Arts and Culture

Driehaus Foundation Announces Continuation of MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture Program in Chicago Area
General operating grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to arts organizations, museums, and service/policy/advocacy groups located in and serving the Chicago metropolitan area….

Posted on November 24, 2010
Deadline: Various

Chamber Music America Invites Applications for 2011 Residency Partnership Program
Grants of up to $12,000 will be awarded to help jazz, classical/contemporary, or world ensemble residency projects across the United States present outside traditional performance venues and in community settings….

Posted on November 24, 2010
Deadline: February 11, 2011

Institute of Museum and Library Services Announces Application Guidelines for Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
Grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded to help African American museums across the United States develop staff and strengthen institutional capacity….

Posted on November 24, 2010
Deadline: January 18, 2011

 

Children and Youth

Sodexo Foundation Offers STOP Hunger Scholarship Program for Young Volunteers
Grants of up to$3,000, plus an equivalent donation to a hunger-based local charity of their choice, will be given to students volunteering to address hunger in the United States….

Posted on November 25, 2010
Deadline: February 18, 2011

Young Volunteers Invited to Apply for Leaders for Literacy Grants
$500 grants will be given to youth between the ages of 5 and 25 who are working with an adult to address literacy in their school or community….

Posted on November 24, 2010
Deadline: January 5, 2011

 

Civil and Human Rights

New Awards Program to Recognize Unsung Heroes for Work on Behalf of Immigrants and Refugees
Grants of $5,000 will be awarded to ordinary individuals who have committed extraordinary acts of courage on behalf of immigrants and refugees and whose stories have moved others to action or awareness….

Posted on November 30, 2010
Deadline: February 28, 2011

Fund for Global Human Rights Seeks Proposals From Organizations in Pakistan
One-year renewable grants of up to $30,000 will be awarded to nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations based in Pakistan that are working to promote respect for human rights….

Posted on November 29, 2010
Deadline: December 29, 2010

 

Community Improvement/Development

Ashoka’s Changemakers Launches Global Sustainable Urban Housing Competition
Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to individuals, teams, and organizations working to develop affordable, inclusive, and sustainable urban housing solutions for any city in the world; Latin America and the Caribbean are of particular interest….

Posted on November 25, 2010
Deadline: February 2, 2011

 

Education

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Establishes New Dissertation Fellowship in Education and Human Potential
Awards of $25,000 will be given to doctoral students at U.S. graduate schools whose research relates to helping low-income students excel academically; two fellowships will be awarded in 2011….

Posted on November 26, 2010
Deadline: February 4, 2011

Horace Mann Offers College Course Scholarships for K-12 Educators
A total of $30,000 for tuition, fees, and other educational expenses will be awarded to U.S. public and private school K-12 educators taking college courses; residents of Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, and Hawaii are not eligible to apply…

Posted on November 25, 2010
Deadline: March 1, 2011

 

Health

Families USA Invites Applications for Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice and Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice
One person will be selected for each fellowship, which involves working at Families USA’s Washington, D.C. , office from August 2011 through July 2012….

Posted on November 30, 2010
Deadline: Various

Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation Invites Research Grant Proposals
A total of $44,500 will be awarded for research projects related to rehabilitation nursing, with up to $10,000 awarded for a project led by a nurse who is a novice researcher….

Posted on November 27, 2010
Deadline: February 1, 2011

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Invites Applications for Executive Nurse Fellows Program
Fellowships will provide up to $35,000 to nurses who currently hold senior leadership positions and can participate in a three-year program to strengthen their abilities to lead teams and organizations in improving health and health care….

Posted on November 25, 2010
Deadline: January 18, 2011

 

International Affairs/Development

Open Society Institute Invites Applications for Latin American Security, Drugs, and Democracy Fellowship
The competition is open to dissertation-level graduate students and recent Ph.D. recipients worldwide conducting research on organized crime, drug policy, and related issues in Latin America; support will be provided for twelve months of research….

Posted on November 29, 2010
Deadline: January 20, 2011

 

Medical Research

Kessler Foundation Invites Applications for Award for Excellence in Research and Education in the Field of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
The annual Joel A. DeLisa, M.D. Award for Excellence in Research and Education in the Field of Physical Medicine will provide $50,000 to a physician and/or scientist who has demonstrated a significant impact on the field….

Posted on November 28, 2010
Deadline: December 15, 2010