Fiskars Grants for Project Orange Thumb Gardens and Makeovers

Deadline: Dec. 31, 2010
Since its inception, Fiskars’ Project Orange Thumb has provided over $1 million to 115 community groups and helped to complete nine garden makeovers in the U.S. and Canada. This year 10 applicants will receive $5,000 in cash and tools to help support their goals of neighborhood beautification and horticulture education and one will receive a complete garden makeover! More information at: http://www2.fiskars.com/Activities/Project-Orange-Thumb/

Inspirational Teacher Award

Kennedy Center Launches Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards Program

Each year, the Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards will solicit nominations from the general public and notable public figures, providing the opportunity to submit stories about teachers and professors who made a significant difference in their lives. A $10,000 awards will go to each winner.  Deadline December 15, 2010.  More information at http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/awards/sondheim/

New Online Community for Nonprofit Grantseekers

The Foundation Center, the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide, has launched an online learning community for the social sector, GrantSpace grantspace.org.  The site offers nonprofit grantseekers one place to look for knowledge, community, and guidance. More information.

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program

The DDRA provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies.  The program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 2, 2010.  More information.

First Book Project--Call for Proposals

The Univ. of Wisconsin Center for the Humanities is accepting applications for First Book, a program for tenure-track assistant professors in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. First Book supports the production and completion of nearly completed scholarly manuscripts by junior faculty. DEADLINE 4pm October 1, 2010.  More information

American Association of University Women, American Fellowships: Deadline Nov 15, 2010

Up to $30,000 to women doctoral candidates completing dissertations and scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave or for preparing completed research for publication.  See web site for full details. Deadline November 15, 2010

Wisconsin Good Grant Award - deadline extended to Sept 7

The Wisconsin Good Grant Award http://www.dfwonline.org/page10000578.cfm honors funders and grantees that have demonstrated leadership through a creative partnership by working together for the greater good. Grant award is $5000.

Top 20 Weirdest Scholarships

http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/financial-aid/scholarships/weird
A scholarship for potato farmers? For couples who attended their prom outfitted in duct tape? For duck callers?  All this and more!  And check out the non-weird links as well: scholarships for women, transfer students, graduate students, etc.

Summer Grants Workshops in Memorial Library

Free hands-on workshops available this summer! 
Join us next week for: 

Identifying Grants for Research and Project Funding

Complete information available at:
http://www.library.wisc.edu/workshops/workshop-topic.html#grants

Sundance Institute Invites Grant Applications for Science-Themed Screenplays

To support emerging and more established filmmakers in the early stages of a science or technology-themed (fiction) narrative screenplay, the Sundance Institute and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation provide an annual cash grant and creative support to a selected filmmaker. More information...

Federal grant benefits UW-Madison & state networks

The University of Wisconsin-Madison, in partnership with a group of national research and education networking organizations, could see a 10-fold increase in research computing capacity, thanks to a new federal stimulus grant.  Read more...

Fulbright Opportunities in Library Sciences: Deadline August 2, 2010

The Fulbright Scholar Program offers 13 awards in teaching, research or combined teaching/research in library sciences, including a Fulbright Distinguished Chair. Faculty and professionals in library sciences also can apply for one of the 175 "All Discipline" awards open to all fields or for short-term grant opportunities through the Fulbright Specialist Program.   The application deadline is August 2, 2010. U.S. citizenship is required.
For more information, visit our website at www.iie.org/cies or contact us at scholars@iie.org

Missed 990-N filing deadline May 17?

IRS to 990-N Filers Who Missed May 17 Deadline: "Go Ahead and File"

Commissioner tells small nonprofits, "The IRS will do what it can to help them avoid losing their tax-exempt status" and urges them to file Form 990-N now.  More information.

4,000 Wisconsin Nonprofits could lose their tax-exempt status this week

If your nonprofit has NOT filed an annual return in the past three years - even those with gross receipts normally under $25,000 - you could face automatic revocation of your tax-exempt status.
Unless you file by Monday, May 17, 2010.
Find out whether your nonprofit is at risk of losing its tax-exempt status: Check the list!

Small organizations: Use the 990-N e-Postcard - it takes just minutes! Those with gross receipts normally under $25,000 answer eight simple questions. See this IRS page for more information and a link to e-file. If your organization's gross receipts are normally in excess of $25,000, you must file a Form 990 and not the e-postcard.  

Read this fact sheet (PDF download) from the IRS for more information about filing annual returns

Grants Links: May 4, 2010

UW-Madison: Humanities Exposed awards (May 24)

Dodge County, WI: Grants for programs involving agriculture or youth

WI & MI: Scholarship for American Indian women attending tribal colleges

US: VA scholarship for children of fallen service members

US: Grants from Rural Energy for America Program

US: Grants for education reform (May 12)

Grants Links: April 27, 2010

Hudson, WI:  Safe teen driving essay competition (May 1)

Milwaukee, WI:  Freedom Scholarship Essay Contest

Sheboygan, WI:  Music scholarships for middle school and high school students (May 5)

Jackson County, WI:  Scholarships for summer Conservation Camp (May 7)

WI:  Rural Business Opportunity Grants

US:  Assistance to Firefighters Grants (May 28)

US:  Earl Anthony scholarships for high school and college students (May 1)

New Database for Funding for Grad Students

UW-Madison has recently acquired RSP Funding for Graduate Students. Users can search for a wide variety of funding opportunities, including scholarships, fellowships, loans, and more. To search the database, users must create a free account and fill out a questionnaire that asks about what type of funding is needed and for what areas, as well other eligibility criteria. Results can be saved and returned to in the future.

Grants Links: April 20, 2010

UW-Madison: Graduate Women in Science scholarships (May 1)

Black River Falls, WI: Black River Falls Area Foundation grants for local non-profits (May 15)

WI: Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers scholarships for post-secondary education

US: Emergency Food Assistance Program grants

US: Migrant Education Even Start Family Literacy program grants (May 14)

Grants Links: April 13, 2010

Cross Plains, WI - Scholarships for area high schoolers (May 1)

Milwaukee, WI - Grants for signs for local non-profit organizations (April 30)

Jackson County, WI - Fern Helbling scholarships for college students (April 23)

Winnebago and Waushara Counties, Green Lake, Ripon, WI - Oshkosh Area Community Foundation grants for non-profit organizations

Southeastern WI - Grants for rain garden creation

WI - FFA scholarships for high school seniors and college students (April 26)

US - Freedom from Religion Foundation essay competition/scholarships

US - National Dairy Shrine scholarships (May 1)

Grants Links: April 6, 2010

UW-Madison, UW-Plattevile, UW-River Falls - Scholarships for students majoring in agriculture or food science (applications available through May)

De Pere, WI - Recreation scholarships for children

Sheboygan, WI - Scholarships for students interested in journalism (April 15)

Dane County, WI - Scholarships from Italian Workman's Club of Madison (April 15)

North Central WI - Grants for low-wage earners

WI - WLA Foundation Scholarships

WI - DATCP Producers First grant for small to midsized farms (April 19)

US - Fulbright Scholar Program for US Faculty and Professionals

US - Ready to Teach Program: General Programming Grants for nonprofit telecommunications agencies (Deadline for intent to apply is April 22)

Grant Links: February 26, 2010

UW-Madison: Scholarship Application for UW-Madison employees for the April 28, 2010 Conference for the Office Professional

UW-Whitewater: Applications being accepted for communication ambassadors

Beloit, WI: BELOIT JET GRANT APPLICATIONS

Dane County, WI: Share Your Harvest Grants (pdf)

Green Bay, WI: Mayors Neighborhood Leadership Council Neighborhood Mini Grants (pdf)

Milwaukee Area Technical College: Scholarships deadline is approaching

Oshkosh, WI: Oshkosh Area Women’s Fund Grants

Sheboygan County, WI: Available scholarships (Various)

Sheboygan County, WI: Mary Lou French Memorial Scholarship

WI: SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED for 2010 Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians Conference

US: State Historical Society of Iowa Research Grants – Call for Applications  

External Funding: Grants & Fellowships Workshops for Grad Students at UW-Madison

Workshop Schedule and Descriptions, Spring 2010


Registration

1)  "Intro to Finding External Funding for your Graduate Career - Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences"
     Monday, March 8, 2010 - 126 Memorial Library - 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Part One of a two-session workshop series brought to you by the Grants Information Collection (GIC) in Memorial Library and the Graduate School's Office of Fellowships and Funding Resources (OFFR).

This workshop is designed for grad students in the Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences who are either new to the external funding process and have not yet applied for outside grants, or for those who would like a refresher.

In this session of the workshop series, we will provide an overview of the external funding application process, including: important considerations for preparing to seek and apply for "grants" and common - yet dangerous - pitfalls to avoid in the process. Additionally, we will outline the types of grants available to grad students, as well as important things to consider when preparing an application for a grant.

Presentation by Nikki Busch of the GIC and Matt Mitterko of OFFR. Rm 126 in Memorial Library

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"Hands-on PC session: Intro to Finding External Funding for your Graduate Career - Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences"
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 436 Memorial Library - 1:00-2:30 p.m.

Part Two of a two-session workshop series brought to you by the Grants Information Collection (GIC) in Memorial Library and the Graduate School's Office of Fellowships and Funding Resources (OFFR).

In this session, we will outline the benefits of utilizing funding search engines, as well as other advanced techniques to customize your search for funding. Please note: this workshop will take place in a PC lab, and will focus on getting hands-on experience with these funding databases. Attendance at the earlier session is strongly encouraged. Presentation by Nikki Busch of the GIC and Matt Mitterko of OFFR.

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2)  Intro to Finding External Funding for Your Graduate Career - Biological & Physical Sciences
     Thursday, March 4, 2010 - Biotech Auditorium - 10:00-11:30 a.m.

This workshop is brought to you by the Grants Information Collection (GIC) in Memorial Library and the Graduate School's Office of Fellowships and Funding Resources (OFFR).

In this session is designed for grad students in the Biological and Physical Sciences who are either new to the external funding process and have not yet applied for outside grants, or for those who would like a refresher.

We will provide an overview of the external funding application process, including: important considerations for preparing to seek and apply for "grants" and common - yet dangerous - pitfalls to avoid in the process. Additionally, we will outline the types of grants available to grad students, as well as important things to consider when preparing an application for a grant. This workshop will also include a brief demonstration of advanced search strategies in the Community of Science Funding Opportunities database, time allowing.

Presentation by Nikki Busch of the GIC and Matt Mitterko of OFFR. Location: Biotech Auditorium

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3)  Grant Writing Basics for Graduate Students
     March 26, 2010 - Biotech Room 1360 - 10:00-11:00 a.m.

This workshop will provide an outline of the grantwriting process. It will cover how to take into account argument, organization, and style of in grantwriting, and how to adapt written proposals to different funding audiences. Presentation by Rebecca Lorimer of the Writing Center.

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4)  NSF Fellowship Fellows & Reviewers Panel
     April 20, 2010 - Biotech Auditorium - 2:00-3:00 p.m.

This panel workshop is for grad students in the Biological, Physical and Social Sciences who are interested in the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). There will be a brief overview of the fellowship program. Then, NSF faculty reviewers and current NSF fellows will provide some insight based on their experience with the GRFP. They will discuss how NSF instructs its reviewers, and what the experience of reviewing applications is like, as well as how the application process works for prospective applicants and what they have gained from applying for and winning an NSF fellowship. Panel facilitated by Matt Mitterko of the Grad School's Office of Fellowships & Funding Resources.

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5)  Fellows & Reviewers Panel - Dissertator Fellowships in Arts/Humanities and Social Sciences
     April 26, 2010 - Ingraham 206 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.

This panel workshop is for dissertator or near-dissertator graduate students in the Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences, to provide some background on a few major external dissertation fellowships. There will be a brief overview of the programs to be discussed, such as the ACLS/Mellon Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Charlotte Newcombe Fellowship, and the Social Science Research Council's International Dissertation Research Fellowship. Then, faculty reviewers and current and previous fellows will provide some perspective on the fellowship programs. They will discuss what the experience of reviewing applications is like, as well as how the application process works, and what benefits they have gained from applying for and winning a dissertation fellowship. Panel facilitated by Matt Mitterko of the Grad School's Office of Fellowships & Funding Resources.

NOTE: Registration will be capped at 50 students; however, this workshop will be video-recorded and anyone who is unable to register or attend the session can view it online a short time after the workshop. The recording will be available through OFFR.

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Grant Links: February 12, 2010

UW-Madison: Academic Staff Professional Development Grants

UW-Madison:  The Bascom Hill Society Scholarship

UW-Madison:  Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships Holstrom Environmental Scholarships

Kenosha Area: UW-Parkside launches grant-funding program for local nonprofits

Sheboygan, WI: Sheboygan Public Education Foundation offering scholarships to North/South grads (music, science, education, business)

St. Croix Valley: 2010 St. Croix Valley Master Gardeners Association Community Service Project Funds (pdf)

WI: Badgerland Financial Offering Ag Scholarship Listing Online

WI: Dairy Farmer and Processor Scholarships Available for Feb. 10 Conference

WI: DATCP: Specialty crop block grant applications are due April 1, 2010

WI: DATCP Taking Applications for ADD Grants

Grant Links: February 5, 2010

UW-Madison & UW-Milwaukee: Details of UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee Intercampus Research Incentive Grants Program announced

Brown and Door Counties, WI: Scholarships Inc. applications available for high school, adult students

Chippewa Falls, WI: District Foundation announces four new scholarships

Sheboygan, WI: Scholarships Available (UW-Sheboygan and Rotary Club)

WI: Dept. of Commerce: Workshop offered for writing competitive federal technology grant proposals CLASS ($150 Registration Fee)

WI: Federal grant money available to nonprofits

WI: Grazing grants coming from state ag department

WI: Nonprofit leaders can apply for Harvard scholarships

ALA | ALA Diversity Office Calls for Research Grant Proposals

Grants Available for American Library Association members to conduct research on all three of the following topics:

* Upward mobility of Library Leaders from Underrepresented Populations
* Information Services and Collections for Diverse Children and Young Adults
* Libraries and the Meaning of Multiculturalism

Original Press Release: ALA ALA Diversity Office Calls for Research Grant Proposals
Full Award Description: ALA Annual Diversity Research Grant Program
Award Sponsor: ALA Office for Diversity

Total Foundation Transparency?

Glass Pockets:  Bringing Transparency to the World of Philanthropy, is a new Foundation Center web resource launched this week that aims to showcase stunning examples of forthright foundations!  Perhaps it will even encourage other grantmakers to follow suit?  Doubtlessly we will all learn something from this public experiment. 

Ford, Gates, Kellogg and more are all there.  So take a look, explore, and let me know what YOU think about this new web site and what it aims to accomplish!

Grant Links: January 29, 2010

UW-Madison: International internship grants, pre-dissertation travel grants

UW-Madison: Virginia Horne Henry Fund for Women’s Physical Education. And, scroll down for more funding opps!!

UW-Whitewater: Scholarships available on database

Janesville, WI: Additional assistance available for auto workers

Janesville, WI: Janesville group has extra scholarship money for future pilots

Oshkosh, WI: Scholarships available for local students

Sheboygan, WI: Women in Management to offer scholarships

WI: Companies can seek grants, scholarships to attend 2010 BIO show in Chicago

WI: Dairy Farmer, Processor Scholarships Available for Upcoming Conference

US: Fellowship for Intensive Advanced Turkish Language Study in Istanbul

US: Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships

Grant Links: January 25, 2010

UW-Madison & UW-Milwaukee: UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee to award grants for joint research partnerships

Dane County, WI: Dane County environmental project grants available

Fond du Lac, WI: Is the air inside your home safe?

Sheboygan, WI: Grants available for home improvements

WI: WI Cheese Originals Offers Scholarship For Future Cheesemakers

US: American Psychological Foundation Visionary and Weiss Grant

US: Facebook Fellowship Program Promoting Social Computing Research

Grant Links: January 19, 2010

UW-Madison: Learning Technology Development Council Emerging Technology Grant 2009-2010 (pdf)

UW-Madison: Learning Technology Development Council Curricular Redesign Grant Program

Fond du Lac, WI: Altrusa International to award scholarship

Fond du Lac, WI: Simon Youth Foundation Community Scholarships

Fox Valley, WI: Nominations now being accepted for 13th annual Celebrating Our Volunteers event at Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in downtown Appleton

Kaukauna, Little Chute and Wrightstown, WI: Unison Credit Union offers college scholarships

River Falls, WI: Hospital foundation awards two $500 scholarships, second deadline in March

Sheboygan County, WI: Conservation group offers scholarship

US: Global Social Benefit Incubator 2010 Announcement and Application Instructions

US: Google Policy Fellowship

Grant Links: January 6, 2010

Greenfield, WI: Watershed grant deadline approaching

MN, ND & WI: Otto Bremer Foundation: Funds for Community Programs

US: IMLS National Leadership Grants

Any: CINAR Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowships for 2010-2011

Any: NOSAMS Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marie Radiocarbon Studies and in Accelerator Mass Spectrometry

Any: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Postdoctoral Fellowships

Grant Links: January 4, 2010

Woo hoo! 2010 and lots of grant opportunities to list...

Appleton, WI: Rotary seeking scholarship applicants

Dane County, WI: Helping Hands: How the program works

Fond du Lac, WI: United Youth offers youth program grants

Fond du Lac, WI: Women's Fund looks for grant applicants

Outagamie, Calumet, Winnebago or Brown counties, WI: Capital Credit Union offers scholarships

River Falls, WI: Deadline soon for Miller Memorial Scholarship

Sauk County, WI: Help still available for victims of floods: Residents are urged to apply quickly

WI: UW-Parkside to host green business conference; scholarships offered

US: USDA Program Offers Support for Solutions