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Vol. 3, Issue 10, May 2014
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These grants seek to support innovative campus efforts to enhance UC's ability to advance scholarship, student training and knowledge, particularly in areas of importance to the university and the state.
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UCLA Research Escalator - Upcoming Programs
Stay tuned for upcoming webinar and workshop events to further develop and support your funding efforts. In the meantime, click here to view previous event videos and presentation materials.
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UCLA Office of Intellectual Property - Upcoming Events
OIP-ISR hosts and co-sponsors seminars, conferences, and networking events designed to help guide UCLA inventors forming startups, protecting intellectual property, and developing collaborations with industry:
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Monthly newsletter with tips, best practices, and insider advice on applying for grants and strengthening proposal applications.
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Award: $100,000 - $250,000
Deadline: June 27, 2014
The objectives of this program are to strengthen organized ethnic communities comprised and representative of refugee populations, and to ensure ongoing support and culturally appropriate services to refugees within five years of their initial resettlement. The populations targeted for services and benefits in the application must represent refugee groups who have arrived in the U.S. within the last five years.
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Award: $2,000 stipend
Deadline: July 18, 2014
The fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students of color. The Hearst Fellow serves as an intern with PSI in the Washington, DC office of the Aspen Institute. Through this fellowship, PSI seeks to introduce a diverse group of students to issues and challenges affecting philanthropy, social enterprise, nonprofit organizations, and other actors in the social sector. Recipients may arrange with their colleges or universities to receive academic credit for this experience.
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Award: varies with funding mechanism
Deadline: July 5/16, 2014
This initiative seeks applications from applicants that propose to stimulate and expand research in the health of minority men. Specifically, this initiative is intended to: 1) enhance our understanding of the numerous factors (e.g., sociodemographic, community, societal, personal) influencing the health promoting behaviors of racial and ethnic minority males and their subpopulations across the life cycle, and 2) encourage applications focusing on the development and testing of culturally and linguistically appropriate health-promoting interventions designed to reduce health disparities among racially and ethnically diverse males and their subpopulations age 21 and older.
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Award: varies with funding mechanism
Deadline: July 5/16, 2014
The NIH is committed to supporting research that will increase scientific understanding of the health status of various population groups and improve the effectiveness of health interventions and services for individuals within those groups. High priority is placed on research on populations that appear to have distinctive health risk profiles but have received insufficient attention from investigators. This FOA highlights a particular community: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and related populations (designated here as LGBTI populations). Basic, social, behavioral, clinical, and services research relevant to the missions of the sponsoring Institutes and Centers may be proposed.
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Award: varies with funding mechanism
Deadline: July 5/16, 2014
The purpose of this FOA is to outline priority areas for research related to women's mental health during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Priority areas include basic and clinical neuroscience, studies of clinical course, epidemiological factors and risk factors, as well as interventions and services research. The NIMH, NICHD, and NIDA are committed to supporting research that will increase scientific understanding of and treatments for mental disorders experienced by women during and following pregnancy. Reduction of the public health burden of mental disorders during this perinatal period will improve the health and well-being of new mothers, their children and families.
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Award: $50,000
Deadline: July 8, 2014
The fund encourages the diverse exchange of ideas that is crucial to fostering an open society and public dialogue about contemporary issues. The fund provides grants to filmmakers worldwide for projects that display:
- artful and innovative storytelling techniques;
- global relevance;
- contemporary human rights and pressing social justice issues; and
- potential for social engagement.
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Award: no set limit
Deadline: June 30, 2014
UTC enhances the well-being of the communities in which we operate because we believe positive engagement encourages growth and vitality and helps us attract and retain the best employees.
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Previously announced opportunities |
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Award: no set limit
Deadline: July 3, 2014
The overarching goal of this solicitation is to provide support for the National Institute of Justice's Violence Against Indian Women (VAIW) program of research. In partnership with other federal, State, local and tribal stakeholders, NIJ has developed a program that will (1) produce a deeper understanding of the issues faced by Native American women living in tribal communities, (2) evaluate state, local, or tribal government responses to violence against American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) women, and (3) provide information and expertise that assists in the formulation of public policies and prevention strategies to decrease the incidence of violent crimes against AI and AN women. |
Award: Up to $14,800 per semester
Deadline: August 1, 2014
The intent of this award is to enhance collaboration among a community of scholars working on issues of relevance to the special trilateral relationship among the United States, Mexico and Canada, created by shared borders and accelerated by the North American Free Trade Agreement. |
Award: $12,500
Deadline: August 1, 2014
Applicants may propose teaching projects, research projects or a combination of both in a wide range of subject areas relevant to Canada or Canada-U.S. relations. |
Award: $25,000
Deadline: August 1, 2014
Pre-arranged affiliations to host exceptional scholars who conduct research important to that university. You can guest lecture at university courses, mentor students, lecture in public venues, network, and promote your research, while representing the Fulbright program, and your home and host institutions. |
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Award: maxium is $275,000 for two years, and $200,000 for per year
Deadline: standard dates apply
This FOA is intended to stimulate innovative, multidisciplinary research on the cognitive, neuroplasticity, genetic and environmental factors involved in math learning and learning disabilities. This research will advance our knowledge of the factors that contribute to the development, advancement, and impairment of mathematical cognition. |
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Award: no set limit
Deadline: July 5, 2014
This FOA particularly encourages studies on 1) mechanisms and predictors of pain experience in aging, 2) development and evaluation of pain assessment tools for older adults or older model organisms, and 3) development and evaluation of pain management strategies in older adults, with particular attention to the challenges associated with treating pain in patients with multiple morbidities.
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Award: maxium is $275,000 for two years, and $200,000 for per year
Deadline: standard dates apply
This initiative encourages research that targets the reduction of health disparities among children. Specific targeted areas of research include biobehavioral studies that incorporate multiple factors that influence child health disparities such as biological (e.g., genetics, cellular, organ systems), lifestyle factors, environmental (e.g., physical and family environments) social (e.g., peers), economic, institutional, and cultural and family influences. |
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Award: varies with funding mechanism
Deadline: Standard dates apply
The FOA encourages Research Project Grant (R21) applications that propose to: (1) foster multidisciplinary research that will evaluate how policies (federal, state and school district levels) can influence school physical activity and nutrition environments, youths' obesogenic behaviors (e.g., nutrition and physical activity behaviors), and weight outcomes; (2) understand how schools are implementing these policies and examine multi-level influences on adoption and implementation at various levels (e.g., federal, state, school district, and school); and (3) understand the synergistic or counteractive effect of school nutrition and physical activity polices on the home and community environment and body weight.
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Award: €50,000
Deadline: July 17, 2014
Awards work that contributes outstandingly to the defence of human rights, to the promotion of peace, freedom, solidarity, the protection of heritage and, in general, to the progress of Mankind. |
RGK Foundation - Grants in Education, Community, and Health/Medicine
Award: Average is $25,000
Deadline: LOIs accepted on a rolling basis
Grants support a broad range of human services, community improvement, abuse prevention, and youth development programs. The Foundation is also interested in programs that attract female and minority students into the fields of mathematics, science, and technology. |
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Award: Up to $50,000
Deadline: First week in July
Supports U.S. and international contemporary independent documentary films for projects that display: artful and innovative storytelling, contemporary relevance, originality and feasibility, and potential for public engagement. |
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Award: no set limit
Deadline: June 30, 2014 (Letter of Inquiry)
The philanthropic endeavors of the Qualcomm Foundation and Qualcomm Incorporated develop and strengthen communities worldwide. Qualcomm invests human and financial resources in inspirational, innovative programs that serve diverse populations.
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