National Geographic Society’s Enduring Impacts – Archaeology of Sustainability seeks projects focused on the archaeology of sustainable communities and landscapes in changing climates to ultimately contribute to mitigating contemporary environmental crises. Competitive projects will have positive, measurable, and sustainable benefits that may include strengthening community land tenure or resource rights, empowering connections with traditional foodways

National Geographic Society’s The Big Questions aims to support innovative photography, short film, writing, data visualization and other storytelling proposals to help people consider some of the greatest questions of our time.  Proposals may investigate human origins, as well as look into the future of human/machine interaction and shifts in human consciousness, the physical, scientific, and

Joyce Foundation’s Core Programs invests in public policies and strategies to advance racial equity and economic mobility for the next generation in the Great Lakes region. The Foundation accepts applications in the areas of Democracy, Education & Economic Mobility,Environment, Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform, and Journalism. LOIs must be submitted at least 6-8 weeks

National Geographic Society’s American Keystone Species Grant invites proposals for conservation research or conservation projects focused on ecological, cultural, or economic keystone species in the United States. This program is interested in the key themes of connectivity, blending Indigenous and academic science approaches, new technology for biodiversity monitoring and/or human- wildlife conflict management, past human

Huo Family Foundation (HFF) has issued a call for proposals for the effects of the usage of digital technology on brain development, social behaviors, and mental health in children and young people. The rapid rise and use of digital technology has permeated much of society and transformed the way many humans interact. There has been

The MacArthur Foundation invites applications to its A Road Together (ART) initiative. The program is specifically designed for small and mid-sized arts and culture organizations with annual operating budgets of up to $1 million. ART is rooted in the belief that the arts are vital to Chicago’s identity, economy, and social fabric. Through the ART

The Coleman Foundation seeks to support and learn from groups working in other areas of the local ecosystem that are 1) supporting entrepreneurs’ tech-based, high-growth businesses to grow and operate their ventures in the greater Chicago region, 2) piloting innovative programs that address access to capital for entrepreneurs in the greater Chicago region, and/or 3)

Smith Richardson Foundation’s Strategy & Policy Fellows aims to strengthen the U.S. community of scholars and researchers conducting policy analysis in the fields of American foreign policy, international relations, international security, military policy, and diplomatic and military history. Within the academic community, this program supports junior or adjunct faculty, research associates, and postdocs who are

Gerda Henkel Stiftung’s Democracy Grants includes two focus areas: 1) Democracy as a Utopia, Experience and Threats aims to place problematic issues in broader historical context and considers the history of conflicts over the foundation of the social order; 2) The Contours of Future Democratic Society focuses on analysis of the present situation and predictions

Spencer Foundation’s Large Research Grants on Education supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, inside and outside of schools, including internationally. The program aims to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious, and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education. OFR Contact: