Grants from the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET)

The Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) seeks to create an environment nourished by open discourse and to empower the next generation of scholars with the necessary support to accelerate and advance new and important thinking on economic issues. INET plans to provide award grants ranging in value from $25,000 - $250,000. Grants will be awarded primarily to individuals or teams affiliated with academic institutions, think tanks, and other centers of vital research worldwide.

Scholars in economics as well as in related fields such as history, sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science and the physical sciences are encouraged to submit grant proposals. Submissions on any topic are welcome, however INET particularly encourages exploration on the topics listed below.

• Fundamentals of Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Management
• Behavior and the Economy
• Financial Stability
• Political Economy of Income and Wealth Distribution and Inequality Dynamics
• Innovation

 

Deadline: June 13, 2013

Award range: $25,000 - $250,000

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NIJ FY 13 Research on Firearms and Violence

This solicitation by the National Institute of Justice seeks applications for research on firearms and violence such as, but not limited to, the effects of criminal justice interventions on reducing gun violence, improving data systems for studying gun violence, illicit gun markets, and the effects of firearm policies and legislation on public safety. 

Funding: 
Number of awards: 50
Total funding: $1,500,000
Award ceiling: $500,000

Deadline: May 2, 2013

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William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program

The Scholars Program supports the professional development of early-career researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences. The goal is to help Scholars tackle important questions that will advance theory, policy, and practice for youth and to do so with an expanded array of expertise that includes different methods, disciplinary perspectives, and content knowledge. Potential Scholars should have a promising track record of conducting high-quality research, but want to pursue a qualitative shift in their trajectory as researchers. We recognize that early-career researchers often have few supports and incentives to take measured risks. So, applicants are asked to identify areas in which they want to develop their capabilities and propose five-year research and mentoring plans to facilitate that expansion. The Foundation supports research to understand and improve the everyday settings of youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States. The Foundation funds studies that enhance our understanding of: 

1. how settings work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved; and 
2. when, how, and under what conditions research evidence is used in policy and practice that affect youth, and how its use can be improved. 

Award amount: $350,000 distributed over a 5-year period
Deadline: July 8, 2013

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Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences

The Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation provides funding for innovative projects in any area consistent with the Foundation's broad objective to advance the chemical sciences. The Foundation encourages proposals that are judged likely to significantly advance the chemical sciences. Examples of areas of interest include (but are not limited to): the increase in public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the chemical sciences; innovative approaches to chemistry education at all levels (K-12, undergraduate, and graduate); and efforts to make chemistry careers more attractive. Research proposals are not customarily considered.

Aspects of proposals that are important are:

• broad applicability beyond the submitting institution
• specific and detailed descriptions of the chemistry associated with the proposal
• uniqueness of the project

Letter of Inquiry deadline: June 5, 2013 
Application deadline: August 21, 2013


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Research & Program Evaluation Grant in Early Education

The Brady Education Foundation seeks to close the achievement gap by increasing the school readiness of children at risk for poor school outcomes due to environmental factors associated with living in poverty. The foundation pursues its mission by promoting collaboration between researchers and educators via the funding of research and program evaluations in early education. The Brady Education Foundation funds two types of projects: 1. Evaluations of existing model programs 2. Innovative research on model development, including both efficacy and effectiveness studies The foundation favors projects that bring researchers and service providers together to prove and improve the effectiveness of early care and education environments for at-risk children, projects that leverage other funds, projects with the potential to inform or guide policy or funding decisions, and projects that structure time for researchers/evaluators and program providers to collaborate. 

Funding Range: Generally, grants of $25,000 - $400,000 are awarded for one, two or three years. Indirect costs or overhead costs may not exceed 10 percent of the total project cost.

Deadlines: 
April 22, 2013
August 15, 2013
December 15, 2013


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History of Art Grant Program

The History of Art program by the Kress Foundation supports scholarly projects that will enhance the appreciation and understanding of European art and architecture. Grants are awarded to projects that create and disseminate specialized knowledge, including archival projects, development and dissemination of scholarly databases, documentation projects, museum exhibitions and publications, photographic campaigns, scholarly catalogues and publications, and technical and scientific studies.

Grants are also awarded for activities that permit art historians to share their expertise through international exchanges, professional meetings, conferences, symposia, consultations, the presentation of research, and other professional events.

Typical range of funding $10,000 - $100,000.

Deadline: April 1, 2013 and October 1, 2013.

Read full solicitation here. 

RGK Foundation

The RGK Foundation awards grants in the broad areas of Education, Community, and Medicine and Health. The foundation's primary interests within the Education area include programs that focus on formal K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science, and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher education. Within the funding area of Community, the foundation supports a broad range of human services, community improvement, abuse prevention, and youth development programs. Human service programs of particular interest to the foundation include children and family services, early childhood development, and parenting education. The foundation supports a variety of community improvement programs including those that enhance nonprofit management and promote philanthropy and voluntarism. Youth development programs supported by the foundation typically include after-school educational enrichment programs that supplement and enhance formal education systems to increase the chances for successful outcomes in school and life. The foundation is also interested in programs that attract female and minority students into the fields of mathematics, science, and technology. The foundation's current interests in the area of Medicine and Health include programs that promote the health and well-being of children, programs that promote access to health services, and foundation-initiated programs focusing on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). 

RGK Foundation no longer accepts unsolicited grant proposals.All applicants must complete an electronic Letter of Inquiry from the Web site as the first step. RGK Foundation will entertain one electronic LOI per organization in a 12-month period.

The average grant amount is $25,000. 

Read full announcement here.