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Learning Disabilities Foundation of America Grant Program
Applications must be for projects which conform to the mission of the Learning Disabilities Foundation of America by responding to an unmet need in the field of learning disabilities. Funds are granted for charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes or for the identification, ongoing evaluation, education of and services for children and adults with learning disabilities. Examples of project areas that fall within this philosophy:
Innovative research into the causes, the prevention and/or the alleviation of learning disabilities
Distinctive public awareness programs to advance public understanding of the needs of persons with learning disabilities
Innovative programs to advance the achievement of persons with learning disabilities, increase the support skills of their families, support academic and professional advisors, and enhance the understanding of learning disabilities by their colleagues and employers
Grant Policy
Grants may be made to the Learning Disabilities Association of America or to any other organization within the United States or any of its possessions exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code and contributions to which are tax deductible.
Grant applications are considered twice each year by the Foundation Board of Managers. Applications must be received no later than March 15 or September 15.
With the exception of certain funds restricted for the Learning Disabilities Association of America, grants will not be made for capital campaigns, routine organizational operations (e.g. newsletters, utilities, salaries, equipment considered normal for organizational operations), or for endowment funds.
Grants will not be made to individuals or for individual scholarships.
The Board of Managers of the Foundation may request an interview with the primary facilitator and/or site visit, in addition to the written grant application.
Projects of national impact and projects that may be replicated are given preference.
All conditional grants in which the conditions have not been met by the end of the Foundation’s fiscal year (March 31) shall expire as of that date unless otherwise specified in the grant. All conditional grant recipients shall be advised of this policy provision.
The following statement must be contained in all reports or manuscripts related to an LDFA grant: “Support has been received from the Learning Disabilities Foundation of America however, the opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.”
Recipients of grants are expected to adhere closely to the stipulated terms of the grant and to the program described in the application.
Full financial accounting of expenditures must be provided to the Foundation.
Funds from a Foundation grant may not be directed to other purposes and any unexpended funds must be returned to the Foundation within 60 days of completion of the project.
Progress reports must be submitted once per year by the due date for grant applications (March 15 or September 15).
Within three months of completion of the project, a detailed final written report outlining the results of the project and accounting for the funds shall be provided to the Foundation.
Grant recipients may not claim exclusive use of the results of the project.
American Psychoanalytic Association Award for Excellence in Journalism
The Award for Excellence in Journalism recognizes professional reporting of outstanding merit that contributes in an exceptional way to the public understanding of psychoanalytic and psychological principles and phenomena.
The $1,000 award is broadly conceived. Nominated work need not be specifically about psychoanalysis or psychotherapy per se. And, nominated work may critique or question psychoanalysis as long as it advances understanding of human relationships and/or the life of the mind.
The Award is juried by a panel of professional journalists as well as by psychoanalysts.
Sponsor: Committee on Public Information
Eligibility Criteria
Any person, including authors, may submit material. To be eligible, work must have been written in English, intended for the layperson, and must have been first published between July 1 and June 30 for decision the following October. The deadline for submissions is September 16, 2013.
Contact
Geralyn Lederman, Director of Public Affairs
Call for Applications: HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation Community Grants Program
HERA provides support for local ovarian cancer groups via program development and through the HERA Community Grants program.
Grants are available for ovarian cancer support and awareness programs.
The HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation is now accepting applications for its Community Grants Program.
Applications are due June 3, 2013.
These $1,000 grants will be awarded to 501(c)(3) organizations for programs that improve the quality-of-life for women with ovarian cancer or raise awareness about the disease in novel and unusual ways.
The grant application deadline is June 1st of each year. Organizations can receive support for up to 3 years in a row.
Interested grassroots and community organizations are encouraged to apply.
The HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation gives five seed grants annually of $1,000 to help organizations start programs or support existing programs.
How to apply:
Download the printable Community Grant Application from the HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation website
Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) charitable organization
There is one grant cycle and grant applications must be received by June 3.
Please include the cover page with your application. An electronic copy in a single PDF file can be emailed to: Meg Steitz, Executive Director: meg@herafoundation.org
Call for Applications: Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship: A Media and Policy Initiative
The Mayday Fund will cover travel expenses for the training in October, and will cover the cost of receiving communications support over five months from Burness Communications.
The Mayday Fund, a New York City-based foundation dedicated to alleviating the incidence, degree, and consequence of human physical pain, is interested in providing new leaders in the pain field with tools that will enable them to reach the broader public.
In 2004, Mayday established the Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship: A Media and Policy Initiative, a fellowship program to train physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, basic, translational and clinical scientists, policy experts and legal scholars in the pain management community to go beyond their own professional pursuits to become leaders and advocates for change in the pain field in the United States and Canada. The Fellowship seeks those applicants who have the capacity, time and passion to become active advocates in the field, and foresee significant impact from their efforts to improve the lives of people in pain.
The deadline for applying to the 2013 program is Monday, July 1. You must submit:
1. Your completed application
2. A letter approving your participation in the program from your immediate supervisor or chairperson. The letter should include confirmation that you can devote 10 percent of your time to the Fellowship, and provide supporting background about your candidacy for the Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship.
Finalists will be involved in a phone interview with members of the Mayday Fellowship Advisory Committee. The Committee will select Fellows by late August 2013. Chosen Fellows will be required to participate in a training October 20-23, 2013.
The Mayday Fellows advocate on behalf of themselves and not on behalf of The Mayday Fund.
Call for Applications: Genzyme 2013 Patient Advocacy Leadership Awards for Those With Lysosomal Storage Disorders
The Genzyme PAL Awards grants program was launched in 2011 to encourage bold new ideas and programs to support the LSD community worldwide. The PAL program funds innovative projects in disease awareness and education, community mobilization, non-profit development and good governance activities, patient care and support programs. Overwhelmingly successful in its first two years, Genzyme is pleased to be accepting proposals from LSD and rare disease patient organizations for 2013.
As a result of the incredible response from the global patient community, several important and exciting updates have been made to the program. First, the overall pool of funds available through the program was increased in 2012 to $100,000. In addition, Genzyme has streamlined the application process such that all applicants are now eligible to receive an award of up to $15,000 regardless of the age of the organization.
The PAL Awards represents Genzyme’s ongoing commitment to LSD patient organizations and to the rare disease community worldwide. PAL grants carry a maximum of $15,000. Completed applications must be submitted no later than June 7, 2013. Awards will be announced by September 30, 2013.
We strongly encourage all applicants to apply online.
Call for Submissions: Society for Neuroscience Next Generation Award
Deadline for submissions is June 5, 2013.
The Next Generation Award recognizes SfN chapter members who have made outstanding contributions to public communication, outreach, and education about neuroscience.
One award is given at the predoctoral/postdoctoral level and one at the junior faculty level.
Recipients receive $750 travel award to help defray the cost of attending SfN’s annual meeting and a $300 honorarium. The recipient's chapter receives a $2,000 chapter grant to be used to continue the chapter's outreach efforts in the following year. The SfN president presents the awards at a lecture at the SfN annual meeting. When awarded to a group at the pre/postdoctoral level, each individual receives a $300 honorarium and the chapter should either appoint one person to receive the $750 travel award or determine how to split it among the members.
Eligibility
Demonstrate outstanding contributions to outreach and science education activities for SfN or its local chapters Readiness to take leadership roles designing and/or executing chapter outreach efforts the following year (must be documented in Annual Chapter Report)
Nomination by an active chapter that has submitted an annual Chapter Report within the past year. See chapter guidelines for information about chapter requirements.
Current predoctoral/postdoctoral students. A group of up to four predoctoral/postdoctoral students in cases where cooperation was essential for the success of the activity.
Junior faculty nominees must be scientists within 10 years of receiving an advanced degree.
Each chapter may only submit one nomination per category per year.
Nominee may not be a recipient of another SfN travel award in the same year.
Submit all materials using SfN's award nomination site. Include the following:
One nomination letter submitted by the chapter representative. If a group of individuals is being nominated for the pre/postdoctoral award, the distinct roles of each individual must be clearly described in this letter.
Current CV
Nominator and nominee should answer the following questions and submit via SfN’s nomination site.
What need(s) was met by the nominee’s activity and did the activity produce a lasting effect?
Were any neuroscience education materials generated to complement this activity? If so, please describe how they were effective.
What was the chapter’s involvement in implementing the activity, if any?
How was the activity received among the nominee’s colleagues and the community?
Will this activity continue into the future?
If you have questions, email awards@sfn.org or call 202-962-4000.
American Association of Anatomists Outreach Grants
Applications due: August 1 (for program or meeting funding the next calendar year)
AAA’s Outreach Grant Program provides funding for workshops, symposia, and meetings organized by AAA members, either as stand-alone activities or under the umbrella of other national or international societies. Supported activities may either be educational—such as anatomy workshops for high school students—or scientific. Targeted audiences include researchers, educators, and students at all levels. Additionally, Outreach Grants may be used to help support an event for National Lab Network events.
For the AAA/Wiley Research Meetings Outreach Grants Program and the AAA/Wiley Three-Year Research Meetings Outreach Grants Program, some preference will be given to meetings that will use the funds for student/ postdoc/ young investigator travel fellowships.
AAA Education Outreach Grant
AAA offers grants for education programs designed to enhance teaching skills or interest educators and students at all academic levels in anatomy as a discipline. Proposals are judged by the AAA Education Outreach Awards Subcommittee.
AAA/Wiley Research Meetings Outreach Grant
Funding is available to support non-AAA workshops, symposia, or meetings organized by AAA members. Preference will be given to research areas viewed as AAA strategic priorities—imaging, cellular and molecular anatomy, neurobiology, systems biology, and vertebrate development. Some preference will be given to programs that use the funds for student/ postdoc/ young investigator travel fellowships. Proposals will be judged by a subcommittee of the AAA Program Committee, with the participation of the editors of The Anatomical Record and Developmental Dynamics.
AAA/Wiley Three-Year Research Meetings Outreach Grant
AAA may select one meeting each year as deserving of ongoing support over a three-year period. AAA may choose one such meeting a year so that in a given year, up to three such meetings will be supported. Beyond fulfilling the regular criteria for Research Meetings Outreach Grants outlined here, three-year funded meetings will be encouraged to consider meeting with the AAA Annual Meeting/Experimental Biology as a guest society and encouraged to publish a special issue in one of AAA’s journals. With this in mind, AAA’s journal editors will be involved in the selection process and the meetings being considered for a three-year award will be ranked on the following criteria:
•Potential contribution to mission of an AAA journal (Anatomical Record, Anatomical Sciences Education, Developmental Dynamics)
•Potential to become a guest society at an AAA Annual Meeting
•Likelihood of future AAA involvement of attendees
The second and third year of a three-year grant will be contingent on receipt of a satisfactory progress report within 60 days following each meeting. All applications for three-year grants that are not accepted will automatically be considered within the pool of applications for a one-year Research Meetings Outreach Grant.
All three grant programs will follow the same application process and funding cycle, with proposals due August 1 for funding in the following calendar year.
Only AAA members are eligible to apply for a grant. No individual or project will be funded two years in a row for an Education Outreach Grant or regular Research Meetings Outreach Grant. Members submitting separate proposals for the same meeting will be asked to consolidate their requests.
Application Process
Any AAA member interested in receiving an Outreach Grant should submit a proposal, not to exceed two pages, stating the goals and particulars of the project and the expected audience. Sources of matching funds or contributions from other societies should be indicated, along with an itemized budget detailing expenses for speaker travel, housing, on-site fees, and ancillary supplies or equipment. Also include details on how AAA might benefit from your program and how AAA support will be acknowledged. If you have received an AAA Outreach Grant in the past, you must provide details about the success of your earlier meeting or project. AAA support generally will not exceed $3,000 a year. Travel and housing expenses of the proposer will generally not be covered by the grant. A follow-up report on the meeting will be required in the format of an article to be published in the AAA Newsletter. Recipients will be asked to provide AAA with an electronic list of participants and to distribute or display appropriate AAA and Wiley information at their event, as requested.
Deadline
The submission deadline for grant proposals is August 1 (for program or meeting funding the next calendar year).
Review Process
The primary criteria for evaluating proposals include visibility and scientific impact, quality of participants, potential value to AAA, and visibility of AAA support. Additional criteria are described above. Based on subcommittees’ recommendations and funds available, the Board will select proposals for support. Recipients will be notified by late November of the calendar year in which the application is submitted; funds are disbursed in January. Neither the subcommittees nor the Board are obligated to make awards if satisfactory proposals have not been submitted or to provide the full amount requested.
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences
Initial inquiry deadline: June 5, 2013
Proposal deadline: August 21, 2013
Announcement: early November 2013
The Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences provides funding for innovative projects in any area consistent with the Foundation's broad objective to advance the chemical sciences.
The Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences is open to institutions in the States, Districts, and Territories of the United States of America that have a focus in the chemical sciences. Institutions include schools, colleges and universities, as well as other not-for-profit organizations, such as scientific societies and science museums. Awards are not made directly to individuals, or, in general, to private foundations.
Selection
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
Favorable consideration also is given to:
• a plan for sustaining this project, if relevant • significant institutional support or other sources of funding • evidence of expertise of the PIs and/or identified consultants • plans to assess effectiveness, including over the longer term
The Foundation's Web site has listings of awards approved in recent years. Applicants may review these listings for a general sense of the Special Grant Program, although the historical award listings do not imply a topical preference for projects. Current Special Grant Program Awardees.
Budget
The amount of support requested is determined by the applicant. A review of previous awards may be helpful in demonstrating typical grant sizes. Charges associated with indirect costs or institutional overhead are not allowed. Award funds are intended for the purposes described in the proposal and any major changes in the project's objectives, budget, or time frame require Foundation approval. If the principal investigator leaves the institution, the transfer of the remaining funds requires prior Foundation approval. Support for travel, conferences, individual scholarships and fellowships, endowments, and capital construction is not normally provided. Faculty, postdoctoral, and graduate student salaries are not customarily considered. Excessive travel budgets are discouraged.
Application Procedure
Initial Inquiry: A letter requesting permission to submit a full proposal should be submitted to the Foundation for an initial assessment no later than June 5, 2013. This initial inquiry, of three pages or less, will be assessed with respect to the Foundation's goals as described above. The letter, which does not require institutional approval, should describe what the project is about, why it is important, the goal of the project, and how Dreyfus support will be used to achieve the goal. Include a brief budget with a categorical description of how the funds would be spent. Institutional matching funds or other existing or proposed external resources supporting the project should be mentioned. Supplemental materials should not be included.
This initial inquiry may be sent by e-mail to programs@dreyfus.org and must include the complete telephone and mailing address of the principal investigator. Institutions may submit inquiries for more than one project. E-mail submissions should be text messages, without graphics and pictures. Hard-copy duplicates are not required. Upon review of the initial inquiries, the Foundation will invite the submission of complete proposals. The Foundation strives to respond to all initial inquiries by the end of June.
Proposal: Invited proposals must be received at the Foundation office by the deadline. Applications recommended for approval are presented to the Foundation's Board of Directors in time for award announcements by early November 2013.
Required Information
Application package: The original application formatted on 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper, using 12-point font size, and assembled as:
1. The online application form
2. A one-page equivalent of an executive summary that answers the following:
• What problem does the proposal address?
• Why is it important?
• How will what is proposed address the issue?
3. In six or fewer pages, a description of:
• the project in detail and its anticipated impact
• how the project will be carried out, sustained (if relevant), disseminated, and assessed
• institutional matching funds or other external resources available
• a time-line
4. A one-page CV of the project director(s) and/or consultants
5. A one-page categorical budget of the use of Dreyfus Foundation funding. If this is part of a larger project, also provide an overview of the total project budget and other sources of support
Please generate all above materials as a single PDF document and e-mail it to: programs@dreyfus.org.
Address all application materials to: The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., 555 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022-3301.
Questions may be directed to the Foundation office by e-mail at programs@dreyfus.org or by telephone at 212-753-1760.
Reports
Technical and financial reports are due when the project is essentially completed. If the project extends substantially beyond the proposed end date, status reports are due by the originally proposed completion date. If multi-year support is granted, annual reports are requested.
All reports should be concise, formatted on 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper, using 12-point font size, and contain the following sections:
1. Highlights of accomplishments and assessment of success of the funded project
2. Plans for sustaining this effort, if appropriate
3. Categorical financial report
4. An optional statement of newsworthy stories concerning the project
Please generate the report as a single PDF document and e-mail it to: programs@dreyfus.org.
Additional Information
1. Publications and presentations describing work supported by the award should acknowledge the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences.
2. Procedural questions may be directed to the Foundation office by telephone at 212-753-1760 or e-mail at programs@dreyfus.org.
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