Grant Links: August 22, 2011

WI:  Horatio Alger Wisconsin Scholarship (College-bound High School Seniors)

US: Coca−Cola Scholars Program  (College-bound High School Seniors)

US:  Environmental Protection Agency Fellowships (Graduate Students)

US:  National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program

US:  Office of Research & Analysis to Offer Grants to Research Value and Impact of the Arts (Nonprofits, units of state or local government; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes)

US:  Wendy’s High School Heisman Program (College-bound High School Seniors)

US:  Whole Foods School Garden Grants (Nonprofit organization or nonprofit K-12 school)

Grant Links: May 31, 2011

WI:  Institute for Research on Poverty - Visiting Scholars Program

US:  American Astronomical Society - International Travel Grants

US:  Clay Minerals Society Student Research Grants

US:  Gloria and Joseph Mattera National Scholarship Fund for Migrant Children

US:  Public Relations Student Society of America - Pisinski Memorial Scholarship

US:   Women's Independence Scholarship Program

US and International:  American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Scholarships

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: 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

NSF and Other Summer Undergrad and Grad School and Post Doc Funding

FOR UNDERGRADUATES: Paid Summer 2010 Undergrad Research Placements!!!
Over 400 programs -Undergraduate REU and Other Summer Research Opportunities.
See www.PathwaysToScience.org/SummerResearch.asp

FOR THOSE CONSIDERING GRAD SCHOOL:
Opportunities at over 150 colleges and universities: www.PathwaysToScience.org/Grad.asp

Professional Development and Support: Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP): see www.agep.us

For Financial Support in Graduate School Opportunities: Bridges, GK-12, IGERT and NSF Grad Research Fellowship programs provide generous stipend ($30,000 per year) and tuition support for students through the National Science Foundation: www.PathwaysToScience.org/Grad.asp

FOR POST-DOC OPPORTUNITIES: www.PathwaysToScience.org/PostDocs.asp

This information compliments of the Institute for Broadening Participation.

Spring Workshop Schedule

Up-coming Workshops

Intro to Foundation Grants for Non-Profit Organizations
Sessions will include an orientation to the Collection, background on the world of grantmaking, information on how to build a credible nonprofit organization, as well as general grantseeking tips. This workshop is suitable for staff of nonprofit organizations and UW clientele.

- Friday, February 19, 2010 ~ 9 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
- Thursday, March 18, 2010 ~ 1 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
- Friday, April 16, 2010 ~ 9 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Foundation Directory Online
Gain hands-on experience using the Foundation Center's foundation database, Foundation Directory Online. Those new to grants research, consider taking it with the workshop above!

- Friday, February 19, 2010 ~ 11 a.m. – 12noon
- Thursday, March 18, 2010 ~ 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
- Friday, April 16, 2010 ~ 11 a.m. – 12 noon


Identifying Grants for Research & Project Funding
Aimed at those from the University community (and from the public at large) who are interested in identifying grant opportunities for their research and special projects. Emphasis is on funding for academic pursuits.

- Thursday, February 4, 2010 ~ 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Grants for Your Education
This free presentation is for current and future students in Wisconsin (of any institute of higher education) interested in researching potential scholarships, fellowships, and grants for one’s education. Focus is on how to identify funding sources beyond those that are available through most offices of financial aid.

- Thursday, January 21, 2010 ~ 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Further Information
Each semester the Grants Information Collection in Memorial Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, sponsors workshops on grant-seeking strategies. Workshops generally exclude funding for for-profit enterprises and for personal welfare assistance.

Fee: None ~ free to all
Registration: Not required ~ but seating is limited.
Location: Room 436 Memorial Library at 728 State Street, Madison*

*Non-UW participants will be able to get a day pass upon showing an ID at the entrance. For more information telephone the Nikki Busch at (608) 262-6431, or send email to: grantsinfo@library.wisc.edu.

Grant Links: October 15, 2009

De Pere, Wi: De Pere service grant applicants sought

Sherwood, WI: Students can apply for Legion awards

US: ARIT Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Turkey

US: Fellowships/Grants to Study in Scandinavia

US: Loleta D. Fyan Grant call for proposals (Public Libraries)

US: UNCF Merck Science Initiative (scholarships and fellowships)

Grant Links: September 25, 2009

Racine, WI: Grant available for Douglas Avenue landscaping

WI: 2009 Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin deadline extended to Oct. 7

US: The Brookdale Leadership in Aging Fellowship Program

US: Echoing Green Fellowship

Grant Links: September 4, 2009

Green Bay, WI: Greater Green Bay Community Foundation seeks grant applications

WI: Doyle announces $2 million in planning grants

WI: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Youth Grants

WI: Wisconsin Arts Board Individual Artist Fellowship Applications Are Now Available

WI: Wisconsin Bass Foundation Scholarship (doc)

US: Nickelodeon’s The Big Green Grants

US: Walmart State Giving Program

Grant Links: August 14, 2009

WI: Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin Grant Pre-Proposals Due September 21

US: American Heritage Preservation Program

US: Kauffman Foundation Accepting Proposals for Entrepreneurship Dissertation Fellowship Grants

Grant Links: May 1, 2009

Neenah, WI: Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation and J. J. Keller Foundation Inc. Scholarships

Sheboygan, WI: Music Club offering two scholarships (Scroll down to view posting)

WI: The Arts Challenge Initiative (ACI) - Minority Program

WI: Jersey Youth Scholarships Now Available

WI: Shamrock Club of Wisconsin (Scroll down to “SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS”)

WI: Wisconsin Council on Children and Families: Announces “What Family Means to Me” college scholarship contest

Featured Grant (a.k.a., Grant of the Week)

The West African Research Association (WARA) is looking for candidates for the summer fellowship opportunity at the West African Research Center (WARC) Library in Dakar, Senegal. Application is open to Library and Information Studies (LIS) and non-LIS students.

"WARA is accepting applications for WARC Library Fellow for the summer of 2009.

"This program is designed to encourage the upcoming generation of Africanist scholars and librarians and to assist in capacity building at the library of the West African Research Center (WARC) in Dakar, Senegal. The WARC Library Fellow will work with the WARC librarian on collection development and management, electronic cataloguing and use of electronic research databases and should have well-developed skills in these areas. Preference will be given to those who are fluent in or have a working knowledge of French.

"This internship will provide round trip travel to Dakar and a stipend of $2500 to cover the cost of living for 6 to 8 weeks. This competition is open to US citizens who are enrolled in a graduate program with Africa content and who have a particular interest in libraries.
Applicants should submit a statement of not more than six double-spaced pages describing their career plan and how this internship would contribute to their professional development. This should indicate particular areas of interest and expertise as well as describing personal and professional goals for the internship.

"A complete application must include the following:

• A WARA grant application cover sheet (downloadable from website)
• A statement (6 double-spaced pages maximum, described above)
• Three (3) letters of reference from professors
• Resumé
• Both undergraduate and graduate transcripts (copies of official ones are acceptable)
  

"An excellent source of suggestions for preparing your application can be found on the SSRC website at http://fellowships.ssrc.org/art_of_writing_proposals/

"Complete applications will consist of one original and three copies of all materials (4 sets total) except letters of reference. Letters should be included in the application packet in envelopes sealed and signed by the referee. Letters of reference sent separately will not be considered.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY February 15, 2009.

"Upon completion of their internships, grantees are required to submit a detailed report of their work and findings. This report will subsequently be published in the biannual WARA newsletter. Please direct inquiries and submit applications to:

"WARA
African Studies Center, Boston University, 270 Bay State Road Boston MA 02215
Tel: 617-353-8902 Fax: 617-353-4975 Email: wara@bu.edu"

Grant Links: December 17, 2008

UW-Madison: For the Record – multiple grants

UW-Madison: Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowships

Baraboo, WI: Scholarships available from Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association (must scroll down)

Fox Valley, WI: Fox Valley nonprofits can apply for grants

US: Point Foundation Offers Higher Education Scholarships for Gay and Lesbian Students

Grant of the Week: Short-Term Fellowships in African-American Studies

The Black Metropolis Research Consortium is currently accepting applications for a national program of short-term fellowships in African American Studies.

The purpose of these fellowships is to support scholars, artists, and other researchers who wish to conduct research in member institutions' collections relating to African American and African diasporic culture, history, and politics. This fellowship is made possible by the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Eligibility and application information can be found at: http://www.blackmetropolisresearch.org/shortTerm.html

Source: http://www.blackmetropolisresearch.org/

Grant of the Week: Foreign Language and Area Studies Graduate Fellowships

Funding is available from UW-Madison Area and International Studies Programs for
Summer Intensive Language Study (2009)andAcademic Year Language/Area Studies (2009-10).

Fellowship Details:

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
• FLAS awards may be used for either a domestic or overseas academic program of study.
• Language training taken outside of the U.S. must be at an advanced level and requires special approval.
• FLAS recipients must be full-time graduate students.
• Academic Year FLAS recipients who are not dissertators must take at least one area studies course and one language course each semester.
• Summer awards can be used for intensive language study in programs that last for at least
• 6 weeks and provide the equivalent of a full academic year of language study.
• Applications from students in professional fields are encouraged.
• Fellowships cover the cost of tuition and provide a stipend.

Eligible Languages (note that some may only be offered in summer):

Akan/Twi, Arabic, Bashkir, Bengali, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chinese, Chuvash, Czech, Danish, Dutch,Filipino (Tagalog), Finnish, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Hmong, Icelandic,Indonesian/Malaysian, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kazak, Khmer, Lao, Korean, Kyrgyz, Malayalam, Marathi, Modern Greek, Modern Irish, Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Quichua, Romanian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Sinhala, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish (Azeri), Turkmen, Tuvan, Uighur, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Xhosa, Yakut, Yoruba, and Yucatec Maya.

Fellowships are offered by the following Programs and Centers:
The African Studies Program, Center for East Asian Studies, Center for European Studies, Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program, Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia, Center for South Asia, Center for South East Asian Studies, and Global Studies.

Application Deadline: February 16, 2009

**Specific requirements may vary depending on the language. Please consult the relevant area studies program or the following website for further details and application forms:
http://www.intl-institute.wisc.edu/fellow

Source: http://www.intl-institute.wisc.edu/fellow/FLAS.htm

Grant Links: November 20, 2008

UW-Madison: Advanced Dissertation Research Assistantships

UW-Madison: Global Studies invites proposals for faculty development grants

WI: Badgerland Financial Offering Ag Scholarship Listing Online

WI: Innovative government ideas, programs sought for Gladfelter competition

WI: Natural Resources Foundation offers grants for conservation projects