Funding & Grants

NCIS ANNOUNCES RESEARCH GRANTS FOR 2008
NCIS is pleased to announce its annual research grant competition for the Yosef Wosk and NCIS Research Grants. The Yosef Wosk Research Grant provides up to $1,000 and the NCIS Research Grant up to $500 for scholarly research projects. Monies may be used for travel to archives or research libraries; research expenses such as airfare, lodging, and copying; and microfilms/microforms. NCIS members wishing to submit a proposal must send a project narrative, projected budget, and c.v. in PDF format to Kendra Preston Leonard, Chair of the Awards Committee, at caennen@gmail.com.
The deadline for submissions is July 15, 2008.  Winners will be notified by September 15, 2008.

NCIS ANNOUNCES EISENSTEIN-DELACY ARTICLE PRIZE FOR 2008
The biannual Eisenstein Prize was established in April 1993 and was named for Elizabeth Lewisohn Eisenstein, Professor of History at American University (1959-1979) and the University of Michigan (1975-1985), in recognition of her long-standing support of NCIS.
In 2007, the NCIS Board decided to also honor Margaret DeLacy, Elizabeth’s daughter and another long-time supporter of NCIS, by renaming the prize, which will now be called the Eisenstein-DeLacy Article Prize.  Margaret was the originator of the prize in honor of her mother, Elizabeth Eisenstein, thus in honoring Margaret we honor two generations in one family who placed an inestimable value on independent scholars and on NCIS. We could not have made the change to an annual award without the generosity of Board member, Dr. Yosef Wosk, whose contribution insures the award for the next five years at which time NCIS will renew the funding. 
The prize will now become an annual one and remains an award in recognition of the best published article submitted by an NCIS member.  The article must have been published within the prior calendar year. The prize consists of an award certificate and a $200 honorarium.
NCIS members wishing to submit a published article for consideration must send one copy of the article and the table of contents of the journal issue in which it appeared in PDF format to Kendra Preston Leonard, Chair of the Awards Committee, at caennen@gmail.com.
The deadline for submissions is July 15, 2008.  Winners will be notified by September 15, 2008.

ACLS Fellowship and Grant Competitions. Information on American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellowship and grant competitions is now available online and in a printed brochure. To obtain a copy of the brochure, please submit a request form or contact the Office of Fellowships and Grants, ACLS, 228 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017-3398 .

Fellowships in European studies from the Council for European studies

Fellowships and Assistantships from the University of Washington

Fundraising and Foundation Research: a nice set of links from the University of Southern California

The Chronicle of Higher Education Academe Today

The Committee for the International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) has placed information concerning Fullbright fellowships online. A catalogue of all CIES fellowships can be downloaded from this site using an Adobe Acrobat reader.

Federal Register Online: a searchable index to the Federal Register for years from 1994 to the present, from the GPO Access.

Foundations On-Line: Intended primarily for use by non-profit organizations seeking fund-raising assistance or foundation support

The Foundation Center: Some time ago, this was an unsatisfactory site, which served largely to push sales of a CD-Rom product and provide limited information about the Center itself (not much use to a grant seeker out in the countryside). However, it has now been considerably expanded and offers helpful information and a limited search capacity. It is worth a visit.

Council on Foundations: Offers assistance/information to grant making foundations. Offers links to pages for associations of grantmakers, philanthropy research centers. Good for background information, general research, not the best first stop for lists of available grants.

Funding and Academic Award Resources and the Grantwriters Toolbox from the University of California at San Diego

Funding sources for Women: An article published by Feminist Collections (above). It provides advice and links for scholars of both genders, as well as links to grants sources for women. See also the update Funding Sources for Special Populations

Fundsnet: Provides information on non-profits for philanthropists, families and educators. Has a Spanish text available. Especially strong on information for Connecticut and its region.

"Getting Grants" a helpful short article from the LibrarySpot.

Grants.gov: Central web portal for a wide array of U.S. Federal Government Grants.  Searchable by date of announcement, area and type. 

Grants: from the National Adjunct Faculty Guild. Requires a free registration. Provides an extensive list of grants, grant forms, and grant-seeking advice.

Grants A resource list from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma WA.

Grantsmanship Center: Provides daily announcements of grants from the Federal Register and the Commerce Business Daily. Has links to several categories of foundations including arts foundations, community foundations, corporate foundations, international foundations, and private grant makers.

GuideStar: a searchable database of more than forty thousand nonprofit organizations

H-Net Funding Announcements: Lists of grants and fellowships from the H-Announce service.  Most are graduate or post-doctoral fellowships

The H-Net job guide search page: Current listings in humanities, searchable by category.

International Research and Exchanges Board, Grant Opportunities 

The Internet Prospector:  Originally created by members of the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement, but now at its own web address, a site intended primarily for professional non-profit fundraisers. Well-organized, comprehensive, and lively. Provides not only links to foundations/grants but also advice on using the Internet more efficiently, information on business ethics (see below, under Reference), and other useful information. Recommended. The APRA also maintains a free electronic discussion group. You can subscribe at this site.

National Endowment for the Humanities: The National Endowment for the Humanities now provides a deadline table for its grant and fellowship programs online. Guidelines and Application materials are also available as Adobe .pdf files which may be printed out for submission.  

Proposal Writing Guides: a list from RefDesk (scroll down page)

StudentJobs  This site is intended to help students in college, graduate, and postgraduate programs and "career professionals" to locate Federal grants, internships and fellowships.  It includes a wide range of opportunities for scholars including Fullbright grants, public policy, health and medicine, curriculum development, agriculture, science and overseas experiences.

Who's Who in Federal Grants Management: a list of people to contact, with e-mail links, in the major federal grant-making departments.