Funding Opportunities

Arts/Humanities/International

Program: Mellon Resident Research Fellowships
Agency: American Philosophical Society Library
Next Deadline: Mar 01, 1999
One to three month residential fellowships support postdoctoral scholars or Ph.D. candidates to conduct research in the Library's collection. Subject areas include: early American history & culture; American Indian Language; 18th & 19th-century natural history; anthropology; biochemistry, physiology, & biophysics; 20th-century medical research; genetics & eugenics; & modern physics. Stipend is $1,900 per month. For more information see http://www.amphilsoc.org.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact:

Martin Levitt, Assistant Librarian for Research
105 South Fifth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3386
215/440-3400

Program: Dance Travel Assistance Program
Agency: Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Next Deadline: Feb 24, 1999
Supports travel to see performances by dance troupes & supports residencies by dance troupes, with an emphasis on single-choreographer contemporary companies. The program's purpose is to expand presenters' direct knowledge of choreographers & their work, & to assist them in making programming decisions. Funds may also expand touring opportunities for dance companies. Maximum grants are $750, & awards generally will not exceed 75 percent of total travel costs. See http://www.artspresenters.org/p37.html.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact:

George Aud, Asst. to Executive Director
1112 16th Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
202/833-2787

Education/Human and Community Development

Program: 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Next Deadline: Mar 01, 1999
Provides grants to inner-city & rural public schools & schools districts for the provision of safe & drug-free activities beyond regular school hours. Collaborations with community & educational organizations, including IHEs, are strongly encouraged. In FY 99, there is an absolute priority for activities that offer significant learning opportunities & that contribute to reduced drug use & violence. Refer to the 12/7/98 Federal Register & http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/21stCCLC/index.html.
CFDA Number: 84.287
Contact:

Amanda Clyburn, Office of Educational Research & Improvement
555 New Jersey Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20208-5644
202/219-2180

Program: Model Demon. Prog. for Children w/Disabilities: Deaf-Blindness
Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Next Deadline: Mar 01, 1999 (tentative)
Supports projects that provide services & technical assistance to infants, toddlers, children, & youth with deaf-blindness. Assists states in providing early intervention, special education, & related services. Also supports agencies that are preparing adolescents who are deaf-blind for adult placement; supported research, development, replication, preservice & in-service training; & parental involvement activities. FY 99 information should be out by January, 1999.
CFDA Number: 84.324M
Contact:

Charles Freeman, Research to Practice Division
Office of Special Education Programs
Switzer Bldg., Room 4613
Washington, DC 20202-2644
202/205-8165

Health/Mental Health

Program: Fellowships in Cancer Research
Agency: American Cancer Society
Next Deadline: Mar 01, 1999
Society's research program focuses on beginning investigators through: Postdoctoral Fellowships (3/1 & 10/1); Clinical Research Training Grants for Junior Faculty (3/1 & 10/1); Research Opportunity Grants (no deadline); Research Professorships (3/1 only); Clinical Research Professorships (10/1 only); & Targeted Research Project Grants (4/1 & 10/15). Awards vary in dollar amount & length of time. Information on these & other grants is available at http://www.cancer.org.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact:

Lorenzo Harmon, Grants Assistant
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
404/329-7558

Program: Fight for Sight Scientific Research Awards
Agency: Prevent Blindness America
Next Deadline: Mar 01, 1999
Three categories of awards support ophthalmic & vision research: Grants-in-Aid for one-year pilot & feasibility projects; Postdoctoral Fellowships for one year of basic & clinical research; & Student Summer Fellowships for undergraduate, medical & graduate students seeking new eye-related research experience in clinical or basic science areas. Awards are for up to $12,000/year, to $14,000/year & $500/month, or $1,500/total.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact:

Program Coordinator
Fight for Sight Research Division
500 East Remington Road, Suite 200
Schaumberg, IL 60173
847/843-2020

Science/Engineering

Program: Microgravity Fluid Physics: Research and Flight Experiment Opportunities
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Next Deadline: Mar 02, 1999
Supports research using the reduced-gravity environment to improve the understanding of fundamental physical, chemical, & biological processes. Areas of interest include physics & engineering science, including heat & mass transfer processes, fluid dynamics, & the physics of complex fluids. Projects may consist of ground-based or flight opportunities. See http://microgravity.hq.nasa.gov. This program runs on a two-year cycle. Letters of intent are requested by 1/15/99. Proposals are due 3/2/99.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact:

Gerald Pitalo, Enterprise Scientist for Fluid Physics
Code UG, NASA Headquarters
300 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20546-0001
202/358-0827

Program: Equipment/Facilities For Research at Field Stations & Marine Labs
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Mar 05, 1999
Makes awards to biological field stations & marine laboratories for refurbishment, rehabilitation, enhancement & construction, including new multi-user instrumentation, research laboratory renovation, & improvements to facilitate research by scientists with disabilities. Maximum award is $250,000, with 1:1 match required. Plans for electronic archiving & sharing unique data are required; equipment to accomplish this can be supported by the award. Deadline is the first Friday of March each year. See www.nsf.gov/bio/dbi/dbi-pd.htm.
CFDA Number: 47.051
Contact:

James Callahan, Program Director,
Biological Field Stations & Marine Labs
Biological Instrumentation/Resources Div
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230 / 703/306-1483