Leakey Foundation’s Research Grants on Human Origins has a mission to increase scientific knowledge, education, and public understanding of human origins, evolution, behavior, and survival. Current funding priorities include 1) paleoanthropology of the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene; and 2) primates, including evolution, behavior, morphology, ecology, endocrinology, genetics, isotope studies, and 3) modern hunter-gatherer groups. Applications are

Khyentse Foundation’s Academic Development Grants strive to support and advance authentic Buddhist studies at the highest level of academic excellence. OFR Contact: Chloe Taft Kang. Amount: Not specified. Deadline: 12/15/25 (LOI).

Stranahan Foundation’s Early Childhood Education Proven PD + Innovation focuses on increasing access to high-quality early care and education for low-income children by investing in developing and retaining a thriving early educator workforce. Eligible applicants must have a track record of providing professional development for early childhood professionals. This funder will support the following areas: 1)

Mellon Foundation’s Higher Learning Program Call for Concepts (Limited Submission) is seeking research and/or curricular projects focused on either of the following areas: 1) Unruly Intelligences, which aims to make practical, informed recommendations about how to regulate and/or adopt AI in learning, work, and day-to-day life; 2) Normalization and Its Discontents, which aims to explore how

Carnegie Corporation’s Movements of People and Non-State Actors invites proposals that generate new insights, practical solutions, and policy-relevant approaches to the political, security, economic, and governance dimensions of both the movements of people and the growing influence of non-state actors. The funder is especially interested in work that translates research, policy analysis, and knowledge exchange into

The Literary Arts Fund was established in 2025 to increase funding for and the visibility of the nonprofit literary arts field toward ensuring a healthy and more robust U.S. literary culture in support of creative writers. The Literary Arts Fund will hold open calls for two opportunities: general operating grants and innovation project grants. Literary

The Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) aims to prevent and cure hearing loss and tinnitus through groundbreaking research and to promote hearing health. The foundation invites applications for its Emerging Research grants program, which includes the following award types: 1) Elizabeth M. Keithley, PhD Early-Stage Investigator Awards, 2) Focused Discovery Awards, and 3) Expanded Discovery Awards.

National Geographic Society’s “The Future of Learning” program aims to support projects that cultivate in learners of any age the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to take action in ways that benefit the planet and its people. Proposals should pilot new or scale proven, educational solutions. Project must align to at least one of National

The goal of RWJF’s Health Equity Scholars for Action (HES4A) is to support the career development and academic advancement of researchers who conduct health equity research. HES4A projects focus on transformative, action-oriented evidence addressing structural barriers and are aligned with RWJF’s mission. Grants will support three aspects of career development: research, mentorship, and connection with a

National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation’s Postdoctoral Fellowship program supports early career faculty working in critical areas of education research. This non-residential postdoctoral fellowship funds proposals that make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education. OFR Contact: Mike McMahon. Amount: $70,000. Deadline: 11/13/25.