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Grants, Fellowships, and Funding Opportunities Student Researchers: Please use the following form to request a personal grant search. The Research Funding Search Form is a formal request to the Research Center for assistance in locating funding opportunities for a specific research project, not for general tuition expenses.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be eligible for this research funding search service, students must meet all of the following criteria. · Student has a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher. · Student's records must show continuous enrollment for at least 6 months since start (matriculation) date. · Student's record is free of Registrar/Bursar holds.
Searches will be completed in the order received. Faculty requests will be completed when time allows.
Additionally, please see the following links for resources:
If you have any questions, please contact the Research Coordinator at grants@waldenu.edu The following are grants, fellowships, and other opportunities that you may pursue directly, without formal Institutional Sponsorship* from Walden University. Although the listings are grouped by school, feel free to explore any of them. Additionally, many opportunities have yet to announce the deadlines for 2006-7; please check the websites frequently if the award interests you. Please contact the Research Coordinator at grants@waldenu.edu if you pursue one of these opportunities.
Applications requiring Institutional Endorsement** should be emailed to grants@waldenu.edu. The Director of the Research Center will review applications within one week and can only support those that meet Walden's academic and integrity standards, in addition to being aligned with Walden's mission.
** What is Institutional Endorsement? Some funders require the academic institution to provide endorsement, which is essentially a voucher for the quality of the proposal.
* What is Institutional Sponsorship? Other funders require the academic institution to provide sponsorship, which goes a step beyond endorsement to include the institution actually managing and disbursing the research funds. At this time, Walden University cannot provide this level of institutional sponsorship. Look for further developments in 2007.
Psychology and Human Services Health Services, Public Health, and Nursing Public Policy and Administration Opportunities Regarding Social Change Members of the Walden Community
Horizons Foundation Scholarship Program Women In Defense, A National Security Organization, established the HORIZONS Foundation to encourage women to pursue careers related to the national security and defense interests of the United States and to provide development opportunities to women already working in national security and defense fields. The scholarship program is intended to provide financial assistance to further educational objectives of women who are U.S. citizens either employed or planning careers in defense or national security areas.
The Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF)’s Scholarship Awards A variety of industry-supported scholarships give students worldwide the opportunity to pursue studies and careers in the document management and communication marketplace. EDSF scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are committed to pursuing a career in the field of document management and communication in the areas of: document preparation, production and/or document distribution, including 1:1 marketing; graphic communication & arts; e-commerce; imaging science, printing, web authoring, electronic publishing, computer science or telecommunications and/or business (i.e. sales, marketing).
Various Scholarships from The Government Finance Officers Association Please see the website for descriptions of the five scholarships offered. Many of these opportunities have stipulations; please read the eligibility requirements carefully. Contact the Program Officer listed if a current deadline is not posted.
The Marketing Science Institute’s 2006 Alden G. Clayton Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Competition The Marketing Science Institute is pleased to announce the 2006 Alden G. Clayton competition for the best doctoral dissertation proposals on important marketing subjects. This annual competition is named in honor of former MSI president Alden G. Clayton, who retired in 1986 after more than a decade of leadership at the Institute. MSI will grant up to five awards of $5,000 each for dissertation proposals. Check back in early 2007 for new deadlines and requirements.
Various Fellowships and Grants through the American Psychological Association (APA)
The Foundation for Child Development’s Young Scholars Program The FCD Young Scholars Program (YSP) provides approximately four fellowships of up to $150,000 each over a maximum period of three-years to study issues affecting the development of young immigrant children in the United States. Application information for the 2007 FCD Young Scholars Program will be available by mid-2006.
The Clara Mayo Grant program was set up to support masters’ theses or pre-dissertation research on aspects of sexism, racism, or prejudice, with preference given to students enrolled in a terminal master’s program. Studies of the application of theory or the design of interventions or treatments to address these problems are welcome.
HEALTH SERVICES, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND NURSING The American Water Works Association (AWWA)’s Academic Achievement Award The Academic Achievement Award encourages academic excellence by recognizing contributions to the field of public water supply. All Masters theses and doctoral dissertations that are relevant to the water supply industry are eligible. The manuscript must reflect the work of a single author and be submitted during the competition year in which it was submitted for the degree.
American Public Health Association’s International Health Section Award Program: Colgate Palmolive’s Community-Based Field Research Grants to Young Faculty and Students at Schools of Public Health for Behavioral Hygiene Promotion and Global Health
The Byron Hanke Fellowship For Graduate Research on Community Associations The Foundation for Community Association Research is proud to announce an annual Fellowship, available to graduate students working on topics related to community associations. Community associations govern common-interest communities of any kind -- condominiums, cooperatives, townhouse developments, planned unit developments and other developments where homeowners support an association with mandatory financial assessments, and are subject to use and aesthetic restrictions.
The AORN Foundation Grants & Scholarship Programs The AORN Foundation Scholarship Program offers financial support to students enrolled in nursing schools and to perioperative nurses pursuing bachelors, masters, or doctoral degrees. With the critical nursing shortage and the cost of higher education, the AORN Foundation Board of Trustees knows it is of the utmost importance to fund scholarships for students pursuing careers in nursing and for nurses advancing their professional careers. Complex patient needs, new advances in technology, and economic pressures are driving the need for more education. Nurses need innovative continuing education programs to maintain competency and to ensure safe and high-quality patient care. The AORN Foundation is committed to provide continuing education grant funds to meet these needs.
Families USA’s Minority Health Initiatives Department’s Wellstone Fellowship The Wellstone Fellow plays an integral role in the work of Families USA’s Minority Health Initiatives Department. The Wellstone Fellow’s primary responsibilities include assisting in the organization of trainings for community leaders and journalists and drafting policy briefs, fact sheets, and other publications. During the year, the Wellstone Fellow will learn about Medicare, Medicaid, efforts to achieve universal coverage, and other important health policy issues. Specifically, the fellow will learn how these issues play a role in reducing racial and ethnic health disparities and improving the health of communities of color. At the same time, the Wellstone Fellow will learn about conducting health care campaigns through communication and collaboration with our network of state grassroots advocates and organizations. The fellowship will last one year, from August 2007 through July 2008, and fellows will receive a compensatory package that includes an annual stipend of $35,000 and excellent health care benefits. One fellow is selected each year.
PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
APA Congressional Fellowshipsfor Urban Planning & Community Livability
The International Fellows Program The International Fellows Program (IFP), a public - private sector initiative was created in 1987 by the late Reverend Leon H. Sullivan to allow recent college graduates and graduate studdnets an opportunity to work overseas for 9 months as International Fellows, primarily in African countries but also in selected other developing countries, Fellows are assigned to various development organizations such as Africare , CARE, Save the Children, TechnoServe, Opportunities Industrialization Centers International, Counterpart International and UNICEF to work on various types of community - based development activities.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars’ Africanist Doctoral Fellowship Program Begun in 2003 with the generous support of Foundation Open Society Institute (FOSI), this fellowship offers qualified advanced graduate students the opportunity to spend three summer months at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC. During their time in Washington, recipients receive access to a wide array of research resources, including the Center’s reference library, and benefit from the Center’s relationship with the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution. Recipients are encouraged to interact with Washington policymakers and with Wilson Center scholars and staff during their residency. In order to bring new research to a broader audience, fellows are asked to present an informal discussion of their work at the conclusion of their residency at the Center. This fellowship is open to all U.S. citizens and permanent residents currently enrolled in accredited doctoral programs. Applications can come from any field of study, but supported research projects must be focused on issues relevant to public policy, and must be related to Africa. All recipients must have completed all required coursework for their PhD program, apart from the dissertation. Check back early in 2007 for new deadlines.
In April of 1998 the W.K. Kellogg Foundation established the Kellogg fellowship Program in Health Policy Research. The Program was designed to create a cadre of health policy researchers with expertise in the area of program evaluation and measurement. Fellowships have been awarded to talented minority men and women enrolled in graduate programs in public health, health policy or social policy leading to the doctorate (PhD, DrPH or ScD). The program selected, supported and monitored the performance of pre-doctoral Fellows, providing them with financial aid and following them over the course of at least five years, two devoted to coursework and the remaining three to the dissertation. A distinguished advisory committee, chaired by H. Jack Geiger, MD, Arthur C. Logan Professor Emeritus at the City University of New York Medical School, is responsible for overall guidance and program evaluation.
Computers for Learning (CFL) places computers in our classrooms and prepares our children to contribute and compete in the 21st century. This CFL website connects the registered needs of schools and educational nonprofit organizations with computer equipment made available free of charge from government agencies and the private sector.
Adopt-A-Classroom invites the community into the classroom in support of teachers and their students. By adopting a classroom, donors form partnerships with specific classrooms providing financial and moral support. The result is a meaningful contribution to education in which donors experience the impact of their efforts and celebrate in a classroom's success.
FundingFactory is a free fundraising program to help educational and nonprofit organizations get the equipment or cash they need without any hassle.
The Spencer Foundation’s Small Research Grants The Foundation's Small Research Grants Program supports short-term research projects (two years or less) that require no more than $40,000 to complete. It offers a unique opportunity for scholars and practitioners in a broad range of institutions who are interested in educational research to obtain support for their work.
The American Council on Education’s Fellows Since 1965, hundreds of vice presidents, deans, department chairs, faculty, and other emerging leaders have participated in the ACE Fellows Program, the nation’s premier higher education leadership development program that has prepared senior leaders to serve American colleges and universities. The ACE Fellows Program is unique in comparison to other leadership development programs in higher education. The ACE Fellows spend an extended period of time on another campus, working directly with presidents Observe and participate in key meetings and events, and take on special projects and assignments while under the mentorship of a team of experienced administrators.
OPPORTUNITIES REGARDING SOCIAL CHANGE
The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) Fellowship The ELP Fellowship targets newly established environmental and social change practitioners eager to connect their specialized work to larger environmental and social concerns.
The Draper Richards Foundation provides selected social entrepreneurs with funding of $100,000 annually for three years. The funds are specifically and solely for entrepreneurs starting new non-profit organizations. The Draper Richards Fellowships are highly selective.
Please see the Web site for more information.
Various Fellowships through American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) The ACLS Fellowship Program invites research applications in all disciplines of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant that will take the form of a monograph or other equally substantial form of scholarship.
Fellowships at the Woodrow Wilson Center The Center awards approximately 20–25 residential fellowships annually to individuals with outstanding project proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues.
The Social Science Research Council’s Abe Fellowship Program
The John Templeton Foundation’s Awards MEMBERS OF WALDEN COMMUNITY
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund College Scholarship Program
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Dissertation Award The W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research invites submissions for its annual prize for the best Ph.D. dissertation on employment-related issues.
Various Fellowship and Internship Programs through ETS The ETS Fellowship and Internship programs seek scholars who either hold a doctoral degree or who are enrolled in a doctoral program in the field of educational research and who are interested in research opportunities.
Business and Professional Women/USA Foundation’s Career Advancement Scholarship The BPW Foundation established the Career Advancement Scholarship Program in 1969 to provide financial assistance to disadvantaged women seeking to further their education. Scholarships are provided to women who wish to advance in their careers, or are soon to enter or re-enter the workforce.
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority Students Nonprofit Sector Research Fund, a grantmaking program of the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC, offers the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship three times annually. The fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who are members of minority groups. The Hearst Fellow serves as an intern with the Fund.
Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowships in Women’s Studies The Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowships in Women’s Studies encourage original and significant research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries.
One of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women, the AAUW Educational Foundation supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented.
Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation for Low-Income Women and Children Education Support Awards may be used for direct school expenses or for living expenses while you are enrolled in an educational program. Please see the website for information regarding the 2006-7 school year and the strict applicant criteria.
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc. (ELA) Scholarship The vision of the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc. (ELA) is to change the face of disability on the planet. We commend all applicants for their achievements to date and wish everyone the best of luck in the application process. ELA Scholarships are available only to women graduate students with physical disabilities who are enrolled in a college or university in the United States. Please see the Web site for applicant criteria and process. |
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