Funding for Undergraduates Fellowship Master List - Table of Contents Grant / Award / Fellowship name Deadline Funding for Page 1. Pepsi Refresh Project New cycle every month Not specified 2 2. Individual Artist Fellowship June 1, 2010 Not specified 3 3. Nieman Fellowships for Journalists December 15, 2010 Not Specified 8 Funding for Graduate / Ph.D. / Post doc / Faculty Grant / Award / Fellowship name Deadline Funding for Page 1. Pepsi Refresh Project New cycle every month Not specified 2 2. Musicological Award May 1, 2010 Post doc 2 3. Individual Artist Fellowship June 1, 2010 Not specified 3 4. Computer Science(CITRacS) June 21, 2010 Ph.D. / Post doc 3 5. Earth Science fellowships July 1, 2010 Post doc 4 6. Physical Anthropology August 16, 2010 Ph.D. 4 7. Economics August 18, 2010 Ph.D. 5 8. Decision, Risk and Management Sciences August 18, 2010 Ph.D. 5 9. Science, Technology and Society September 9, 2010 Post doc 6 10. Astronomy and Astrophysics October 13, 2010 Post doc 6 11. Geography and Spatial Sciences October 15, 2010 Ph.D. 7 12. Nieman Fellowships for Journalists December 15, 2010 Not Specified 8 13. International Science and Technology Award December 30, 2010 Ph.D. 8 Page 1 of 10
Master List of Fellowship/Grant Deadlines 1. Pepsi Refresh Project Grants Program Deadlines: New application cycle every month Award Amount: Total of $1.3 million for up to 32 grants every application period. Eligibility: Legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, 13 years of age or older, residing in one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia at the time of submitting an Application. Participants can be individuals, for profit organizations (which have a maximum of $25 million in annual revenue) and non-profit organizations. The Pepsi Refresh Project is an online grant program which makes available millions of dollars to be granted to projects which are intended to improve communities through an online, democratic voting process. The Grant Program consists of six (6) categories (1) HEALTH fostering wellness; (2) ARTS & CULTURE celebrating the arts; (3) FOOD & SHELTER ideas for providing food and shelter for the community; (4) NEIGHBORHOODS building better communities; (5) EDUCATION helping people learn at any age; and (6) THE PLANET ideas which help the planet. http://www.refresheverything.com/official-application-guidelines 2. Alfred Einstein Award - American Musicological Society Deadline: May 1, 2010 Award Amount: The winner receives a monetary prize and a certificate. Eligibility: Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada or the United States. The article must have been published during the preceding calendar year, in any country and in any language. The American Musicological Society was founded in 1934 to advance research in the various fields of music as a branch of learning and scholarship. The Alfred Einstein Award will honor each year a musicological article of exceptional merit by a scholar in the early stages of his or her career. "Early stages" of the career is typically indicated by time from completion of the Ph.D. degree, or academic appointment at a nontenured level, or position of the article among the initial items of the author's bibliography. http://www.ams-net.org/awards/ Page 2 of 10
3. Individual Artist Fellowship Program Deadline: June 1, 2010 Award Amount: $5,000 The Individual Artist Fellowship Program recognizes the creation of new artworks by individuals of exceptional talent and demonstrated ability. Fellowship awards support the general artistic and career advancement of the individual artist. http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/fellowship/index.htm 4. Fellowships for Transformative Computational Science using CyberInfrastructure Deadline: June 21, 2010 Award Amount: 6 8 anticipated number of awards. Total funding: $2 million Eligibility: Must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or legally admitted permanent resident aliens of the United States at the time of application. Must receive a doctoral degree by the start date of the award, but no more than two years before as of January 1 of the year of the award. Must select a host institution and sponsoring scientist(s) different from their doctoral degree. Under extraordinary circumstances, applicants may continue at their doctoral institution and/or be sponsored by their doctoral advisor, but must select a research plan that is significantly different from their PhD research. The overarching goal of the NSF Fellowships for Transformative Computational Science using Cyberinfrastructure (CI TRaCS) program is to support outstanding scientists and engineers who have recently completed doctoral studies and are interested in pursuing postdoctoral activities in computational science, and thereby nurturing the future leaders in this emerging and important multidisciplinary field. Computational research and education activities that are cyberinfrastrucure-based and cross disciplinary boundaries are a key focus of this program. Successful Fellows may, for example, use cyberinfrastructure to make revolutionary advances in their disciplines, and/or deploy cyberinfrastructure-based technologies that enable innovative computational practices. http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10553/nsf10553.htm Page 3 of 10
5. Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships Deadlines: July 1, 2010 Award Amount: $85,000 per year per fellowship during fiscal years 2010 to 2011, 10 fellowships per year contingent upon availability of funds. Eligibility: Applicants must: Be U.S. citizens (or nationals) or legally admitted permanent residents of the United States at the time of application; Either currently be a graduate student or, have held a PhD degree in a scientific or engineering field for no more than 3 years prior to the award start date; Must present research and education plans that fall within the purview of the Division of Earth Sciences at NSF Select a host institution and sponsoring scientist different from the doctoral degree and current position (current at the time of application and of award) Not have submitted concurrently the same project to another NSF program. The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) awards Postdoctoral Fellowships to highly qualified investigators within 3 years of obtaining their PhD to carry out an integrated program of independent research and education. The research and education plans of each fellowship must address scientific questions within the scope of EAR disciplines. The program supports researchers for a period of up to 2 years with fellowships that can be taken to the institution or national facility of their choice. The program is intended to recognize beginning investigators of significant potential, and provide them with experience in research and education that will establish them in leadership positions in the Earth Sciences community. Since the fellowships are offered only to postdoctoral scientists early in their career, doctoral advisors are encouraged to discuss the availability of EAR fellowships with their graduate students early in their doctoral programs. Fellowships are awards to individuals, not institutions, and are administered by the Fellows. http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10500/nsf10500.htm#toc 6. Physical Anthropology Deadline: August 16, 2010 Award Amount: $20,000 The Physical Anthropology Program supports basic research in areas related to human evolution and contemporary human biological variation. Research areas supported by the program include, but are not limited to, human genetic variation, Page 4 of 10
human adaptation, humanosteology and bone biology, human and nonhuman primate paleontology, functional anatomy, and primate socioecology. Grants supported in these areas are united by an underlying evolutionary framework, and often a consideration of adaptation as a central theoretical theme. Many proposals also have a biocultural orientation. The program frequently serves as a bridge within NSF between the social and behavioral sciences and the natural and physical sciences, and proposals are commonly jointly reviewed and funded with other programs. http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/phys/suppdiss.jsp 7. Economics Deadline: August 18, 2010 Award Amount: $12,000 This program is designed to improve the quality of dissertation research. These grants provide funds for items not normally available through the student's university. Additionally, these grants allow doctoral students to undertake significant data gathering projects and to conduct field research in settings away from their campus that would not otherwise be possible. The program does not provide cost-of-living or other stipends or tuition. Outstanding proposals specify how the knowledge to be created advances economics science. http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/econ/ddrip1.jsp 8. Decision, Risk & Management Sciences Deadline: August 18, 2010 Award Amount: $12,000 The Decision, Risk and Management Sciences program supports scientific research directed at increasing the understanding and effectiveness of decision making by individuals, groups, organizations, and society. Disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, doctoral dissertation research, and workshops are funded in the areas of judgment and decision making; decision analysis and decision aids; risk analysis, perception, and communication; societal and public policy decision making; management science and organizational design. The program also supports small grants that are time-critical and small grants that are high-risk and of a potentially transformative nature (see Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) and EArlyconcept Grants for Exploratory Research(EAGER). http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/drms/ddrip1.jsp Page 5 of 10
9. Science, Technology, and Society Deadline: September 9, 2010 Award Amount: $10,000 STS considers proposals that examine historical, philosophical, and sociological questions that arise in connection with science, engineering, and technology, and their respective interactions with society. STS has four components: 1. Ethics and Values in Science, Engineering and Technology (EVS), 2. History and Philisophy of Science, Engineering and Technology (HPS) 3. Social Studies of Science, Engineering and Technology (SSS), 4. Studies of Policy, Science, Engineering and Technology (SPS). http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/ssociety/ssdiss1.jsp 10. Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships Deadline: October 13, 2010 Award Amount: 8 9 estimated awards. Estimated funding amount: $750,000 Eligibility: NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships are awards to individuals; proposals to be submitted directly by the fellowship candidate to NSF. Each candidate must identify one or more sponsoring scientist(s) and host institution(s) at the time of proposal submission. NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships provide an opportunity for highly qualified, recent doctoral scientists to carry out an integrated program of independent research and education. Fellows may engage in observational, instrumental, theoretical, laboratory or archival data research in any area of astronomy or astrophysics, in combination with a coherent educational plan for the duration of the fellowship. The program supports researchers for a period of up to three years with fellowships that may be taken to eligible host institution(s) of their choice. The program is intended to recognize early-career investigators of significant potential and to provide them with experience in research and education that will establish them in positions of distinction and leadership in the community. For information about past awarded projects, click here. http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5291&org=nsf Page 6 of 10
11. Geography and Spatial Sciences Deadline: October 15, 2010 Award Amount: $12,000 The Geography and Spatial Sciences Program sponsors research on the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on the Earth's surface. Investigations are encouraged into the nature, causes, and consequences of human activity and natural environmental processes across a range of scales. Projects on a variety of topics (both domestic and international) qualify for support if they offer promise of contributing to scholarship by enhancing geographical knowledge, concepts, theories, methods, and their application to societal problems and concerns. GSS encourages projects that explicitly integrate undergraduate and graduate education into the overall research agenda. Proposals submitted for consideration by the Geography and Spatial Sciences Program at NSF tend to be most competitive if the research is grounded in relevant geographical theory, if it focuses on one or a few core questions grounded in the theoretical framework that has been established, if it articulates how scientifically sound methods will be used to explore the validity of answers to the core questions, and if the results are likely to contribute not only specific answers to those specific questions but also to the enhancement of broader geographic and/or spatial scientific theory. The project can draw on and contribute to theory in other fields, too, but to obtain at least some funding from GSS, efforts should be made to enhance fundamental geographic theory, and the investigators should plan to disseminate their results through presentations and publications for geographers and spatial scientists as well as other relevant communities. http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/grs/suppdiss.jsp 12. Sociology Deadline: October 15, 2010 Award Amount: $10,000 The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization -- societies, institutions, groups and demography - - and processes of individual and institutional change. The Program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes. Included is research on organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender roles, and the sociology of science and technology. The Program supports both original data collections and secondary data analysis that use the full range of quantitative and qualitative methodological tools. Theoretically grounded projects that offer methodological innovations and improvements Page 7 of 10
for data collection and analysis are also welcomed. The Sociology Program also funds doctoral dissertation research to defray direct costs associated with conducting research, for example, dataset acquisition, additional statistical or methodological training, meeting with scholars associated with original datasets, and fieldwork away from the student's home campus. http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/soc/socckl1.jsp -- 13. Nieman Fellowships for Journalists Deadline: January 31, 2010 for U.S. Journalists and Global Health reporting applicants, December 15,2010 for international journalists. Award Amount: The U.S. Fellowships include tuition, a $60,000 stipend and housing and childcare support. Special funding arrangements apply to international fellows. Nieman Fellowships provide a mid-career opportunity for journalists to spend a year of learning and reflection at Harvard. Fellowships are awarded to 12 U.S. journalists and 12 from other countries. The Foundation also awards 2 fellowships in Global Health reporting Fellows design an individual course of study and participate in Nieman seminars. The Nieman Fellowship program is the oldest and best-known mid- career program for journalists in the world. More than 1,300 journalists from the U.S. and 88 other countries have come to Harvard for a year of learning, exploration and fellowship. Nieman Fellows are provided the opportunity to step back from deadlines, renew their intellectual curiosity and enrich their understanding of the topics they cover. http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/niemanfoundation.aspx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. International Science and Technology Award Deadline: December 30, 2010 Award Amount: The Award recipients receive assistance in gaining admission to prestigious U.S. institutions and three years of fiscal support which includes: academic tuition and fee coverage, a monthly living stipend, book and supplies allowance, conference and research allowances, health and accident coverage, round trip airfare from home country to the United States, and specially tailored enrichment activities. The International Fulbright Science and Technology Award for Outstanding Foreign Students provides talented students with an opportunity to pursue Ph.D. Study at top U.S. Universities. Sponsored by the Bureau of Educational Page 8 of 10
and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, the Award is designed to be the most prestigious international scholarship in science and technology. This Award Program, an outcome of the 2006 U.S. University Presidents Summit cosponsored by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education, demonstrates the United States commitment to welcoming topnotch future researchers and leaders to pursue serious scientific study and research at U.S. institutions. To be eligible you must: be a citizen of a country where there is an active Fulbright Foreign Student Program; apply through the Fulbright Commission or U.S. Embassy in your country of citizenship; and have completed study equivalent to a U.S. Bachelor s degree on or before August 2010. It is highly recommended that your prior degree study be in the Page 9 of 10
same field of study, or a related field of study, for which you wish to pursue Ph.D. study. http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/scienceandtech.html?cfid=7538157&cfto KEN=71619168 Page 10 of 10