College of Humanities - Grants

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

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

• Women and Sex/Gender Differences in Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence (R21)
• URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-331.html
• Award Amount: Varies
• Deadline: October 16, 2008
• Applications submitted in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Federal assistance must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) using the SF424 Research and Related (R&R) forms and the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
• Fields of Interest: Women, Sex/Gender
• Geographical Focus: National
• Purpose and Activities: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to promote research on women and sex/gender differences in drug/alcohol abuse and dependence.
• Types of Support: N/A

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

LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION

• 2121 Cloverfield Blvd., Ste. 113, Santa Monica, CA 90404-5299
• Phone: (310) 453-3611
• Fax: (310) 453-7806
• Contact: Jeffrey Richardson, Exec. Dir.
• E-mail: info@libertyhill.org
• URL: www.libertyhill.org
• Award Amount: Varies
• Deadline: Varies
• Fields of Interest: Minorities/immigrants
• Geographical Focus: Giving limited to Los Angeles County, CA.
• Purpose and Activities: Arts and Cultural Work that actively engage community or audience members as part of an ongoing social change effort.
• Types of Support: Varies

PETER NORTON FAMILY FOUNDATION

• 225 Arizona, Ste. 350, Santa Monica, CA 90401-1244
• Phone: (310) 576-7700
• Contact: Anne Etheridge, Exec. Dir.; Gwen Hill, Art Programs
• Fax: (310) 057-6770
• Award Amount: Varies
• Deadline: Ongoing
• Fields of Interest: Illiteracy, Minorities and Women’s Issues.
• Geographical Focus: Giving primarily in southern CA for human/social services; giving on a national basis for arts-related grants.
• Purpose and Activities: The foundation gives support in the areas of art, education, and human services, as well as for exhibitions.
• Types of Support: Program development

OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE

• 400 W. 59th St., New York, NY 10019-1105
• Phone: (212) 548-0600
• Contact: Inquiry Mgr.
• Fax: (212) 548-4600
• URL: www.soros.org
• Award Amount: Varies
• Deadline: Varies
• Fields of Interest: Education, International human rights
• Geographical Focus: Giving on a national and international basis.
• Purpose and Activities: The Open Society Institute (OSI), a private operating and grantmaking foundation, aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the rule of law, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI works to build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as combating corruption and rights abuses. OSI was created in 1993 by investor and philanthropist George Soros to support his foundations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Those foundations were established, starting in 1984, to help countries make the transition from communism. OSI has expanded the activities of the Soros foundations network to other areas of the world where the transition to democracy is of particular concern. The Soros foundations network encompasses more than 60 countries, including the United States.
• Types of Support: Continuing support, Fellowships, Grants to individuals, Internship funds, Professorships, Program-related investments/loans, Program development, Publication, Research, Scholarship funds, Scholarships to individuals

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