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Brady Education Foundation’s Promoting Positive Cognitive and/or Achievement Outcomes for Children: Due April 1, 2024

The Brady Education Foundation’s Promoting Positive Cognitive and/or Achievement Outcomes for Children seeks Existing Program and Evaluation Research Project proposals that have the potential to provide data that will inform how to address disparities in educational opportunities associated with race, ethnicity, and family income. OFR Contact: Catherine Cotter.  Amount: Not specified (grants average approximately $100,000).

Terra Foundation for American Art’s Convening Grants: Due March 18, 2024

Convening Grants through the Terra Foundation for American Art  offers funding to programs that foster exchange and collaboration, such as workshops, symposia, and colloquia. Programs should advance innovative and experimental research and professional practice in American art and address critical issues facing the field. OFR Contact: Chloe Taft Kang. Amount: $10,000-$25,000. Deadline: 3/18/24 (LOI).

NSF’s Developmental Sciences Program Grant: Due July 30, 2024

The Developmental Sciences program is housed in the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, part of NSF’s Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate. This program supports basic research that advances our understanding of perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan. Estimated Number of Awards: 12. Amount: $6,500,000.

The Sexualities Project at Northwestern: Due Feb. 26, 2024

The Sexualities Project at Northwestern (SPAN) invites applications from Northwestern faculty members for funding to conduct pilot research on sexuality from a social science perspective (broadly construed) throughout the 2024 – 2025 academic year. Awards will be announced in Spring Quarter this year, and funding will be available as of September 1st, 2024. Projects must

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Pre-Application Travel Grant: Due Mar. 15, 2024

Offered by the Buffett Institute, the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Pre-Application Travel Grant is designed to support Northwestern faculty members in developing or strengthening their Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award applications. It provides funds to visit international partners and collaborators abroad in advance of applying for a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award. Amount: $2,000 maximum. Deadline: 3/15/24.

Genentech’s 2024 Health Equity Innovation Fund: Due Apr. 15, 2024

Through the 2024 Health Equity Innovation Fund, Genentech is seeking to fund teams focused on measurably and sustainably closing racial/ethnic inequities in healthcare. Genentech aims to create a future where a) all patients – especially those marginalized by our healthcare system – define and attain their highest levels of health supported by a system that

Mind & Life’s PEACE Grants, Due Feb. 29, 2024

Mind & Life is pleased to offer the opportunity to apply for their PEACE Grants. This funding mechanism supports projects that advance our understanding of wholesome mental qualities and positive interpersonal and social action related to Prosociality, Empathy, Altruism, Compassion, and Ethics (PEACE). OFR Contact: Catherine Cotter. Amount: Two levels of funding are offered—$25,000 and

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation’s Young Investigator Grants, Due Mar. 12, 2024

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is the largest non-government, donor-supported organization that distributes funds for psychiatric brain and behavior disorder research. The Foundation’s BBRF Young Investigator Grant Program offers a chance to enable promising investigators to either extend their research fellowship training or to begin careers as independent research faculty. All research must be

ASH Foundation’s New Century Scholars Research Grant, LOI due Mar. 1, 2024

The ASH Foundation’s New Century Scholars Research Grant is designed to advance knowledge, tools, and techniques in communication sciences and disorders. This grant supports studies that are innovative, have a promise of major impact, or can meet research needs not yet addressed. OFR Contact: Chloe Taft Kang. Amount: $25,000. Deadline: 3/1/24 (Intent to submit); 4/17/24