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PRIVATE FOUNDATION WEBSITE SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION
The Abell Foundation, Inc. (MD) http://www.abell.org
The Abell Foundation was inaugurated half a century ago, when its founding board members set an agenda that allocated grants for schools, hospitals, and human service organizations reaching out to the disadvantaged in the Baltimore community and the region. More recently, the Foundation has sharpened its focus to address complex challenges to break through the cycles of urban poverty. Today, the Foundation places the highest priority on creating solutions that are both innovative and will ensure accountability. the margins are not included.
The Able Trust (FL)http://www.abletrust.org
The Able Trust believes that when people with disabilities want to work, they should. The Trust supports individuals non-profit vocational rehabilitation programs throughout Florida with fund-raising, grant making and public awareness of disability issues.
The Abney Foundation (SC) http://www.abneyfoundation.org
The Abney Foundation’s mission is to make grants for innovative and creative projects, and to programs which are responsive to changing community needs in the areas of education, health, social service and cultural affairs, with a primary focus placed on higher education, serving the citizens of South Carolina.
The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation (ID) http://jkaf.org
Foundation giving remains earmarked for Idaho education improvement
Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation (MD) http://www.abmrf.org
ABMRF supports young investigators in the field of alcohol research, including its effect on health, behavior and prevention of alcohol-related problems.
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PRIVATE FOUNDATION GRANTS
PRIVATE FOUNDATION WEBSITE SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION
Alliance Healthcare Foundation (CA) http://www.alliancehf.org
Mission is to promote quality healthcare, with a special emphasis on the medically underserved, through innovative and proactive grantmaking, advocacy and education.
The Herb Alpert Foundation (CA) http://www.alpertawards.org
The Alpert Award in the Arts provides unrestricted, annual prizes of $75,000 to five engaged, wildly independent artists working in the fields of dance, film/video, music, theatre and the visual arts. Initiated and funded by The Herb Alpert Foundation and administered by The California Institute of the Arts, the Award rewards experimenters who are challenging and transforming art, their respective disciplines and society.
The Jenifer Altman Foundation http://www.jaf.org
The Jenifer Altman Foundation is dedicated to the vision of a socially just and ecologically sustainable future through program interests in environmental health and mind-body health.
The American Legacy Foundation http://www.americanlegacy.org
The American Legacy Foundation provides grants to support innovations in tobacco control.
The Amy Foundation http://www.amyfound.org
The Amy Foundation programs is specifically designed to encourage and equip both professional and non-professional writers to develop and utilize their skills to the reclaiming of America.
The Hugh J. Andersen Foundation (MN) https://www.srinc.biz/hja
The Hugh J. Anderson Foundation believes heavily in sharing time, talent, and treasure.
The Angelica Foundation (CA) http://www.angelicafoundation.org
The Angelica Foundation is a small, California-based private family foundation that supports progressive activist organizations working for democratic change, environmental sustainability, and social justice.
The Annenberg Foundation http://www.whannenberg.org
The Annenberg Foundation provides support for projects within its grant-making interest areas of: education and youth development; arts, culture and humanities; civic and community; health and human services; and animal services and the environment.
PRIVATE FOUNDATION WEBSITE SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION
The Ben Appelbaum Foundation (NY)
http://www.benappelbaumfoundation.org
Based in New York, the Foundation will provide individuals in the greater tri-state metropolitan area with the inspiration, guidance and practical assistance they need to undertake worthwhile entrepreneurial activities that offer long-range benefits to society.
The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation (CA)
http://www.armstrongfoundation.com/index.cfm
The Armstrong Foundation is committed to building resilient communities and enhancing individual opportunity.
Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund
https://shop.avon.com/HelloTomorrowFund/forms/app_printable_guideline.pdf
Avon Products, Inc. sponsors the Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund is an initiative with the goal to empower women and improve society by providing individuals with cash awards that all them to pursue a project in: business development, community service or awareness and outreach.
The Barr Family Endowment Trust (WI)
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/barr
The Barr Family Endowment Trust provides awards to graduating high school seniors
The Blakemore Foundationhttp://www.blakemorefoundation.org
The Blakemore Foundation encourages the advanced study of Asian languages and to improve the understanding of Asian fine arts in the U.S.
The Bogliasco Foundation http://www.liguriastudycenter.org
Located on the Italian Riviera in the village of Bogliasco, the Liguria Study Center provides residential fellowships for qualified persons working on advanced creative or scholarly projects in the arts and humanities.
The Corella & Bertram F. Bonner Foundation http://www.bonner.org
The Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation seeks to improve the lives of individuals and communities by helping meet the basic needs of nutrition and educational opportunity through sustained partnerships with colleges and congregations.
The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation
http://www.bradleyfdn.org/bradley_fellows.asp
The Bradley Fellowship Program enables colleges and universities to offer students in the advanced stages of graduate work the opportunity to pursue serious studies with excellent teachers.
PRIVATE FOUNDATION WEBSITE SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION
The Bruner Foundation http://www.brunerfoundation.orgThe Bruner Foundation looks to reward outstanding example of excellence in urban placemaking.
The Frank H. & Eva B. Buck Foundation http://www.buckfoundation.org
The Buck Foundation supports education in all of its aspects through the Frank H. Buck Scholarship program which provides full scholarship support to students chosen from the six counties that were the congressional district served by Frank H. Buck in the 72nd through 76th United States Congresses (1932-42).
The Buckminster Fuller Challenge http://challenge.bfi.org
Buckminster Fuller’s prolific life of exploration, discovery, invention and teaching was driven by his intention “to make the world work for 100% of humanity, in the shortest possible time, through spontaneous cooperation without ecological offense or disadvantage of anyone.”
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund http://www.bwfund.org
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund help scientists early in their careers develop as independent investigators, and to support investigators who are working in, or entering, fields in the biomedical sciences that are poised for significant advance but currently undervalued and underfunded. BWF encourages applications from physician-scientists, women, and underrepresented minorities.
The Bush Foundationhttp://www.bushfoundation.org/fellowships/default.asp
The Bush Foundation Fellowship Programs award fellowships in three separate programs – the Leadership Fellowship Program, the Artist Fellowship Program and the Medical Fellowship Program.
The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation http://www.cantorfoundation.org
The Rodin Research Fund at Stanford University to supports original research, travel, and publications by Ph.D. candidates. The Foundation also supports facilities, scholarships, and programs for students, major grants to the Fulfillment Fund, De Witt Clinton High School in Brooklyn, New York, Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, and the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Queens, New York .
PRIVATE FOUNDATION WEBSITE SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION
Carnegie Corporation of New York
http://www.carnegie.org/sub/program/scholars.html
The Scholars Program will focus on supporting scholars whose research relates to intellectual and policy developments in Islam and Muslim communities.
The Carnegie Hero Fund http://www.carnegiehero.org
A civilian who voluntarily risks his or her life to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the life of another person is eligible for this award.
The Kristen Ann Carr Fund http://www.sarcoma.com
The Kristen Ann Carr Fund provides funding for research and treatment of sarcoma, Seeks the education of young physicians and to improve the quality of cancer patient life.
The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust https://www.carvertrust.org
The Carver Scholars Program centers on providing substantial scholarships to students who struggle to overcome significant social and economic obstacles in the pursuit of their education or who may be living in circumstances that may not normally be taken into account by other financial aid programs.
The Ceres Foundationhttp://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/ceres/index.html
The focus of the Ceres Foundation is on programs that aim to produce permanent improvements in peoples’ lives by means of short-term interventions.
The Charlotte Martin Foundation http://www.charlottemartin.org
The Charlotte Martin Foundation strives to enrich the lives of youth and protect wildlife and habitat.
The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange http://www.cckf.org
Grant programs differ among the four regions. The Foundation’s programs encompass four regions: the Domestic region (Taiwan), the American Region (the United States, Canada and Mexico), the European region, and the Asia-Pacific region (including Hong Kong and Macau).
The Christensen Fund http://www.christensenfund.org
The Fund’s mission is to buttress the efforts of people and institutions who believe in a biodiverse world infused with artistic expression and work to secure ways of life and landscapes that are beautiful, bountiful and resilient.
PRIVATE FOUNDATION WEBSITE SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION
The Institute of International Education http://www.iie.org
The Fulbright Programs provide funding for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary, and secondary schools.
The Creative Work Fund http://www.creativeworkfund.org Grants to visual and traditional artists for collaborative art projects.
The Commonweal Foundation
http://www.commonweal-foundation.org
The Pathways to Success Scholarship Program provides quality educational opportunities for needy students.
The Commonwealth Fund: The Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/fellowships/fellowships_list.htm?attrib_id=9157
The Commonwealth Fund’s Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy provide a unique opportunity for mid-career health services researchers and practitioners from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Germany to spend up to 12 months in the United States, conducting original research and working with leading U.S. health policy experts.
The Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/fellowships/fellowships_list.htm?attrib_id=9156
The Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship Program in Minority Health Policy is a one-year, full-time program designed to create physician-leaders who will pursue careers in minority health and health policy.
The Connelly Foundationhttp://www.connellyfdn.org/initiatives.html
The Connelly Foundation Scholarship Programs encompass six separate initiatives that directly benefit children attending schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation
http://www.grantsmanagement.com/cfhguide.html
The purpose of the CFH Foundation is to assist in the conservation of natural resources, the production and distribution of food, and the improvement and promotion of health in the developing world
The Dana Foundation http://www.dana.org Science and Health Grants and Arts Education Grants
The Daughters of the Cincinnati
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/cincinnati/
Daughters of career officers commissioned in the regular United States army, navy, air force, coast guard, or marine corps (active, retired, or deceased).
PRIVATE FOUNDATION WEBSITE SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION
The Davidson Institutehttp://www.ditdservices.org/Articles.aspx?ArticleID=36&NavID=4_0
The Davidson Institute’s Fellows Scholarship Program recognizes exceptional students and supports them in the fulfillmentof their potential.
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
http://www.delmas.org/guidelines/v_ir_a.html
The Delmas Foundation grants are for independent research on Venetian history and culture.
The Denso North America Foundation http://www.densofoundation.org
The Foundation’s program supports university-sanctioned student projects and training competitions. Funding is available for tooling and equipment offering a major, sustaining investment.
The William Orr Dingwall Foundation http://www.wodfoundation.org
the William Orr Dingwall Foundation distributes up to $25,000 per year to students who meet its criteria.
The Donaghue Foundation http://www.donaghue.org
The Donaghue Foundation seeks to promote knowledge of practical benefit to human life through research, has three programs in support of Connecticut based health research and relations work.
The Dorot Foundation Fellowship http://www.dorot.org/DFI
The Dorot Fellowship seeks to seed the American Jewish landscape with outstanding young lay leaders.
The J.C. Downing Foundation http://www.jcdowning.org
This foundation issues project grants in support of education and human development; environmental research and preservation; fine arts; sports and athletics; and technology and communications.
The Drachen Foundation http://www.drachen.orgThe Drachen Foundation is devoted to increasing and disseminating knowledge about kites worldwide.
The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. http://www.dreyfus.org
The C&H Dreyfus Foundation is dedicated to the advancement of the chemical sciences.
PRIVATE FOUNDATION WEBSITE SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION
The Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management, Inc.[The Leader to Leader Institute] http://www.pfdf.org
The AMA Scholarship Program offered by the American Management Association seeks to develop the leaders for tomorrow.
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation http://www.ddcf.org
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation seeks to improve the quality of people’s lives through grants supporting the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research and the prevention of child maltreatment, and through preservation of the cultural and environmental legacy of Doris Duke’s properties.
The Duke Endowment http://www.dukeendowment.org
The Duke Endowment Fellowship is a full-time, two-year experience that cultivates emerging leaders and encourages creative thinking in the philanthropic sector.
The Durfee Foundation http://www.durfee.orgThe Durfee Foundation focuses on individuals who make things happen.
The Dyson Foundation http://www.dysonfoundation.org
Echoing Green http://www.echoinggreen.org
Echoing Green awards approximately 20 fellowships to individuals with innovative ideas for creating new models for tackling seemingly unsolvable social challenges.
The Ellison Medical Foundation http://www.ellison-med-fn.org
The Ellison Medical Foundation supports creative research I Aging and in global infectious disease.
The Flinn Foundation Scholarship Program
http://www.flinn.org/scholars/scholars.cms
The Flinn Foundation supports the Flinn Scholars Program which, in partnership with Arizona’s three public universities, awards 20 fully-paid undergraduate scholarships to Arizona’s top high school seniors.
PRIVATE FOUNDATION WEBSITE SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION
The Ford Family Foundation http://www.tfff.org
The Ford Family Foundation Scholarship Programs look for applicants of all ages with some special circumstances; people may not have had the encouragement, opportunity or the financial means to attend or complete higher education.
The Ford Foundation http://www.fordfound.org
The Ford Foundation makes grants to individuals limited to research, training and other activities related to its program interests.
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
http://www.edexcellence.net/foundation/global/page.cfm?id=2
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation provides scholarship assistance for students attending elementary, secondary and college level educational institutions among other things.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. http://www.famsi.org
FAMSI provides funds to support research projects that promise to make significant contributions to the understanding of ancient Mesoamerican cultures.
The John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation http://www.fcd-us.org
The Foundation supports research, policy development, advocacy and communications strategies.
The William & Eva Fox Foundation http://thefoxfoundation.org
The Fox Foundation provides direct support to individual actors through its commitment to the artistic development of theatre actors as a strategy to strengthen live theatre.
Fund for Astrophysical Research
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/fundastro/grants.html
Theodore Dunham, Jr. Grants are awarded for research in astronomy, including acquiring astronomical equipment, computer time, computer hardware or software that will be used in research.
The George Foundationhttp://www.thegeorgefoundation.org/scholarships_endowed.html
The George Foundation is committed to helping Fort Bend County students pursue degrees of higher education.
The George Foundationhttp://www.thegeorgefoundation.org/scholarships_nursing.html
The George Foundation has established annual nursing scholarships to address the shortage of available trained nurses critical to meeting the needs within our healthcare system.
PRIVATE FOUNDATION WEBSITE SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION
The George Foundationhttp://www.thegeorgefoundation.org/scholarships_highschool.html
The George Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist public high school graduating seniors in Fort Bend County who plan to enroll for the first time at a public two- or four-year college or university in Texas
The Gerber Foundationhttp://www.gerberfoundation.org/gerber_foundation_scholarship.htm
The Gerber Foundation offers two scholarship programs for students in Newaygo County, Michigan and select surrounding areas.
The Getty http://www.getty.edu/grantsThe Getty Foundation strives to promote the understanding and preservation of the visual arts.
The Goldman Environmental Prize http://www.goldmanprize.org
The Goldman Prize views “grassroots” leaders as those involved in local efforts, where positive change is created through community or citizen participation in the issues that affect them. Through recognizing these individual leaders, the Prize seeks to inspire other ordinary people to take extraordinary actions to protect the natural world
The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts http://www.grahamfoundation.org
The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts makes project-based grants to individuals and organizations and produces public programs to foster the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society.
The William T. Grant Foundation http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org
The Grant Foundation supports research to improve the lives of young people.
The Grass Foundation
http://www.mbl.edu/grassfdn/fellowships/grass_fellowship/guidelines_app.html
With these Fellowships, The Grass Foundation seeks to encourage independent research for scientific discovery by investigators early in their careers and to increase research opportunities for persons trained for careers in neurobiological investigation.
The Great Bay Foundationhttp://www.greatbayfoundation.org/Home
In this respect, Great Bay funds the social entrepreneur who is willing to be accountable for the success or failure of the revenue generating project or program.
PRIVATE FOUNDATION WEBSITE SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation http://www.hfg.org
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation is interested in proposals re any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance. Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence, aggression, and dominance in the modern world.
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation http://www.gf.org
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the performing arts.
The Haynes Foundation http://www.haynesfoundation.org
The Haynes Foundation awards faculty members in the social sciences at any university or four-year college in the five county Southern California region (Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Bernardino and Riverside). Up to twelve Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships of $20,000 each are available annually to graduate students in the social sciences at institutions in the greater Los Angeles area.
The Hertz Foundation http://www.hertzfoundation.org
The Hertz Foundation’s mission is to build America’s capacity for innovation by nurturing remarkable applied scientists and engineers who show the most promise to change the world.
The Institute of Current World Affairs http://www.icwa.org/index.asp
The ICWA provides long-term fellowships in countries throughout the world. They have immersed themselves in foreign cultures, mastered languages, and gained deep national and regional understanding, while pursuing study programs of their own design for at least two years. The Institute aims to foster the growth of such world citizens, who return to the United States to share what they have learned.
PRIVATE FOUNDATION WEBSITE SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION
The Institute of Turkish Studies http://www.turkishstudies.org
The Institute of Turkish Studies (ITS) is the only non-profit, private educational foundation in the United States exclusively dedicated to the support and development of Turkish Studies in American higher education.
The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation http://www.mhjf.org
The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation explores new frontiers and promotes more effective teaching in Ohio’s primary and secondary secular schools.
The Jerome Foundationhttp://www.jeromefdn.org/default.aspx
The Jerome Foundation makes grants to support the creation and production of new artistic works by emerging artists, and contributes to the professional advancement of those artists.
The Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/mediafellows
The Kaiser Family Foundation sponsors opportunities or both US and International journalists interested in health reporting.
The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation http://www.jpkf.org
The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation is seeking to provide leadership in the field of intellectual disabilities and service to persons with intellectual disabilities, both those born and unborn, and their families.
The Kentucky Foundation for Women http://www.kfw.org
The Artist Enrichment program provides opportunities for feminist artists and arts organizations to enhance their abilities and skills to make art for positive social change.
The Sidney Kimmel Foundation http://www.kimmel.org
The Kimmel Foundation selects up to ten grant recipients who will receive $100,000 per year for two years. Qualified applicants must hold an M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent graduate degree.
The Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation http://www.ktgf.org
The Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation runs two fellowship programs for researchers – one focused on childhood and adolescent depression, the other on childhood and adolescent ADHD.
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The Knight Foundation http://www.knightfdn.org
The Knight Foundation has two missions - to seed and inspire great journalism everywhere, and to build strong communities in the 26 cities and towns where the founders ran newspapers.
The Knight News Challenge http://www.newschallenge.org
The Knight News Challenge will award grants for innovative ideas that develop platforms, tools and services to inform and transform community news, conversations, and information distribution and visualization.
The Koret Foundation Koret Fund http://www.koretfoundation.org
Koret seeks to fund outstanding examples of innovative approaches to community challenges and opportunities in the following areas of interest, particularly those that have significant public policy implications.
The Kress Foundation http://www.kressfoundation.org
The Kress Foundation fellowships seek to encourage qualified individuals to prepare for careers as conservators and curators in museums of art.
The Lalor Foundation http://www.lalorfound.org
The Lalor Foundation offers assistance and encouragement to capable investigators who have embarked on teaching and research careers in universities and colleges.
The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
http://www.gkccf.org/scholarship.aspx?id=834
The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation strives to improve the quality of life in Greater Kansas City by increasing charitable giving, connecting donors to community needs they care about, and providing leadership on critical community issues.
The Lasker Foundationhttp://www.laskerfoundation.org/index.html
The Lasker Foundation fosters the prevention and treatment of disease and disability by honoring excellence in basic and clinical science, and through public education and research advocacy.
The Leeway Foundation http://www.leeway.org
The Leeway Foundation’s grantmaking programs honor women and trans artists for their ability to create social change through their artistic and cultural work.
PRIVATE FOUNDATION WEBSITE SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION
The Lemelson Foundationhttp://www.lemelson.org/home/index.php
The Lemelson Foundation celebrates and supports inventors and entrepreneurs in order to strengthen social and economic life.
The Lifebridge Foundationhttp://www.lifebridge.org/aboutUs.cfm
The Lifebridge Foundation supports organizations and individuals who, through cultural, educational, and/or scientific means, are creating bridges of understanding among all people by actions to realize the oneness of humanity and the interconnectedness of all life
The John Locke Foundationhttp://www.johnlocke.org/internships
The John Locke Foundation Internship Program pursues research, analysis, and commentary on issues in state policy regarding health, education, government, and other topics relevant to citizens and lawmakers in North Carolina.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.855229/k.63D6/Macarthur_Foundation_Home.htm
The MacArthur Foundation Fellows Program awards unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction.
The James S. McDonnell Foundation http://www.jsmf.org
The Foundation supports scientific, educational, and charitable causes locally, nationally, and internationally.
The Edmund F. Maxwell Foundation Scholarship http://www.maxwell.org
The Edmund F. Maxwell Foundation Scholarship Available to residents of Western Washington requiring financial assistance to attend accredited independent colleges or universities.
Edward Arthur Mellinger Educational Foundation, Inc. http://www.mellinger.org
The Mellinger Foundation awards scholarships to undergraduate students who attend accredited colleges and universities or accredited and/or recognized vocational schools within the United States.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation http://www.mellon.org
The Mellon Foundation makes grants in higher education and scholarship, scholarly communications, research in information technology, museums and art conservation, performing arts and conservation and the environment.
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The MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation http://www.mchcf.org
The MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation offers two scholarship programs for students pursuing nursing, medical, clinical, and oral health professions
The Joan Mitchell Foundation
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/joanmitchellfdn
The Joan Mitchell Foundation seeks to demonstrate that painting and sculpture are significant cultural necessities. To further this mandate, the Foundation provides grants, stipends and scholarships for painters and sculptors.
The Morehead-Cain Foundation
http://www.moreheadfoundation.org The Morehead-Cain Foundation provides scholarship opportunities.
The Musician’s Foundationhttp://www.musiciansfoundation.org
The Musician’s Foundation deserving musicians by providing financial assistance to those who need help in meeting current living, medical and allied expenses
National Academy of Education http://www.naeducation.org
The National Academy of Education is dedicated to the advancement of the highest quality education research and its use in policy formulation and practice
The Open Society Institute http://www.soros.org/about
The Open Society Institute aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform through initiatives, grants, scholarships & fellowships.
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation http://www.packard.org/home.aspx
The Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering allow the nation’s most promising young professors to pursue their science and engineering research with few funding restrictions and limited paperwork requirements.
The Alicia Patterson Foundation
http://www.aliciapatterson.org/index.html
The Alicia Patterson Foundation awards one-year and six month grants to working journalists to pursue independent projects of significant interest and to write articles based on their investigations for The APF Reporter, a quarterly magazine published by the Foundation and available on the web.
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The Pollack-Krasner Foundation, Inc. http://www.pkf.org/
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation‘s dual criteria for grants are recognizable artistic merit and demonstrable financial need, whether professional, personal or both. The Foundation‘s mission is to aid, internationally, those individuals who have worked as professional artists over a significant period of time.
The Puffin Foundation Ltd. http://www.puffinfoundation.org
The Puffin Foundation seeks to open the doors of artistic expression by providing grants to artists and art organizations who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their race, gender or social philosophy.
The Research Corporation[The Cottrell College Science Awards]
http://www.rescorp.org/cottrel_guide.php
The Cottrell College Science Awards support research in astronomy, chemistry, and physics at public and private, predominantly undergraduate colleges.
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund
http://www.rbf.org/resources/resources_show.htm?doc_id=512405
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship for Aspiring Teachers of Color recognizes the vitally important role of education in human advancement and seeks to increase the number of highly qualified teachers of color in K-12 public education in the United States.
The Judith Rothschild Foundation http://www.judithrothschildfdn.org
The Foundation makes grants to present, preserve, or interpret work of the highest aesthetic merit by lesser known American artists who have died after September 12, 1976.
The Rural Kentucky Medical Scholarship Fund
http://www.kyma.org/RKMSF/grant.htm
This Fund awards grants to students in medical school in return for designated years of service following the completion of study.
The Sachs Foundation http://www.sachsfoundation.org
The Sachs Foundation provides college tuition scholarships to about 200 Colorado students each year, who attend 80 educational institutions throughout the United States. The foundation, from its inception, has been dedicated to providing college scholarships for Black/African-American Colorado students needing financial assistance to attend college.
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The Robert Schalkenbach Foundation http://www.schalkenbach.org
The foundation seeks individuals to carry out projects that are related to our mission. We are particularly interested in research and policy related projects that will reveal new connections between the principles of Henry George and intellectual debates and policy issues.
The Karla Scherer Foundation http://www.karlascherer.org
The Karla Scherer Foundation now offers scholarships ONLY to women accepted into the Master of Arts Program in the Humanities at the University of Chicago.
The Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh http://www.sacp.org
The SACP provides funding for scholarships and grants in Pittsburgh for: the Pittsburgh conference Memorial National College Grant; Elementary/Middle School Science Equipment Grants; Starter Grants or new College Professors; Undergraduate Analytical Research Grant; Carnegie Science Center Grant; Carnegie Library Grant; ACS Graduate Student Summer Fellowship Grant and College Chemistry Scholarships.
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans http://www.pdsoros.org
The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields.
The John Templeton Foundation http://www.templeton.org
The focus of the Templeton Foundation grants is to serve as a philanthropic catalyst for research on concepts and realities such as love, gratitude, forgiveness and creativity. The funding areas are natural sciences, human sciences, philosophy & theology, character development, freedom & free enterprise, gifted education and world religions.
The United States-Japan Foundation
http://www.us-jf.org/grants_programs.html
The United States-Japan Foundation offers grants in the areas of pre-college education, communication / public opinion, and US-Japan policy studies. In addition, the Foundation operates the United States-Japan Leadership Program and annually awards the Cornerstone Prize for Film/Video.
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The Thomas J. Watson Foundation
http://watsonfellowship.org/site/what/what.html
The Watson Fellowship is a one year grant for independent study and travel outside the United States awarded to graduating college seniors.
The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music http://www.kwf.org
The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music sees to preserve and perpetuate the legacies of composer Kurt Weill and actress-singer Lotte Lenya. It administers the following programs: the Weill-Lenya Research Center, the Kurt Weill Edition, the Grant Program, the Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers and the biennial Kurt Weill Prize for distinguished scholarship.
The Welch Foundation http://www.welch1.org
The Foundation has contributed to the advancement of chemistry through research grants, departmental programs, endowed chairs, visiting lectureships, Texas Interscholastic League Foundation scholarships, and other programs.
The Wenner-Gren Foundation
http://www.wennergren.org/programs/
Wenner-Gren offers several scholarships to U.S. and non-U.S. students of anthropology. Refer to eligibility section of website for country list.
http://www.wennergren.org/usr_doc/Dissertation_Fieldwork_Grants.pdf Dissertation Fieldwork Grants for doctoral students of anthropology.
http://www.wennergren.org/usr_doc/Wadsworth_Internationsl_Fellowships.pdf
Wadsworth International Fellowships for doctoral students of anthropology.
http://www.wennergren.org/usr_doc/The_Wadsworth_African_Fellowships_8Aug07.pdf
The Wadsworth African Fellowships for doctoral students of anthropology.
http://www.wennergren.org/usr_doc/Wadsworth_Short-Term_.pdf
Wadsworth Short-Term Fellowships for doctoral and postdoctoral students of anthropology.
PRIVATE FOUNDATION WEBSITE SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION
http://www.wennergren.org/usr_doc/Post_PhD_Research_Grants.pdf Post-Ph.D. Research Grants
http://www.wennergren.org/usr_doc/Hunt_Postdoctoral_Fellowships.pdf Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships
http://www.wevvergren.org/usr_doc/International_Collaborative_Research_Grants.pdf International Collaborative Research Grants
http://www.wennergren.org/usr_doc/Conference_and_Workshop_Grants.pdf Conference and Workshops Grants
http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=369096&attrib_id=13236
Historical Archives Program for senior anthropologists wanting to preserve research materials and oral interviews.
Texas Interscholastic League Foundation
http://www.uil.utexas.edu/tilf/requirements.html
Offers several scholarships to students who have participated in the UIL Academic State Meet.
The Whitaker Foundationhttp://www.whitaker.org/application.html
The Whitaker Foundation offers a scholarship to biomedical engineers looking for international experience.
The Whitehall Foundation http://www.whitehall.org/applying/Offers grants to scientists researching vertebrate and invertebrate neurobiology.
The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
http://www.hhwf.org/HTMLSrc/Application.html
This organization supports medical students planning to pursue the field of biomedical research.
The Willary Foundationhttp://www.willary.org/willary_grant_application_form.pdf
This foundation funds creative projects that benefit communities in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties in Pennsylvania.
PRIVATE FOUNDATION WEBSITE SYNOPSIS/DESCRIPTION
The Wolf Aviation Fund http://www.wolf-aviation.org/This foundation funds individuals with worthy projects that advance the field of aviation.
The Xeric Foundationhttp://www.xericfoundation.com/xericapplycomicgrants.html
The Xeric Foundation was created by Peter A. Laird, co-creator of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Planet Racers. Individuals who create and intend to publish their comic books independently are eligible to apply for this grant.
