Grants
Visit the web site of the Office of Research and Project
Administration (ORPA) at www.princeton.edu/~orpa1/grants/list.htm
for information on many funding opportunities, including
those listed below. Questions may be directed to Jan
Anderson or Lisa Kulp of ORPA (258-3976 or 258-4958). Grant
applications are available in limited numbers from ORPA
unless otherwise noted.
American Research Institute in Turkey
mec.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT/MellonFellowships.htm
(215) 898-3474
March 5. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in Turkey for
East European Scholars. Two to three-month fellowships for
research conducted in Turkey in any field of social sciences
or humanities involving Turkey. Stipend is $11,500. Open to
Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, Bulgarian and Romanian
scholars.
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
www.bwfund.org/programsMain.htm
(919) 991-5100
January 18. Scholar Awards and New Investigator Awards in
Molecular Parasitology or Molecular Pathogenic Mycology.
Program offers $425,000 over five years for Scholar Awards
and $210,000 over three years for New Investigator Awards.
Available to citizens or permanent residents of US or
Canada. Candidate must be tenure-track faculty. Only one
candidate is permitted per institution; contact ORPA for
specific details.
January 18. New Initiatives in Malaria Research. Program
provides $400,000 over four years or $100,000 over two
years. Available to US or Canadian citizens or permanent
residents who are tenure-track faculty members. Only two
candidates are permitted per institution; contact ORPA for
specific details.
March 1. Visiting Professorships in Basic Medical
Sciences and Microbiological Sciences. Program provides
$5,000 to enable US and Canadian institutions to bring in a
distinguished scientist for up to five days for teaching,
discussion and lecture. Visits should be scheduled between
September 15, 2000 and August 31, 2001. Only one candidate
is permitted per institution; contact ORPA for specific
details.
Cornell University
www.arts.cornell.edu/sochum/html/mellon9900.html
(607) 255-9274
January 3. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships. Research and
writing fellowships for one year residence beginning July
2000, with a stipend of $32,000. Available in classics,
English, history of art, music, Romance studies, and science
and technology studies. Applicants must have received PhD
degree after September 1994 and before June 30, 2000.
Limited to citizens or permanent residents of US and
citizens of Canada.
International Research, Exchanges Board
www.irex.org/programs/stg/index.htm
(202) 628-8188
February 1 and June 1. Short-Term Travel Grants. Provide
up to $3,000 for scholarly projects of up to two weeks in
humanities and social sciences, focusing on Central and
Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Mongolia. Applicant must have
PhD or equivalent professional/terminal degree at time of
application. Limited to US citizens or permanent residents
or people resident in US for at least three years.
National Air and Space Museum
www.nasm.edu/NASMDOCS/joinnasm/fellow/fellow.htm
(202) 287-3271
January 15. Guggenheim Fellowship. Three to 12-month
residential fellowship for historical research related to
aviation and space. Pre-doctoral applicants should have
completed preliminary course work and examinations and be
engaged in dissertation research. Postdoctoral applicants
should have received PhD within past seven years. Stipends
are $15,000 for predoctoral candidates and $27,000 for
postdoctoral candidates.
January 15. A. Verville Fellowship. Nine to 12-month
residential fellowship with stipend of $35,000 intended for
analysis of major trends, developments, and accomplishments
in history of aviation or space studies. Advanced degree is
not a requirement.
January 15. Ramsey Fellowship in Naval Aviation History.
Nine to 12-month residential fellowship focused on history
of aviation at sea and in naval service, particularly in US
Navy, with stipend of $40,000. Advanced degree is not a
requirement.
National Endowment for Humanities
www.neh.fed.us
(202) 606-8400
February 1. Public Programs: planning, scripting,
implementation, production.
March 1. To Direct Seminars and Institutes in Summer
2001.
April 15. Humanities Focus Grants.
May 1. Fellowships; Challenge Grants; Consultation
Grants.
Eligibility is limited to US citizens or permanent
residents who have lived in US for more than three
years.
National Science Foundation
www.nsf.gov/home/deadline/deadline.htm
(703) 306-1234
NSF-wide
January 5. Letter of Intent for Information Technology
Research (budgets up to $500,000).
February 14. Full proposals for Information Technology
Research (budgets up to $500,000).
Biology
January 7. Plant Genome Research.
January 10. Biological Databases and Informatics;
Integrated Research Challenges in Environmental Biology.
January 26. Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental
Biology.
February 4. Supplement Requests for Biological Research
Collections.
CISE
January 15. CADRE/Experimental Activities; International
Digital Libraries Collaborative Research.
January 25. CISE Research Infrastructure Program.
January 31. Connections to Internet.
February 15. Knowledge and Cognitive Systems; Information
and Data Management; Computation and Social Systems; Human
Computer Interaction; Robotics and Human Augmentation;
Special Projects in Networking.
March 1. Advanced Computational Research: Visualization
and Graphics.
May 14. CISE Educational Innovation Program.
Cross-Cutting Programs
January 12. NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science
and Engineering; Phase II Proposals for Small Business
Innovation Research and Small Business Technology
Transfer.
January 15. International Digital Libraries Collaborative
Research; Research Equipment Funding: Chemical Transport
Systems Division.
Education, Human Resources
January 20. Letter of Intent for Centers for Teaching and
Learning.
February 27. Presidential Awards for Excellence in
Mathematics and Science Teaching.
March 1. Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education:
Preliminary Proposals for Informal Science; Proposals for
Centers for Teaching and Learning.
March 31. Urban Systemic Program in Science, Mathematics
and Technology Education.
Engineering
January 12. Phase II Proposals for Small Business
Innovative Research and Small Business Technology Transfer
Program; NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and
Engineering.
January 15. Research Equipment Funding: Chemical
Transport Systems.
January 27. Research on Advanced Technologies for
Housing.
January 31. Action Agenda for Engineering Curriculum
Innovation.
February 7 (preproposals), June 12 (full proposals):
Engineering Microsystems: XYZ on a Chip.
Geosciences
January 1. Letter of Intent for NSF/ISSI Partnership for
Solar Maximum 2000.
January 7. Research in Support of National Space Weather
Program.
January 12. NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science
and Engineering.
February 14. Earth System History.
February 15. US WOCE Activities: 1998-2002: Analysis,
Interpretation, Modeling and Synthesis.
March 1. Proposals for NSF/ISSI Partnership for Solar
Maximum 2000.
International
January 15. International Digital Libraries Collaborative
Research.
Math, Physical Sciences
January 3. Instrumentation and Materials Research.
January 10. Chemistry Research Instrumentation and
Facilities: Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation and
Instrumentation Development.
January 12. NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science
and Engineering.
January 18. Scientific Computing Research Environments
for Mathematical Sciences.
Polar Programs
February 14. Earth System History.
February 15. Arctic Research Program Opportunities.
Social, Behavioral, Economic Research
January 1. Archaeology and Archaeometry: Systematic
Anthropological Collections; Cultural Anthropology:
Dissertation Research.
January 15. Geography and Regional Science; Political
Sciences; Child Learning and Development; Law and Social
Science; Methodology, Measurement and Statistics; Social
Psychology; Sociology: Senior Research Proposals; Decision,
Risk and Management Science; Economics; Linguistics; Human
Cognition and Perception.
February 1. Science and Technology Studies; Research
Experience for Graduates Supplements; Societal Dimensions of
Engineering, Science and Technology: Ethics and Values
Studies Research on Science and Technology.
February 15. Geography and Regional Science: Doctoral
Dissertation Improvement Proposals; Sociology: Dissertation
Proposals; Computation and Social Systems.
Social Science Research Council
www.ssrc.org/deadline.htm
(212) 377-2700
January 12. Fellowships for Study of International
Migration to United States. Support for dissertation and
postdoctoral research and for participation in minority
summer dissertation workshop. Applicants must be US citizens
or permanent residents or international students at US
institutions.
February 1. Berlin Program for Advanced German and
European Studies. Pre and postdoctoral fellowships of nine
to 12 months to encourage comparative and interdisciplinary
study of economic, political and social aspects of modern
and contemporary German and European affairs. Open to
citizens and permanent residents of US and Canada.
US Institute of Peace
www.usip.org/grants/sg2000.html
(202) 429-3842
December 30. Solicited Grants. Topics for 2000 are: Great
Power Relations: United States, China and Russia;
Intervention and Humanitarian Assistance; Africa; and
Training. Awards are generally $25,000 to $45,000 for one to
two years to US citizens or foreign scholars.
Wabash Center
www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/Grants/Grantlist.htm
(800) 655-7117
January 1. Study Leave Grants for study projects in
2000-2001 academic year that focus directly on pedagogy in
teaching theology and religion. Awards of up to $50,000 for
salary replacement for a semester or for sabbatical pay
subsidy. Eligibility is limited to full-time faculty members
in religion departments of colleges and universities in
North America.
New on ORPA's website:
• Recent Notification Memos
• Funding Opportunities for Young Faculty
• List of Publications in ORPA's Library
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