The overarching objective of Jacobs Foundation’s Learning Variability Network Exchange (LEVANTE) is to identify how individual variability, group heterogeneity, and contextual variability influence children’s learning and development. OFR Contact: Catherine Cotter. Amount: up to $820,000. Deadline: 10/6/24.

Mellon Foundation’s Sawyer Seminar – Academic Freedom and Democracy in the American University. OFR Contact: Chloe Taft Kang. Amount: $300,000. Deadline: 9/30/24 (Internal proposal).

ICRG’s Gambling Disorders and Prevention requests applications for a series of grants that aim to help individuals and families affected by gambling disorder. Their mission is to prevent the onset of gambling problems through high quality scientific research and evidence-based educational programming on gambling disorder and responsible gambling. Contact: Nicole Mancini. Amount: $187,500-$437,500 (Varies by

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research’s Post-PhD Research Grants funds individual research projects undertaken by doctorates in anthropology or a closely related field. Their 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 subfield. The

RRF’s grant eligibility criteria differs by its five categories of project type – some projects are limited to Illinois (Direct Service, Organizational Capacity Building), whereas others require national reach (Advocacy, Professional Education, Research) if not in Illinois. OFR Contact: Chloe Taft Kang. Amount: Not specified; recent grants have ranged from $30K-$500K (see recent awards here).

Russell Sage Foundation (RSF) will accept letters of inquiry (LOIs) under the core programs for Future of Work and Social, Political, and Economic Inequality. The foundation will also accept LOIs for the new special initiative Promoting Educational Attainment and Economic Mobility among Racially, Ethnically, and Economically Diverse Groups after the 2023 Supreme Court Decision to Ban

Russell Sage Foundation’s Pipeline Grants Competition is co-funded with the Economic Mobility and Opportunity program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This initiative will support early-career scholars and promote diversity in the social sciences, including racial, ethnic, gender, disciplinary, institutional, and geographic diversity. Pipeline grantees are paired with mentors who offer advice on their

Foot Locker Foundation’s Community Empowerment Program funds nonprofit community organizations offering a range of services for young people, including health and wellness, education and life skills, mentoring, and career development. The program is part of Foot Locker Inc.’s Leading Education and Economic Development (LEED) initiative, a $200 million commitment to enhance the lives of their

IBM Center for the Business of Government’s aim is to tap into the best minds in academe and the nonprofit sector who can use rigorous public management research and analytic techniques to help public sector executives and managers improve the effectiveness of government. They are looking for practical findings and actionable recommendations in order to assist

MacDowell accepts applications from artists working in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts. The sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence, which MacDowell defines in a pluralistic and inclusive way. Contact: admissions@macdowell.org. Amount: Exclusive use of a private studio, accommodations, and three prepared meals a day