American University of Beirut

[Natural Sciences: Biology]
Title: 2024 Pilot Award
Funding agency: Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
Award amount: Up to $300,000
Application deadline: June 13, 2024
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The goal of the Pilot Award is to provide early support for exploratory ideas considered higher risk but with the potential for transformative results, particularly t​​​​hose with novel hypotheses for autism. This funding mechanism is particularly suitable for investigators new to the autism field, though the foundation encourages applicants to consult with experts in autism research to ensure their projects are relevant to the human condition. They encourage applications that propose research to link genetic or other ASD risk factors to molecular, cellular, circuit or behavioral mechanisms and set the stage for development of novel interventions, including work in human subjects. 

Eligibility: All applicants and key collaborators must hold a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or the equivalent at a college, university, medical school or other research facility. ​

[Social Sciences: Psychology]
Title: Steven O. Walfish Competition
Funding agency: American Psychological Foundation
Award amount: $2,500
Application deadline: October 2, 2024
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The Steven O. Walfish Grants, supported by the APA Division 42 Next Generation Fund, promotes and supports the next generation of student and early career practitioner psychologists to expand the knowledge base in the practice of psychology. 

Applicants are required to submit manuscripts on clinical, practical, or research innovations that address evolving standards, practices, and methods in psychological practice. Topics may include population‐based practice issues, procedure or technique‐based practice issues, diagnosis‐based practice issues, or service delivery models describing a practice innovation. 

Eligibility: Applicants must be a graduate student or an early career psychologist, within 10 years of earning the doctoral degree. ​

[Social Sciences: Psychology]
Title: Social Psychology
Funding agency: National Science Foundation
Award amount: to be specified
Application deadline: July 15, 2024, January 15, 2025
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The Social Psychology Program at NSF supports research and research infrastructure to advance basic knowledge in social psychology. Projects funded by the Social Psychology Program support the NSF mission to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure national defense. Proposals considered by the Social Psychology Program must communicate both the intellectual merit of the science and its broader societal impacts. 

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

[Humanities]
Title: Targeted Research Area Grants
Funding agency: American Society for Theater Research
Award amount: Up to $3,000
Application deadline: July 16, 2024
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This grant is intended to support specific projects by scholars working in areas important to ASTR's mission that are currently under-represented in its various activities. Such areas include, but are not limited to, the following: pre-1900 research and Asian, African, Latin American, and Middle Eastern theatre, dance, and performance. Translations of important theatre documents, including plays, will also be considered. This award is not intended to support curriculum development.

Eligibility: Any independent, tenured, or untenured scholar who holds a terminal degree, or any graduate student who is applying in support of a project that is not directly related to her/his dissertation. Rank and institutional affiliation are not considered. All applicants must be ASTR members at the time of application. ​ ​

[Humanities: Archaeology]
Title: Conservation and Heritage Management Award
Funding agency: Archaeological Institute of America
Application deadline: September 15, 2024
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The Conservation and Site Preservation Committee invites nominations for the Conservation and Heritage Management Award. This award is made in recognition of an individual’s or institution’s exceptional achievement in any of the following areas:

1. Archaeological conservation (the conservation of an artifact, monument, or site);
2. Archaeological conservation science (an advance in deterioration analysis or treatment of archaeological materials);
3. Archaeological heritage management (the overall management of a site or group of sites including their preservation and interpretation to the public);
4. ​Education/public awareness of archaeological conservation through teaching, lecturing, and exhibition, or a publication.

[Humanities]
Title: Digital Project Grants
Funding agency: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Award amount: Up to £40,000
Application opens: August 5, 2024
Application deadline: September 30, 2024
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The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art invites applications for its digital project grants. These help institutions support a curator or research scholar undertaking a digital research project which will lead to a digital or online project. Projects may include:

• online exhibition or curation of a digital project relating to British art or architectural history;
• online catalogue or database of a collection or archive, or an online catalogue or database of a specific part of a collection or archive;
• research using digital technologies, for example 3D scanning or modelling.

Eligibility: Applications are open to international as well as national institutions. ​ ​

[Natural Sciences: Biology]
Title: ISAC Project Grants
Funding agency: International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Award amount: Up to £15,000
Application deadline: September 1, 2024
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The International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy invites applications for its project grants. These support antimicrobial research in low- to middle-income countries. Projects should address one of the following areas: 

• feasible and effective prevention strategies to prevent transmission of pathogens in low resource settings. 
• basic laboratory support for a healthcare system minimally needed to tackle infectious diseases.
• improving antimicrobial use worldwide to ensure it is delivered only to those who need it. 

Eligibility: Principal applicants must be members of an ISAC member society. At least one investigator involved must be from a low-to-middle income country. The principal applicant must be the principal investigator on the intended research. ​ ​

[Humanities: Archaeology]
Title: Ellen And Charles Steinmetz Endowment For Archaeology
Funding agency: Archaeological Institute of America
Award amount: Up to $8,500
Application deadline: November 1, 2024
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The Steinmetz Endowment supports the use of technology in archaeological research by providing grants to archaeological projects that make innovative use of technological tools and methods. Normally, such projects will have a fieldwork element. However, research conducted in a laboratory setting that employs technology may also be eligible for a grant. While all are encouraged to apply, priority will be given to new projects proposed by 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, but must be designed to address important questions about the human past specifically through technological means. “Technology” should be understood broadly to include not only ​​digital tools and approaches, but also those developed in engineering, chemistry, biology, physics, etc. 

Eligibility: Applicants must be AIA members at the graduate student or professional level at the time of application, with a PhD in archaeology or a related field, and are expected to have an academic affiliation. ​ ​

[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): July 24, 2024
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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 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. 

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. Presidential Awards are capped at $50,000 (no indirect costs). 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). Projects are limited to no more than two years. 

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): July 24, 2024
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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. Presidential Awards are capped at $50,000 (no indirect costs). 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). Projects are limited to no more than two years. 

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): July 24, 2024
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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. Presidential Awards are capped at $50,000 (no indirect costs). 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). Projects are limited to no more than two years. 

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): July 24, 2024
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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. Presidential Awards are capped at $50,000 (no indirect costs). 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). Projects are limited to no more than two years. 

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)​​: July 24, 2024
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The Russell Sage Foundation invites letters of inquiry for its social, political, and economic inequality program. It supports research on the factors that contribute to inequality in the US, and the extent to which social, political, and economic inequalities affect social, psychological, political, and economic outcomes, including equality of access and opportunity, social mobility, civic participation and representation, and the intergenerational transmission of advantage and disadvantage. RSF is particularly interested in analyses that make use of newly available data or demonstrate novel uses of existing data. They also support original data collection when a project is focused on important program priorities. Proposals to conduct field experiments, in-depth qualitative interviews, and ethnographies are also encouraged. 

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. Presidential Awards are capped at $50,000 (no indirect costs). 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). Projects are limited to no more than two years. 

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​. ​

[Humanities: Art History and Studio Arts]
Title: Research and Development / Long-term Research Grants
Funding agency: Henry Moore Foundation
Award amount: Up to £20,000
deadline: June 1, 2024; September 1, 2024; December 1, 2022; March 1, 2025
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The Henry Moore Foundation invites applications for its long-term research grants. 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; Humanities]
Title: Associate Research Directors: DEA Programme
Funding agency: Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme
Award amount: Up to €3,400 per month
deadline: June 21, 2024
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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 local researchers. 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. ​

[All disciplines]
Title: Wellcome Career Development Awards
Funding agency: Wellcome Trust
Award amount: to be determined
deadline: July 25, 2024
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This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programs of work and deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. Interested applicants can apply for a Wellcome Career Development Award if they are a mid-career researcher and are ready to lead a substantial and innovative research program. They must aim to make a key contribution to their field by generating significant shifts in understanding, and/or developing methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research. During the award, successful applicants are expected to: 

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

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

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

Eligibility: Interested investigators can apply for a Wellcome Career Development Award if they are mid-career researchers. 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. ​

[All disciplines]
Title: Wellcome Discovery Awards
Funding agency: Wellcome Trust
Award amount: to be determined
deadline: July 30, 2024
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This scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health, and wellbeing​. A Wellcome Discovery Award provides funding for research expenses. The award usually lasts for 8 years, but may be less for some disciplines, such as humanities and social science. The award may be held on a part-time basis. The organization will extend the duration of the award to reflect this. Applicants should ask for a level and duration of funding that’s appropriate for their proposed research. They will need to justify these costs in their grant application. The research can be in a single discipline or multidisciplinary. An award can be held by an established researcher or a team of researchers led by an established researcher.

Eligibility: Interested investigators can apply for a Wellcome Discovery Award if they are researchers who want to pursue 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]
Title: Digital Art History Grants
Funding agency: Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Award amount: Unspecified
Application opens: August 15, 2024
LOI deadline: September 1, 2024
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The Digital Art History Grants program is intended to foster new forms of research and collaboration as well as new approaches to teaching and learning. Support may also be offered for the digitization of important visual resources (especially essential art history photographic archives) in the area of pre-modern European art history; of primary textual sources (especially the literary and documentary sources of European art history); for promising initiatives in online publishing; and for innovative experiments in the field of digital art history.​ ​

[Natural Sciences; Social Sciences; Humanities]
Title: Research in Group Grants
Funding agency: Bielefeld University
Award amount: Up to €50,000 for visiting groups, and up to €200,000 for long-term groups
Application deadline: April 23, 2024; November 28, 2024
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Bielefeld University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) invites proposals for its research in 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 two 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 during a joint stay at ZiF. 

• 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​.

[Humanities: Archaeology]
Title: Site Preservation Grant
Funding agency: Archaeological Institute of America
Award amount: Up to $15,000
Application deadline: November 1, 2024
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The Site Preservation Grant is intended to fund projects that uphold the AIA’s mission to preserve and protect the world’s archaeological heritage for future generations. The goal of the grant, which carries a maximum award of $15,000, is to enhance global preservation efforts and promote awareness of the need to protect threatened archaeological sites. The AIA seeks to support projects that not only directly preserve archaeological sites, but those that also include public outreach and education components that create a positive impact on the local community, students, and the discipline of archaeology as a whole. 

Applications eligible for consideration for a Site Preservation Grant should fit one or more of these categories: 

• Planning for conservation: involves documentation including photography and digital applications, assessment of significance and condition, and drawing up a conservation plan in coordination with the local authorities
• Conservation interventions: physical hands-on treatments, materials and labor
• Preventive measures: reburial, shelters, fences, walkways, water management (drainage, flood prevention)
• Monitoring and maintenance of sites • Training of personnel in conservation and site management
• Public outreach and education
  

[Humanities: Archaeology]
Title: Julie Herzig Desnick Endowment Fund for Archaeological Field Surveys
Funding agency: Archaeological Institute of America
Award amount: Up to $4,500
Application deadline: November 1, 2024
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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.

[Social Sciences: Education]
Title: Research Grants on Education: Large – Spencer Foundation
Funding agency: Spencer Foundation
Award amount: Up to $500,000
Application opens: April 3, 2024
Intent to Apply form submission deadline: May 22, 2024 12:00 noon Central Time
Application deadline: June 18, 2024, 12:00 noon Central Time
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The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets ranging from $125,000 to $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. Intent to Apply forms are accepted twice a year. 

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

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 Large Research Grant on Education must have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or appropriate experience in an education research-related profession. Proposals are accepted from the U.S. and internationally, however all proposals must be submitted in English and budgets must be proposed in U.S. Dollars.

[Natural Sciences: Biology]
Title: PROJECT CURE CRC 2024 Request for Proposals
Funding agency: Colorectal Cancer Alliance
Award amount: Up to $1,000,000 per year for two years
Application deadline: Rolling Call
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The Colorectal Cancer Alliance (the Alliance) is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for preclinical and clinical translational research with the potential for high impact on diagnosis, treatment, or survivorship of colorectal cancer. Project Cure CRC will prioritize proposals that embrace moving colorectal cancer research to a curative science. 

Senior Investigator Awards will fund potentially transformative ideas that will accelerate the translation of new therapies and technologies. Proposals may include investigator-initiated clinical trials and do not require IRB approval at the proposal stage. Collaborations are highly encouraged. 

Eligibility: Principal Investigator must be a senior researcher, past the initial five years of their first academic faculty appointment. ​​.

[Social Sciences]
Title: Racial Equity Research Grants
Funding agency: Spencer Foundation
Award amount: Up to $75,000
Intent to Apply Form Deadline: May 29, 2024
Application deadline: June 27, 2024
Full announcement h​e​re

The Racial Equity Research Grants program supports education research projects that will contribute to understanding and ameliorating racial inequality in education. They are interested in funding studies that aim to understand and disrupt the reproduction and deepening of inequality in education, and which seek to (re)imagine and make new forms of equitable education. Thus, they are interested in research projects that seek to envision educational opportunities in a multiplicity of education systems, levels, settings, and developmental ranges and that reach beyond documenting conditions and paradigms that contribute to persistent racial inequalities. 

Their goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious, and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in relation to racial equity in education. In this cycle of funding, the organization will continue to fund scholarship focused on a range of communities and issues with respect to equity. They encourage proposals from across the methodological spectrum, including qualitative methods, mixed-methods, and quantitative methods. They want to especially encourage Racial Equity proposals that focus on the following areas: (1) innovative forms of measurement and assessment, (2) artificial intelligence (AI), and (3) current political challenges in k-12 and higher education around diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

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

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

[Natural Sciences: Biology]
Title: Basic Neurodevelopmental Biology of Circuits and Behavior (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Award amount: Up to $500,000
Application deadline: June 15, 2024; October 5, 2024
Full announcement h​e​re

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages 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 and investigate questions using in vivo neural measures in awake, behaving animals. Application budgets are limited to $500,000 direct costs, annually. 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]
Title: BRAIN Initiative: Development of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in Human and Non-Human Primate Brain (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
LOI deadline: 30 days prior to application due date
Application deadline: June 7, 2024
Full announcement h​e​re

The purpose of this Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative Funding Opportunity Announcement is to encourage applications that will develop and validate novel tools to facilitate the detailed analysis and manipulation of complex circuits in large brains. Critical advances in the treatment of brain disorders in human populations are hindered by the lack of ability to monitor and manipulate circuitry in safe, minimally-invasive ways. Clinical intervention with novel cell- and circuit-specific tools will require extensive focused research designed to remove barriers for targeted circuit manipulation. In addition to identification and removal of barriers, the need to delineate dysfunctional circuitry poses additional challenges. Neuroscience has experienced an impressive influx of exciting new research tools in the past decade, especially since the launch of the BRAIN Initiative. However, the majority of these cell- and circuit-specific mapping, monitoring, and manipulating tools has been developed for use in model organisms, primarily rodents, fish and flies. These cutting-edge tools are increasingly adaptable to larger mammalian brains and, more importantly, are emerging as potential human therapeutic strategies for brain disorders. A pressing need to develop tools for use in large brains or those that are more directly relevant to the human brain is the focus of this initiative. The initiative will support initial proof of principle studies aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of using the cutting-edge approaches in humans and other mammalian species (e.g., non-human primate [NHP]/sheep/pigs).
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.

[Social Sciences; Humanities]
Title: U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon PDS Annual Program Statement
Funding agency: FY24 Public Diplomacy Funding
Award amount: Up to $250,000
Internal AUB deadline: May 13, 2024 (for cycle II)
External submission deadline: June 21, 2024 (for cycle II)
Full announcement ​​h​e​re​

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

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

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

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

Interested faculty members are requested to submit to the OGC (contact Ms. Leen Haydar lh44@aub.edu.lb) their concept note including potential partnership by May 13, 2024 for the second cycle. The received concept notes will be forwarded to the Provost’s Office for review and selection. Following the selection, OGC representatives will reach out to the chosen applicant, providing guidance on the necessary steps to submit the full proposal. The external full application deadline is June 21, 2024 (cycle II).

[Natural Sciences]
Title: The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation-Grants
Funding agency: The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation
Award amount: Up to $50,000
Application deadline: July 1, 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.

[Natural Sciences: Biology]
Title: Cellular and Molecular Biology of Complex Brain Disorders (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Award amount: Up to $275,000
Application deadline: June 16, 2024; October 16, 2024; February 16, 2025; June 16, 2025; October 16, 2025; February 16, 2026; June 16, 2026
Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages research on the biology of high confidence risk factors associated with complex brain disorders, with a focus on the intracellular, transcellular and circuit substrates of neural function. For the purposes of this NOFO, the term “complex” can refer to a multifactorial contribution to risk (e.g., polygenic and/or environmental) and/or highly distributed functional features of the brain disorder. Studies may be either hypothesis-generating (unbiased discovery) or hypothesis-testing in design and may utilize in vivo, in situ, or in vitro experimental paradigms, e.g., model organisms or human cell-based assays. Studies should not attempt to “model” disorders but instead should aim to elucidate the neurobiological impact of individual or combined risk factor(s), such as the affected molecular and cellular components and their relationships within defined biological process(es). 

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]
Title: Supporting Excellence & Innovation in Anti-doping Science
Funding agency: Partnership for Clean Competition
Award amount: Up to $130,000
Pre-Application deadline: August 1, 2024
Application deadline: September 1, 2024
Full announcement ​​ h​e​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 prohibited substances and methods.
• Developing novel testing protocols to detect and deter new or designer substances or methods used to evade detection (e.g., micor-dosing) for doping purposes.
• Improving existing chromatography-mass spectrometry and other analytical chemistry or biomedical methods to detect particular drugs, ex. GH, IGF-1, EPO, hCG.
• Developing new analytical methods to detect performance enhancing drugs not currently detectable.
• Examination of pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics of doping substances through human administration studies examining longitudinal urinary excretion patterns, metabolism, and dose-concentration, including confounding factors that may influence excretion, detection, or performance-enhancing impact. This also includes studies which aim to differentiate between sources of contamination and doping by identifying novel discriminate urinary or blood markers or metabolites, or ratios thereof, through well-designed human administration studies.
• Critical reviews to support interpretation of laboratory data.
• The application of alternative specimens, (ex. oral fluid, dried blood/plasma spots) for testing and analysis.
• Discovery and validation of specific and sensitive biomarkers in urine and/or blood for the purposes of the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) that aim to indirectly identify the use of doping substances or methods.
  
• Detection of prohibited gene doping, gene editing, gene silencing technologies, as well as the detection of prohibited stem cell therapies.
• Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other related research that leads to optimization of anti-doping testing programs.
• Development of effective quantitative and qualitative measures of doping deterrence and education through well-designed survey methods applicable to multiple athlete domains and social science research. 

There are no maximum or minimal amounts for grant applications, though the average funding amount is roughly $130,000. 

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

[Humanities]
Title: Scholarly Editions and Scholarly Translations
Funding agency: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Award amount: Up to $300,000
Application available: August 27, 2024
Application deadline: November 27, 2024
Full announcement ​​ h​e​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 may also be the subject of an edition.​

[Natural Sciences: Biology]
Title: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Using Targeted Degradation of Protein and non-Protein Targets for the Development of Novel Anti-Infectives
Funding agency: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Award amount: Up to $50,000
Application deadline: July 16, 2024
Full announcement ​​ h​e​re

The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to invite applications for research on the use of targeted protein and nonprotein degradation (e.g., RNA) as it relates to the development of anti-infective strategies against viral, bacterial, parasitic, and fungal pathogens and/or their toxins (e.g., Lethal and Edema Toxins of Bacillus anthracis). Both novel monofunctional (e.g., Molecular Glues) and hetero-bi/tri-functional (e.g., PROTAC or PROTAC-like) strategies will be considered. 

This notice applies to due dates on or after January 5, 2024, and subsequent receipt dates through July 16, 2026. Applications for this initiative can be submitted using one of the following notices of funding opportunities or any reissues of these opportunities through the expiration date of this notice. 

•  PA-20-185 – NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
•  PA-20-195 – NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
•  PA-20-200 – NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
•  PA-23-232 – PHS 2023-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Not Allowed).
•  PA-23-230​ – PHS 2023-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Not Allowed). 

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]
Title: Allen Newell Award
Funding agency: Association for Computing Machinery
Award amount: $10,000
Application deadline: December 15, 2024
Full announcement ​​ h​e​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: Archaeology]
Title: Julie Herzig Desnick Endowment Fund for Archaeological Field Surveys
Funding agency: Archaeological Institute of America
Award amount: Up to $4,500
Application deadline: November 1, 2024
Full announcement ​​ h​e​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.

[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

[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.
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[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
  

[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: 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.

[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.

[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.

[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: 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]
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: 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.