Dr. Maranda Ward, an assistant professor at the George Washington University with a background in Sociology/Anthropology, Maternal and Child Health, as well as Education, is a recent winner of the Faculty Development Grant for Racial Justice in Health Training. ...continue reading "Nashman Spotlights: Dr. Maranda Ward Receives Nashman Center Faculty Development Grant"
Category: Funding
Funding opportunity: Covid-19 testing
Community organizations can apply for up to $50,000 in funds to support increased testing for Covid-19. The application is due April 16th.
Funding: HumanitiesDC
HumanitiesDC is now accepting proposals for the DC Community Heritage Project Grant (DCCHP) and the DC Documentary Partnership Grant (DCDP). ...continue reading "Funding: HumanitiesDC"
Funding: HumanitiesDC
DC Oral History Collaborative (DCOHC) Partnership Grants. "Created in 2016 in response to a growing need to capture unrecorded Washington history, the DC Oral History Collaborative documents and preserves the stories and memories of DC residents as communities experience change and as residents age. ...continue reading "Funding: HumanitiesDC"
Fit for Life Foundation Grants
Every year, the Fit for Life Foundation awards grants of $100,000 to three nonprofit organizations or social enterprises that are pioneering projects aimed at promoting lifelong fitness and health. Applications are due by November 23, and the FFL award winners will be announced in early 2021. For more information and to apply.
...continue reading "Fit for Life Foundation Grants"New Grant Program from Teagle Foundation and National Endowment for the Humanities
The Teagle Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are partnering to jointly sponsor Cornerstone: Learning for Living, a grant program aimed at reinvigorating the role of the humanities in general education on campuses across the country.
To learn more, read the Cornerstone: Learning for Living request for proposals and toolkit. Concept papers for the first round of planning and implementation awards must be submitted by December 1, 2020. "
For more information about funding for the humanities, fellowships, and faculty awards, please click here.
Funding, Research Fellowships
"Collaboratory is excited to launch the Research Fellows Program, which recognizes exemplary and emerging scholar-practitioners who are committed to advancing the field of community engagement. Fellows explore research and programmatic efforts that enact Collaboratory’s mission and support member institutions and the broader field of higher education community engagement. Fellowships are designed to give practitioner-scholars a national platform to pursue research and programmatic ideas that correlate with ongoing Collaboratory initiatives." There is available funding for two fellowships: ...continue reading "Funding, Research Fellowships"
Humanities DC Grants: Due July 31st
Humanities DC has announced two grant opportunities. Proposals are due July 31st.
Soul of the City Grant Applications, for humanities-focused youth programming
Soul of the City provides young people, ages 14 to 19, an opportunity to explore the role of the humanities in asking and answering critical questions about the world. The Soul of the City grant encourages the development and delivery of a high-quality humanities-driven youth engagement program. The award recognizes innovative models that empower and engage young people in programs that build civic engagement, critical thinking and leadership skills. This opportunity is part of the Humanities Grant Program supported with funding from the District of Columbia Government through the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
Humanitini Curators Grants
"Applications for the Humanitini Curators Grant are due this Friday, July 31st. We are looking forward to the broad range of programming the awarded curators will produce for the coming fall. Though many upcoming Humanitini programs will take place virtually, the schedule is sure to be filled with insightful, must-hear conversations led by scholars working in the academy and in Washington, DC's neighborhoods and communities. It is difficult to predict the topics that will be proposed, but it's likely that some prospective curators will apply for programs related to COVID-19 and the city's ongoing protests for racial justice. We believe that documenting the voices of Washingtonians on the front lines of these historic events is a key responsibility for HumanitiesDC and the wider community of public humanities practitioners in the city."
GW Joins the Public Interest Technology University Network: Funds Available
Dr. Miller the Vice President for Research has announced that GW joined the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN), "a new collaborative partnership committed to defining and building the growing field of public interest technology."
GW and the 35 other member colleges and universities of PIT-UN are committed to training future leaders to apply technology expertise to promote the public good and advance the public interest.
If you are motivated to solve complex problems, share ideas and build relationships with each other and faculty at other network institutions, please let join these conversations - email askovpr@gwu.edu.
Additionally, PIT-UN sponsors an annual Network Challenge that provides funding to member institutions interested in launching public interest technology initiatives or projects on their campuses. GW will be allowed to submit up to three proposals. The grant amounts can be $45,000, $90,000 or $180,000, inclusive of a 20% overhead rate. Interested faculty will need to submit their CV and a two-page description of their proposed project by May 26 via OVPR’s InfoReady portal.
Humanities DC Grants: Proposals Due May 15
Humanities DC has shared the following information about upcoming grant deadlines, and related webinars.
Learn how to apply for funding for the DC Community Heritage Project Grant, The DC Documentary Short Film Grant or the Youth Media Literacy Grant
...continue reading "Humanities DC Grants: Proposals Due May 15"
Humanities DC Announces New Grants
Forwarded Grant Announcements:
HumanitiesDC is accepting applications for our many partnership grants. We want to make sure all humanities aficionados and scholars have a chance to submit their best ideas for preserving and promoting DC's unique cultural heritage.
The Humanities Vision Grant provides financial and capacity building resources to community organizations interested in creating innovative interpretations of humanities scholarship for public audiences. The grants are driven by the proposed final product; each grant will produce an educational resource that will be added to a publicly accessible, online archive. Deadline: March 13, 2020.
The updated Humanitini Curator Grant provides opportunities for graduate students and others conducting and presenting original humanities research. Each Curator will create a public humanities program based on their research or area of expertise. The public programs will follow HumanitiesDC's successful Humanitini model that brings thoughtful humanities discussions to Washington, DC's happy-hour scene. Deadline: March 13, 2020.
But there's more!
Medical Faculty Development Post-doctoral Research Awards for Addressing Health Disparities
Please see this announcement from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
2020 Call for Applications. The Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (AMFDP) offers four-year postdoctoral research awards to physicians, dentists, and nurses from historically disadvantaged backgrounds. Scholars should be committed to working toward eliminating health disparities by achieving senior rank in academic medicine, dentistry, or nursing.
The program provides scholars with:
- development of research, academic, and leadership skills;
- ongoing mentoring by a distinguished national advisory committee;
- a grounding in the social determinants of health, health equity, and the elements of a Culture of Health.
In this grant cycle, RWJF will fund up to 10 four-year awards of up to $420,000 each. Scholars will receive an annual stipend of up to $75,000 each, complemented by a $30,000 annual grant to support research activities.
Funding Opportunities from the Teagle Foundation for Community Engaged Research
An education where students can come together to understand their humanity not as a function of their politics, but to develop a politics that is informed by their broad sense of humanity. ~ Roosevelt Montás, Senior Lecturer, Center for American Studies, Columbia University
In Why the Liberal Arts Matter, the Teagle Foundation explains its mission, "to support and strengthen liberal arts education." The Foundation accepts concept papers on a rolling basis for its three ongoing initiatives Pathways to the Liberal Arts, Education for American Civic Life, and Liberal Arts and the Professions. See below for funding opportunities.
Pathways to the Liberal Arts
“The Teagle Foundation has launched the Pathways to the Liberal Arts initiative to support a diverse array of institutions in the work of securing access to and success in the liberal arts. This initiative emphasizes major curricular reforms that deepen student learning and keep them on the path to the degree.” For more information, click here.
Education for American Civic Life
“Through “Education for American Civic Life,” the Foundation seeks to elevate the civic objectives of liberal arts education through faculty-led efforts within the curriculum grounded in the issues that define and challenge American democracy.” For more information, click here.
Liberal Arts and the Professions
“The Teagle Foundation launched “Liberal Arts and the Professions” in fall 2014 to support efforts to fully incorporate liberal arts education throughout the curriculum in professional undergraduate programs, with a particular emphasis on business, engineering, and nursing.” For more information, click here.
Please visit the following links to view projects that have received funding. Cornerstone: Integrating the Liberal Arts at Purdue, Teaching and Learning with Museum Exhibitions, and Integrating the Liberal Arts and Business Education.
... let us become partners with the rest of the university with one mission in mind, to cultivate minds. ~ Melinda Zook, Professor of History, Purdue University.
Oct. 31st Women’s Health Fellowship Deadline
The Clara Schiffer Project on Women’s Health is currently accepting applications for a 2020 fellowship. It seeks to provide financial support to graduate students conducting research to improve women’s health and create broader discussion around women’s health issues.
The maximum award is a one-time $5,000 award. To be eligible for this award, students must be currently enrolled in a SPH master’s program or relevant doctoral program.
The application deadline is October 31st, 2019. Find more information on the fellowship and application process here: https://publichealth.gwu.edu/projects/jiwh#schifferfellows
Reflection Essay Contest for Students in Global Health
Please invite faculty colleagues and students (undergraduate or graduate) to submit a reflection essay. Winners receive $500 and free registration to the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) 2020 Annual conference, April 18-20, 2020.
Submissions are due September 30, 2019. Additional information is available here.
Reflection essays should be under 1,000 words and address the meaning and lessons learned from global health experiences. They may be in a research, educational, clinical, or service capacity. Writing prompts and previously selected essays are provided.
