Council for International Exchange of Scholars - Fulbright Scholar Program (Traditional): Building a General Education Curriculum in Hong Kong Universities - Grants for U.S. Faculty and Professionals - New!
The Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) will grant more than 20 awards for the new Fulbright Hong Kong General Education Program. This is a Traditional Fulbright Scholar's Program, which is designed to support Hong Kong's universities as they prepare to introduce four-year undergraduate degree programs in 2012. Applicants should have experience, preferably in a leadership role, in the development of a university or college’s general education curriculum or first-year program. They should also have experience in developing interdisciplinary courses and in organizing and presenting faculty workshops on effective modes of teaching and learning. Familiarity with outcomes-based evaluation, curriculum alignment and online teaching strategies will be an advantage. Applicants will be expected to be active team participants and be willing to engage in a dialogue about curriculum development with their Hong Kong colleagues. All grantees will be expected to produce a chapter for a published anthology on general education based upon their experience in Hong Kong.
American Council of Learned Societies - Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for Scholarly Exchange (CCK) - New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society (Workshop Support)
The American Council of Learned Societies, in cooperation with the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for Scholarly Exchange, has announced a program of support for conferences and publications on New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society. The program will award funds in support of planning meetings, workshops, and/or conferences leading to publication of scholarly volumes. The program is intended to support projects that bridge disciplinary or geographic boundaries, engage new kinds of information, develop fresh approaches to traditional materials and issues, or otherwise bring innovative perspectives to the study of Chinese culture and society. The program will support collaborative work of three types:
• Grants of up to $25,000 will be offered to support formal research conferences intended to produce significant new research published in a conference volume.
• Grants of up to $15,000 will be offered for support of workshops or seminars designed to less formally facilitate new research on newly available or inadequately researched problems, data, or texts.
• Grants of up to $6,000 will be offered for planning meetings to organizers of the above-described types of projects.
Clean Air and Energy Projects in China
US-China Clean Water and Clean Energy University Partnerships (RFP Pending)
Crane-Rogers Foundation - Institute of Current World Affairs – Fellowships
The Crane-Rogers Foundation Institute of Current World Affairs invites applications for Target of Opportunity Fellowships. The primary purpose of the institute is to provide talented individuals an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of an issue, country, or region outside the United States and to share that understanding with interested segments of the English-speaking public. Target of Opportunity Fellowships are offered for the study of issues or areas of the candidate's own choice, or for study in areas of interest expressed by members of the institute. Some topics of interest include Korea, Japan, the former East Germany, China, Cuba, Poland, the seas, fresh water, Burma, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Council for International Exchange of Scholars - Fulbright Scholar Program (Traditional): Building a General Education Curriculum in Hong Kong Universities - Grants for U.S. Faculty and Professionals - New!
The Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) will grant more than 20 awards for the new Fulbright Hong Kong General Education Program. This is a Traditional Fulbright Scholar's Program, which is designed to support Hong Kong's universities as they prepare to introduce four-year undergraduate degree programs in 2012. Applicants should have experience, preferably in a leadership role, in the development of a university or college’s general education curriculum or first-year program. They should also have experience in developing interdisciplinary courses and in organizing and presenting faculty workshops on effective modes of teaching and learning. Familiarity with outcomes-based evaluation, curriculum alignment and online teaching strategies will be an advantage. Applicants will be expected to be active team participants and be willing to engage in a dialogue about curriculum development with their Hong Kong colleagues. All grantees will be expected to produce a chapter for a published anthology on general education based upon their experience in Hong Kong.
American Council of Learned Societies - Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for Scholarly Exchange (CCK) - New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society (Workshop Support)
The American Council of Learned Societies, in cooperation with the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for Scholarly Exchange, has announced a program of support for conferences and publications on New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society. The program will award funds in support of planning meetings, workshops, and/or conferences leading to publication of scholarly volumes. The program is intended to support projects that bridge disciplinary or geographic boundaries, engage new kinds of information, develop fresh approaches to traditional materials and issues, or otherwise bring innovative perspectives to the study of Chinese culture and society.
Daesan Foundation - Grants for Korean Literature Studies Overseas
The Daesan Foundation accepts applications for Grants for Korean Literature Studies Overseas. The purpose of the program is to promote research in Korean literature studies and to support related activities, with a view to increasing the knowledge of Korean culture overseas.
Developing Global Scientists and Engineers
The National Science Foundation seeks proposals for the Developing Global Scientists and Engineers program. This solicitation describes support for International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) at the undergraduate and graduate level and support for Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP). Applicable areas are biological sciences, computer science, engineering, mathematical and physical sciences, and social behavioral and economic sciences. An anticipated funding amount of $900,000 annually will be disbursed through ~20 awards. In addition to the activities described in this solicitation, the Office of International Science and Engineering supports other targeted international research and education experiences for early-career scientists and engineers via the Research Experience for Undergraduates program, the East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students, the Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (for advanced graduate students and post-doctoral fellows), and the International Research Fellowship Program (for post-doctoral fellows or new faculty).
Social Science Research Council - International Dissertation Research Fellowship
The International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) program supports distinguished graduate students in the humanities and social sciences conducting dissertation research outside the United States. Fifty fellowships will be awarded in 2007 with funds provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The IDRF program is committed to scholarship that advances knowledge about non-U.S. cultures and societies grounded in empirical and site-specific research (involving fieldwork, research in archival or manuscript collections, or quantitative data collection). The program promotes research that is at once located in a specific discipline and geographical region and engaged with interdisciplinary and cross-regional perspectives. The program is administered by the Social Science Research Council in partnership with the American Council of Learned Societies.
Social Science Research Council - Japan Society Fellowship Program for US Researchers
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship Program for U.S. Researchers provides promising and highly qualified recent PhDs (and ABDs—please see eligibility) with opportunities to conduct research in Japan. JSPS guidelines target the applicant who wishes to conduct cooperative research under the leadership of a host researcher, thereby advancing the Fellow's own research and at the same time stimulating Japanese academic circles through close collaboration with young Japanese researchers. Applications are welcome from all social science and humanities disciplines and need not be explicitly related to the study of Japan. Projects must include work with colleagues and resources in Japan and propose a single, continuous stay in Japan from 3 to 11 months or 12 to 24 months.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
This is the "bible" of government funding, like the menu of all the restaurants that ever poured a cup of coffee. There are upwards to 1,400 different programs, and this reference tool gives the details on who may apply, amount of funds and average awards, contacts, rules and regulations. It also is a great way to collect "key words" or descriptors used to access similar funding sources at the state and local level or through private foundations. Hard copies are in most public libraries , for sale at around $70, but it is easy to use on the Internet.
Grants Net
The official web site for the US department of Health and Human Services. A broad site for a variety of programs offered by this huge federal agency that probably gives the most number of small to medium sized grants. Remember to use the easy e-mail approach to get on their mailing lists, either for regular or e-mail notice of funding in your area of particular interest.
The Foundation Center
This is the single best collector of library materials and support services and publications for groups and individuals involved in the area of grant writing in general, and foundation funding in particular.
Council on Foundations
The interest group that looks after the welfare of most of the private foundations. Has some good general advice on grant writing and a growing list of links directly to their member foundations
Institute of International Education
A good website for students, scholars to search for scholarships, fellowships, grants and other international studies resources.
Community of Science Funding Opportunities
One of the most comprehensive sources of funding information available on the Web, with more than 17,500 awards from around the world.
MedWeb: Public Health: Grants and funding
As the name implies, a nice web source for health related programs. Enter "grants" and "funding" as keywords for your search. Be sure and check who is getting what and try to connect with other funded programs to learn the secrets of their success.
ResearchResearch.com
ScienceWise.com is the workplace on the Web for science research and engineering professionals. Community members have access to our wide range of resources, including: Research Funding Alerts & Searches, Collaboration Tools, Scholarship Information, Career Development Resources.

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