For foundations with multiple programs in diverse interest areas, the relevant grant programs appear in bold. Please consult foundation websites for the most current program information.
LYNDE AND HARRY BRADLEY FOUNDATION
Supports projects that “cultivate a renewed, healthier, and more vigorous sense of citizenship, at home and abroad.” Also supports “research on the needs of gifted children and the techniques of providing education for students with superior skills and/or intelligence.”
www.bradleyfdn.org
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
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International Peace and Security, Islam Initiative, Higher Education and Libraries in Africa, Higher Education in Eurasia, Urban and Higher Education, Democracy and Civic Integration, Carnegie Scholars, Future of Journalism Education; and Dissemination.
www.carnegie.org
CARTHAGE FOUNDATION
Study of public policy questions, national/international.
www.scaife.com/carthage.html
ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION
Child Welfare/Permanance, Community Change, Economic Security, Education, Juvenile Justice
www.aecf.org
CENTER FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP (C/O JAPAN FOUNDATION)
Traditional & Non-Traditional Approaches to Security & Diplomacy, Global and Regional Economic Issues, Role of Civil Society, Abe Fellowship Program.
www.cgp.org
CHIANG CHING-KUO FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARLY EXCHANGE
Supports the study of Chinese civilization. The American Region program funds research grants, scholar grants, conference/seminar/workshop grants, publication subsidies, doctoral fellowships and dissertation fellowships for ROC students abroad. The Foundation gives priority to collaborative projects with counterparts in Taiwan.
www.cckf.org.tw
CHRISTENSEN FUND
Global Biocultural Initiative (e.g., the interface between natural environments and indigenous communities), Regional Programs, San Francisco Bay Area Program.
www.christensenfund.org
COMPTON FOUNDATION
Peace & Security, Environment & Sustainability, Population & Reproductive Health, Family Advisory Board, Campaign Finance, International Fellowship Program, Mentor Fellowship Program.
www.comptonfoundation.org
DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
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Performing Arts, Environmental Conservation, Medical Research, Prevention of Child Abuse.
This foundation may limit the number of submissions from our campus. Please consult the VCR’s Limited Submission Program.
www.ddcf.org
EARHART FOUNDATION
Fellowship Research Grants for individual projects in economics, history, philosophy, international affairs, and political science; Grants to Organizations, H.B. Earhart Fellowships.
No web site available. Contact: Ingrid A. Gregg, Pres., 2200 Green Rd., Ste. H, Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1569. Telephone: (734) 761-8592 Fax: (734) 761-2722
FORD FOUNDATION
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Democratic & Accountable Government; Economic Fairness; Educational Opportunity and Scholarship; Freedom of Expression; Human Rights; Metropolitan Opportunity; Sexuality and Reproductive Health Rights; Sustainable Development.
www.fordfound.org
FOUNDATION FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Changing Faces of America’s Children-Young Scholars Program (research about immigrant children), PreK-3rd Education, New American Children.
www.fcd-us.org
GRAHAM FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN THE FINE ARTS
Production and Presentation; Research and Development; Carter Manny Award; Richard Solomon Award. Areas of interest: architecture; architectural history, theory and criticism; design; engineering; landscape architecture; urban planning; urban studies; visual arts; and related fields of inquiry. Also, work in the fine arts, humanities, and sciences that expands the boundaries of thinking about architecture and space.
www.grahamfoundation.org
WILLIAM T. GRANT FOUNDATION
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Current Research, William T. Grant Scholars, William T. Grant Distinguished Fellows, Youth Service Improvement Grants.
This foundation may limit the number of submissions from our campus. Please consult the VCR’s Limited Submission Program.
www.wtgrantfoundation.org
HARRY FRANK GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION
Dissertation Fellowships, Matching Gifts Program, Research Grants (for individuals). The foundation considers grants in natural or social sciences and humanities that increase understanding of violence, aggression and dominance.
www.hfg.org
JOHN SIMON GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION
Fellowships to Assist Research and Artistic Creation (for individuals).
www.gf.org
WILLIAM AND FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
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Education Program, Environment Program, Global Development Program, Performing Arts Program, Population Program, Philanthropy Program, Special Projects.
www.hewlett.org
HOROWITZ FOUNDATION
Small grants to individuals in all fields of social sciences, including Anthropology, Area Studies, Economics, Political Science, Sociology and Urban Studies.
www.horowitz-foundation.org
JOYCE FOUNDATION
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Education, Employment, Environment, Gun Violence, Money and Politics, Culture, Special Opportunities.
www.joycefdn.org
JM KAPLAN FUND
City Life, Environment, Historic Preservation, Migrations, Furthermore (grants in publishing), Discretionary Grants.
www.jmkfund.org
EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION
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Education, Entrepreneurship, Research & Policy.
www.kauffman.org
W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION
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Educated Kids, Healthy Kids, Secure Families, Racial Equity, Civic Engagement, International Programming (Latin America & Caribbean, Southern Africa).
www.wkkf.org
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KOREA FOUNDATION
Support for Korean Studies Overseas, Cultural & Arts Exchange, Intellectual Exchange, Forum & Policy Research, Publication & Media
www.kf.or.kr
LILLY ENDOWMENT
Education, Religion (Public Understanding of Religion), Community Development.
www.lillyendowment.org
HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION
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American art, Asia, Clare Booth Luce, Higher education, Luce Scholars, Public policy and the environment, Religion and international affairs, Theology, Special projects.
www.hluce.org
JOHN D. AND CATHERINE T. MACARTHUR FOUNDATION
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International program areas include: Conservation & Sustainable Development, Global Migration and Human Mobility, Higher Education in Russia and Africa, Human Rights and International Justice, International Peace and Security, Masters in Development Practice, Popular and Reproductive Health, and Focus Countries. U.S. program areas include: Affordable Housing, Community & Economic Development, Digital Media & Learning, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Policy Research, Program-Related Investments, and Research Networks. General program areas include: Arts & Culture in Chicago, Media Grant-Making, and the MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions. Also, the MacArthur Justice Fellows program.
www.macfound.org
ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION
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Conservation and Environment: Plants Initiative, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Liberal Arts Colleges, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program, Museums and Art Conservation, Performing Arts, Research Universities and Humanistic Scholarship, Scholarly Communications and Information Technology, South Africa. Please note that this foundation accepts proposals by invitation only.
www.mellon.org
OAK FOUNDATION U.S.A.
Climate Change, Human Rights, Homelessness, Learning Differences, Denmark, Marine Conservation, Child Abuse, Women’s Issues, Special Interest, Zimbabwe.
www.oakfnd.org
PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION
Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Health Reform, Workers’ Rights, Special Opportunities.
www.publicwelfare.org
RETIREMENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION
General Program (focus on aging/elderly), Organizational Capacity Building Program, Accessible Faith Grant Program.
www.rrf.org
CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS FOUNDATION, INC.
U.S. relations with Cuba and Cuban needs as defined by Cubans themselves.
www.creynolds.org
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
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Developing Climate Change Resilience; Strengthening Food Security: Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa; Protecting American Workers’ Economic Security: Campaign for American Workers; Promoting Equitable, Sustainable Transportation Policies; Linking Global Disease Surveillance Networks; Transforming Health Systems; Helping Build an Impact Investing Industry; Advancing Innovation Processes to Solve Social Problems; NYC Opportunities Fund; Rebuilding New Orleans.
www.rockfound.org
RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION
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Research on: The Future of Work, Immigration, Cultural Contact, Social Inequality, Visiting Scholars Program.
www.russellsage.org
SEARLE FREEDOM TRUST
Tax and Budget Issues, Cost-Benefit Analysis of Regulatory Practices and Proposals, Welfare Policy, K-12 and Higher Education Reform, Environmental Reform, Legal Reform
www.searlefreedomtrust.org
ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION
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Basic research, Science education, Public understanding of science, Economic performance and the quality of life, Select national issues, Civic initiatives, and Sloan research fellowships.
www.sloan.org
SMITH RICHARDSON FOUNDATION
International Security, Domestic Public Policy, Direct Service Grants, World Politics & Statecraft Fellowship.
www.srf.org
SPENCER FOUNDATION
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Funds Research on Education and Social Opportunity; Organizational Learning; Teaching, Learning and Instructional Resources; Purposes and Values of Education; and Field-Initiated Proposals. Other Initiatives: Philosophy Initiative; Data Use & Educational Improvement; and the Initiative on Civic Learning and Civic Action.
www.spencer.org
JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION
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Science & the Big Questions, Character Development, Freedom & Free Enterprise, Exceptional Cognitive Talent & Genius, Genetics.
www.templeton.org
TINKER FOUNDATION
Projects or organizations related to Spain, Portugal, Ibero-America and Antarctica. Institutional grants in Economic Policy, Environmental Policy and Governance. Field Research Grants to Centers or Institutes of Ibero-American or Latin American Studies.
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/tinker/
TRUST FOR MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING
International exchanges with Russia, Central and Eastern Europe related to Arts & Culture (including cultural documentation), the Environment.
www.tmuny.org
UNITED STATES-JAPAN FOUNDATION
Pre-College Education, Communication/Public Opinion, U.S.-Japan Policy, Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Award.
www.us-jf.org
WALLACE GLOBAL FUND
Environmental Resource Depletion and System Collapse, Corporate Abuses and the Concentration of Corporate Power, Planetary Carrying Capacity, Sustainable Human Population, Women’s Human Rights (with an emphasis on ending female genital mutilation, civic engagement, civil liberties, equal justice, independent media, and media policy).
www.wgf.org
WENNER-GREN FOUNDATION
All programs fund anthropological research. Grants for Doctoral Students, Grants for Post-PhD. Scholars, Grants for Non-U.S. Scholars, Conferences and Workshops, Historical Archives Program, Institutional Development Grant.
www.wennergren.org |