Funding News

  • Green Light Awards
    Thu, May 15, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Grants
    This program focuses on both representational and abstract work. Artwork may illustrate actual aspects of what signals the applicant's creative motivations, such as the physical world or personal discoveries. Abstract work that relates to feelings or emotions is also encouraged. Work might also reflect experience of living with a disability and its role in shaping or transforming work. [ Read More ]

  • CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Grants
    Thu, May 15, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Grants
    The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust focuses primarily on supporting charitable organizations that are making a difference in the lives of children with disabilities. Resources are also allocated to help support organizations focused on providing healthcare to the uninsured. [ Read More ]

  • John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships
    Thu, May 15, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Grants
    The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the performing arts. Fellowships are not available for students. [ Read More ]

  • Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program
    Thu, May 15, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Grants
    The Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program (URR) makes grants to nonprofit educational organizations that are established to research, display, interpret, and collect artifacts relating to the history of the Underground Railroad. [ Read More ]

  • Advanced Placement Incentive Program
    Thu, May 15, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Grants
    The Advanced Placement Incentive (API) program awards competitive grants designed to increase the successful participation of low-income students in advanced placement courses and tests. The program expands opportunities for low-income students to take college-level classes and earn college credit while still in high school. The program also supports efforts to raise the rigor of the academic curriculum for all students attending high-poverty high schools. Deadline for notice of intent to apply is June 6, 2008; application deadline is July 7, 2008. [ Read More ]

  • International Reading Association Travel Grants
    Thu, May 15, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Grants
    These grants provide support to educators from any country in attending association-sponsored meetings that are held outside the educators' own continent. Applicants must be members of the association or one of its affiliated groups. [ Read More ]

  • CATCH Resident Funds Program
    Thu, May 15, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Grants
    The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Resident Funds program supports pediatric residents in the planning of innovative, community-based initiatives that increase children's access to medical homes or specific health services not otherwise available. These community-based projects should lead to the development of successful CATCH projects that can be replicated in other communities. A pediatric resident must lead the project and be significantly involved in proposal development and project activities. [ Read More ]

  • Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge Leavey Awards
    Thu, May 15, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Grants
    The application must conceive and implement and innovative course, program or project which develops, among students, a deeper understanding and appreciation of the American private enterprise system. The nominee's program, course or project must be operating or initiated during the previous academic year. [ Read More ]

  • 2008 Youth Prizes for Excellence in International Education
    Mon, Apr 28, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Grants
    This competition asks students to create an in-depth written essay or multimedia feature examining a social or economic issue that has relevance to them in a global context. In the essay category, students will compare and contrast how the issue affects their community and a community abroad, as well as create recommendations for what lessons the two communities could learn from each other. In the multimedia category, students will explore how a global problem or challenge affects their life as an individual, as a member of their local community, and/or as a global citizen. [ Read More ]