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AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES (ACLS)
- 633 3rd Ave., Ste. 8C New York, NY 10017-6795
- Phone: (212) 697-1505
- Fax: (212) 949-8058
- E-mail: grants@acls.org
- URL: www.acls.org
- Award Amount: Varies
- Deadline:
- Fields of Interest: Education, Humanities
- Geographical Focus: Giving on a national and international basis.
- Purpose and Activities: The council's activities are directed toward the advancement of humanistic learning. The council awards individual scholarships in all fields of the humanities, as well as sponsoring projects and working with other organizations dedicated to the benefit of scholars in this country and abroad.
- Types of Support: Grants to individuals, Research
THE INSTITUTE FOR AEGEAN PREHISTORY
- 3550 Market St., Ste. 100, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3329
- Phone: (215) 387-4911
- Contact: Karen Velucci
- Email: instep@hotmail.com
- URL: www.aegeanprehistory.net
- Award Amount: Varies
- Deadline: 2009 New Research Grants: November 15, 2008; Six-Week Research Fellowship: November 1, 2008
- Fields of Interest: Greece
- Geographical Focus: Giving on a national and international basis, with emphasis on Greece.
- Purpose and Activities: The Institute for Aegean Prehistory (INSTAP) is a private operating foundation; opportunities to participate in the organization's activities are given only for the purpose of allowing and encouraging persons to study Aegean prehistory with expectation of research publication under the direct supervision of the institute. The goal of the Institute's grant program is to promote knowledge of the Aegean region, and to support archaeological fieldwork and research in that area in the chronological span of the Neolithic Period through to the First Olympiad in 776 BC.
- Types of Support: Grants to individuals, Internship funds and Research
W.M. KECK FOUNDATION
- 550 S. Hope St., Ste. 2500, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2617
- Phone: (213) 680-3833
- Contact: Mercedes Talley, Prog. Dir., Science, Engineering, and Liberal Arts; Dr. Dorothy Fleisher, Prog. Dir., Southern California; Roxanne Ford, Prog. Dir., Medical Research; Matesha Varma, Prog. Dir., Science Engineering and Liberal Arts
- Fax: (213) 614-0934
- E-mail: info@wmkeck.org
- URL: www.wmkeck.org
- Award Amount: Grants range from $500,000 to $5 million.
- Deadline: The Foundation has deadlines for both Phase I Applications and Phase II Proposals. Deadlines for Phase I Applications are 4:30 p.m. on May 1 to be considered for the December grant cycle, and 4:30 p.m. on November 1 to be considered for the June grant cycle. If either date on a Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is 4:30 p.m. the following Monday. The Foundation encourages earlier submissions. Submission of Phase II proposals is by invitation only. The deadlines for invited proposals are 4:30 p.m. on February 15 for consideration at the June board meeting, and by 4:30 p.m. on August 15 for consideration at the December board meeting. If either date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is 4:30 p.m. the following Monday. The Foundation encourages earlier submissions. All deadlines are based on Pacific Standard Time.
- Fields of Interest: Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Southern California Program
- Geographical Focus: Giving nationally to universities and colleges. Arts and culture, civic and community, health care, and precollegiate education and early learning are restricted to southern CA, mainly the greater Los Angeles area.
- Purpose and Activities: The foundation continues to adhere to the directions and guidelines established by its founder, using an interdisciplinary/cross-program or thematic funding approach. The foundation has designated the following specific areas of funding: Early Learning Program, Science and Engineering Program, Liberal Arts Program, Medical Research Program, and the Southern CA Program. Concentration is placed on strengthening studies and programs in accredited colleges and universities, medical schools, and major independent medical research institutions in the areas of earth science, engineering, medical research, and to some extent, other sciences, and the liberal arts. Some consideration, limited to southern CA, is given to organizations in the categories of arts and culture, civic and community affairs, health care, precollegiate education, and early learning.
- Types of Support: Curriculum development, Matching/challenge support, Program development and Research
THE WILBUR FOUNDATION
- P.O. Box 3370, Santa Barbara, CA 93130-3370
- Fax: (805) 563-1082
- Contact: Gary R. Ricks, Pres.
- E-mail: Info@WilburFoundation.org
- URL: www.wilburfoundation.org
- Award Amount: Varies
- Deadline: Grant applications will be accepted between September 1st and December 31st of any year.
- Fields of Interest: Humanities, Literature, Philosophy/Ethics, Political Science, Religion
- Geographical Focus: Giving on a national basis.
- Purpose and Activities: Giving primarily in the field of Humanities, especially History, Literature, Religion and Philosophy.
- Types of Support: Conferences/seminars, Fellowships, Program development, Publication and Research