[Plsfaculty] FW: [GIFTCenterNews] GIFT Center Alert 12.07.11 [92]

Wed Dec 7 15:51:03 MST 2011

Good afternoon!

Please see granting opportunities below and forward to your department as appropriate.  Do let us know if we may be of assistance.

Ann Stevens

Associate Director of Development

UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

PO Box 210036

Tucson, AZ  85721-0036

520-621-7883 office

520-349-3824 cell

520-621-1394 fax

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Alert

This will be the last GIFT Center Alert until mid-January. Happy Holidays! After reviewing specific grant opportunity guidelines, contact the GIFT Center with any further questions, GIFTCenter at uafoundation.org.  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 uafoundation.org.   

Internal

Final Reminder

Community Connection Grants

Deadline: January 6, 2012

The University of Arizona Foundation and the Office of the Vice President for Research offer grants up to $10,000 made on a competitive basis for exemplary, innovative projects that connect the University to the community.

For more information:  <http://research.arizona.edu/ccg/> http://research.arizona.edu/ccg/

Final Reminder

Faculty Seed Grants 

Deadline: January 6, 2012

The University of Arizona Foundation and the Office of the Vice President for Research offer grants 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.

For more information:  <http://research.arizona.edu/fsg/> http://research.arizona.edu/fsg/

Institute for LGBT Studies- Funding Applications for 2012-2013 Annual Cycle 

Deadline: February 13, 2012

The UA Institute for LGBT Studies invites proposals from groups of faculty and/or graduate students, for the 2012-2013 academic year, on any topic pertinent to LGBT/Q Studies. There are three funding rubrics: 

1) Curriculum development projects: Awards are for up to $3,000 (except in the case of graduate research assistant support, which will be calculated at the current pay-rate).

2) Interdisciplinary research clusters: Research clusters may apply for up to $1,500 

3) Interdisciplinary reading groups: reading groups may apply for up to $250.

For more information:  <http://lgbt.arizona.edu/> http://lgbt.arizona.edu/ 

Grants

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 <http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=362100041> Robert Wood Johnson Foundation- Applications for Nurse Faculty Scholars
Deadline: February 7, 2012

Twelve awards of up to $350,000 each over three years are available to junior faculty members at accredited schools of nursing. The goal of the Nurse Faculty Scholars program is to develop the next generation of national leaders in academic nursing through career development awards for outstanding junior nursing faculty. The program aims to strengthen the academic productivity and overall excellence of nursing schools by providing mentorship, leadership training and salary and research support to young faculty. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact the GIFT Center before approaching the Foundation in any manner.  

For more information:  <http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21380> http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21380 

Kenneth Rainin Foundation- Funding for Transformative Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Projects
Deadline: February 15, 2012 (Letters of Inquiry)

The program is intended to support innovative, "out-of-the-box" research projects that are potentially transformative in the effort to diagnose, treat, and/or cure IBD. The program seeks to encourage worldwide cooperation across all disciplines to uncover the cause of the disease and create opportunities for novel approaches and alternative options for treatment. The program is open to tenure-track professors (or the equivalent) at all levels from any scientific discipline and from any nonprofit research institution in the world. Interdisciplinary collaboration is strongly encouraged.

For more information:  <http://krfoundation.org/> http://krfoundation.org/ 

Fellowships

 <http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=362100039> Foundation for Jewish Culture- Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships in Jewish Studies
Deadline: December 12, 2011

One-year fellowships of $16,000 each are available for graduate students in the final stages of completing an English-language dissertation in Jewish studies. The foundation administers the Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Fund for Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships in Jewish Studies to encourage scholarly research, publication, and teaching in the various disciplines of Jewish studies. Applicants should have completed all doctoral requirements except their thesis and be able to show evidence of being able to complete their thesis within the fellowship year. Applicants should be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada; demonstrate significant course work in Jewish studies at the graduate level; provide evidence of proficiency in a Jewish language (i.e., Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, Aramaic, etc.); and have a proposal or prospectus that has been approved by a thesis committee. 

For more information:  <http://jewishculture.org/cohen/> http://jewishculture.org/cohen/ 

Families USA- Healthcare Advocacy Fellowships
Deadline: January 10, 2012 (Villers) and January 27, 2012 (Wellstone)

Fellowships will provide two individuals with a year of hands-on experience in paid healthcare advocacy work in Washington, D.C with one of two organizations: the Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice and the Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice. The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice is designed to foster the advancement of social justice through participation in healthcare advocacy work that focuses on the unique challenges facing many communities of color. The Villers Fellowship will work on a variety of healthcare justice issues and develop an understanding of the federal legislation process. Both fellows will receive a compensatory package that includes an annual salary of approximately $38,000 and excellent healthcare benefits.

For more information:  <http://www.familiesusa.org/fellowships/> http://www.familiesusa.org/fellowships/

George Gund Foundation- Philanthropy Fellowship
Deadline: January 13, 2012 

The George Gund Foundation Fellowship provides an opportunity for promising professionals to work inside the foundation. The fellowship is a two-year, full-time commitment beginning in summer 2012, and requiring residence in Northeast Ohio during the term of engagement. The fellowship experience will include a wide range of substantive assignments, including reviewing grant proposals, organizing and conducting site visits, and researching topics related to the foundation's grant making interests. Each George Gund Foundation Fellow will receive a stipend of $45,000 per year and a full benefits package.

For more information:  <http://www.gundfdn.org/> http://www.gundfdn.org/ 

 <http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=362400036> Kauffman Foundation- Junior Faculty Fellowship Grants in Entrepreneurship Research

Deadline: January 23, 2012
The Kauffman Foundation will award up to seven fellowship grants to faculty members in the United States who are currently researching issues of theoretical and practical importance to the domain of entrepreneurship. Each fellow's university will receive a grant of $40,000 over two years to support the research activities of the fellow. Nominees must be tenured or tenure-track junior faculty members at accredited U.S. institutions of higher education and must have received a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2010.

For more information:  http://www.kauffman.org/research-and-policy/kauffman-junior-faculty-fellowship-in-entrepreneurship.aspx

David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships- National Security Education Program

Deadline: January 31, 2012

Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Applicants should identify how their projects, as well as their future academic and career goals, will contribute to U.S. national security, broadly defined.  NSEP draws on a broad definition of national security, recognizing that the scope of national security has expanded to include not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but also the challenges of global society, including sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness.

For more information: http://www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation – Education Dissertation Fellowship Program

Deadline: February 3, 2012

$25,000 dissertation fellowships will be awarded to advanced doctoral students who are completing dissertations that further the understanding of the educational pathways and experiences of high-achieving, low-income students. Applications are encouraged from a variety of disciplines such as education, sociology, economics, psychology, statistics, or psychometrics.

For more information:  <http://ssti.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3b83ca94cd43c0588e1cc5785&id=d8311603bb&e=eb5bf430ce> http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/graduate-scholarships/jack-kent-cooke-dissertation-fellowship-award/

 <http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=362400038> Sundance Institute- Creative Producing Fellowship and Lab
Deadline: February 10, 2012

The Sundance Creative Producing Fellowship is a year-long program designed to nurture emerging independent film producers with project-specific support through labs, grants, and long-term advisor relationships. Five producers will be selected for the one-year fellowship (July 2, 2012, to June 29, 2013), which will include participation in a feature film creative producing lab and creative producing summit, as well as attendance at the Sundance Film Festival (including screenings, curated meetings, and networking opportunities). Fellows also will receive a $5,000 living stipend, a $5,000 pre-production grant, year-round mentorship from two industry advisors, and year-round support from Sundance Institute staff.

For more information:  <http://www.sundance.org/programs/creative-producing-fellowship-and-lab/> http://www.sundance.org/programs/creative-producing-fellowship-and-lab/ 

Science Foundation AZ -Graduate Research Fellowship Program 

Deadline: Various

The goal is to strengthen the three research universities by providing access to the best and the brightest prospective scientists and engineers, deepening the pool of candidates for the jobs in aerospace and defense industries, electronics and IT, bioscience and biomedicine, environmental protection and construction.

For more information:  <http://www.sfaz.org/live/collection/grant-opportunities/111916> http://www.sfaz.org/live/collection/grant-opportunities/111916

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