Funding Opportunities

Arts/Humanities/International

Program: Fund for U.S. Artists at International Festivals/Exhibitions
Agency: Arts International
Next Deadline: JAN 15, 1998
Supports individual U.S. performers or U.S. performing arts groups who have been invited to international festivals, but need additional support, such as travel and per diem expenses. Program is particularly interested in proposals that reflect the cultural diversity of the U.S. and involve events in areas of the world where U.S. work is rarely performed. Priority areas are Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Grants to individuals range from $500 to $2,000, and grants to organizations range from $2,000 to $25,000. See http://www.iie.org/ai/thefund.htm.

Program: Smithsonian Fellowships
Agency: Smithsonian Institution
Next Deadline: JAN 15, 1998
Graduate-level, predoctoral, postdoctoral and senior residential fellowships support research in the following areas: anthropology; archaeology; astrophysics and astronomy; earth sciences; ecology, behavioral, and environmental sciences; evolutionary and systematic biology; history of science and technology; art history; and social and cultural history of the United States. The stipend and length of fellowship vary. Graduate and undergraduate-level minority and Native American internships are also available. See http://www.si.edu/youandsi/studies/ofg/fellapp.htm.

Education/Human and Community Development

Program: Grants Program
Agency: Sister Fund
Next Deadline: JAN 01, 1998
Supports advocacy, public education, and media strategies that heighten public consciousness around issues affecting women and girls and emphasize women's leadership. Projects may focus on women's economic development, violence against women and girls, and women's reproductive rights. Grants range from $5,000 to $30,000.

Program: Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need
Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Next Deadline: JAN 05, 1998
Awards grants to academic departments, programs and other academic units that offer graduate degree courses. The program allows grantees to provide fellowships to graduate students with financial need who plan to teach or conduct research in areas of national need. The designated areas for FY 98 will include biology, chemistry, computer and information science, engineering, math, and physics. The Department expects to announce the FY 98 program around mid-October with a tentative January deadline.

Health/Mental Health

Program: Predoctoral Minority Fellowships Agency: American Psychological Association
Next Deadline: JAN 15, 1998
With funding from the National Institute of Mental Health and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, grants go to minority students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) beginning or continuing graduate studies leading to the doctorate in psychology or the neurosciences. Award categories are psychology research training, neuroscience research training, psychology aging training, and psychology clinical training. Fellowships may be extended for up to three years. The maximum stipend is $834/month. See http://www.apa.org/mfp.

Program: Health Careers Opportunity Program
Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Next Deadline: JAN 30, 1998
Awards grants to health professions schools and schools of allied health for programs to assist individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter and graduate from health professions schools or allied health training programs. Eligible activities include identification and recruitment, preliminary education, facilitation of admission, retention, counseling, and provision of advice on financial aid. Refer to http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/bhpr/grants.html.

Science/Engineering

Program: NASA Summer Faculty Fellowships Program
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Next Deadline: JAN 15, 1998
Provides opportunities for science and engineering faculty at colleges and universities to spend ten weeks working with the research staff of a NASA research and development center. A stipend of $1000/week plus travel allowance will be provided to approximately 150 fellows each year. U.S. citizens with two years of teaching or research experience are eligible to apply. Refer to http://www.asee.org/fellowships/html/nasa.htm.

Program: Implementation and Development Projects for Women and Girls
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: JAN 02, 1998
Supports major projects to advance women's and girls' scientific, technical and mathematical interests and aptitudes. Projects may involve curricula, model studies, conferences, and outreach activities. Institutional consortia are eligible. Required pre-proposals are due on October 1 (projects costing less than $100,000 per year) and January 2 (projects costing more than $100,000 per year). Full proposals are due February 1 and May 1, respectively. For details, see http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/HRD/women/idp.htm.