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Alert

After reviewing specific grant opportunity guidelines, contact the GIFT
Center with any further questions, GIFTCenter at al.arizona.edu. If a good fit
is determined and you are interested in submitting a charitable grant
request, please also contact your unit's development office. Note that
appropriate routing for some opportunities may be UA Sponsored Projects
Services and/or the VP for Research and Graduate Studies. If routing is most
appropriate through the GIFT Center please remember that the GIFT Center
requires three days prior to the mailing deadline to review a charitable
grant proposal; electronic proposals and those with signature requirements
require a week. To initiate review before your submission, send a draft
proposal and funder guidelines to your GIFT Center contact (if applicable)
and to GIFTCenter at al.arizona.edu.  

Internal

Faculty Seed Grants and the Community Connection Grants Programs

Deadline: January 7, 2011

The University of Arizona Foundation and the Office of the Vice President
for Research, Graduate Studies, and Economic Development (OVPR) continue to
support innovative work, and are happy to announce this request for
proposals to both the Faculty Seed Grants and the Community Connection
Grants Programs. We urge faculty and staff to review the details of both
programs at www.vpr.arizona.edu/resources before applying. 

Faculty Seed Grants, as in years past, consist of awards of up to $10,000
made on a competitive basis for projects involving research or other
creative scholarly activity. The Program is intended to provide short-term,
one-time support that will "jump start" worthwhile projects and result in
data or work products that can be used in developing major proposals for
submission to extramural funding agencies or private contributors.

Individuals holding faculty rank, who have an appointment in the research
scientist series of titles, or who have continuing or continuing-eligible
status are eligible to apply; however, the Faculty Seed Grants Program gives
highest priority to junior-level individuals in those categories. The
University of Arizona Foundation is pleased to sponsor these awards.

Community Connection Grants consist of awards up to $10,000 made on a
competitive basis for exemplary, innovative projects that connect the
University to the community. Projects can be new or existing and any faculty
or staff member is eligible to apply. Emphasis will be on outreach efforts
that benefit the community. These awards are made possible by the generosity
of donors who have funded endowments held by the University of Arizona
Foundation. 

Further details about both programs, instructions, and online application
forms are posted at www.vpr.arizona.edu/resources. Proposals must be
submitted by the deadline of 5:00 p.m. Friday, January 7, 2011. Two
preparation workshops will be offered, one to provide details and guidance
for Faculty Seed Grant applicants and the other for Community Connection
Grant applicants. See the website for details and registration.

For additional information on either the Faculty Seed Grants Program or the
Community Connection Grants Program, contact Linda Nultemeier at 621-3512 or
lindan at email.arizona.edu.

Grants

Jewish New Media Innovation Fund Invites Proposals for Pilot Year of Grant
Program

Deadline: November 22, 2010

The Jewish New Media Innovation Fund, a collaboration of the Jim Joseph
Foundation, Righteous Persons Foundation , and the Charles and Lynn
Schusterman Family Foundation, is offering an opportunity to explore how new
media can help preserve Jewish history, renew Jewish traditions, and
revitalize Jewish institutions. The Innovation Fund invites proposals for
one-time funding for projects that use new media tools - digital
communication tools, viral video, social networking, online gaming, and more
- to make Judaism more meaningful and relevant for the 21st century; create
new ways to engage people in Jewish culture, learning, discussion, and
values-based action; empower more people to participate in the Jewish
community and reach new audiences, with a focus on reaching the next
generation (Jews age 40 and under). Projects must be digitally interactive
and focus on Jewish life in the United States. In its pilot year, the fund
is offering a total of $500,000 in grant money to be awarded in two
categories: Seed to Alpha, and Beta & Beyond.

.         Seed to Alpha grants are intended to fund projects that are
preparing to launch and/or are still in the proof-of-concept stage. Ideal
applicants have an idea, a budget, and a plan to quickly launch once the
grant is received. Funds would be used primarily for design, prototyping,
and alpha testing (testing with a select group of people). Projects may rely
on existing technologies or work on developing new ones.

.         Beta & Beyond grants are designed for recently launched or
existing projects that might need funds to address human capital or
marketing needs in order to meet goals; move into the next phase or scale of
development; or adapt or re-imagine an existing idea. Ideal projects will be
past the proof-of-concept stage and in need of growth capital. Projects may
rely on existing technologies or work on developing new ones.

The fund anticipates that the majority of grants will be in the $15,000 to
$50,000 range. However, a few larger grants (up to $100,000 each) may also
be made.

For more information: http://www.jewishnewmedia.org/funding/ 

Knight News Challenge Invites Submission of Media Innovations

Deadline: December 1, 2010

The fifth year of the Knight News Challenge for the first time will feature
four experimental categories - Mobile, Authenticity, Sustainability, and
Community. The News Challenge seeks innovative techniques and technologies
that advance the Knight Foundation's goal of informing and engaging
communities. Through the Mobile category, the 2011 News Challenge seeks
innovative ideas for news and information on all types of mobile
communication devices. In the Authenticity category, the contest offers
funding for projects that help people better understand the reliability of
news and information sources. The Sustainability category is for
consideration of new economic models supporting news and information that
helps citizens run their communities and their lives. The Community category
seeks groundbreaking technologies that support news and information
specifically within defined geographic areas. In the Mobile, Authenticity,
and Sustainability categories, the foundation prefers media innovation
entries with a community focus. In the Community category a place-based
focus is an absolute requirement. Entries have to detail in what specific
geographic community the media innovation will be tested. Software produced
by the contest winners must be open-source.

For more information: http://www.newschallenge.org/ 

Social Science Research Council Invites Applications for Public Engagement
Programs on Muslim Societies

Deadline: December 3, 2010

The Social Science Research Council has announced the availability of grants
to support public engagement by academic experts on Islamic traditions and
Muslim societies. The program is funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New
York in order to promote better public understanding of Muslim societies.
The program seeks to encourage projects permitting the dissemination of
academic research on Islamic traditions and Muslim societies to targeted
constituencies, with particular emphasis on media and policy makers. With
this program the SSRC looks to nurture the public relevancy of area studies
research by promoting strategic partnerships that will break down barriers
and build connections between academic researchers, journalists, policy
makers, and practitioners. The SSRC also seeks to assist faculty in
developing the necessary skills they require to be able to engage
specialized non-academic audiences on the topic of Islam in the world. 

Funds are available to innovative projects that will effect change by
creating robust and sustainable capacities for public and policy engagement
on university campuses. Projects that include strong faculty participation
and leadership will be given funding priority, as will projects that
disseminate expert knowledge born of context specific research. While there
are no geographical restrictions to the regions that can be addressed by
projects, it is anticipated that approximately 40 percent of the awards will
be directed toward projects that bring scholarly expertise to bear on
political and social issues surrounding Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq,
and/or Yemen. Grants are available to interdisciplinary research centers on
U.S. university campuses, including but not limited to Title VI National
Resource Centers. Research centers are eligible to apply individually for
grants of up to $50,000 each, to be used over a period of fifteen months.
Extraordinary projects involving multiple collaborating centers or
universities may be considered for grants of up to $100,000 each. The
program anticipates giving out approximately $1.1 million in total awards in
this grant cycle.

For more information:
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/islam-and-muslims-in-world-contexts/ 

Applications Open for General Mills Foundation 2011 Champions for Healthy
Kids Grant Program

Deadline: December 15, 2010

The General Mills Foundation, in partnership with the American Dietetic
Association Foundation and the President's Council on Physical Fitness, is
accepting applications for the 2011 Champions for Healthy Kids grant
program. 

This national program annually awards fifty grants of $10,000 each to
community-based groups that develop creative ways to help youth adopt a
balanced diet and physically active lifestyle. The target audience must be
youth between the ages of 2 and 18. Proposals must have at least one
nutrition objective and at least one physical activity objective. A
registered dietitian or dietetic technician must either be directly involved
or serve as an advisor to the program. 

For more information:
http://www.generalmills.com/Responsibility/Community_Engagement/Grants/Champ
ions_for_healthy_kids.aspx 

National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy Invites Entries for E
Pluribus Unum Prizes

Deadline: December 15, 2010

The Migration Policy Institute's National Center on Immigrant Integration
Policy has opened the application period for the 2011 E Pluribus Unum
Prizes. Every year, the E Pluribus Unum Prizes awards program provides four
prizes of $50,000 each to exceptionally successful immigrant integration
initiatives. The program highlights and rewards outstanding efforts that
help immigrants and their children join the mainstream of U.S. society or
that bring immigrants and native-born Americans together to build stronger,
more cohesive communities. Winners are recognized each May at an event in
Washington, D.C. The J.M. Kaplan Fund is providing support for these awards
in order to focus attention on successful integration initiatives, and to
inspire and provide program models to others around the United States who
might also undertake such efforts.

For more information: http://www.migrationinformation.org/integrationawards/

Grants Promote Wilderness Conservation
Deadline: December 15, 2010

The Temper of the Times Foundation promotes the use of standard marketing
concepts to increase environmental awareness. Recognizing that organizations
working to protect the environment often have limited access to paid media,
the Foundation provides funds to underwrite advertising designed to promote
wildland ecosystem conservation and restoration in the United States. Grants
ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 may be used to fund the production of print,
radio, or television ads; to pay for advertising space or airtime; or to
produce or distribute pamphlets, books, videos, or press packets. 

For more information: http://www.temperfund.org/ 

World Bank Opens First Global Apps for Development Competition

Deadline: January 10, 2011

The World Bank Group has announced the "Apps for Development" competition, a
new global contest designed to challenge the public to create innovative
software applications that advance solutions to some of the world's most
pressing problems. The competition invites developers to create software
applications, tools, data visualizations, or "mash-ups" - whether Web-based,
mobile, through SMS, smart phone, desktop, or tablet. There are only two
requirements: entries must use the World Bank Data Catalog and address one
of the eight Millennium Development Goals. The MDGs express a vision of a
world in which extreme poverty and hunger have been eliminated and the
economic and human welfare of poor people worldwide has been tangibly
improved. The MDGs articulate specific targets to be reached by 2015 related
to poverty and hunger, universal education, child health, and other crucial
dimensions.

Entries should address at least one of the following objectives: 1) Raise
awareness of at least one of the MDGs; or 2) Contribute to progress toward
meeting one of the MDGs by 2015. Entries must also include data from at
least one of the datasets available in the World Bank Data Catalog
(including the World Development Indicators, Africa Development Indicators,
and Millennium Development Goal Indicators). The challenge is open to all
individuals from member countries of the World Bank who have attained the
age of majority in their individual nations at the time of their entries, as
well as companies with fewer than fifty employees. (Organizations employing
fifty or more employees are eligible for the Large Organization Recognition
award.) Entries will compete for a total of $45,000 in prizes and financial
support. Winning entries will be featured on the World Bank Group's Web
site. 

For more information: http://appsfordevelopment.challengepost.com/ 

Fellowships

VSA Invites Applications for International Young Soloists Awards

Deadline: November 15, 2010 for US Musicians

A program of  <http://www.vsaarts.org/> VSA, the VSA International Young
Soloists Program is designed to identify talented musicians with a
disability.  The award is given annually to four outstanding musicians, two
from the United States and two from the international arena. The award
provides an opportunity for these emerging musicians to each earn a $5,000
award and perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in
Washington, D.C. Any individual musician (instrumental or vocal) from the
U.S., age 25 and under, who has a disability is eligible to apply. Any
individual musician (instrumental or vocal) from outside the U.S., age 30
and under, who has a disability is also eligible. Applications from musical
ensembles (two to eight members) will be accepted. This includes any type of
ensemble, from a rock band to a chamber ensemble to a drum corps. In order
to be eligible, at least one member of the ensemble must have a disability.
(All members of the ensemble must fulfill the relevant age requirements.)
All types of musical performance will be accepted, including but not limited
to rock/alt rock, pop, indie, classical, country/folk, jazz, R&B/blues, hip
hop/rap, Latin, and world. As defined by the Americans with Disabilities
Act, a disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially
limits one or more major life activities. (An impairment is a physiological
disorder affecting one or more of a number of body systems, or a mental or
psychological disorder.)

For more information: http://www.vsaarts.org/x22.xml 

Interdisciplinary Residential Fellowships (University of Minnesota) 

Deadline: November 19, 2010

As part of their joint initiative, Quadrant, the University of Minnesota
Press and the Institute for Advanced Study invite faculty pursuing
interdisciplinary work to apply for a semester-long fellowship at the
University of Minnesota, to be held in academic year 2011-2012. Quadrant
fellows will receive a stipend of up to $30,000, depending on rank and
experience, and medical and dental coverage. At the IAS, fellows will
interact with a lively interdisciplinary community that includes University
of Minnesota fellows and other Quadrant fellows. They will also be involved
in at least one of Quadrant's research and publishing collaboratives:
Design, Architecture, and Culture; Environment, Culture, and Sustainability;
Global Cultures; and Health and Society. Fellows will give a public lecture
and will present a work-in-progress in a workshop setting with their
Quadrant collaborative group or groups. In addition, they will work directly
with an editor from the University of Minnesota Press to develop their
manuscripts for submission.

For more information: http://www.ias.umn.edu/quadrantapply.php

Rockefeller Foundation Announces Call for Proposals for Residencies at the
Bellagio Center

Deadline: December 1, 2010

Through conferences and residencies, the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio
Center in northern Italy brings together people of diverse expertise and
backgrounds in a thought-provoking, collegial environment that helps to
promote impact on a wide range of world issues. The center's residency
program allows for one month of disciplined work, uninterrupted by the
professional and personal demands of daily life, in a diverse and
stimulating community of fellow residents. Residents include an
international cohort of scholars, scientists, journalists, writers, artists,
non-governmental organization practitioners, and policy makers. In addition
to time for writing, creativity, and reflection during the day, building new
connections and collegial interaction with other residents is an integral
dimension of the Bellagio experience. Meals and informal presentations of
residents' work afford an opportunity for dynamic discussion and engagement
with each other. 

Residencies typically last four weeks, and spouses/life partners may
accompany residents. Team residencies for small groups of two to four are
also available; practitioners (i.e., not artists or scholars based at
universities) may opt for two two-week residency periods.

For more information: http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/bellagio-center 

Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (AAAS) 

Deadline: December 5, 2010

The American Association for the Advancement of Science offers 1-year
fellowships with Congressional and Executive Branch offices in Washington D.
C. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and hold a doctoral or equivalent degree
and can be at any career stage, from across the sciences, social sciences
and engineering. Stipends range from $74,872 to $99,420. These prestigious
awards enable scientists and engineers to apply their expertise to national
and international issues involving Federal policy, while gaining first-hand
experience in crafting and implementing policy in the U.S. Congress and
Federal agencies. Shay Stautz, the UA's Associate VP for Federal Relations,
stautzs at email.arizona.edu or 621-3108, would be pleased to meet with
potential applicants to assist as necessary, and especially to help them
prepare for the interview process. 

For more information:  <http://fellowships.aaas.org/>
http://fellowships.aaas.org/ 

University of Southern California Annenberg Announces Knight Luce Fellowship
for Reporting on Global Religion

Deadline: December 17, 2010

The University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and
Journalism has announced that applications are being accepted for the Knight
Luce Fellowship for Reporting on Global Religion. The fellowship, sponsored
by the Knight Chair in Media and Religion and funded by a grant from the
Henry R. Luce Initiative on Religion and International Affairs, offers
stipends for American journalists to report and write stories that
illuminate how religion crosses geographic, temporal, and ideological
borders, as well as how it establishes real and virtual boundaries.

Within the six-month period of their fellowship, fellows will travel outside
the U.S. to report stories that explore how religion, religious
institutions, and religious people effect change in on-the-ground social,
political, and economic conditions. They might examine how ideas and
ideologies circulate in home and diaspora communities or how religious and
political coexistence and cooperation are promoted or inhibited. These
stories will be developed for delivery on multiple platforms -- print,
radio, TV, and online. At the completion of their projects, several fellows
will be invited to spend three days in residence at USC to present their
work, hold master classes for journalism students, and give public lectures
for the USC community. Staff reporters, affiliated freelancers, and
self-employed Web journalists working in the United States or abroad who
cover politics and social and cultural issues are encouraged to apply, as
are religion specialists and generalists. Successful applicants will be
awarded stipends ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 to subsidize their travel,
living, and miscellaneous costs.

For more information: http://annenberg.usc.edu/knight-luce.aspx 

Cooley's Anemia Foundation Invites Applications for Thalassemia Research
Grants and Fellowship Awards

Deadline: February 7, 2011

The Cooley's Anemia Foundation is accepting applications for three research
programs. 

.         Support for Ongoing Clinical Research in Thalassemia - The
Cooley's Anemia Foundation invites national and international applications
for 2011-12 grants to support ongoing clinical research projects in
thalassemia. The goal of the initiative is to support investigators from all
disciplines and backgrounds (M.D., R.N., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.W., or other
disciplines) with clinical projects that address one or more of the
following areas impacting patients with thalassemia, including but not
limited to fertility, pregnancy, and family planning; quality of
life/psychosocial; burden of disease; cardiac issues; and iron overload. The
stipend will be $40,000 annually, with the possibility of a one-year
renewal. The level of funding is appropriate for innovative small-scale
pilot studies, observational trials, or ancillary support for ongoing
interventional studies (e.g., support of a trainee joining an existing
trial, or new biological endpoint analyses for an existing trial). In the
case of ancillary studies, investigators should clearly document the support
for the parent trial in their "other support" declarations. Junior and
senior faculty are eligible; fellows and trainees are not eligible.
Investigators must interact directly with patients or patient-related data. 

.         Gene Research in Thalassemia Translational Grant Award - The
purpose of this initiative is to speed the application of recent
translational advances in gene therapy to clinical trials. The foundation
recognizes that there are many key areas worthy of support in the search for
a cure for thalassemia with cell therapy and gene therapy. While several
funding mechanisms are available for a range of studies on vector
development, proof of concept studies in animal models, and transplantation,
there remains a funding gap for launching human trials. Both phase I
(safety) and phase II (efficacy) trials are eligible for support. Total
funding of up to $60,000 per year will be available (including indirect
costs of 8 percent). With satisfactory evidence of progress the grant may be
renewed for a second year. The research may not be conducted at a for-profit
laboratory. Because the purpose of the support is to facilitate launch of
clinical trials, eligible studies proposed for this RFA must be accompanied
by a realistic timeline of progress to human trials. Applicants should state
explicitly the status of their proposed trials (e.g., whether the trial has
been approved by the recombinant DNA Advisory Committee or Food and Drug
Administration, or whether review meetings at regulatory agencies have been
scheduled). 

.         Research Fellowships - The foundation invites national and
international applications for 2011-12 research fellowships. Postdoctoral
and junior faculty members investigating clinical or basic research related
to thalassemia are eligible. Applications studying iron overload, iron
chelation, methods of non-invasive iron measurement, quality of life,
hepatitis C, osteoporosis, fertility, bone marrow transplantation, and gene
therapy are encouraged. Postdoctoral fellows should hold an M.D., Ph.D., or
equivalent degrees and require sponsorship by a faculty mentor. Junior
faculty applicants should not have held the rank of assistant professor for
more than five years and must not have already received R-01 level support.
Stipends will be $32,500 annually, with the possibility of a one-year
renewal. Successful postdoctoral fellows are expected to use the funds for
salary support, whereas junior faculty applicants may use funds for salary
or non-salary research support. 

For more information:
http://www.cooleysanemia.org/index.php?option=com_content
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