Program: Public Policy Student Fellowships/Congressional Internships & Scholarships
Agency: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Next Deadline: April 16, 2008
CHCI's Public Policy Fellowships (3/1) & Congressional Summer Internships (1/31) are available to current Latino undergraduate students & recent college graduates, to provide Hispanic youth with the opportunity to explore their interests in public policy while living in DC. Participants receive a stipend, transportation, health benefits, &/or housing. CHCI's scholarship program 4/16) supports Latino students who have a history of performing public service-oriented activities in their communities. Provides $2,500 to attend a four-year or graduate-level academic institution. See
http://www.chci.org/publications/applications.html for details. E-mail: jrojas@chci.org
CFDA Number:
Contact: Jeanette Rojas, Programs Manager, 911 2nd St., N.E.
Washington, DC 20002 202/543-1771 x233
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Program: Program Challenge Fund
Agency: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Next Deadline: Apr 03, 2008
Program Challenge Fund was created to support high profile, primetime limited series and specials for the national public television schedule. The Fund is jointly administered by CPB and PBS, which make funding decisions based on mutually established programming goals and objectives. CPB and PBS expect a successful Fund program to be the highlight of a given season's schedule and have the potential to generate publicity. Other funding opportunities with rolling deadlines also offered under "open grants". See http://www.cpb.org/grants/07challengefund/ for more details.
CFDA Number:N/A
Contact: Programming Coordinator,
401 9th Street, NW
Washington, DC
20004- 202/879-9600
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Program: Arthur H. Cole Grants in Aid
Agency: Economic History Association
Next Deadline: April 01, 2008
Supports research in economic history, regardless of time period or geographic area. Awards typically are in amounts up to $2,500, although higher amounts may be awarded in exceptional cases. Applicants must be members of the Association and must hold the Ph.D. degree. Preference is given to recent Ph.D. recipients. See http://eh.net/eha/grants/ for details. E-mail: burnettj@wabash.edu
Contact: Joyce Burnette, Chair, Committee on Research in Economic History
Dept. of Economics Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053-0385 - 408/554-4348
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Program: Grants Program
Agency: Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation
Next Deadline: April 15, 2008
Supports creative projects & academic research that promote the pursuit of excellence & adherence to high ethical standards in journalism. Application guidelines may be requested via phone or e-mail. Potential applicants must submit a one page letter of inquiry with an verview of the organization, & the intended project. Deadlines refer to required LOIs (4/15; 10/15). Only organizations invited by the foundation may submit full applications. See
http://www.journalismfoundation.org/application.html
for details. E-mail: nancy.hodgkinson@journalismfoundation.org
CFDA Number:N/A
Contact: Nancy Hodgkinson, Senior Program Officer Oklahoma Tower
210 Park Avenue, Suite 3150
Oklahoma City, OK 73102 - 405/604-5388
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Program: Grant Program
Agency: FINRA Investor Education Foundation
Next Deadline: April 11, 2008
FINRA supports innovative research and educational projects that give investors the tools and information they need to better understand the markets and the basic principles of saving and investing. Along those guidelines projects are encouraged in: investor education or protection, young adult financial planning, management plans for retirement funds, promoting investing by women and minorities, education and outreach on best practices for investing. Funding is available for research and educational programs or a combination of both. See
http://www.finrafoundation.org/grants.asp for details.
CFDA Number:
Contact: Christine Kieffer, Foundation Staff,
1735 K Street, NW
Washington, DC
20006
- 202/728-6970
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Program: Scholarship Program
Agency: Hispanic College Fund
Next Deadline: April 01, 2008
Provides various scholarships to full-time undergraduate students of Hispanic origin at IHEs. NASA MUST scholarship is for those in stem fields (2/1), HCF (3/15), ALPFA (4/15), Google (4/1), Kaiser (4/1), Pharmacy (4/1), Marriot (4/1), Sodexho (3/15), Lockheed (4/1), Hilton (5/4). Applicants are required to be enrolled full-time in a degree-seeking program at an accredited college or university in the U.S.,
Puerto Rico, or U.S. Virgin Islands. Awards generally range from $500 to $10,000. HCF accepts only online applications. See http://www.hispanicfund.org/scholarships.php for details. E-mail: hcf-info@hispanicfund.org
CFDA Number:N/A
Contact: Scholarship Office,
1301 K Street, NW
Suite 450-A West, Washington, DC
2000 800/644-4223
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Program: Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars of Color
Agency: National Council of Teachers of English Research Foundation
Next Deadline: Mar 10, 2008
Provides two years of support, mentoring, & networking opportunities for early career scholars of color, including master's & Ph.D students. Program aims to work with grad students of color to cultivate their ability to draw from their own cultural/linguistic perspectives as they conceptualize, plan, conduct, & write their research. Must be minority K-12 teacher researcher seeking an advanced degree. Must also be a member of NCTE. Program runs every two years. E-mail: researchfoundation@ncte.org See http://www.ncte.org/groups/research/voices/120698.htm for details.
CFDA Number:N/A
Contact: NCTE Research Foundation
1111 W. Kenyon Road
Urbana,, IL
61801
217/278-3675
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Program: Research Grants
Agency: Society for Human Resource Management Foundation
Next Deadline: Apr 14, 2008
SHRM is the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. Supports high impact HR research, whether the focus is on addressing current challenges or understanding emerging trends. Grant must be for original rigorous empirical academic research projects that advance the HR profession or have clear applicability for HR practice. More funding available than previous years. Awards up to $200K. See http://www.shrm.org/foundation/fundingguidelines.asp
E-mail: bmcfarland@shrm.org
CFDA Number:N/A
Contact: Beth McFarland, Executive Director
Research Proposal Review
1800 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703/535/6371
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Program: School-Based Student Drug-Testing Programs
Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Next Deadline: Mar 21, 2008
Awards grants to LEAs and other entities (including IHEs) to develop and implement, or expand, school-based mandatory random or voluntary drug-testing programs for students in one or more grades six through 12. The drug testing funded by these grants must be part of a comprehensive drug-prevention program in the schools served, and provide for the referral to treatment or counseling of students identified as drug users. In FY 08, approximately $12.75 million may be available to support 85 awards. See http://www.ed.gov/programs/drugtesting/index.html
for details. E-mail: sigrid.melus@ed.gov
CFDA Number:84.184D
Contact: Sigrid Melus, Program Officer
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Room 3E248, FB-6
Washington, DC 20202
202/260-3954
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