US – Israel Binational Science Foundation: Regular Grants: is offering, in mid-November 2024, that the following areas of research be eligible for submission: 1) Social stratification and Ethnic/gender relations; 2) Sociological theory and methods; 3) Sociology of community/marriage/ family and deviance; 4) Sociology of culture, media, and communication; 5) Sociology of globalization 6) Sociology of

American Council of Learned Societies’ Translation Grants in Buddhist Studies support translations of important Buddhist texts for the benefit of contemporary audiences (e.g., communities of scholarship and Buddhist practice) who currently do not have access to them in their own languages. Applicants may propose the translation of works from any genre of Buddhist literature from any

American Council of Learned Societies: Early Career Research Fellowship in Buddhist Studies offers support for research and writing in Buddhist Studies for pre-tenure scholars holding a PhD degree, with priority given to those teaching full-time. OFR Contact: Chloe Taft Kang. Amount: up to $70,000. Deadline: 12/3/24.

Henry Luce Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Program in China Studies helps shift the standard for China studies as a field to be more capacious and inclusive, both in terms of research funded (from multidisciplinary and multimethod approaches to Sinophone/graph studies and Global China) and support for a wider diversity of scholars and institutions.

Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust’s CART Fund Grants encourages exploratory and developmental AD research projects within the United States by providing support for the early and conceptual plans of those projects that may not yet be supported by extensive preliminary data, but have the potential to substantially advance biomedical research. OFR Contact: Michelle Melin-Rogovin (Feinberg faculty)

Lalor Foundation’s Anna Lalor Burdick Program funds initiatives that bring women information and access to reproductive health care, contraception, and pregnancy termination in order to help broaden and enhance their options in life.OFR Contact: Michelle Melin-Rogovin (Feinberg faculty) or Catherine Cotter (Evanston campus faculty). Amount: $35,000. Deadline: 11/1/24 (Concept paper).

Brain Research Foundation’s Seed Grants in Neuroscience (LIMITED SUBMISSION) provides start-up money for new research projects and innovative programs that have the potential of becoming competitive for an NIH grant or other external funding sources. The objective is to support new and innovative projects, especially those of junior faculty, who are working in new research

The Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities (ARCC) and Northwestern University Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS) in partnership with Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) fund seed grants that support the development and capacity of community-driven partnerships to improve health equity. Amount: Range from $3,000/6 months-$30,000/24 months. Deadline: 11/22/24.

Amazon Research Awards (ARA) offers unrestricted funds and AWS Promotional Credits to support research at academic institutions and non-profit organizations in areas that align with our mission to advance customer-obsessed science. These areas include AI for Information Security, Automated Reasoning, AWS AI, AWS Cryptography and Sustainability.  CE Contact: Sheila Kessler. Amount: $80,000 average. Deadline:11/6/24 at

New England Foundation for the Arts offers their National Theater Project Creation & Touring Grant supports the sharing of new work across multiple communities, groups, and audiences within the U.S. Amount: $110,000. Deadline: 10/10/24.