We would appreciate it if you could inform us of any
fellowships / grants opportunities, which you hear about, or that could be of
interest to our group. Lastly, when you cross upon useful websites with
information on fellowships / grants opportunities, please contact the editor
responsible for this section: Jennifer S. Holmes
Supporting Civic Life
Pew Charitable Trusts
Memorial/Individual Funds
Marian Godfrey, Director of Civic Life Initiatives
2005 Market Street Suite 1700
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7077 U.S.A.
Tel:
215-575-4870
Fax:
215-575-4939
Email:
culturemail@pewtrusts.org
Program:
http://www.pewtrusts.org/ideas/area_index.cfm?area=3
The sponsor supports civic life in America. The
sponsor believes that public life in America thrives when everyone
participates, and historically Americans have eagerly taken part in activities
that enrich the quality of our lives as individuals, as communities and as a
nation.
Engagement of public life in America takes a wide
variety of satisfying and useful forms. Art inspires, informs, and often
challenges the sponsor to see our world in new ways--and it is often an
unheralded element in the civic, social and economic energy of the sponsor's communities.
The health and welfare of Americans is the concern of all, because protection
and support of society's most vulnerable individuals and families is the acid
test of responsible civic stewardship. Voting is the life-blood of a thriving
democracy, indicating the sponsor's voluntary acceptance of a shared, essential
obligation of this democracy. Finally, our country's history informs the
sponsor's civic responsibilities. When citizens can actually visit and see for
themselves the documents that established our nation's principles and the icons
that have come to symbolize these ideals, they may be inspired to become more
active in contemporary policy and political debates. The sponsor furthers these
endeavors, which, in their different ways, shape our national character, bind
us as a people and help make our communities strong.
Visiting Fellows Program
National Endowment for Democracy
Non-Profit Organizations
Program Assistant, Fellowship Programs
International Forum for Democratic Studies
1101 Fifteenth Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005 U.S.A.
Tel:
202-293-0300
Fax:
202-293-0258
Email:
fellowships@ned.org
http://www.ned.org/forum/visiting_fellows.html
Deadline Note
There is no application deadline.
Visiting scholars and practitioners undertake
non-funded fellowships at the International Forum for Democratic Studies (the
Forum), located in Washington D.C. The
sponsor hosts a small number of visiting fellows per year as part of its
program. Visiting fellows are scholars and practitioners who wish to conduct
research and writing at the Forum for a limited period of time but do not need
any financial assistance. Space
permitting, visiting fellows may be in residence at the Forum for periods
ranging from three to ten months, during which time they are expected to carry
out a written or other project related to democracy. While visiting fellows do
not receive stipend and travel support, the Forum is able to provide use of the
Democracy Resource Center and Library and, depending on space availability, a
fully equipped office as well. (kww)
Travel Fellowship Program
Association for the Study of Persianate
Societies
Professional/Academic Assoc & Soc.
Alice C. Hunsberger, Ph.D.
545 West 111th St. 9D
New York, NY 10025 U.S.A.
Tel:
212-666-9663
Fax:
212-316-7830
Email:
alicehunsberger@hotmail.com
http://persiansocieties.uchicago.edu/IASPS-Travelfellowship.html
Deadline Note
Applications must be received as far ahead of the
time of travel as possible, and no later than three months before the
conference to be attended.
Travel Fellowships are available for scholars and
researchers from Iran to take part in academic and cultural conferences and
conventions in the United States. Conference sponsors may also apply on behalf
of participants by submitting the same documentation. Particular attention will be paid to applications for a panel on
issues of constitutional reform and democratization in the Islamic Republic of
Iran. The conditions for eligibility
are engagement in teaching or research in the humanities or social sciences and
an invitation or acceptance of a paper from the sponsors of the conference.
Conference sponsors may also apply on behalf of participants by submitting the
same documentation.
Each Travel Fellowship covers all travel and lodging
expenses of the recipient subject to a limit of $3,000. (cmb)
Wallace Global Fund
Memorial/Individual Funds
1990 M Street, NW
Suite 250
Washington, DC 20036
U.S.A.
Tel:
202-452-1530
Fax:
202-452-0922
Email:
tkroll@wgf.org
http://www.wgf.org/2004_plan.html
Deadline Note
The sponsor recommends submission of a concept paper,
not to exceed three pages, prior to submission of a full proposal. Grant
proposals are processed and reviewed on a continual basis.
Support is provided in the following program areas:
Natural Resources;
Population, Reproductive Rights, and Women’s
Empowerment; Justice; Media and Leadership; and Civic Engagement. The sponsor
supports activities at the global and national level. The sponsor's mission is to promote an informed and engaged
citizenry, to fight injustice, and to protect the diversity of nature and the
natural systems upon which all life depends.
Its objectives are: effective protection of the environment and natural
resources and their capacity to provide for human needs; progressive public
policies that serve the common good, protect civil liberties, and guard against
corporate abuses; sustainable levels of human populations; and equal justice.
Strengthening U.S. Democracy Program
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Non-Profit Organizations
437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
U.S.A.
Tel:
212-371-3200
Fax:
212-754-4073
http://www.carnegie.org/sub/program/us_dem.html
The sponsor provides support to address both the
structural and attitudinal barriers to full civic participation in the U.S.
Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations and institutions. The
overarching goal of this program is to increase civic participation in the U.S.
To meet this goal, the program has three themes: removing structural barriers
to civic/electoral participation; addressing attitudinal barriers to civic
participation; and strengthening the nonprofit and philanthropic sector. (jrd)
Grants Program
Armstrong Foundation
Thomas K. Armstrong
Office of the President
P.O. Drawer 2299
Natchez, MS 39121
U.S.A.
Tel:
601-442-0122
Fax:
601-442-4716
The sponsor provides support to organizations
advocating the perpetuation of Constitutional government and its freedoms. The
sponsor is particularly interested in organizations directing their activities
in the educational processes of the free enterprise system, the benefits of
limited government, and the basic principles of American ideals espoused by the
founding fathers.
FSA Contemporary Issues Fellowship Program--U.S. Host
Opportunities
International Research & Exchanges Board
2121 K Street, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20037
U.S.A.
Tel:
202-628-8188
Fax:
202-628-8189
Email:
cif@irex.org
http://www.irex.org/programs/ci/host.asp
Support is provided for a U.S. institution to host
experienced professionals for Eurasia to conduct four months of independent
policy-oriented research in the United States with the goal of playing an
active role in sustaining the transition to democracy, free markets, and civil
society in their home countries. The
sponsor provides the opportunity for a U.S. institution to host experienced
professionals for Eurasia to conduct four months of independent policy-oriented
research in the United States with the goal of playing an active role in
sustaining the transition to democracy, free markets, and civil society in
their home countries.
Democratic Practice Program
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc.
Memorial/Individual Funds
437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022-7001
U.S.A.
Tel:
212-812-4200
Fax:
212-812-4299
Email:
guidelines@rbf.org
http://www.rbf.org/programs/dempract.html
The Fund's Democratic Practice program will focus on
four goals, two of which will be pursued largely in the United States, and two
of which will focus primarily on transnational institutions. A prospective
grantee in the United States must be either a tax-exempt organization or an
organization seeking support for a project that would qualify as educational or
charitable. A prospective foreign grantee must satisfy an RBF determination
that it would qualify, if incorporated in the United States, as a tax-exempt
organization or that a project for which support is sought would qualify in the
United States as educational or charitable.
Most grants run between $25,000 and $300,000, often
payable over more than one year but typically not more than three. (cmb)
Peace and Social Justice
Ford Foundation
Secretary
320 East 43rd Street
New York, NY 10017
U.S.A.
Tel:
212-573-5000
Fax:
212-351-3677
Email:
office-secretary@fordfound.org
http://www.fordfound.org/program/peace_main.cfm
Awards support domestic and international projects in
the following areas: human rights; sexuality and reproductive health;
governance and civil society. Most awards are made to organizations. The sponsor seeks to strengthen democratic
values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation and
advance human achievement. Politics — in terms of policy, power and
participation — and the law are the principal strategies used. Although it also
makes grants to individuals, they are few in number relative to demand and are
limited to research, training and other activities related to its program
interests. Activities supported by
grants and program-related investments must be charitable, educational or
scientific, as defined under the appropriate provisions of the U.S. Internal
Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations. (icm)
Grants Program
Mott (Charles Stewart) Foundation
Office of Proposal Entry
Mott Foundation Building
503 S. Saginaw St., Ste. 1200
Flint, MI 48502-1851
U.S.A.
Tel:
810-238-5651
Fax:
810-766-1753
Email:
info@mott.org
http://www.mott.org/programs/ap-1.asp
Organizations seeking grants should begin the
application process at least four months before the start of the proposed grant
period with a letter of inquiry. The sponsor
is particularly interested in: fresh approaches to solving community problems
in our defined program areas; approaches that, if proven successful, can
generate long-term support from other sources and/or that can be replicated in
other communities when appropriate; public policy development as well as
research and development activities to further existing programs and/or to
explore new fields of interests; and approaches and activities that lead to
systemic change.
Eligible applicants are tax-exempt organizations in
the U.S. and abroad. Outside the Flint area, support for capital development
and research, project replication and endowment is made only when these
activities grow out of existing work with Foundation-funded projects or serve a
programmatic purpose. The sponsor seldom supports film or video projects. Such
support generally is considered only if the project is directly relevant to the
funding priorities. The sponsor accepts
both multi- and single-year proposals, as well as those for shorter periods.
Available grant funds vary among the sponsor's programs and program areas. The
sponsor makes grants in the U.S., and on a limited basis internationally. About
twenty-five percent of the sponsor's grants are international. (icm)