Gerda Henkel Stiftung’s Lost Cities is an interdisciplinary funding program that aims to place current problem situations facing shrinking and entirely abandoned “lost cities” in historical context. It focuses not on the question of which factors led to a city’s abandonment, but rather on the abandoned cities themselves, as well as the different forms of

Gerda Henkel Stiftung’s Democracy Funding Program includes two focus areas: 1) Democracy as a Utopia, Experience and Threats and 2) Transformations of Democracy/The Contours of Future Democratic Society. OFR Contact: Chloe Taft Kang. Amount: Not specified; based upon award type and length. Deadline: 5/29/24.

Gerda Henkel Stiftung’s General Research Grants provides support for the historical humanities, in particular research projects in the fields of Archaeology, History of Art, Historical Islamic Studies, History, History of Law, History of Science, and Prehistory and Early History. Candidates can apply regardless of their nationality and place of work. OFR Contact: Chloe Taft Kang.

The Black Ambition Prize competition provides a platform for Black and Hispanic founders across the nation to access growth capital, coaching, and a curated community of innovators and mentors. Eligible applicants consist of Black and Hispanic innovators building early-stage ventures across five distinct categories: 1) Consumer Products and Services, 2) Healthcare, 3) Media and Entertainment,

Spencer Foundation’s Large Research Grants on Education is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. The program aims to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious, and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in

In 2024, Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research’s Global Initiatives Grant helps support innovative projects that meet a need not already addressed by the Foundation’s other programs and that benefit the discipline of anthropology by creating the conditions for anthropologists to do better work. This year, the Foundation is promoting Paleoanthropology of East Africa and will

Gerda Henkel Stiftung’s Forced Migration program aims to support internationally oriented, multidimensional research projects on forced migration that address questions that link theoretical core research with concepts vital to social, humanitarian, and political praxis. Proposals that engage in comparisons across regions and time periods, as well as those that incorporate intersectional perspectives and issues, are

William T. Grant Foundation’s Research Grants on Reducing Inequality and Improving the Use of Research Evidence are offered for research studies in two areas: 1) Build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, and practices that aim to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people (grants range from $100K-$600K

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research’s Post-PhD Research Grant Program funds individual research projects undertaken by doctorates in anthropology or a closely related field. The program’s goal is to support vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of what it means to be human. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, topic, or

RRF Foundation for Aging identifies interventions, policies, and practices to improve the well-being of older adults and/or their caregivers. It prioritizes four main areas within their grantmaking programs: Caregiving, Housing, Economic Security in Later Life, and Social and Intergenerational Connectedness within the following grant programs: Advocacy, Direct Service, Professional Education and Training, and Research. OFR