American University of Beirut

External Funding Opportunities

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Faculty members applying for external funding are required to channel their proposal, through the AUB online transmittal form, to campus administrators (Department Chair, Research Committee Chair, and Dean) for review and approval before they are submitted to the OGC and the Office of the Provost for the final review and transmittal. In planning the external proposal submission, please take into account the internal review process in order to allow time for completion.

For information on AUB policies and procedures on external grants, please consult the OGC website.


    Funding Opportunities



    [Social Sciences; Humanities]
    Title: Short-Term Postdoctoral Mobility Fellowship Program in the Social Sciences and Humanities
    Funding agency: The Arab Council for The Social Sciences (ACSS) and The Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH)
    Award amount: Travel expenses and monthly stipend of €1,700
    Application deadline: December 4, 2023
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) and the Arab Council for the Social Sciences are pleased to announce the seventh call for applications for their joint program titled “Short-Term Postdoctoral Mobility Fellowship Program in the Social Sciences and Humanities.” The aim of the program is to support postdoctoral fellows from Arab countries and enable them to conduct research or research-related activities in France (including field research, networking, library and archival work, as well as other types of data collection), and to strengthen research networking and collaborations between Europe and the Arab region. The short-term fellowships last for two to three months. 

    Eligibility: Applicants must be holders of the nationality of an Arab state, or refugees, and/or stateless individuals from Arab countries, who are currently residing in the Arab region. Applicants can be affiliated with a public or private research institution in the Arab region, but they do not necessarily need to have a permanent position. However, applicants should be engaged in research in addition to teaching. The proposed project could be either ongoing or new. Before submitting their application, applicants must have secured a French research institution willing to host them during the time of their fellowship. All applicants must hold a PhD and be 0-6 years out of their PhD program in the social sciences or humanities (note: Due to French funding restrictions, the program is not open to linguistics, archaeology, literary studies, and arts). In case the PhD was obtained from a university outside the Arab region, the applicant should have been a resident in the Arab region for at least two years prior to the time of application. The program does not have any age restrictions.



    [Natural Sciences: Biology, Chemistry]
    Title: Discovery of Cell-based Chemical Probes for Novel Brain Targets (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health
    Award amount: Up to $275,000
    Application deadline: January 7, 2024
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​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. 

    The main emphasis of projects submitted under this FOA should be the discovery of cell-based chemical probes. Applicants interested in developing in vivo chemical probes may wish to apply using the companion R01 mechanism, (PAR-21-029). 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: Biology; Social Sciences: Psychology​​]
    Title: 2024 Narsad Distinguished Investigator Grant
    Funding agency: Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF)
    Award amount: Up to $100,000
    Application deadline: December 5, 2023
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation awards research grants to develop improved treatments, cures, and methods of prevention for mental illness. The Foundation’s Distinguished Investigator Grant Program offers up to $100,000 for a one-year period and is intended for established scientists who maintain peer reviewed competitively funded scientific programs. BBRF funds the most innovative ideas in neuroscience and psychiatry to better understand the causes and develop new ways to effectively treat brain and behavior disorders. These illnesses include addiction, ADHD, anxiety, autism, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, eating disorders, OCD, PTSD, schizophrenia, as well as research in suicide prevention. BBRF’s Distinguished Investigator Grant program supports basic and/or clinical investigators and is designed to stimulate the development of key personnel and resources, to facilitate the rapid initiation of research in innovative areas, and to enable investigators to create unique scientific opportunities.

    Eligibility: Applicants must be a full professor (or equivalent), and maintain peer reviewed competitively funded scientific programs.



    [Humanities; Social Sciences​​]
    Title: Schlesinger Library Research Support Grants
    Funding agency: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
    Award amount: Up to $3,000
    Application deadline: January 28, 2024
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies invites applications for the Schlesinger Library research support grants. These support scholars and researchers in carrying out research using the collections of the Schlesinger Library on the history of women, gender and sexuality in America. Grants of up to $3,000 will be given on a competitive basis. Applicants must have a doctoral degree or equivalent research and writing experience, and priority will be given to those who have demonstrated research productivity and whose projects require use of materials available only at the Schlesinger Library. The awards may be used to cover travel and living expenses, photocopies or other reproductions, and other incidental research expenses.



    [Natural Sciences: Conservation; Humanities: Archaeology and Arts; Social Sciences​​]
    Title: 2024 Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP)
    Funding agency: U.S. Embassy in Lebanon
    Award amount: Up to $500,000
    Application deadline: January 2, 2024 (Round 1); April 25, 2024 (Round 2)
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The U.S. Embassy in Beirut announces the call for proposals for the 2024 Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). The AFCP Grants Program supports the preservation of archaeological sites, historic buildings, monuments, museum collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression, such as indigenous languages and crafts. Project proposals should comprise themes and activities primarily intended for the preservation of cultural heritage in Lebanon, including: anastylosis, consolidation, documentation, inventory, preventive conservation, restoration, and stabilization. 

    All project activities must take place in Lebanon.



    [Natural Sciences: Biology​​]
    Title: Medical Research Grants
    Funding agency: Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test
    Award amount: Up to $40,000
    Application deadline: February 1, 2024
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The Friends For An Earlier Breast Cancer Test is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for research into earlier detection methods for breast cancer. 

    The organization is accepting applications for pilot projects that focus on new methods to improve detection of early breast cancer and are especially interested in the development of new techniques in the areas of biological or immunologic methods of early detection. Pilot projects may provide preliminary data that leads to applications for more substantial peer-reviewed funding. The awards are up to $40,000 over a 1-3 year period. 

    Eligibility: Applications are accepted from both established investigators who have funding but want to embark on a research in a new area, as well as those less experienced. In either case, the proposal should represent a new approach to the area of interest. Both domestic and international research proposals are welcomed.



    [Social Sciences: Psychology]
    Title: Walter Katkovsky Research Grants
    Funding agency: American Psychological Foundation (APF)
    Award amount: Up to $22,500
    Application deadline: April 17, 2024
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The American Psychological Foundation is accepting research proposals, which should be directed to questions and hypotheses designed to improve our understanding based on theory or methods of how psychotherapy promotes behavioral, emotional, or cognitive changes. While the ultimate goal of the research should be to inform the psychotherapy process, its specific focus may be limited to an underlying assumption, hypothesis, or questions; and the actual design may be “clinical” or “experimental” in terms of subjects and procedures. That is, the research design may be a simulation of some aspect of the psychotherapy process (e.g., learning or exposure trials) and subjects may or may not be classified as “patients”. 

    The proposal must describe in detail the experimental methodology (i.e., hypotheses, subject selection, and measures of independent and dependent variables, including a description of the psychotherapy that must deal with life problems and emotional/behavioral reactions) and result in the collection of new data. Eligibility: Psychologists with up to 12 years of postdoctoral experience are eligible to apply.



    [Natural Sciences: Biology; Social Sciences]
    Title: Developing Novel Theory and Methods for Understanding the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Award amount: to be determined
    Application deadline: February 5, 2024; June 5, 2024; October 5, 2024; February 5, 2025; June 5, 2025; October 5, 2025; February 5, 2026; June 5, 2026; October 5, 2026
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The goal of this NOFO is to support applications for novel theory and methods development that enable better understanding of how genetic and non-genetic factors contribute to complex trait variation across individuals, families, and populations. Approaches should be interdisciplinary drawing from the natural and social sciences, account for interdependencies across scales of biological, social, and ecological organization, and make extensive use of theory, modeling, and validation with available large-scale datasets. 

    Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The scope of the proposed project should determine the reques​ted project period. The maximum project period is 5 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 their 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: Mechanistic Research on Neuromodulation for Substance Use Disorders Treatment (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Award amount: to be determined
    LOI deadline: 30 days prior to application due date
    Application deadline: January 16, 2024; August 14, 2024; January 16, 2025; August 14, 2025; January 16, 2026; August 16, 2026
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage clinical research that will identify and validate

    • Novel targets for non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) and
    • Substance use disorder (SUD)-relevant neurobiological, cognitive, and behavioral responses to NIBS that may precede clinical outcomes like reduced craving or substance use

    Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The scope of the proposed project should determine the requested project period. The maximum project period is 5 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 their 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; Social Sciences: Psychology]
    Title: Bidirectional Influences Between Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
    Award amount: to be determined
    LOI deadline: February 1, 2024
    Application deadline: March 1, 2024
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    Adolescents have increasing access to and spend an increasing amount of time engaging in online social interactions and consuming content on social media platforms, yet there is limited knowledge of how online social behavior and experiences interact with adolescent mental illness and risk for psychopathology. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage applications that focus on understanding bidirectional relationships between social media use and adolescent mental illness, psychiatric symptoms, and risk or resilience for psychopathology. This NOFO uses the R01 grant mechanism, whereas its companion NOFO, RFA-MH-24-181, seeks shorter, higher-risk R21 grant applications. Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is 5 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 their 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.



    [All disciplines]
    Title: Wellcome Discovery Awards
    Funding agency: Wellcome Trust
    Award amount: to be determined
    Application deadline: November 21, 2023; April 16, 2024
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    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.

    If applicants are based in a low- or middle-income country, they can ask for a contribution to their salary if they hold a permanent, open-ended or long-term rolling contract that states that they have to get their salary from external grant funding.

    Successful applicants must be able to contribute at least 20% of their research time to the program.



    [Humanities; Social Sciences]
    Title: Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence
    Funding agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
    Award amount: Up to $750,000
    Optional LOI deadline: January 10, 2024
    Application deadline: February 14, 2024
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence program aims to support a more holistic understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) in the modern world through the creation of new humanities research centers on artificial intelligence at eligible institutions. Centers must focus their scholarly activities on exploring the ethical, legal, or societal implications of AI. 

    A Center is a sustained collaboration among scholars focused on exploring a specific topic. Successful applicants will examine the humanities implications of AI through two or more related scholarly activities. Centers must be led by scholars in the humanities or humanistic social sciences, but should include scholars from multiple disciplines. Scholars may come from one or more institutions. NEH welcomes international collaboration, but scholars at U.S. institutions must contribute significantly to the project. This program is for establishing new Centers; existing Centers and Institutes are not eligible in this competition.

    In addition to the establishment of a sustainable Center, the proposed project should engage in at least two activities that support research into the ethical, legal, or societal implications of AI. Appropriate activities may include but are not limited to: collaborative research and writing efforts; workshops or lecture series; education and mentoring; and the creation of digital tools to increase or advance scholarly discourse about AI.



    [Natural Sciences: Biology, Chemistry]
    Title: Bobst International Fellowship for Citizens of Lebanon
    Funding agency: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Application deadline: Rolling Call
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center offers full scholarships or fellowships for candidates of Lebanese birth and nationality to work in an educational capacity at MSK. These scholarships can be in clinical care and/or research.

    An absolute requirement of the fellowship is that each fellow agrees to return and work in Lebanon or on behalf of a Lebanese government agency for a period of four years. Any applicant applying must fulfill all requirements for compe​titive fellowships at MSK such as the USMLE examination for any clinical fellowships. All candidates will be screened for eligibility by the Senior Vice President of the International Center. A specific list of fellowship programs is not available; it is dependent upon the clinical / research slots available.

    Please submit complete PDF grant applications along with a Curriculum Vitae, Two Original Letters of Recommendation, and Copy of Passport via email to Krystal Hasan at hasank@mskcc.org and CC tabarv@mskcc.org. Please do not ​​​​send pieces individually.



    [Quantitative Thought: Mathematics]
    Title: Individual Travel Research Program
    Funding agency: International Mathematical Union-Commission for Developing Countries
    Award amount: Up to €5,000
    Application deadline: January 15, 2024; April 15, 2024; July 15, 2024; October 1, 2024
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    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:

    • January 15th, 2024 for research visits between May 15th, 2024 and May 15th, 2025 (Decisions will be made by March 15th, 2024) - The call and application form for this deadline will open on October 15th, 2023).
    • April 15th, 2024 for research visits starting between August 1st, 2024 and August 1st, 2025 (Decisions will be made by June 15th, 2024)
    • July 15th, 2024 for research visits starting between November 1st, 2024 and November 1st, 2025 (Decisions will be made by September 15th, 2024)
    • October 1st, 2024 for research visits between January 15th, 2025 and January 15th, 2026 (Decisions will be made by November 15th, 2024) 

    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.



    [Natural Sciences: Biology]
    Title: Small Research Grants
    Funding agency: Fisheries Society of the British Isles
    Award amount: Up to £7,500
    Application deadline: January 7, 2024; June 1, 2024; October 1, 2024
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The Fisheries Society of the British Isles invites applications for its small research grant scheme. These support small research projects into any aspect of fish biology and fisheries science that is relevant to the society’s objectives​

    Eligibility: Applicants based anywhere in the world may apply. They must be members of the society.



    [Social Sciences: Anthropology]
    Title: JI Staley prize
    Funding agency: School for Advanced Research
    Award amount: Up to $7,500
    Application deadline: October 1, 2024
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The School for Advanced Research invites nominations for the JI Staley prize. This recognizes a book that has had a significant impact on the field of anthropology. Nominations can be made by individuals or academic departments. To be eligible for the prize, a book must currently be in print. It must have been in publication for at least two years before it is nominated and for no longer than eight years. Co-authored books are eligible for the prize, but edited volumes and textbooks are not. Second or subsequent editions are not eligible for consideration. A panel of scholars evaluates books nominated for the J. I. Staley prize by the following criteria: 

    • Innovative and rigorous thinking in terms of theory, research methods, and/or application of findings
    • Superior integration of sub-disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary perspectives
    • Significant contribution to our understanding of humankind
    • Exemplary writing and clarity of expression; and
    • Demonstrated or anticipated impact on the field of anthropology



    [Social Sciences: Sociology]
    Title: C. Wright Mills Award
    Funding agency: Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)
    Award amount: $1,000
    Application deadline: December 15, 2023
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    SSSP annually gives its prestigious C. Wright Mills Award to the author of what the committee considers to be the most outstanding book written in the tradition of C. Wright Mills and his dedication to a search for a sophisticated understanding of the individual and society. Edited volumes, textbooks, fiction and self-published works are not eligible. 

    Eligible books must be first edition (not a reprint or later edition) and bear a 2023 copyright date. Exceptions may be made for a book bearing a 2022 copyright, but that was not released until 2023 for the first time. Self-nominations are acceptable. Authors and/or nominators do not need to be current members of SSSP. ​



    [Social Sciences: Education]
    Title: Small Research Grants on Education
    Funding agency: Spencer Foundation
    Award amount: Up to $50,000
    Application deadline: December 6, 2023
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    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.



    [Natural Sciences: Biology]
    Title: Identifying Host Cell Death Pathway Targets for Host-Directed Therapies for Treatment of Mtb and Mtb/HIV Co-Infection (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Application deadline: December 7, 2023; December 7, 2024
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support mechanistic studies on host cell death pathways and their effect on immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and Mtb/HIV co-infection to identify immune targets for development of host-directed therapies. Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. 

    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: Modular R01s in Cancer Control and Population Sciences (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Award amount: Up to $250,000
    Application deadline: November 5, 2023; March 7, 2024
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages applications for research in cancer control and population sciences. The overarching goal is to provide support to promote research efforts on novel scientific ideas that have the potential to substantially advance cancer research in statistical and analytic methods, epidemiology, cancer survivorship, cancer-related behaviors and behavioral interventions, health care delivery, and implementation science.

    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.



    [Humanities; Social Sciences]
    Title: Themis Programme - Impeded Research
    Funding agency: Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme
    Award amount: A monthly allowance of €1,800 for transport and living expenses, for a period 2 to 3 months
    Application deadline: December 15, 2023
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme invites applications for its Themis programme - impeded research. This offers mobility grants for stays in France of two to three months to researchers of all nationalities facing obstacles to academic freedom in their countries. This mobility grant is intended for research work in France in the humanities and social sciences, and covers fieldwork, library and archive work. 

    Eligibility:
    Context: working in difficult conditions and being hindered in their research. Impediments to academic freedom may be of various kinds.
    Status and degree: applicants must be attached to a private or public higher education research institution / research institute and hold a research doctorate, and must be under 65 years of age at the time of their stay.
    Discipline: candidates must be engaged in research in the humanities and social sciences. 

    Projects will be evaluated based on the following elements:

    •  ​The scientific quality of the project and the method developed;
    • The need to come to France in view of the project and the obstacles mentioned;
    • The feasibility of the project during the stay in France. ​



    [Natural Sciences: Biology]
    Title: Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health
    Award amount: Up to $500,000
    Application deadline: November 15, 2023
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages grant applications for the conduct of innovative, collaborative research projects with low- and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions/ scientists on brain and other nervous system function and disorders throughout life, relevant to LMICs. Research on neuro-health and neurological, neuromuscular, sensory, neuropsychiatric, cognitive, behavioral and neurodevelopmental function and disorders may span the full range of science from basic to clinical to translation and implementation research. Scientists in the United States (U.S.) or upper middle-income countries (UMICs) are eligible to partner with LMIC institutions. Scientists in UMICs may partner directly with scientists at other LMIC institutions with or without a US partner. 

    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. This FOA provides an avenue for investigators in LMICs and the U.S., with shared interests in brain and other nervous system disorders, to establish collaborative research and research capacity strengthening activities. Therefore, one or more investigators from an institution(s) in an LMIC and one or more from another LMIC and/or the U.S. must collaborate on the application. ​



    [Natural Sciences]
    Title: The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation-Grants
    Funding agency: The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation
    Award amount: Up to $50,000
    Application deadline: January 1, 2024
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    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. ​



    [Natural Sciences: Biology]
    Title: NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research: Tools and Technologies to Explore Nervous System Biomolecular Condensates (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Award amount: Up to $275,000
    LOI Deadline: October 14, 2023
    Application deadline: November 14, 2023
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research is a collaborative framework through which 12 NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices jointly support neuroscience related research, with the aim of accelerating discoveries and reducing the burden of nervous system disorders. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support the development of innovative tools and/or technologies to monitor or manipulate biomolecular condensates (BMCs) in vivo and enable investigators to adopt these tools to answer outstanding questions in basic neuroscience. This research will transform our understanding of the mechanistic role of BMCs in human nervous system health and disease and may serve as the foundation for the development of novel BMC-based therapeutics. The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000. No more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year. The project period may not exceed two 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 their 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: Education]
    Title: Research-Practice Partnerships: Collaborative Research for Educational Change
    Funding agency: Spencer Foundation
    Award amount: Up to $400,000
    Intent to Apply form submission ​deadline: October 17, 2023
    Application deadline: November 7, 2023 12:00 pm Central Time
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The Research-Practice Partnership (RPP) Grants Program is intended to support education research projects that engage in collaborative and participatory partnerships with project budgets up to $400,000 and durations of up to three years. Intent to Apply forms are accepted once a year in this program. The funders view partnerships as an important approach to knowledge generation and the improvement of education, broadly construed. Over the long term, the funders anticipate that research conducted by RPPs will result in new insights into the processes, practices, and policies that improve education for learners, educators, families, communities, and institutions where learning and teaching happen (e.g., schools, universities, community centers, parks, museums, other workplaces). 

    Eligibility: Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs applying for a Research-Practice Partnership Grant are expected to have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or demonstrated professional experience appropriate for this program. The PI must be affiliated with a non-profit organization or public/governmental institution that is willing to serve as the administering organization if the grant is awarded.



    [Natural Sciences]
    Title: Exploratory Grants for Climate Change and Health Research Center Development (P20 Clinical Trial Optional)
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Award amount: Up to $850,000
    LOI Deadline: October 7, 2023
    Application deadline: November 7, 2023
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit P20 planning grant applications for Climate Change and Health Research Centers (CCHRCs). This program will support the development of a transdisciplinary research environment to sustain a program of fundamental and applied research to examine the impacts of climate change on health and to develop action-oriented solutions to protect the health of individuals, communities, and nations from the hazards posed by climate change. This opportunity will allow development of new research teams collaborating with communities and other partners to develop projects that generate data that will build or expand research capacity across a range of thematic scientific areas in support of the four core elements of the NIH’s Initiative in climate heath research: health effects research, health equity, intervention research, and training and capacity building.  

    Application budgets are limited to $850,000 direct costs per year and need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum project period is 3 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 diverse backgrounds, including underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and women are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.



    [Natural Sciences; Social Sciences: Psychology, Sociology]
    Title: Standard Research Innovation Grants
    Funding agency: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
    Award amount: Up to $125,000
    Application deadline: November 15, 2023
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention invites applications for its distinguished investigator innovation grants. These support research that has the potential to contribute to the understanding and ultimate prevention of suicide or to the treatment of suicidal individuals. Applications are accepted from a variety of disciplines including psychiatry, medicine, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology, sociology, nursing, social work and health services administration. 

    Eligibility: Investigators from all academic disciplines are eligible to apply, and both basic science and applied research projects will be considered, provided that the proposed study has an essential focus on suicide or suicide prevention. The grants are awarded to individual investigators at any level.



    [Natural Sciences; Social Sciences: Psychology, Sociology]
    Title: Distinguished Investigator Innovation Grants
    Funding agency: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
    Award amount: Up to $150,000
    Application deadline: November 15, 2023
    Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

    The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention invites applications for its distinguished investigator innovation grants. These support research that has the potential to contribute to the understanding and ultimate prevention of suicide or to the treatment of suicidal individuals. Applications are accepted from a variety of disciplines including psychiatry, medicine, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology, sociology, nursing, social work and health services administration. 

    Eligibility: Investigators from all academic disciplines are eligible to apply, and both basic science and applied research projects will be considered, provided that the proposed study has an essential focus on suicide or suicide prevention. The grants are awarded to investigators at the level of associate professor or higher with an established record of research and publications.



    [Natural Sciences: Biology]
    Title: Building in vivo Preclinical Assays of Circuit Engagement for Application in Therapeutic Development
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Award amount: Up to 250,000$
    Application deadline: 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. 

    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 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: Associate Research Directors: DEA Programme
    Funding agency: Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme
    Award amount: Up to €3,400 per month
    Application deadline: November 30, 2023
    Full announcement ​​ he​re

    Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (FMSH) invites applications for its associate research directors (DEA) programme. This enables foreign scientific professionals from all continents to be invited for a period of four to six weeks to support their work in the humanities and social sciences in France, as well as to promote the creation of international research networks and contact with researchers on site. Priority is given to projects requiring fieldwork (surveys, work in libraries or archives, etc.) in France. 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: Applicants must hold a professorship or equivalent position in higher education and research institutions. They must be under 65 years of age at the time of their stay.



    [Humanities]
    Title: Digital Humanities Advancement Grants
    Funding agency: National Endowment for the Humanities; Institute of Museum and Library Services
    Award amount: Up to $350,000, with an additional $50,000 in matching funds
    Application deadline: January 11, 2024; June 13, 2024
    Full announcement ​​ he​re

    The Digital Humanities Advancement Grants program (DHAG) supports innovative, experimental, and/or computationally challenging digital projects, leading to work that can scale to enhance scholarly research, teaching, and public programming in the humanities. 

    DHAG applicants must respond to one or more of these programmatic priorities:

    • research and refinement of innovative, experimental, or computationally challenging methods and techniques;
    • enhancement, design, or maintenance of digital infrastructure that contributes to and supports the humanities, such as open-source code, tools, or platforms;
    • evaluative studies that investigate the practices and the impact of digital scholarship on research, pedagogy, scholarly communication, and public engagement 

    Further information on the funding opportunity can be found here.



    [All disciplines]
    Title: Wellcome Career Development Awards
    Funding agency: Wellcome Trust
    Application deadline: November 16, 2023
    Full announcement ​​ he​re

    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 hu​manities 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.



    [Social Sciences: Psychology]
    Title: Marian R. Stuart Grant
    Funding agency: American Psychological Foundation
    Award amount: Up to $20,000
    Application deadline: July 10, 2024
    Full announcement ​​ he​re

    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.



    [All disciplines]
    Title: Research Group Grants
    Funding agency: Bielefeld University
    Award amount: 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: November 28, 2023
    Full announcement ​​ he​re

    Bielefeld University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) invites proposals for its research group grants. ZiF offers time, space, and funding for outstanding interdisciplinary research as well as ideal conditions for intensive collaboration. Scholars from all fields and countries with a completed doctorate can propose an interdisciplinary research project to be conducted at ZiF with a curated group of (preferably) international colleagues. 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. Long-Term Groups offer great organisational freedom and flexibility to meet the needs of long-term projects; the set-up of the group work is based on the needs of the individual project idea. 

    Eligibility: ZiF is open to scholars from all disciplines post-PhD, based in Germany and abroad. Interdisciplinary teams consisting of two to three scholars of any nationality may apply. Research projects should include international and interdisciplinary cooperation. There is no recommended or required group size other than that the application has to be submitted by at least a pair of applicants. Further details can be found 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 amount: Up to $200,000
    Application deadline(Letter of Inquiry): November 7, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    This Russell Sage Foundation’s (RSF) core program on Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context merges its long-standing program on Behavioral Economics and its special initiative on Decision Making and Human Behavior in Context. 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. 

    ​​​​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.

    Eligibility: All nationalities are eligible to apply and applicants do not have to reside in the U.S., but the focus of the proposed research project must be on the U.S. All applicants (both PIs and Co-PIs) must have a doctorate. 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 amount: Up to $200,000
    Application deadline(Letter of Inquiry): November 7, 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 low- and moderately paid workers and their families in the U.S. 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. 

    The kinds of topics and questions of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Emerging Technologies and the Future of Work and Workers; “The Big Shift”? Changes in Labor Force Participation and Increased Turnover During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic; Labor Market Power and Institutions; Workforce Development, Training, and the 21st Century American Workplace; Changes in Employer Practices and Alternative Work Arrangements; Changing Economies, Changing Families and Policy Responses. 

    Funding can be used for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results. Trustee Grants are capped at $200,000, including 15% indirect costs, over a two-year period. Presidential Awards are capped at $50,000 (no indirect costs) over a two-year period. However, when research projects have special needs for gathering data (e.g., qualitative research or survey experiments), gaining access to proprietary or restricted-use data, or when the proposal budget includes salary support for multiple assistant professor PIs, applicants may request up to $75,000 (no indirect costs).

    Eligibility: All nationalities are eligible to apply and applicants do not have to reside in the U.S., but the focus of the proposed research project must be on the U.S. All applicants (both PIs and Co-PIs) must have a doctorate. 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 amount: Up to $200,000
    Application deadline(Letter of Inquiry): November 7, 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 invite proposals 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, and social media data), and collecting their own data to measure the integration 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, Legacies of Exclusion, 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. 

    Funds can support research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time. Trustee Grants are capped at $200,000, including 15 percent indirect costs, over a two-year period. Presidential Awards are capped at $50,000 (no indirect costs), but at $75,000 (no indirect costs) when the proposed project has special data gathering (e.g., qualitative research) or gaining access to restricted-use data. 

    Eligibility: All nationalities are eligible to apply and applicants do not have to reside in the U.S., but the focus of the proposed research project must be on the U.S. All applicants (both PIs and Co-PIs) must have a doctorate. More detailed information on eligibility and policies here​.



    [Social Sciences; Political Studies and Public Administration]
    Title: Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Program
    Funding agency: Russell Sage Foundation
    Award amount: Up to $200,000
    Application deadline(Letter of Inquiry): November 7, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Russell Sage Foundation’s program on Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration supports innovative investigator-initiated research that examines the roles of race, ethnicity, nativity, legal status —and their interactions with each other and other social categories—in the social, economic, and political outcomes for immigrants, U.S.-born racial and ethnic minorities, and native-born whites. RSF encourages multi-disciplinary perspectives and methods that both strengthen the data, theory, and methods of social science research and improve our understanding of how to foster the ideals of a pluralist society. Proposals may focus on any one or more of the issues—race, and/or ethnicity, and/or immigration. RSF prioritizes analyses that make use of newly available data or demonstrate novel uses of existing data. They support original data collection when a project is focused on important program priorities, projects that conduct survey or field experiments and qualitative studies. RSF encourages methodological variety and inter-disciplinary collaboration. Proposed projects must have well-developed conceptual frameworks and rigorous research designs. Analytical models must be well-specified and research methods must be appropriate. 

    The kinds of questions that are of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Intergroup Relations, and Social Inclusion; Immigration Policy and Immigrant Integration Policies; The Role of Legal Status in Immigrant Outcomes; Social Movements and Responses to Diversity; The Politics of Racial and Ethnic Competition and Coalition Building; Criminal and Civil Justice in Law Enforcement; History, Race, Immigration, and the Law. 

    Funding can be used for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results. Trustee Grants are capped at $200,000, including 15% indirect costs, over a two-year period. Presidential Awards are capped at $50,000 (no indirect costs) over a two-year period. However, when research projects have special needs for gathering data (e.g., qualitative research or survey experiments), gaining access to proprietary or restricted-use data, or when the proposal budget includes salary support for multiple assistant professor PIs, applicants may request up to $75,000 (no indirect costs). 

    Eligibility: All nationalities are eligible to apply and applicants do not have to reside in the U.S., but the focus of the proposed research project must be on the U.S. All applicants (both PIs and Co-PIs) must have a doctorate. More detailed information on eligibility and policies here.



    [Social Sciences: Economics, Education, Political Studies and Public Administration]
    Title: Social, Political, and Economic Inequality
    Funding agency: Russell Sage Foundation
    Award amount: Up to $200,000
    Application deadline(Letter of Inquiry): November 7​, 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 p​​articipation 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. 

    The kinds of questions that are of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Economic Wellbeing, Equality of Opportunity, and Intergenerational Mobility; Inequality and Policymaking; Political Institutions and the Democratic Process; Neighborhoods and Communities; Criminal Justice and the Legal System; Psychological and/or Cultural Changes; Educational Attainment.

    Funding can be used for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results. Trustee Grants are capped at $200,000, including 15% indirect costs, over a two-year period. Presidential Awards are capped at $50,000 (no indirect costs) over a two-year period. However, when research projects have special needs for gathering data (e.g., qualitative research or survey experiments), gaining access to proprietary or restricted-use data, or when the proposal budget includes salary support for multiple assistant profess​or PIs, applicants may request up to $75,000 (no indirect costs). 

    Eligibility: All nationalities are eligible to apply and applicants do not have to reside in the U.S., but the focus of the proposed research project must be on the U.S. All applicants (both PIs and Co-PIs) must have a doctorate. More detailed information on eligibility and policies here​​.



    [All disciplines]
    Title: Interdisciplinary Research Group Grants
    Funding agency: Bielefeld University
    Award amount: 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: November 28, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    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.



    [Natural Sciences; Social Sciences: Psychology, Sociology]
    Title: Distinguished Investigator Innovation Grants
    Funding agency: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
    Award amount: Up to $150,000
    Application deadline: November 15, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention invites applications for its distinguished investigator innovation grants. These support research that has the potential to contribute to the understanding and ultimate prevention of suicide or to the treatment of suicidal individuals. Applications are accepted from a variety of disciplines including psychiatry, medicine, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology, sociology, nursing, social work and health services administration. 

    Eligibility: Grants are awarded to investigators at the level of associate professor or higher with an established record of research and publications. Investigators from all academic disciplines are eligible to apply, and both basic science and applied research projects will be considered, provided that the proposed study has an essential focus on suicide or suicide prevention.




    [Social Sciences: Psychology]
    Title: Visionary Grants
    Funding agency: American Psychological Foundation
    Award amount: Up to $20,000
    Application deadline: April 1, 2024
    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: Psychology]
    Title: Wayne F. Placek Grants
    Funding agency: American Psychological Foundation
    Award amount: Up to $15,000
    Application deadline: June 12, 2024
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    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.



    [Natural Sciences: Biology]
    Title: NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research: Tools and Technologies to Explore Nervous System Biomolecular Condensates (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Award amount: Up to $275,000
    Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline: October 14, 2023
    Application deadline: November 15, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research is a collaborative framework through which 12 NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices jointly support neuroscience related research, with the aim of accelerating discoveries and reducing the burden of nervous system disorders (for further information, see http://neuroscienceblueprint.nih.gov​/). The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support the development of innovative tools and/or technologies to monitor or manipulate biomolecular condensates (BMCs) in vivo and enable investigators to adopt these tools to answer outstanding questions in basic neuroscience. This research will transform our understanding of the mechanistic role of BMCs in human nervous system health and disease and may serve as the foundation for the development of novel BMC-based therapeutics. 

    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 their 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: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Assembling the Addiction Organelle Interactome
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Application deadline: September 8, 2026
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    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 ​.



    [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. ​



    [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.

    There are no maximum or minimal amounts for grant applications, though the average funding amount is roughly $200,000. Pre-Applications are due February 15th, July 1st, and November 1st of each year. Applicants invited to submit full applications must do so by March 15th, August 1st, or December 1st, depending on the cycle (30 days after the pre-application due date).

    Eligibility: Investigators worldwide contributing to the detection or deterrence of performance-enhancing drugs are eligible for PCC Grants. ​


    [Quantitative Thought]
    Title: Allen Newell Award
    Funding agency: Association for Computing Machinery
    Award am​ount: $10,000
    Application deadline: December 15, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    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
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    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
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    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



    [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
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    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: 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.



    [Quantitative Thought: Computer Science​]
    Title: HORIZON-CL4-2024-HUMAN-01 - A Human-centered and Ethical Development of Digital and Industrial Technologies
    Funding agency: Horizon Europe: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
    Award am​ount: Up to €10m
    Application deadline: March 19, 2024
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    Horizon Europe, under Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness, and its digital, industry and space cluster, invites applications for HORIZON-CL4-2024-HUMAN-01 - A human-centred and ethical development of digital and industrial technologies. This supports projects that set out a credible pathway to contributing to the objective of a human-centred and ethical development of digital and industrial technologies. Funding is available under the following topics:

    • HORIZON-CL4-2024-HUMAN-01-06 - Explainable and Robust AI (AI Data and Robotics Partnership);
    • HORIZON-CL4-2024-HUMAN-01-07 - Collaborative intelligence - combining the best of machine and human (AI Data and Robotics Partnership);
    • HORIZON-CL4-2024-HUMAN-01-34 - Support for transnational activities of National Contact Points in the thematic areas of Digital, Industry and Space;
    • ​​HORIZON-CL4-2024-HUMAN-01-61 - Facilitate the engagement in global ICT standardization development.

    Further details can be found here​.​


    [Social Sciences: Anthropology​]
    Title: Curl Essay Prize
    Funding agency: The Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI)
    Award am​ount: £1,100
    Application deadline: October 31, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Royal Anthropological Institute invites applications for the Curl essay prize. The prize of £1,100 will be awarded to the author of the best essay, of not more than 10,000 words excluding notes and references, relating to the results or analysis of anthropological work, submitted to the Institute by 31 October. Dissertations cannot be submitted unless they have been significantly reworked to be a potentially publishable article. Submitted essays should be of publishable quality.

    Eligibility:
    Researchers of any nationality may apply.​



    [Humanities: Archaeology]
    Title: Julie Herzig Desnick Endowment Fund for Archaeological Field Surveys
    Funding agency: Archaeological Institute of America
    Award am​ount: Up to $4,500
    Application deadline: November 1, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Julie Herzig Desnick Fund provides grants to archaeologists to start new archaeological survey projects. The awards are intended for projects involving field survey on the ground or a combination of field survey and remote sensing methods, rather than those based entirely on satellite imagery or other remote sensing data. Geophysical survey projects are also eligible. While all are encouraged to apply, preference will be given to archaeologists at an early stage in their careers (within 8 years of the receipt of the PhD).

    Projects may concern any location in the world and any time period. Each project should make innovative use of technology, and the fieldwork proposed should be designed to address important questions about the human past.

    Eligibility:
    To be eligible, applicants must be AIA members in good standing at the time of application, with a PhD in archaeology or a related field, and are expected to have an academic affiliation. Applicants should also be the primary permit holders for the project proposed; if the applicant is not the primary permit holder, the application should be accompanied by a letter of support from the primary permit holder. Awardees must have the permit in hand before funds will be disbursed.​



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    [​Natural Sciences: Biology]
    Title: Transgender People: Immunity, Prevention, and Treatment of HIV and STIs (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
    Award am​ount: Up to $275,000
    Application deadline: December 7, 2022, December 7, 2023, December 7, 2024
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases invites applications for its transgender people – immunity, prevention and treatment of HIV and STIs (R21 clinical trial not allowed) funding opportunity. This supports research on transgender people to characterize the biological and immunological impact of interventions used for gender reassignment and their impact on susceptibility to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Grants are worth up to USD 275,000 for two years, with no more than USD 200,000 requested in any given year.

    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.



    [​Quantitative Thought: Mathematics]
    Title: Mathematical Biology Program
    Funding agency: National Science Foundation
    Award am​ount: To be determined
    Application deadline: Rolling call
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The National Science Foundation invites applications for its Mathematical Biology Programme. This supports research in areas of applied and computational mathematics with relevance to the biological sciences. Proposals must demonstrate mathematical innovation, biological relevance and significance, and strong integration between mathematics and biology.

    Eligibility:
    Foreign organizations may apply provided they do so in consortium with US organizations. The proposer must explain why local support is not feasible and why the foreign organization can carry out the activity more effectively.



    [Natural Sciences: Geology​]
    Title: Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology
    Funding agency: National Science Foundation
    Award am​ount: to be determined
    Application deadline: Rolling call
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The National Science Foundation invites proposals for its Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology funding opportunity. This supports innovative research that advances understanding of the deep-time sedimentary crust and investigates environmental change and evolution of the biosphere through the pre-Holocene geologic record. The programme seeks to fund projects that focus on:

    • the evolution of life, ecology, environments, and biogeography based on the study of fossils, sediments and/or geochemical proxies;
    • geological processes forming and shaping the Earth's sedimentary lithosphere – including the study of mechanisms leading to rich organic and inorganic resources locked in rock sequences;
    • new geochronological projects aiming to measure the rate and sequence of events of pre-holocene sedimentary and biological fossil processes;
    • the production, transportation, and deposition of physical, bioclastic, and chemical sediments of the geologic record.

    The total budget is $10,4 million to fund between 20 and 30 awards. Annual estimated program budget, number of awards, and average award size/duration are subject to the availability of funds and the quality of the proposals.

    Eligibility:
    Foreign organizations may apply provided they do so in consortium with US organizations. The proposer must explain why local support is not feasible and why the foreign organization can carry out the activity more effectively.



    [Social Sciences​]
    Title: Fund for Innovation in Development Grant Program
    Funding agency: Fund for Innovation in Development
    Award am​ount: Up to €4 million
    Application deadline: Rolling call
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) is an initiative to support innovation that contributes to reducing global poverty and inequality. Through flexible grant funding, FID enables innovators and researchers to test new ideas, build rigorous evidence of what works, and scale the highest-impact and most cost- effective solutions.

    FID assesses every application against three core criteria: rigorous evidence of impact; cost-effectiveness; and potential for scale and sustainability. The fund accepts applications for five types of grants:

    • Prepare Grants (up to €50,000)
    • Stage 1: Pilot Grants (up to €200,000)
    • Stage 2: Test and Position for Scale Grants (up to €1,500,000)
    • Stage 3: Transition to Scale Grants (up to €4,000,000)
    • TPP Grants (up to €150,000)

    FID accepts applications for innovations in any sector, and specifically encourages applications for solutions in education, health, climate change, and gender equality, for innovations in all low- and middle-income countries. Nearly any type of applicant, including researchers, governments, NGOs and for-profit companies are eligible to apply at any time provided that they are not submitting their applications as an individual (i.e. the application is being made on behalf of or within an established organization), and on behalf of a multilateral or international public institution.

    Further details can be found he​re.



    [Natural Sciences: Biology​]
    Title: Research Grant Program
    Funding agency: A-T Children’s Project
    Award am​ount: Up to $75,000
    Application deadline: rolling call
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The focus of this program is in funding translational and clinical research projects, particularly those projects focused on the neurological problems faced by all patients with ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T). The fund is interested in disease-modifying strategies that would prevent, slow, or stop the progression of the disease as well as symptom-improving strategies that address neural circuit function, immune system health and lung function. One- and two-year proposals are funded up to a maximum total direct cost of $75,000 per year.

    Eligibility:
    Proposals from young investigators, established principal investigators and clinicians, scientists from other disciplines, and individuals with innovative new ideas for A-T research are encouraged, from academia as well as industry. Scientists from the US and around the globe are welcome to apply for the funding.



    [Quantitative Thought; Artificial Intelligence​​]
    Title: GoodAI Grants
    Funding agency: GoodAI
    Award am​ount: to be determined
    Application deadline: rolling call
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    GoodAI is continuously awarding grants to research projects that push the boundaries of artificial intelligence. Its long-term goal is to build general AI that will automate cognitive processes in science, technology, business, and other endeavors. The organization believes that big picture thinking and a grass-roots collaborative effort are key for achieving this ambitious goal. Through the grants program, they share their vision of a roadmap towards general AI and invite researchers across the world to tackle the key milestones with them.

    The grant money is being awarded to researchers or research groups for work that can build on and improve Badger architecture. Below is a list of suggested topics: Agent as a society of sub-agents; cultural evolution; artificial life; lifelong learning; modular meta-learning; open-endedness; recursive self-improvement; multi-agent learning; multi-agent reinforcement learning; learned communication; emergent languages; decentralized learning; learned optimizers; optimization in modular systems.

    However, money may also be awarded for “wild card” submissions that don’t fit within these topics. The project proposals have to demonstrate that they will contribute to pushing forward the ideas related to Badger architecture.

    Eligibility:
    Grants are open to individuals and groups of individuals based in any country. Applicants can be independent researchers or be affiliated to universities, non-profits, or businesses.

    The expected duration of the projects is between 12 and 24 months. Successful proposals will include a timetable of the project and the money will be awarded in semi-annual installments throughout the duration of the project. Successful applicants will be required to report twice per year on the progress of their research and must demonstrate that the project is progressing appropriately, and continues to be consistent with the original proposal or updates approved by GoodAI.



    [Natural Sciences; Neuroscience]
    Title: Understanding and Modifying Temporal Dynamics of Coordinated Neural Activity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
    Award am​ount: to be determined
    Application deadline: June 05, 2022; October 05, 2022; February 05, 2023; June 05, 2023; October 05, 2023; February 05, 2024
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    A growing body of evidence suggests that optimal cognitive, affective, and social processes are associated with highly coordinated neural activity. These findings indicate that oscillatory rhythms, their co-modulation across frequency bands, spike-phase correlations, spike population dynamics, and other patterns might be useful drivers of therapeutic development for the treatment of cognitive, social, or affective symptoms in neuropsychiatric disorders. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) supports projects that test whether modifying electrophysiological patterns during behavior can improve cognitive, affective, or social processing. Applications must use experimental designs that incorporate active manipulations to address at least one, and ideally more, of the following topics:

    1. in animals or humans, determine which parameters of neural coordination, when manipulated in isolation, improve particular aspects of cognitive, affective, or social processing;
    2. in animals or humans, determine how particular abnormalities at the genomic, molecular, or cellular levels affect the systems-level coordination of electrophysiological patterns during behavior;
    3. determine whether in vivo, systems-level electrophysiological changes in behaving animals predict analogous electrophysiological and cognitive improvements in healthy persons or clinical populations;
    4. use biologically-realistic computational models that include systems-level aspects to understand the function and mechanisms by which oscillatory and other electrophysiological patterns unfold across the brain to impact cognitive, affective, or social processing.

    Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is 5 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: Biology; Chemistry]
    Title: Drug Discovery For Nervous System Disorders (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Award amount: Up to $275,000
    Application deadline: February 16, 2022; June 16, 2022; October 16, 2022; February 16, 2023; June 16, 2023; October 16, 2023; February 16, 2024; June 16, 2024; October 16, 2024
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) supports the discovery of novel compounds for the prevention and treatment of nervous system disorders. Through this FOA, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Institute of Alcohol and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) wish to stimulate research in:

    1. Identification, design, synthesis, and preclinical testing of small molecules for their potential as candidate therapeutics
    2. Initial hit-to-lead chemistry to improve activity of compounds against the target of interest
    3. Later stage lead optimization to improve efficacy and pharmacokinetics
    4. Initial drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic properties (DMPK).

    Emphasis will be placed on projects that provide novel approaches for identifying potential therapeutic agents.​

    This FOA will also support applications proposing preclinical discovery of biotechnology products and biologics with potential as candidate therapeutics including, but not limited to, large biologic macromolecules, (e.g., proteins, antibodies, and peptides), gene-based therapies (i.e., oligonucleotide- and viral-based), cell therapies, and novel emerging therapies (e.g., microbial and microbiome therapies).

    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: Basic Research in Cancer Health Disparities (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)/ National Cancer Institute (NCI)
    Award amount: Up to $275,000
    Application deadline: February 16, 2022; June 16, 2022; October 16, 2022; February 16, 2023; June 16, 2023; October 16, 2023; February 16, 2024; June 16, 2024
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages grant applications from investigators interested in conducting basic research studies into the biological/genetic causes and mechanisms of cancer health disparities. These awards will support pilot and feasibility studies designed to investigate biological/genetic bases of cancer health disparities, such as (1) mechanistic studies of biological factors associated with cancer health disparities, (2) the development and testing of new methodologies and models, and (3) secondary data analyses. In addition, the FOA will further the development of scientific areas, providing support for early-stage exploratory projects that lead to future in-depth mechanistic studies (such as R01 projects) of the biology of cancer health disparities.

    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: Engaged Research Grants
    Funding agency: Wenner-Gren Foundation
    Award amount: Up to $20,000
    Application deadline: August 1 (available annually)
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    Engaged Research Grants support research partnerships that empower those who have historically been among those researched in anthropology, rather than researchers themselves. Designed in alliance with individuals who have born the impact of various kinds of marginalization, these partnerships bring together scholars and their interlocutors in the mutual production of anthropological knowledge aimed at combatting inequality and promoting the flourishing of human and more than human worlds. The program supports projects that promise to make a significant contribution to anthropological conversations through collaborations in which engagement is a central feature of a project from the very start.

    In the projects funded under the Engaged Research Grant, interlocutors are not simply participants in this research; they have an active role in determining the problems explored. The program targets research that has more potential when done together. The partnerships funded through it begin with the formulation of research questions and can extend to data gathering, skill sharing, scholarly communication, and public mobilization. The engaged research occurs in a broad range of settings, from communities to courtrooms, government offices, and laboratories. It results in findings that are meaningful and potentially transformative for research participants and others with a stake in the collaboration. Through this program, the Foundation seeks to demonstrate how engagement can foster innovation and further anthropological thought. Applications must be submitted using the Foundation's Online Application​.

    Eligibility:
    Applicants must have doctorates in anthropology or a related field or currently be enrolled for a doctoral degree in anthropology or a related field. Applicants enrolled in doctoral programs must apply jointly with an academic mentor. The academic mentor should be the dissertation supervisor or other scholar willing to provide scholarly supervision. All applicants must submit evidence of commitment from the community, such as a letter of support from community leaders, minutes from a community meeting, a research permit, and/or other appropriate indications of support. This evidence must take a form consistent with community processes, policies, and protocols. It should include detailed information on what the stakeholders have agreed to do in support of the project. Qualified postdoctoral researchers and doctoral students are eligible without regard to nationality or institutional or departmental affiliation.
    Further eligibility details to be found here



    [Social Sciences; Humanities; Archaeology]
    Title: Program in Support of Archaeological Field Research in the Development of Early Civilizations
    Funding agency: Curtiss T. Brennan & Mary G. Brennan Foundation
    Award amount: Up to $5,000
    Application deadline: April 15 and October 15 (Annually)
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Curtiss T. Brennan & Mary G. Brennan Foundation, a non-profit organization, was established in 1988 to provide funding support for archaeological field research, emphasizing in particular those regions of the world in which early centers of complex culture or civilization originated. Those areas and periods of the Mediterranean world qualifying include the Bronze Age and earlier of Egypt, Anatolia, the Levant, Near East, Greece, Crete, Cyprus, Italy and the Aegean. Funds are available to a maximum of US$5000 to support independent research projects, initial research designed to establish the significance of proposed projects and the feasibility of carrying them to completion, or to fund ancillary portions of ongoing projects important to an understanding of the project as a whole. Application must be made by the sponsoring institution through the principal investigator. Individuals are not eligible, and dissertation research does not qualify. Support of active field archaeology, particularly excavation, is emphasized. Post-excavation analysis, processing and publication, or other archaeological activities supportive of field research will only be considered in connection with previously funded field projects. Proposals should be made in letter form. The proposal and comments will then be considered by the Foundation's board. If funds are awarded, a report from the institution detailing the expenditure of the Foundation funds, and a report from the principal investigator discussing the results of the investigations should be submitted within six months of the end of the grant period.



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    [Natural Sciences: Biology]
    Title: Basic Neurodevelopmental Biology of Circuits and Behavior (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
    Funding agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)/ National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
    Award amount: Up to $500,000
    Application deadline: February 05, 2022; June 05, 2022; October 05, 2022; February 05, 2023; June 05, 2023; October 05, 2023; February 05, 2024; June 05, 2024; October 05, 2024.
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites research projects focused on the dynamic and mechanistic links between the maturation of brain circuits and behaviors across development in rodents and non-human primates. The goal is to build a foundation for understanding how interactions within and among brain regions change over pre- and post-natal development, allowing for the emergence of cognitive, affective and social behaviors. To this end, projects supported will focus on neurodevelopmental trajectories in rodents or non-human primates and investigate questions using in vivo neural measures in awake, behaving animals. This FOA uses the R01 grant mechanism, whereas PAR-22-067, the companion funding opportunity, seeks shorter, more exploratory or higher-risk R21 grant applications.

    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.



    [Humanities]
    Title: Museums & Galleries Research Award
    Funding agency: Society for Renaissance Studies
    Application deadline: December 1 (available annually)
    Award amount: Up to £1000
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    To foster research on the Renaissance in the museum, archive and library community, the Society for Renaissance Studies is offering a bursary scheme to enable scholars to develop advanced research in the history of art, material culture, ​museum studies, and related disciplines, ​related to the making and collecting of works of arts and objects during the Renaissance period (c.1300-1700), now in museums and galleries. This may include research into new methods of interpreting and communicating the Renaissance, and preference may be given to subjects growing out of a current museum project with a cross-disciplinary approach. Individual awards are offered to provide financial assistance to undertake original research which may inform a publication, exhibition or display. There will be one application deadline per year.

    Eligibility:
    Applications will be accepted from members of the Society, regardless of whether they hold a full time academic post, and from applicants at all stages of their careers. Applicants can apply for any amount between £200 and £1000. This award is tenable for a maximum of 12 months, and it can only be used for one project.



    [Natural Sciences: Biology]
    Title: Exploratory Grants in Cancer Control (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI)
    Application deadline: June 07, 2022; October 07, 2022; June 07, 2023; October 09, 2023; June 07, 2024; October 8, 2024
    Award amount: Up to $275,000
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    Through this funding opportunity announcement (FOA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) encourages the submission of exploratory/developmental research grant (R21) applications that focus on different aspects of cancer control by modifying behavior, screening, and understanding etiologic factors contributing to the development of cancer, and developing ways to control cancer. The overarching goal is to provide support to promote the early and conceptual stages of research efforts on novel scientific ideas that have the potential to substantially advance population-based cancer research, such as the development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a major impact on a field of cancer research (e.g. epidemiologic, biomedical, behavioral, health care delivery or clinical).

    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: Study Visit Grants
    Funding agency: Experimental Psychology Society (EPS)
    Application deadline: March 1, June 1, September 1, December 1 (available annually)
    Award amount: Up to £3,500
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Study visit grants’ aim is to help finance postgraduate and postdoctoral research in experimental psychology (as defined by the content of The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology). Awards will pay for travel to and accommodation at another institution outside an individual’s academic base. The purpose of the visit is to develop the applicant’s research skills, and may involve learning at firsthand about experimental procedures employed in the host laboratory, or designing and running studies that cannot already be carried out in the applicant’s home department. Awards will not be granted for work which forms an integral part of an existing PhD research project, nor for work which would normally be funded by other bodies (e.g. the applicant’s award-granting body or home institution). Grants will be for a maximum of £3,500 to any individual. In addition, the Society will, on receipt of appropriate invoices, reimburse the institution visited by the student for actual costs incurred as a consequence of the visit up to a maximum of £100.

    Eligibility:
    To apply for an EPS Study Visit, you must be an EPS postgraduate member or a postdoctoral worker who received their PhD within the last five years. Applicants may be of any nationality. It is a further condition of the award that either the researcher’s home institution or the institution to be visited, or both, must be in the UK. Preference will be given to applicants supervised by an EPS member, or whose visit involves a project with an EPS member.



    [Social Sciences: Psychology]
    Title: Small Grants
    Funding agency: Experimental Psychology Society (EPS)
    Application deadline: June 1, December 1 (available annually)
    Award amount: Up to £10,000
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Small Grants provided by EPS enable ordinary members of the Society to pursue small-scale research projects that require funding for part-time research assistance and/or other expenses incurred in the running of one or more empirical studies. Applicants are encouraged to consider including participation of undergraduate or postgraduate students on an ad-hoc basis. Awards will not be granted for work that is a central part of an already-funded project.
    It is possible for an ordinary member to submit an application with a co-PI, though the co-PI is listed on the application for informational purposes only. The co-PI need not be a member of the EPS. The maximum value of the EPS Small Grant is £10,000. This sum can be used to offset research expenses associated with the project. Allowable expenses include payments to employ a research assistant, participant expenses (or, for research with animals, costs associated with the use of animals), technical fees, costs associated with the use of neuroimaging facilities, and the purchase of minor pieces of equipment essential to the running of the funded research project.

    Eligibility:
    Any ordinary member of the EPS is eligible to apply for such an award so long as they have not been awarded an EPS Undergraduate Research Bursary, EPS New Graduate Research Bursary or an EPS Small Grant in the current or immediately preceding calendar year. Preference will be given to first time applicants, those at an early stage of career and/or without current grant funding. Preference will also be given to high quality projects that include participation of undergraduate or postgraduate students on an ad-hoc basis. Awards will not be granted for work that is a central part of an already-funded project or PhD.​​



    [Computer Science]
    Title: Tech for Healthcare 
    Funding agency: Cisco Research
    Award amount: -
    Application deadline: No deadline
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    Technology has already started to make significant inroads into improving healthcare for one and all especially in this post-pandemic world, where the dependence on technology has only grown more significantly, in areas such as remote monitoring, diagnosis, and other forms of administering healthcare to patients that cannot be reached physically easily. In addition, technology has the potential to provide timely and more efficient healthcare at reduced cost that can benefit patients, hospitals, employers, employees and other stakeholders. Cisco is actively soliciting proposals that aim to conduct research in many applications of technology for healthcare applications. Specific areas of research include but are not limited to the following: Techniques for early detection of several acute or chronic diseases (e.g., Alzheimers), including mental and psychological disorders (e.g., bipolar);sensor technologies for continuous monitoring of vitals or other bio-markers for early detection and diagnosis of diseases and issues; privacy-preserving techniques for monitoring and prioritizing patient healthcare in hospitals and public health environments; novel applications of smartphone sensors towards healthcare…​



    [Natural Sciences: Biology]
    Title: Basic Research in Cancer Health Disparities 
    Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Award amount: Up to $500,000
    ​LOI Deadline: 30 days prior to receipt date
    Application deadlines: February 5, 2022; June 5, 2022; October 5, 2022; February 5, 2023; June 5, 2023; October 5, 2023; February 5, 2024; June 5, 2024
    Full announcement ​ here

    This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages grant applications from investigators interested in conducting basic, mechanistic research into the biological/genetic causes of cancer health disparities. These research project grants (R01) will support innovative studies designed to investigate biological/genetic bases of cancer health disparities, such as (1) mechanistic studies of biological factors associated with cancer health disparities, including those related to basic research in cancer biology or cancer prevention strategies, (2) the development and testing of new methodologies and models, and (3) secondary data analyses. This FOA is also designed to aid and facilitate the growth of a nationwide cohort of scientists with a high level of basic research expertise in cancer health disparities research who can expand available resources and tools, such as biospecimens, patient derived models, and methods that are necessary to conduct basic research in cancer health disparities​​.

    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.​​



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    [Humanities; Social Sciences]
    Title: CBRL Networking Partnership Awards
    Funding agency: Council for British Research in the Levant​
    Award amount: ​Up to​ £2,000
    Application deadline: Rolling call
    Full announcement here

    CBRL is offering its new Networking Partnership Awards for 2021-22. These awards are offered towards the establishment or development of research partnerships in the humanities, social sciences, and related disciplines between the UK and Levant-based researchers (Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria) at any career stage. Funds are available to support researchers undertaking initial exp​loratory meetings or research, with a view to preparing a later application for funding from a research council, the British Academy or similar. Awards may be used to cover round tables, seminars, and/or initial exploratory research costs, including travel and direct costs of primary research including research assistance. CBRL encourages applications under the following research themes: Levantine prehistory: landscape; settlement and networks; cultural heritage: protection, tourism and sustainability; urbanism and empire; identities past and present; Middle Eastern migration and displacement; politics and processes in the Middle East and North Africa.

    Eligibility: Networking Partnership Awards are open to post-doctoral scholars. There must be one named co-investigator (co-I) who is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, and one named co-I who is a Levant based scholar. At least one applicant must also be a CBRL member (you may apply for membership when you submit your application for the award). Lead applicants from the UK and Levant must have institutional affiliations. Awards are not available for the support of courses of study leading to professional qualifications. Postgraduate students and PhD candidates are not eligible to apply. Awards cannot be made retrospectively for research or activities that have already commenced.​



    [Social Sciences: Sociology and Anthropology]
    Title: Post-Ph.D. Research Grants
    Funding agency: Wenner-Gren Foundation
    Award am​ount: Up to $20,000
    Application deadline: May 1 and November 1 annually
    Full announcement ​ ​ here

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    The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. The Foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, and/or integrate two or more subfields. Grants are for research expenses. Applications must be submitted using the Foundation's Online Application​

    There are two application deadlines each year. The May deadline is for those ​applicants requesting funding starting in January through June of the following year. The November 1 deadline is for applicants requesting funding starting in July through December of the following year.

    Eligibility: Applicants can apply regardless of institutional affiliation, country of residence, or nationality. There is no time limit on the duration of the grant and funding may be requested to cover distinct research phases (for example, two summers) if this is part of the research design. Applications are accepted from scholars who are close to completing their doctorate or equivalent degree; however, the grant cannot be awarded until the degree is completed. Note that the Foundation expects the degree to have been completed before the start date for the proposed project given by the applicant on the application form.



    [Computer Science; Mathematics;​ Physics]
    Title: Targeted Grants in Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS)
    Funding agency: Simons Foundation
    Letter of Intent deadline: Rolling
    Award level: Flexible (funding for up to five years)
    Full announcement here

    The Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division invites applications for its Targeted Grants in MPS program. The program is intended to support high-risk theoretical mathematics, physics and computer science projects of exceptional promise and scientific importance on a case-by-case basis.



    [Social Sciences; Humanities]
    Funding agency: The Violet Jabara Charitable Trust
    Application due date: Applicants must submit a letter of inquiry followed by a full project proposal, if approved
    Full announcement here

    The Trust makes grants to organizations which work in countries in the Middle East including Lebanon. The Trust welcomes innovative ideas in the fields of International Economic Development, Reproductive Health, and Women’s Welfare. Organizations which promote or produce, for example, films, film series, art exhibitions, blogs or popular books are encouraged to apply. Academic research may also be funded. Applicants must present a strong case that their projects will have a broad, positive, and lasting impact on American attitudes towards the people or culture of the Middle East.

    The Trust looks for non-traditional approaches to the challenge of sustainable development on the one hand, and cultural education on the other, but it leaves it to the grant-seeker to come up with and present those approaches. New and emerging methodologies that can use modest amounts of funding to “jump start” larger efforts will be given priority.



    [Humanities]
    Title: Humanities Program – The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
    Funding agency: The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
    Application deadline: The Foundation reviews proposals throughout the year
    Full announcement here

    The Foundation intends to further the humanities along a broad front, supporting projects which address the concerns of the historical studia humanitatis: a humanistic education rooted in the great traditions of the past; the formation of human beings according to cultural, moral, and aesthetic ideals derived from that past; and the ongoing debate over how these ideals may best be conceived and realized.

    Programs in the following areas are eligible: history; archaeology; literature; languages, both classical and modern; philosophy; ethics; comparative religion; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; and those aspects of the social sciences which share the content and methods of humanistic disciplines. The Foundation welcomes projects that cross the boundaries between humanistic disciplines and explore the connection between the humanities and other areas of scholarship. There are no deadlines for organizational applications.



    [Humanities; Social Sciences]
    Title: JustFilms – Ford Foundation
    Funding agency: Ford Foundation
    Application deadline: JustFilms accepts letters of inquiry for grants year round
    Full announcement here

    The Ford Foundation seeks to reduce inequality in all of its forms, and artist-driven documentary and emerging media projects are crucial to this effort. As part of the Creativity and Free Expression program, Jus​tFilms funds social justice storytelling and the 21st-century arts infrastructure that supports it. We strive to increase resources in the field, develop artists as leaders, and connect storytellers with the tools and talent they need to do their best work, amplify their message, and extend the impact of their projects.​












    Fellowships



    [Humanities]
    Title: Fields of the Future Fellowships
    Funding agency: Bard Graduate Center (BGC)
    Award amount: A stipend rate of $3,500 per month
    Application deadline: January 15, 2024
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    BGC fellowships—for both scholars and artists—aim to explore and expand the sources, techniques, voices, and questions of interdisciplinary humanities scholarship from different perspectives. BGC studies the past in its own terms in order to better understand where the future has come from. 

    The center invites applicants to submit projects that they think map the fields of the future. In an effort to promote necessary diversity and inclusion in the fields of decorative arts, design history, and material culture, BGC particularly wishes to encourage applicants from historically underrepresented groups and/or projects of related thematic focus. 

    The fellowships are intended to fund collections-based research at Bard Graduate Center or elsewhere in New York City, as well as writing, reading, and creative projects. The stipend rate is $3,500 per month. Fellowships will be awarded for one semester (four months in the fall or spring). 

    Eligibility: Scholars should have university, museum, or independent backgrounds and possess a PhD or equivalent professional experience.



    [Humanities; Social Sciences; Natural Sciences]
    Title: Fellowships
    Funding agency: National Humanities Center
    Award amount: to be determined
    Application opens: July 1, 2024
    Application deadline: October 3, 2024
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    Conceived with the needs of humanists in mind, the National Humanities Center provides scholars with an environment and resources conducive to generating new knowledge and furthering understanding of the human experience. The stipend amounts for Fellows are individually determined, according to the needs of the scholars and the Center’s ability to meet them. 

    Eligibility: Applicants must have earned a doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials at least five years prior to applying for the fellowship. Mid-career and senior scholars are encouraged to apply. Emerging scholars with a strong record of peer-reviewed work may also apply. In addition to all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts applications from scholars in the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects. All candidates must be engaged in scholarly research that will result in pu​​blication.



    [Social Sciences; Humanities]
    Title: Faculty Leave Fellowship
    Funding agency: Crown Center or Middle East Studies – Brandeis University
    Award amount: $45,000 for assistant professor; $55,000 for associate professor; and $75,000 for full professor
    Application deadline: January 1, 2024
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Crown Center for Middle East Studies invites applications for a one-year faculty leave residential fellowship for scholars of the contemporary Middle East and North Africa. The fellowship is open to all disciplines—particularly politics, economics, history, religion, sociology, or anthropology—for the 2024–2025 academic year.

    Successful applicants must be tenure track or tenured professors (or equivalent) with a well-established publication record seeking a faculty leave appointment and interested in engaging in a substantive research or book project, mentoring the Center’s junior research fellows, and contributing to the Center’s publications.

    The faculty leave fellowship is an academic year appointment beginning September 1, 2024 and ending May 31, 2025. The fellowship is designed to supplement the scholar's faculty leave salary from their institution and will provide a stipend plus funding for research, travel, and related expenses. 

    Eligibility: The 2024–2025 faculty leave fellowship is open to all faculty members, tenured and non-tenured, in the ranks of assistant, associate, full, and emeritus professor (or equivalent) who work on the contemporary Middle East and North Africa.



    [Humanities]
    Title: Research Fellowships
    Funding agency: Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies - Princeton University
    Award amount: Up to $2,000 per semester, and $4,000 for the year
    Application deadline: December 1, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Shelby Cullom Davis Center theme for 2024-2026 is Truth and Information. Recent debates about truth, lies, and authenticity have reminded us that truth has a history, and that the meaning of truthfulness and justice keep changing over time. The Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies at Princeton University seeks applications from scholars exploring the historical evolution of regimes and practices of establishing, telling, and writing truth. We understand the notion of truth broadly: as a philosophical and epistemological category, an ideal of social equity and political justice, and a principle governing historical writing, legal, and scientific investigation. We invite historians who study the role of ideology, religion, informational technology, and media in the historical evolution of truth. We are also interested in projects on the history of lying, deception, and misinformation. Intellectual historians, historians of art, gender, race, sexuality, information, governance, science, and technology from antiquity to the modern period whose work engages with these subjects are encouraged to apply.

    Topics may include (but are not limited to) the use and misuse of facts in political propaganda, problems of evidence and objectivity, authenticity and source criticism, fakes, forgery and conspiracy theories, and diplomatic, inter- and intra- national reconciliation. The Center will allow each Fellow, without outside research funds, research expenses of up to $2,000 per semester, or $4,000 for the year, payable on presentation of a statement of expenses. This includes expenses for copying, microfilming, typing and travel for research, and research assistance. 

    Eligibility: Applicants must have their doctoral degrees in hand at the time of application. Typically the selected fellows hold positions at universities. Applicants who are non-U.S. nationals or who are members of traditionally underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.



    [​Natural Sciences: Biology, Chemistry​]
    Title: Bobst International Fellowship for Citizens of Lebanon
    Funding agency: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Application deadline: Rolling Call
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center offers full scholarships or fellowships for candidates of Lebanese birth and nationality to work in an educational capacity at MSK. These scholarships can be in clinical care and/or research. 

    An absolute requirement of the fellowship is that each fellow agrees to return and work in Lebanon or on behalf of a Lebanese government agency for a period of four years. Any applicant applying must fulfill all requirements for competitive fellowships at MSK such as the USMLE examination for any clinical fellowships. All candidates will be screened for eligibility by the Senior Vice President of the International Center. A specific list of fellowship programs is not available; it is dependent upon the clinical / research slots available. ​

    ​Please submit complete PDF grant applications along with a Curriculum Vitae, Two Original Letters of Recommendation, and Copy of Passport via email to Krystal Hasan at hasank@mskcc.org and CC tabarv@mskcc.org. Please do not ​​​​send pieces individually.



    [​Humanities]
    Title: Ouseley Short-Term Research
    Funding agency: The Warburg Institute; School of Advanced Study - University of London
    Award amount:£3,000 per month
    Application deadline: December 4, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Warburg Institute at the University of London invites applications for the Ouseley short-term research fellowship. The fellowship is intended for scholars at any stage of their post-doctoral career. All Fellows will be expected to carry out original research on the topic for which they have been awarded their fellowship. This enables scholars to undertake research on the Arabic, Persian, Hindustani and other Oriental languages in the UK. Fellowships are tenable at the Warburg Institute and begin in September 2024 for a three-month period. Fellows must hold at least three-quarters of their award during term-time. Fellows are paid a stipend of £3,000 per month.

    Eligibility: The proposed research project should be on Arabic and/or Persian research and language. Preference will be given to scholars working in areas where the institute already has strengths, such as art, science, philosophy, religion and especially the transmission of ideas between cultures. The research would be firmly grounded in sources written in Arabic and/or Persian. Fellowships at the Warburg Institute may not be held concurrently with another fellowship or award. Those who have previously held a short-term fellowship at the Institute are not eligible to apply. Candidates from outside the EU will need to check the regulations for acquiring a visa to visit the UK for the period of their fellowships.



    [​Social Sciences: Economics]
    Title: Research Fellowship
    Funding agency: Bank for International Settlements
    Application deadline: March 30, 2024
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Bank for International Settlements invites applications for its research fellowship. This supports research on monetary and financial stability, monetary economics, macro-economics and finance, financial markets, central bank governance and other institutional issues. Fellows are invited to the organization’s monetary and economic department for periods ranging from a few days to three months, and are expected to complete one or more research papers of a theoretical or empirical nature for presentation at internal seminars and external conferences and for publication both as a BIS Working Paper and in a leading refereed journal. Research fellows will be based at the BIS Head Office in Basel, Switzerland, or at the BIS Representative Office in either Hong Kong SAR or Mexico City. Successful candidates will be offered accommodation, reimbursement of travel costs, and a monthly or daily honorarium.

    Eligibility: The programme is aimed at internationally recognized economists from academia and research institutions. Candidates should have an outstanding publication record and hold a PhD from a leading university.



    [​Humanities; Social Sciences]
    Title: Frances A Yates Long-Term Fellowships
    Funding agency: Warburg Institute
    Award am​ount: A stipend of £38,109 for a 12-month fellowship
    Application deadline: December 4, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Institute offers post-doctoral long-term Yates Fellowships to support research on projects on any aspect of cultural, intellectual or art history supported by the resources of the Institute’s Library, Photographic Collection or Archive​. The awards provide financial support towards living and subsistence costs in London for nine to twelve months.

    Yates Fellowships are intended for scholars at any stage of their post-doctoral career.



    [​Humanities; Social Sciences]
    Title: Akademie Schloss Solitude Fellowships
    Funding agency: Akademie Schloss Solitude
    Award am​ount: A monthly fellowship grant of € 1,200
    Application deadline: November 30, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    Akademie Schloss Solitude supports young artists and scientists, as well as cultural professionals via residential fellowships only. Fellows are obliged to spend at least two thirds of their fellowships at the Akademie. 

    International artists and scientists are invited to apply for fellowships in the spheres listed here:

    • Visual arts and media - Including painting, sculpture, drawing, installation, film, video, printing, ceramics, textiles, performance
    • Music and performing arts - Including music, music interpretation and composition, sound installation, sound performance, dance, choreography, drama, theater, music theater, dramaturgy, directing
    • Digital Solitude - Including digital art, gaming, hacking, computing, programming, web-based video production and installation, digital journalism, digital publishing
    • Architecture and design - Including architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, applied arts, design, stage design, fashion design, costume design, product design, furniture design
    • Literature and language - Including German-language and international literature in all written forms (dramatic texts, lyric poetry, prose, essay, and translation)
    • Education, mediation, theory - Including art criticism, critical theory, curation, art education, socially engaged art
    • Art, science & business/Humanities, social, natural and economic sciences - Including philosophy, anthropology, biology, botany, physics, mathematics, computer science, cultural studies, ecology, gender studies, history, law, public policy, medicine, political science and political theory, psychology, sociology, economics, and finance 

    Eligibility: Artists and scientists can apply. The Solitude fellowship is a residential fellowship. Fellows are obliged to spend at least two thirds of their fellowships at the Akademie. All fellows must have their permanent residence in Stuttgart for the fellowship’s duration. Scholarships are usually awarded for a period of six, nine or twelve months.



    [​Humanities; Natural Sciences; Social Sciences]
    Title: Visiting Fellowships
    Funding agency: Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse
    Award am​ount: to be determined
    Application deadline: November 15, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Toulouse Institute for Advanced Study invites applications for its visiting fellowships. These enable researchers to visit the institute and offer the chance to explore new territory in a cross-disciplinary direction. All research interests relevant to the broad study of human behavior are welcome, but interests that complement and/or enhance those already developed at IAST---in particular (but not only) those in line with one of the Research Teams---by will be given special consideration. These interests include, to cite only a few:

    • In history: quantitative economic history (cliometrics), empirical political economy in history, qualitative economic or social history.
    • In evolutionary biology: theoretical models of evolution (applied to family structure, strategic interactions, plasticity, cognition, learning, cultural evolution); related empirical work.
    • In anthropology: human biology, life history theory, human development and plasticity, health and infectious disease, aging, demography, host-parasite co-evolution, diet and nutrition, global health, evolutionary medicine and genetics.
    • In political science: public opinion and public policies, political economy, political institutions, development, experimental political science, studies of networks and their impact on individual and collective action.
    • In law: law and economics, corporate governance, criminology.
    • In psychology: AI ethics, cumulative culture, human-machine cooperation, machine behavior, moral character, moral dilemmas, social credit, social learning, social preferences.
    • In sociology: network formation, the impact of networks on social outcomes, sociology of religion. Applications from economists are also encouraged, but successful applicants will have demonstrated an interest in, and a commitment to, at least one of the other non-economics disciplines of IAST.
    Visits can last from one month to a year.



    [​Social Sciences; Humanities]
    Title: Senior Fellowships
    Funding agency: International Research Center for Cultural Studies (IFK)
    Award am​ount: Monthly allowance of up to €2,325 monthly; rent allowance; one-time travel costs
    Application deadline: July 7, 2024
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The International Research Center for Cultural Studies (IFK) invites applications for its senior fellowships. These support senior scholars, who are advanced in their academic careers, and want to pursue their own research at the IFK while fostering intellectual cooperation with the IFK_Fellows and other Austrian colleagues. 

    A thematic link to the IFK’s current research focus of “cultures of translation” or the newly introduced topic “different work” is desired but not required for application. The IFK will also accept independent projects within the realm of humanities and social sciences unrelated to the present research focus. Applications can be submitted in either German or English.

    IFK Senior Fellowships include an expense allowance of max. € 2,325 monthly (€ 75/per day) as well as a workstation at the IFK. For Fellows with a proper residence outside Vienna, the one-off arrival and departure costs to and from Vienna and a rent allowance are covered. All Fellows are responsible for their own health insurance and social security.

    Eligibility: Qualified applications for this fellowship will be accepted from individuals of all nationalities regardless of institutional or professional affiliation. Applicants with an international reputation and a publication profile that identifies them as leading experts in their respective scientific fields are particularly encouraged to apply. Further details can be found here​​.​



    [​Social Sciences; Humanities]
    Title: Visiting Fellowships and Visiting Research Fellowships – the Abdul Aziz Al-Mutawa and the Muhammad Bin-Ladin Visiting Fellowships
    Funding agency: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
    Award am​ount: a stipend of £5000
    Application deadline: January 9, 2024
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The University of Oxford, under the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, invites applications for the Abdul Aziz Al-Mutawa and the Muhammad Bin-Ladin visiting fellowships. These fellowships support research in any area of the arts, humanities or social sciences that has relevance to the study of Islam or the Muslim world, particularly anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, law, literature, philosophy, politics, religion, sociology, science and society. 

    The center is currently focused on the broad areas of classical Islamic sciences, Muslim Societies Past and Present, Identity and Citizenship with reference to Muslims in Britain and the West, Islamic Finance and Economic and Human Development, and Classical Islamic Sciences, and Science, Technology, Environment and Muslim Societies; however, applications with a different research focus are welcomed. Fellows are expected to reside in Oxford during term time and devote their time to research and writing and participate in the center’s academic activities. Applications are tenable at the Centre for the academic year from October 2024 to June 2025. 

    The Visiting Fellowship provides a research allowance of £5000, intended as a supplementary award, which may be held in conjunction with other research grants, stipends, or sabbatical salaries. Visiting Fellows will be provided with an office space, membership of the Common Room. 

    Eligibility: Applicants would normally be established academics but scholars at the postdoctoral level are also eligible.



    [​Social Sciences; Humanities]
    Title: Associate Research Directors: DEA Programme
    Funding agency: Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme
    Award am​ount: Up to €3,400 per month
    Application deadline: November 30, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (FMSH) invites applications for its associate research directors (DEA) programme. This enables foreign scientific professionals from all continents to be invited for a period of four to six weeks to support their work in the humanities and social sciences in France, as well as to promote the creation of international research networks and contact with researchers on site. Priority is given to projects requiring fieldwork (surveys, work in libraries or archives, etc.) in France. 

    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: Applicants must hold a professorship or equivalent position in higher education and research institutions. They must be under 65 years of age at the time of their stay.



    [​Social Sciences; Humanities]
    Title: ACSS-FMSH Short-Term Postdoctoral Mobility Fellowship Program in the Social Sciences and Humanities
    Funding agency: Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH); the Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS)
    Award am​ount: A monthly stipend of €1,700
    Application deadline: December 4, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) and the Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme (FMSH) are pleased to launch the seventh call for applications for their joint program titled “Short-Term Postdoctoral Mobility Fellowship Program in the Social Sciences and Humanities.”
    The program aims to:

    • Support postdoctoral fellows from Arab countries and enable them to conduct research or research-related activities in France.
    • Strengthen research networking and collaborations between Europe and the Arab region.

    This fellowship is offered to researchers who wish to conduct research in France (including field research, networking, library and archival work, as well as other types of data collection). Fellows can take up their fellowship between April 2024 and June 2024 or between September 2024 and November 2024. Fellows could stay in France for a minimum of two months and a maximum of three months. A monthly stipend of 1,700 euros will be paid at the beginning of each month of stay in France. 

    Eligibility:

    • Applicants must be citizens of an Arab country or refugees and/or stateless individuals from Arab countries, who are currently residing in the Arab region
    • Applicants should have received their PhD degree within 0-6 years
    • This program is open to PhD holders in the social sciences or humanities fields. These include disciplines such as anthropology, demography, economics, history, political science, psychology, sociology, geography, law, and philosophy. Due to French funding restrictions, the program is not open to linguistics, archaeology, literary studies and arts.
    • Applicants must find a French research institution willing to host them before applying.
    • Applicants can be affiliated with a public or private research institution in the Arab region, but they do not necessarily need to have a permanent position. However, applicants should be engaged in research in addition to teaching.



    [​Social Sciences]
    Title: Niehaus Center for Globalization & Governance - Visiting Fellow
    Funding agency: Princeton University
    Award am​ount: a $10,000 research fund; rank and salary will be contingent on qualifications
    Application deadline: November 1, 2023
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance (NCGG) at Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs seeks two or more visitors for the 2024-2025 academic year in the Visiting Fellowship Program. These awards are designed to promote basic research in the broad areas of international and comparative political economy, international organization and global governance, and globalization. Research on the causes and consequences of globalization, the political economy of foreign trade, monetary and regulatory policies, the sources of international cooperation at the global and regional level, the domestic and international politics of economic development, the political economy of human security issues, the evolution and impact of international institutions, and the politics of international law and human rights policies are of relevance. 

    Rank and salary will be contingent on qualifications. NCGG Fellows will receive applicable Princeton University benefits, reimbursement of travel to/from Princeton, and a $10,000 research fund. 

    Eligibility: Scholars anywhere in the world are eligible to apply. The Center invites candidates with a background in political science, economics, modern history, sociology, anthropology, law, business, and other disciplines bearing on the study of globalization to apply. Fellows will be required to be in residence in Princeton or the local vicinity, or demonstrate to the program's satisfaction the ability to be on campus daily for the duration of the fellowship (expected to be September 1, 2024 - July 1, 2025).



    [​Humanities: Sculpture]
    Title: Research and Development / Long-term Research Grants
    Funding agency: Henry Moore Foundation
    Award am​ount: Up to £20,000
    Application deadline: December 1, 2023; March 1, 2024; May 1, 2024
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    Henry Moore Grants support sculpture across historical, modern, and contemporary registers, and seek to fund research that expands the appreciation of sculpture. Available to organisations 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.



    [​Social Sciences: Sociology and Anthropology]
    Title: Fejos Postdoctoral Fellowships (ethnographic film)
    Funding agency: Wenner-Gren Foundation
    Award am​ount: Up to $40,000
    Application deadline: May 1 (available annually)
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    Fejos Postdoctoral Fellowships (ethnographic film) provide funds towards the completion of an ethnographic film that is based on anthropological research already accomplished by the applicant. The fellowship is awarded to early career scholars, who frequently lack the time and resources they need for film production. A maximum of four full Fejos Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded annually. By providing funds for scholars to devote themselves to full-time work on a research-related film, the Foundation aims to enable a new generation of scholars to present their work via this medium. Broadly speaking, we seek to support projects that will have an impact on the field of anthropology -- as well as outreach beyond the academy -- through the support of exciting new and innovative work in the field of ethnographic film. There is no preference in this fellowship for any particular underlying research methodology, research location or subfield. The main requirements are that the proposed film is firmly rooted in the applicant’s completed research, is innovative in approach, and has the potential for a broad impact both within and beyond the discipline. Applicants requesting shorter time periods will receive a pro-rated award as appropriate (e.g., a six-month project would be awarded $20,000). Note that this Fellowship is not for film journalism or new film projects that are not derived from the applicant’s prior academic research.

    The application deadline is May 1 for fellowships beginning between January 1 and December 31 of the following year. The application portal opens 2 months before the deadline.​ Applications must be submitted using the Foundation's Online Application​.

    Eligibility:
    Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in anthropology or a related discipline at the time of application. Applicants should be no more than ten years beyond their PhD, with allowances made for periods of caregiving, and have a doctorate in anthropology or an equivalent field. Qualified scholars are eligible without regard to nationality, institutional, or departmental affiliation, although preference is given to applicants who are untenured or do not yet have a permanent academic position. Independent scholars are eligible to apply. Further details on eligibility to be found h​e​re.​



    [Humanities]
    Title: Short-term Fellowships
    Funding agency: Herzog August Bibliothek (HAB)
    Award Amount: A monthly fellowship of up to €1,800
    Application deadline: January 31, 2024
    Full announcement ​ he​​re

    The Herzog August Bibliothek invites applications for its short-term fellowships. These enable a broad range of scholars of all career stages, from postdoctoral to emeriti, to gather source material during a short visit to the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. Applications can be made for stays of between one and three months. The monthly fellowship is €1,800. A travel subsidy will also be paid (between €150 and max. €650, depending on country of origin).​



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    [All disciplines]
    Title: Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral and Experienced Researchers
    Funding agency: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation / Federal Foreign Office and Federal Ministry of Education and Research
    Application deadline: In advance of March, July, or November
    Award amount: €2,670 per month for postdoctoral researchers; €3,170 per month for experienced researchers
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    Through the Humboldt Research Fellowship, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsors researchers of all nationalities and research areas with above-average qualifications. This will enable qualified researchers to conduct their own research at various stages of their career in collaboration with a host at a German research institution of their choice.
    Deadlines: The Selection Committee responsible for reviewing applications to this programme meets every March, July and November. Interested applicants must send their completed application form, including any additional documents required, well in advance of the desired selection date.

    For postdoctoral researchers:
    In providing Humboldt Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables highly-qualified scientists and scholars from abroad who are just embarking on their academic careers and who completed their doctorates less than four years ago1 to spend extended periods of research (6–24 months) in Germany. Scientists and scholars from all disciplines and countries may apply. The research outline is carried out in cooperation with academic hosts at research institutions in Germany. Applicants choose their own topic of research and their host in Germany. Details of the research outline including information on the intended duration of the fellowship must be agreed with the intended host before applying. Short-term visits for study and training purposes or for attending conferences are not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants from natural sciences discipline must have a good knowledge of German or English. Those from humanities or social sciences must have a good knowledge of German if this is necessary for conducting your research successfully. Otherwise, good knowledge of English will suffice.
    The complete funding guidelines can be accessed he​re

    For experienced researchers:
    In providing Humboldt Research Fellowships for experienced researchers, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables highly-qualified scientists and scholars from abroad, who completed their doctorates less than twelve years ago to spend extended periods of research (6-18 months) in Germany. Candidates are expected to have their own, clearly defined research profile. This means they should usually be working at least at the level of Assistant Professor or Junior Research Group Leader or be able to document independent research work over a number of years. Scientists and scholars from all disciplines and countries may apply. The research outline is carried out in cooperation with academic hosts at research institutions in Germany. Applicants choose their own topic of research and their host in Germany. Details of the research outline including information on the intended duration of the fellowship must be agreed with the intended host before applying. The duration of the research fellowship (6-18 months) may be divided up into a maximum of three visits lasting a minimum of three months each. No more than 36 months may elapse between the beginning of the first stay and the end of the last stay. Short-term visits for study and training purposes or for attending conferences are not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants from natural sciences discipline must have a good knowledge of German or English. Those from humanities or social sciences must have a good knowledge of German if this is necessary for conducting your research successfully. Otherwise, good knowledge of English will suffice.
    The complete guidelines can be accessed he​re



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    [All disciplines]
    Title: Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Researchers from Developing and Transition Countries
    Funding agency: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation / Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
    Application deadline: In advance of February, June, and October
    Award amount: €2,670 per month for postdoctoral researchers; €3,170 per month for experienced researchers
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    Through the Georg Forster Research Fellowship, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsors postdoctoral and experienced researchers from all disciplines with above-average qualifications, and supports them with their research in Germany. These researches must come from developing and transition countries, and have direct relevance for the further development of their region of origin.
    Deadlines: The Selection Committee responsible for reviewing applications to this program meets every February, June and October. Interested applicants must send their completed application form, including any additional documents required, well in advance of the desired selection date.

    For postdoctoral researchers:
    In providing Georg Forster Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables highly-qualified scientists and scholars from abroad who are just embarking on their academic careers and who completed their doctorates less than four years ago to spend extended periods of research (6-24 months) in Germany. The research outline must deal with issues of major relevance to the future development of the candidate’s country or region of origin. The research is carried out in cooperation with academic hosts at research institutions in Germany. Applicants choose their own topic of research and their host in Germany and prepare their research outline independently. Details of the research outline including information on the intended duration of the fellowship must be agreed with the intended host before applying. Short-term visits for study and training purposes or for attending conferences are not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants from natural sciences discipline must have a good knowledge of German or English. Those from humanities or social sciences must have a good knowledge of German if this is necessary for conducting your research successfully. Otherwise, good knowledge of English will suffice.
    The complete funding guidelines can be accessed he​re

    For experienced researchers:
    In providing Georg Forster Research Fellowships for experienced researchers, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables highly-qualified scientists and scholars from abroad, who completed their doctorates less than twelve years ago to spend extended periods of research (6-18 months) in Germany. Candidates are expected to have their own, clearly defined research profile. This means they should usually be working at least at the level of Assistant Professor or Junior Research Group Leader or be able to document independent research work over a number of years. The research is carried out in cooperation with academic hosts at research institutions in Germany. Applicants choose their own topic of research and their host in Germany and prepare their research outline independently. Details of the research outline including information on the intended duration of the fellowship must be agreed with the intended host before applying. The duration of the research fellowship (6-18 months) may be divided up into a maximum of three visits lasting a minimum of three months each. No more than 36 months may elapse between the beginning of the first stay and the end of the last stay. Short-term visits for study and training purposes or for attending conferences are not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants from natural sciences discipline must have a good knowledge of German or English. Those from humanities or social sciences must have a good knowledge of German if this is necessary for conducting your research successfully. Otherwise, good knowledge of English will suffice.
    The complete funding guidelines can be accessed he​re



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    [Quantitative Thought; Mathematics]
    Title: Simons CRM Scholar-in-Residence Program
    Funding agency: Simons Foundation
    Application deadline: January 10, April 1, July 1, October 1
    Full announcement ​ he​re

    The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) continues its call for proposals for its scholar-in-residence program. This program is directed towards exceptional researchers in mathematics and related areas at both the junior (less than 10 years since PhD) and senior levels, and will permit the CRM to invite such researchers for extended visits. During their visit, senior researchers will hold the title Simons CRM Professor; junior researchers will be designated as Simons CRM Scholars.

    The scholars-in-residence will be chosen to enhance the manifold research activities held at the CRM. In particular, they will participate in and enrich the CRM thematic programs. They will also contribute to the collaborative research activities of the thirteen CRM research laboratories.

    The visits of scholars-in-residence will be between one and six months in length. The support covers round-trip travel to Montréal and the costs of local accommodation, including family accommodation when needed. Senior researchers will additionally be provided with a research budget for the purpose of inviting collaborators to visit them during their residency. In exceptional circumstances, the CRM may also be able to facilitate visits by paying the home institutions of scholars-in-residence for a one-course teaching release.



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    [Social Sciences; Humanities]
    Title: Resident Scholars Fellowship
    Funding agency: School for Advanced Research (SAR)
    Application deadline: First Monday in November yearly
    Award amount: Up to $40,000
    Full announcement here

    The School for Advanced Research invites applications for its resident scholars fellowships. These support scholars in preparing a manuscript or dissertation for publication on a topic important to the understanding of humankind for a period of nine month. The following fellowships are available:

    • Two Weatherhead fellowships – for scholars with doctorates writing a book, worth $40,000, or PhD students writing their dissertation in the humanities or social sciences, worth $35,000;
    • One Paloheimo Foundation fellowship – for scholars working in the humanities or social sciences who plan to write their dissertations, worth $35,000;
    • One Katrin H Lamon fellowship – for a Native scholar working in the humanities or social sciences, worth $35,000 for PhD students or $40,000 for applicants holding a PhD;
    • Two Andrew W Mellon Foundation fellowships – for scholars at the level of assistant professor, worth $50,000, or PhD students, worth $35,000, for research in Latino studies;
    • One Wenner-Gren fellowship in anthropology and black experiences – for scholars whose research draws on Black studies, critical race studies, diasporic Africana studies, the vernacular insights of communities of colour, and other sources of inspiration growing out of global Black experiences to advance new lines of scholarship in any of anthropology’s subfields, worth $50,000.

    Resident scholars are provided with an office, low-cost housing, a stipend (amount varies according to award), library assistance, and other benefits. Fellowships involve a nine-month tenure, from September 1 through May 31.

    Eligibility:
    Applicants for doctoral level fellowships must have their PhD in hand at time of application. If not, you must apply as a PhD candidate and will receive the pre-doctoral level stipend award. Resident scholars may approach their research from the perspective of anthropology or from related fields such as history and sociology. Scholars from the humanities and social sciences are encouraged to apply.











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