Analytical models must be specified and research questions and hypotheses (where applicable) must be clearly stated. The kinds of topics and questions of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Causes and Consequences of Job Polarization, Alternative Work Arrangements, The Changing Legal Environment, Emerging Technologies and the Future of Work, Workforce Development and Training, Changing Economies, Changing Families and Policy Responses.

Eligibility: All applicants must have a PhD or in certain circumstances a strong career background that establishes their ability to conduct high-level, peer-reviewed scholarly research. Applicants from all nationalities may apply and do not have to reside in the US, but the proposed research project must focus on the US. A brief letter of inquiry must precede a full proposal. All applications must be submitted through the Foundation's online submission system. LOIs must include specific information about the proposed data and research design. More detailed information on eligibility and policies here.

[Social Sciences: Economics, Psychology, Sociology; Political Studies and Public Administration]
Title: Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context
Funding agency: Russell Sage Foundation
Award am​ount: Up to $200,000 ​
Application deadline(Letter of Inquiry): May 3, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

This program encourages perspectives from multiple disciplines, including economics, psychology, political science, sociology, law, public policy, and other social sciences, to further our understanding of economic, social, political, and psychological decision-making processes, attitudes, behaviors, and institutional practices in public and private contexts such as policing/criminal legal systems, employment, housing, politics, racial/ethnic relations, and immigration. RSF seldom supports studies focused on educational processes or curricular issues but does prioritize analyses of inequities in educational attainment or student performance. The kinds of topics and questions that are of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Biases and Misperceptions, Institutions; Policies, Social Structures and Networks, Motivations; Incentives and Choice Architecture; Habits, Time Preferences, Mental Bandwidth and Behavior Change; Affect and Emotions. RSF is interested in supporting research that examines the extent to which emotions influence social, economic, legal, and political attitudes and behaviors.

Eligibility: All applicants must have a PhD or in certain circumstances a strong career background that establishes their ability to conduct high-level, peer-reviewed scholarly research. Applicants from all nationalities may apply and do not have to reside in the US, but the proposed research project must focus on the US. A brief letter of inquiry must precede a full proposal. All applications must be submitted through the Foundation's online submission system. LOIs must include specific information about the proposed data and research design. More detailed information on eligibility and policies he​re.​

[Natural Sciences]
Title: Supporting Excellence & Innovation in Anti-doping Science
Funding agency: Partnership for Clean Competition
Award am​ount: Up to $200,000
Pre-Application deadline: July 1, 2023; November 1, 2023
Application deadline: August 1, 2023; December 1, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

With an emphasis on original work that focuses on improving existing analytical methods for detecting particular drugs, developing new analytical methods to test for substances not currently detectable, and discovering cost-effective approaches for testing widely abused substances across all levels of sport, the following areas of investigation reflect the PCC’s current research priorities:

• Developing methods of cost-effective testing to detect and deter the use of banned and illegal substances.
• Developing testing protocols to detect designer substances used for doping purposes.
• Improving existing analytical methods to detect particular drugs, ex. GH, IGF-1, EPO, hCG.
• Developing analytical methods to detect performance enhancing drugs not currently detectable.
• Longitudinal urinary excretion patterns, metabolism and dose-concentration.
• Critical reviews to support interpretation of laboratory data.
• Alternative specimens, (ex. oral fluid, dried blood/plasma spots) for testing.

[Natural Sciences]
Title: International Climate Initiative- Small Grants
Funding agency: IKI Small Grants-German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH
Award am​ount: Up to €200,000
Application deadline: March 15, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

These support small organisations to encourage active citizen involvement and local approaches to threats caused by climate change and biodiversity loss. Projects must address one of the following thematic fields: 

• mitigating greenhouse gas emissions; 
• adapting to the impacts of climate change;
• conserving natural carbon sinks and forestry;
• conserving biological diversity. 

The funding volume is between 60,000 and 200,000 euros. ​ The call reaches out to small sub-national, national, and regional organisations in ODA-eligible countries to propose small, context-tailored, and ambitious project ideas. Eligible organisations must have at least three years of relevant experience and their average annual revenue should range between 60,000 and 500,000 euros. Projects are identified in a one-stage selection procedure.

[All disciplines]
Title: Kuwait Prize 2023 - Cycle 42
Funding agency: Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS)
Award am​ount: K.D.40,000 (Approx. $135,000)
Application deadline: June 30, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) awards distinguished Kuwaiti and Arab scientists worldwide the Kuwait Prize for their significant and outstanding achievements in research. For the 2023 Kuwait Prize Cycle, KFAS invites universities, scientific and research institutions, and eligible individuals, to nominate Kuwaiti and Arab scientists for the Prize in the following scientific subfields:

• Fundamental Sciences: Chemistry (including but not limited to): Organic & Inorganic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry & Medicinal Chemistry. Physical Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry & Quantum Chemistry. 
• Applied Sciences: Hydrology (including but not limited to): Hydrogeology, Remote Sensing to Water Resources, Ecohydrology, Hydrochemistry, Hydrometeorology, Hydromorphology, Water Quality Improvement & Aquatic Resources Management. 
• Economics and Social Sciences: Psychology (including but not limited to): Social Psychology, Educational Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Clinical Psychology & Psychopathology, Experimental Psychology & Cyberpsychology. 
• Humanities, Arts and Literature: Comparative & World Literatures (including but not limited to): Cultural & Literary Relations Across National Borders, History of World Literary Relations, Literature & other Disciplines such as the Fine Arts/Visual Arts, Sociology, Philosophy, as well as Studies in World Literatures. 
• ​Emerging Interdisciplinary Sciences: Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (including but not limited to): Expert Systems, Internet of Things, Industrial Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Large Data Mining, Natural Languages Processing, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, Automation & Cyber Security. ​

[Social Sciences; Humanities]
Title: DRL FY2022: Leveraging Intersectionality to Ensure Zero Obstruction to Women's Empowerment
Funding agency: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL)
Award am​ount: Up to $1,000,000
Application deadline: March 22, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The DRL requests proposals specifically focused on women from marginalized communities who face compounded discrimination and violence, as well as significant barriers to exercising their human rights, fundamental freedoms, and dignity. DRL is particularly concerned with the status of women and girls from marginalized communities who experience heightened discrimination, violence, and inequality from emerging and growing global challenges, including gender-based violence, disinformation, migration, food insecurity, economic inequality, conflict and crisis, and climate change. Women are often excluded from power and decision-making entities and processes charged with combating emerging global challenges.

Despite impeding barriers, women from marginalized communities are also on the front lines of mitigating these global challenges and creating spaces for empowerment and support. Addressing their specific challenges and investing in opportunities to advance their skills and bolster their empowerment strategies, will consolidate the personal and collective strength, energy, and impact needed to achieve equity, justice, and equality for all members of society. Program proposals may address communities globally and may be focused on communities in individual countries, across multiple countries, within regions, or across multiple regions. 

The project will focus on two objectives: 

• Objective 1: Strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations to address intersectional violence, discrimination, inequality, and other forms of human rights abuse against women from marginalized communities; and, 
• Objective 2: Creating shared purpose and impact through joint advocacy among civil society organizations addressing emerging and growing global challenges impacting women from marginalized communities and promote women’s empowerment. 
  

Eligibility: DRL welcomes applications from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and public international organizations; private, public, or state institutions of higher education

[Social Sciences: Psychology]
Title: Steven O. Walfish Grants
Funding agency: American Psychological Foundation
Award am​ount: Up to $2,500
Application deadline: September 30, 2023
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The American Psychological Association, with sponsorship from the Division 42 Next Generation Fund, invites applications for the Steven O Walfish grants. These support the next generation of student and early-career psychologists in order to expand the knowledge base in the practice of psychology. Research may focus on population‐based practice issues, procedure- or technique‐based practice issues, diagnosis‐based practice issues or service delivery models describing a practice innovation. 

Eligibility: early-career psychologists, within 10 years of obtaining their doctoral degree, may apply. Only manuscripts that have not been previously published are eligible. In the case of multi-authored manuscripts, the role of each co-author should be described, and the award candidate's role must be clearly primary.

[All disciplines]
Title: 3R Liban: Recherche. Réponses. Résilience.
Funding agency: Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) and CNRS-Lebanon
Award am​ount: Up to €24,000 for 3 years from AUF and up to LBP82,500,000 for 3 years from CNRS-L
Application deadline: May 20, 2023
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The AUF Moyen-Orient, under the Special AUF Plan for Lebanon, is jointly implementing with CNRS-Lebanon the program “3R Liban: Recherche. Réponses. Résilience,” a new mechanism integrated on a call for projects combining support for a research project and integrating doctoral mobility in international partnership. This mechanism aims to support projects with a national impact. It responds to the request of the Lebanese authorities in the context of the crisis and constitutes the AUF's response to supporting the resilience of the national scientific apparatus, for the benefit of universities. 

The call is open to all disciplinary fields with priority given to research projects related to the multidimensional crisis that Lebanon is going through (economic, sanitary, social, environmental aspects; crisis and disaster management; etc.), aiming to contribute to the national response to the crises, with a short-term or long-term impact. ​

[All disciplines]
Title: Programme CÈDRE 2024
Funding agency: Implemented in Lebanon by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education;​​ Implemented in France by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) and by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation (MESRI)
Award am​ount: €10,000 ̶ €18,000 for 2 years, with a maximum of €9,000 per year
Application deadline: April 27, 2023
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CÈDRE is the Franco-Lebanese Hubert Curien Partnership (PHC). The objective of the program is to develop, in an incubator logic, scientific and technological exchanges between laboratories of the two countries, in particular by promoting new collaborations, the participation of young researchers and doctoral students, as well as the creation of Franco-Lebanese research teams with a co-diploma training mainly at the doctorate level. All research fields are concerned. Projects involving an interdisciplinary approach are encouraged. Particular attention will be accorded to projects contributing to the development of research in Lebanon, and to the objective of economic and social development of Lebanon.

[All disciplines]
Title: Wellcome Career Development Awards
Funding agency: Wellcome Trust
Award am​ount: to be determined
Application deadline: April 4, 2023
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This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programs of work and deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing.

Interested applicants can apply for a Wellcome Career Development Award if they are a mid-career researcher, and are ready to lead a substantial and innovative research program. They must aim to make a key contribution to their field by generating significant shifts in understanding, and/or developing methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research.

During the award, successful applicants are expected to:

• develop their research capabilities and leadership skills
• support others to undertake research responsibly and promote a positive and inclusive culture
• start training the next generation of researchers and develop their research skills and careers. 

Applicants’ research can be in any discipline – including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), experimental medicine, humanities and social science, clinical/allied health sciences, and public health – as long as it has the potential to improve human life, health and wellbeing, and aligns with the organization’s funding remit. They should ask for their salary (if required) and the resources they need for their research program. Further details on funding can be found here.

Successful applicants must be able to contribute at least 80% of their research time to the award. The award usually lasts for 8 years, but may be less for some disciplines, such as humanities and social science. The award may be held on a part-time basis. The organization will extend the duration of the award to reflect this.

[Humanities: Archaeology]
Title: Research Grant
Funding agency: Leakey Foundation
Award am​ount: Up to $30,000
Application deadline: July 15, 2023
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The Leakey Foundation exclusively funds research related to human origins, including paleoanthropology, genetics, primate behavior and the behavioral ecology of contemporary hunter-gatherers. Priority of funding is commonly given to exploratory phases of promising new research projects that meet the stated purpose of the Foundation. 

Eligibility: Advanced doctoral students (advanced to candidacy – all but dissertation) and established scientists are eligible for Leakey Foundation Research Grants. There are no citizenship restrictions. All applications must be written in English.

[Quantitative Thought]
Title: Allen Newell Award
Funding agency: Association for Computing Machinery
Award am​ount: $10,000
Application deadline: December 15, 2023
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The Association for Computing Machinery, with funding from the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, invites nominations for the Allen Newell award. This recognizes an individual for career contributions in computer science, or work that bridges computer science and other disciplines. Key factors in evaluating nominations thus include both the quality of the contributions and their breadth across computer science – with contributions to artificial intelligence being of particular note – plus the significance of the bridges created to other disciplines.​

[Humanities]
Title: Scholarly Editions and Scholarly Translations
Funding agency: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Award am​ount: Up to $300,000
Application deadline: November 29, 2023
Application available: August 11, 2023
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The Scholarly Editions and Scholarly Translations program provides grants to organizations to support collaborative teams who are editing, annotating, and translating foundational humanities texts that are vital to learning and research but are currently inaccessible or are available only in inadequate editions or translations. Typically, the texts are significant literary, philosophical, and historical materials, but other types of work, such as musical notation, may also be the subject of an edition.​

[Humanities]
Title: Research and Development / Long-term Research Grants
Funding agency: Henry Moore Foundation
Award am​ount: Up to £20,000
Application deadline: March 1, 2023; May 26, 2023; August 29, 2023; November 29, 2023
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Henry Moore Grants continue Moore's legacy by supporting sculpture across historical, modern, and contemporary registers, and seeking to fund research that expands the appreciation of sculpture. Available to organizations only, these grants support extended research projects requiring funding for more than one year, e.g. a permanent collection catalogue. Grants can be awarded up to £20,000. 

The foundation welcomes applications four times per year, at the following times: 

1 February, 9:00 – 1 March, 23:00
1 May, 9:00 – 26 May, 23:00
1 August, 9:00 – 29 August, 23:00
1 November, 9:00 – 29 November, 23:00

*All times GMT

[Education]
Title: Research Grants on Education: Small – Spencer Foundation
Funding agency: Spencer Foundation
Award am​ount: Up to $50,000
Application deadline: April 5, 2023
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The Small Research Grants Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. Applications are accepted three times per year.

This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. The goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.

Eligibility:
Proposals to the Research Grants on Education program must be for academic research projects that aim to study education. Proposals for activities other than research are not eligible (e.g., program evaluations, professional development, curriculum development, scholarships, capital projects). Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs applying for a Small Research Grant on Education must have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or appropriate experience in an education research-related profession. Proposals are accepted from the U.S. and internationally, however, all proposals must be submitted in English and budgets must be proposed in U.S. Dollars.
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[All disciplines]
Title: The Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research
Funding agency: Einstein Foundation Berlin; Damp-Stiftung
Award am​ount: Up to €200,000
Application deadline: April 30, 2023
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The Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research aims to provide recognition and publicity for outstanding efforts that enhance the rigor, reliability, robustness, and transparency of research in the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities, and stimulate awareness and activities fostering research quality among scientists, institutions, funders, and politicians. Projects will be competitively selected for funding and internationally showcased. 

The Einstein Foundation will honor successful candidates in the following three categories: 

Individual Award: Individual researchers or small teams of collaborating researchers can be nominated. The laureate will be awarded €200,000. 

Institutional Award: Governmental and non-governmental organizations, institutions, or other entities can apply or be nominated. The award-winning organization or institution will receive €200,000. If governmental organizations or institutions are the recipients of the award, they will not r​​eceive any funds in addition to the award itself. Non-Governmental organizations can be publicly funded; although government representatives may sit on an NGO’s governing board(s), governments cannot unilaterally determine the use of the organization’s funds, its structure, or its activities. 

Early Career Award: Early career researchers or small teams of collaborating researchers can submit a project proposal that seeks to foster research quality and value for an award of €100,000.

Eligibility:
This award is open to any researcher or group of researchers, organizations, or institutions involved in science and research, education, and scholarship. To be eligible for the early career award, candidates must hold a doctorate or have equivalent research experience and should have been an independent researcher for no longer than five years.
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[Natural Sciences]
Title: Computationally-Defined Behaviors in Psychiatry (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Award am​ount: Up to $275,000
LOI deadline: October 1, 2023​
Application deadline: November 1, 2023
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This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits applications for research projects that will apply computational approaches to develop parametrically detailed behavioral assays across mental-health relevant domains of function. These projects should focus on behavior in humans and test computational models in healthy, trans-diagnostic, unselected, or community samples. NIMH is particularly interested in the study of behavioral measures, models, and parameters that have the potential for back-translation from humans to animals, especially for pre-clinical therapeutics development, and in models that have the potential to be extended to clinical populations. To maximize prospects of back-translation and to provide a neurobiological foundation for future research, studies will need to consider behavioral models and parameters that are linked to the underlying neural processes that may be involved in their computation. Finally, in order to ensure ecological validity of behavioral assays, models derived from lab-based behavioral tasks will need to be tested for generalizability to behavioral data collected in a real-world setting. 

Direct costs are limited to $275,000 over a two-year project period, with no more than $200,000 in direct costs allowed in any single year. The maximum project period is 2 years. 

Eligibility: Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. ​​

[Natural Sciences]
Title: Junior Investigator Global ATTR Amyloidosis Research ASPIRE
Funding agency: Pfizer
Award am​ount: Up to $75,000
Application deadline: March 21, 2023
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Pfizer is interested in supporting research proposals that advance our understanding of the epidemiology, basic science and early diagnosis and treat​ment of ATTR amyloidosis through research focused in the following areas: 

• Epidemiologic evaluations for ATTR amyloidosis
• Approaches for the early identification and follow up of ATTR amyloidosis patients
• RW efficacy and safety of tafamidis in the clinical setting for the management of ATTR amyloidosis
• Evaluation of patients with ATTR-CM presenting with a mixed phenotype (e.g., cardiomyopathy and polyneuropathy)
• Pathophysiology Individual projects requesting up to $75,000 USD/year for 1 to 2 years will be considered.
  

Eligibility:
The applicant (PI) must be a junior investigator with a professional terminal degree (MD and/or PharmD or equivalent). Applicants must have obtained their terminal degree less than 10 years ago. Applicant must be developing their research careers in ATTR Amyloidosis, and must have a mentor or senior investigator participate as a co-investigator. The principal investigator (PI) and institution must be based outside of the United States.​​

[Quantitative Thought: Mathematics]
Title: Individual Travel Research Program
Funding agency: International Mathematical Union-Commission for Developing Countries
Award am​ount: Up to €2,500
Application deadline: April 15, 2023; July 15, 2023; October 1, 2023
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The Individual Travel Research Program supports mathematicians from developing countries to travel to an internationally known mathematical center of excellence (worldwide) for collaborative research (minimum stay of four weeks). The grant is intended to cover travel costs of the grantees for up to €2,500 while host institutions are generally responsible for covering the local living expenses.

This program does not support travel cost to any conference, summer school or workshops. CDC programs do not cover the cost of accompanying family members.

​Additional information​ about the deadlines: 

• April 15th, 2023 for research visits starting between August 1st, 2023 and August 1st, 2024 (Decisions will be made by June 15th, 2023)
• July 15th, 2023 for research visits starting between November 1st, 2023 and November 1st, 2024 (Decisions will be made by September 15th, 2023)
• October 1st, 2023 for research visits between January 15th, 2024 and January 15th, 2023 (Decisions will be made by November 15th, 2023)​

Eligibility:
Applicants must hold a PhD in Mathematics, and must be based (place of work) in a developing country. They should be employed as a faculty member of a university or an equivalent institution. Moreover, they should have already established contact with a mathematician in the host institution and should have a definite research plan at the time of applying for the grant. The applicant should have been granted appropriate leave of absence from his/her institution for the period of visit. Minimal length of visit should be one month.​​

[All disciplines]
Title: Research Group Grants
Funding agency: Bielefeld University
Award am​ount: Up to €50,000 for visiting groups; up to €400,000 for resident groups, and up to €200,000 for long-term groups
Application deadline: April 25, 2023
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Bielefeld University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) invites proposals for its research group grants. These support the establishment of interdisciplinary research groups. Projects must have an interdisciplinary approach, academic quality, and originality on an international level. The following three different grant schemes are available:​​​
• Visiting Groups: 1 to 3 months - Funding Amount: up to €50,000 to cover the costs for travel and accommodation as well as workshops and conferences; personnel expenses (buy-outs) cannot be covered. Visiting Groups can, for example, explore new research topics and partnerships, finalize interdisciplinary publications or conduct small research projects.
• Resident Groups: 4 to 6 months - Funding Amount: up to €400,000 to cover the costs for travel and accommodation as well as workshops, conferences, and personnel expenses (e.g., in the form of buy-outs). Resident Groups may conduct more extensive research projects, which require intensive collaboration over an extended period.
• Long-Term Groups Duration: several visits to ZiF over a period of up to three years; these recurring visits may add up to a total of ten months Funding Amount: up to €200,000 to cover the costs for travel and accommodation as well as workshops and conferences; personnel expenses (buy-outs) cannot be covered.

Eligibility:
ZiF is open to scholars from all disciplines post-PhD, based in Germany and abroad. They can propose a research project to be conducted with a curated group of (preferably) international colleagues. If their collaborative application is successful, ZiF will host the group on its campus, offering ideal working conditions.

Further details can be found here​.

[All disciplines]
Title: Wellcome Discovery Awards
Funding agency: Wellcome Trust
Award am​ount: to be determined
Application deadline: April 11, 2023
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This scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health, and wellbeing​. A Wellcome Discovery Award provides funding for research expenses. The award usually lasts for 8 years, but may be less for some disciplines, such as humanities and social science. The award may be held on a part-time basis. The organization will extend the duration of the award to reflect this. Applicants should ask for a level and duration of funding that’s appropriate for their proposed research. They will need to justify these costs in their grant application. The research can be in a single discipline or multidisciplinary. An award can be held by an established researcher or a team of researchers led by an established researcher.

Eligibility:
Interested investigators can apply for a Wellcome Discovery Award if they are researchers who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas. They must aim to make a major contribution to their research field by generating significant shifts in understanding, and/or developing methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research. Lead applicants, whether they are applying as the sole applicant or the lead applicant for a team, must have:

• international standing as a research leader in their field
• experience of leading innovative and creative research
• a track record of managing and training others.

[Humanities: Archaeology]
Title: Research Grants
Funding agency: Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology
Award am​ount: Up to £2,000
Application deadline: March 1, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology invites applications for its research grants. These support research projects and publications on the post-medieval archaeology of Britain, Europe and the wider world, from circa 1500 to the present day.

Eligibility:
Applicants must be members of the society.​​

[Natural Sciences: Biology]
Title: Discovery of Cell-based Chemical Probes for Novel Brain Targets (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Award am​ount: Up to $275,000
Application deadline: February 16, 2023; June 16, 2023; October 16, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support investigators who have interest and capability to join efforts for the discovery of cell-based chemical probes for novel brain targets. It is expected that applicants will have, in hand, the starting compounds (“validated hits”) for chemical optimization and bioassays for testing new analog compounds.

Through this FOA, NIH wishes to stimulate research in: 1) discovery and development of novel, small molecules for their potential use in understanding biological processes relevant to the missions of NIMH, NIDA, NEI and/or NIA; and 2) discovery and/or validation of novel, biological targets that will inform studies of brain disease mechanisms. Emphasis will be placed on projects that provide new insight into important disease-related biological targets and biological processes.

Eligibility:
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.​

[Social Sciences: Psychology]
Title: Social Psychology
Funding agency: National Science Foundation
Award am​ount: to be specified
Application deadline: January 17, 2023; July 17, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The Social Psychology Program at NSF supports research and research infrastructure to advance basic knowledge in social psychology. Projects funded by the Social Psychology Program support the NSF mission to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense. Proposals considered by the Social Psychology Program must communicate both the intellectual merit of the science and its broader societal impacts.

Proposed research should carry strong potential for creating transformative advances in the basic understanding of human social behavior. Among the many research topics supported are: social cognition, attitudes, social and cultural influence, stereotypes, motivation, decision making, group dynamics, aggression, close relationships, social and affective neuroscience, social psychophysiology, emotions, prosocial behavior, health-related behavior, and personality and individual differences. Proposals that develop new theories or methods for understanding social behavior are highly encouraged. Research samples should represent substantial ranges of ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, cultures, and other dimensions of human populations.​

[Natural Sciences: Biology]
Title: Accelerating the Pace of Child Health Research Using Existing Data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (R01-Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Award am​ount: Up to $250,000 per year
LOI deadline: 30 days prior to the application due date
Application deadline: February 5, 2023; June 5, 2023; October 5, 2023; February 5, 2024; June 5, 2024; October 5, 2024; February 5, 2025
Full announcement ​ he​re

The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study is collecting data on health and mental health, cognitive function, substance use, cultural and environmental factors, and brain structure and function from youth starting when they are 9-10 years-old and following them longitudinally to early adulthood. These data will be made available to the scientific community through the NIMH Data Archive. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage applications proposing the analysis of this public use dataset to increase knowledge of adolescent health and development.

Eligibility:
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.

[Natural Sciences: Biology]
Title: Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Award am​ount: Up to $499,000
Application deadline: February 5, 2023; June 5, 2023; October 5, 2023; February 5, 2024
Full announcement ​ he​re

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to stimulate efforts to translate scientific discoveries and engineering developments into methods or tools that address problems in basic research to understand disease, or in applied research to assess risk, detect, prevent, diagnose, treat, and/or manage disease. The rationale is to deliver new capabilities to meet evolving requirements for technologies and methods relevant to the advance of research and delivery of care in pre-clinical, clinical and non-clinical settings, domestic or foreign, for conditions and diseases within the missions of participating institutes.

This FOA specifies a partnership structure that is expected to help bridge gaps in knowledge and experience by engaging the strengths of academic, industrial, and other investigators. The partners on each application should establish an inter-disciplinary, multi-institutional research team to work in strategic alliance to implement a coherent strategy to develop and translate a solution to their chosen problem. They are expected to plan, design, and validate that the solution will be suitable for end users. Each partnership should include at least one academic and one industrial organization. Each partnership should plan to transition a technology, method, assay, device, and/or system from a demonstration of possibility to a status useful in the chosen setting. Funding may be requested to enhance, adapt, optimize, validate, and otherwise translate technologies that address problems in biology, pathology, risk assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and/or monitoring of disease status.

Eligibility:
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.

[Social Sciences: Sociology and Anthropology​]
Title: Joseph H. Fichter Research Grant Competition
Funding agency: Association for the Sociology of Religion
Application deadline: March 1, 2023
Full announcement ​ he​re

The Association for the Sociology of Religion invites applications for the Joseph H Fichter research grant. This supports particularly applicants involved in sociological research on women in religion or on the intersection between religion and gender or religion and sexualities. Please note that the Fichter Grants cover only direct research expenses, such as: (1) transportation expenses to conduct research; (2) the cost of hiring a research assistant or transcriber; (3) computer software packages that are not typically provided by a college or university (e.g., specialized statistical software packages). A total of $12,000 is available to be awarded annually, and this amount is usually distributed among several of the leading applications in the year’s competition.

Eligibility:
Junior and senior scholars conducting postdoctoral research are eligible to apply. The proposed research must be sociological in nature. Applicants must also be members of the Association for the Sociology of Religion at the time of application.​