Common Science Funders
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Henry Dreyfus Teacher - Scholar Awards Program
Jefferson Science Fellows Program
National Geographic Society- Committee for Research and Exploration
National Institute of Health (NIH) - AREA
National Institute of Health (NIH) Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences
National Science Foundation Mid-Career Advancement
NSF Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)
NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE)
NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)
NSF Re-entry to Active Research program
NSF Research Coordination Program
Office of Naval Research Science & Technology
Research Corporation Cottrell Scholar Awards
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action Program
The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program
U.S. Air Force Science & Technology Fellowship Program
Common Humanities and Social Science Funders
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowships
American Historical Association
American Psychological Association
American Political Science Association
APS Library Resident Research Fellowships
ASIANetwork Student-Faculty Fellows Program
Council of American Overseas Research Centers
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellowships
The Library Company of Philadelphia
Library of Congress Kluge Fellowships
LOC David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality
Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
Mellon Career Enhancement Fellowship
Mind & Life Institute
NEA - Creative Writing Fellowships
NEH Translation Projects
NEH Archaeological and Ethnographic Field Research
NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture: Workshops for School Teachers
Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study
NSF- Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences
Schomberg Center Scholars-in-Residence Program
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Winterthur Research Fellowship Program
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Databases
National, regional, and local funding agency conferences provide an ideal opportunity to interact with government and foundation program staff; learn about emerging trends and priority areas; and discuss your project with funders and potential collaborators. Examples:
National Science Foundation Regional Seminars
National Institutes of Health Regional Seminars
Council on Undergraduate Research