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ACYF: Child Welfare Training Curriculum Development and Evaluation for Health Marriage and Relationship Education
Deadline: July 7, 2008
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ACYF-CT-0057.html
The Children's Bureau announces the availability of funds and requests applications for one cooperative agreement to develop, field test, revise, implement, evaluate, and disseminate a competency and experientially-based training curriculum for training child welfare professionals. This curriculum will address healthy marriage and relationship skills for populations underserved in the general population and overrepresented in the child welfare system. The Children's Bureau is particularly interested in the evaluation of the effectiveness of the curriculum and the possible expansion, replication and dissemination of the curriculum on a national level.
William T. Grant Scholars Program
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports promising early career researchers from diverse disciplines. The award is intended to facilitate the professional development of early career scholars who have some demonstrated success in conducting high quality research and are seeking to further develop their skills and research program. Studies from these Scholars contribute to theory and policy/practice for improving the everyday settings of youth. Candidates are nominated by a supporting institution and must submit five-year research plans that demonstrate creativity, intellectual rigor, and a commitment to continued professional development; are grounded in theory and sound research methods; and provide evidence for appropriate mentoring from senior investigators. Every year, four to six William T. Grant Scholars are selected and each receives $350,000 distributed over a five-year period.
NICHD: Indo-US Program on Maternal and Child Health and Human Development Research
Deadline: July 30, 2008
Through a cooperative program of maternal and child health and human development research, the Republic of India and the United States of America invite collaborative research projects involving U.S. and Indian investigators to enhance maternal and child health, disease prevention, product development and/or technology transfer. The MCHDR program places specific emphasis on the need for more "translational" types of research intended to move beyond basic science and discovery to product development and delivery, and improved care for women, infants and children. An emphasis will also be placed on studies addressing social and behavioral factors affecting prevention, care, and treatment of disease/poor health in women, infants, and children.
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships to Assist Research and Artistic Creation
Deadline: September 15, 2008
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. Fellowships are not available for students. The Foundation only supports individuals. It does not make grants to institutions or organizations.
National Endowment for the Humanities: Summer Stipends
Deadline: October 1, 2008
Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, and other scholarly tools. Summer Stipends support full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development. Summer Stipends are awarded to individual scholars. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
Training Opportunities
2008 NIH Summer Institute on Health Services Research: Cross-Systems Research to Improve Health Outcomes
Deadline: May 30, 2008
July 27-August 1, 2008
Bethesda, MD
The Institute is intended for investigators who have completed their doctorate and who plan to develop entry-level (e.g.: R03, R21, or R34) NIH grant applications for research in this area. Faculty will include established investigators from social work and other fields. The goal is for every participant to develop a draft grant proposal by the end of the training that will eventually lead to a grant submission to the relevant NIH institute. More information about the application process, agenda, and eligibility can be found on the 2008 Summer Institute website.
NIDA Blending Conference
June 2-3, 2008
The conference is designed to bring together treatment professionals, researchers, and policymakers to examine cutting-edge scientific findings and to enhance drug addiction practitioner’s access to the best research–to–practice information available.
HUD: The Early Doctoral Student Research Grant Program and Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program
Deadline: June 12, 2008
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=41591
Early Doctoral Student Research Grant (EDSRG) Program. To enable pre-candidacy doctoral students enrolled at institutions of higher education accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to cultivate their research skills through the preparation of research manuscripts that focus on policy-relevant housing and urban development issues. b. Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG) Program. To enable doctoral candidates enrolled at institutions of higher education accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to complete their research and dissertations on policy-relevant housing and urban development issues. Funding Information a. Early Doctoral Student Research Grant Program. Approximately $100,000 is available for funding. The maximum grant performance period is 12 months. The maximum amount that can be requested to sponsor a doctoral student is $15,000. b. Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program. Approximately $300,000 is available for funding. The maximum grant performance period is 24 months. The maximum amount that can be requested to sponsor a doctoral student is $25,000.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Deadline: September 2, 2008
The fellow will be afforded opportunities to gain experience in all aspects of policy-relevant research, including grant writing. This fellowship is offered in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada and the fellow will be invited to develop a research agenda that coincides with one or more of the Commission’s priority areas. (More information about the Commission and its priorities can be found at: http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/mhcc.html). The fellow will be expected to author papers and reports and to engage in knowledge transfer and exchange with Commission members and other decision makers. Interested fellows may have opportunities to teach, although teaching is not a requirement. Funding for the second year of the fellowship will be contingent upon having met objectives set for the first year. The fellowship is open to candidates who hold a PhD in a social science discipline or a professional degree (e.g., MD, JD) and significant social science research experience. Candidates must demonstrate prior experience with mental health and/or addiction services and policy research or make a compelling case for why they wish to move into this area of specialization. The HSRCU particularly hopes to recruit a candidate with interests in issues of discrimination and human rights. Applications from qualified individuals with personal experience of mental illness or addiction are encouraged. To apply, please submit a CV, names and contact information for four referees, and a letter detailing 1) experience/interest in mental health and/or addiction services and policy research and 2) a list of objectives for the fellowship period. Complete application materials are due June 16, 2008. They should be sent electronically to: Nora Jacobson, PhD, Scientist, Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, nora_jacobson@camh.net, 416.535.8501 ext. 4229.
Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program
Deadline: October 3, 2008
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20241
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program is designed to help build the nation's capacity for research, leadership, and policy change in regard to the multiple determinants of population health. The program's goal is to improve health by training scholars to: investigate the connections among biological, genetic, behavioral, environmental, economic, and social determinants of health; and develop, evaluate, and disseminate knowledge and interventions that integrate and act on these determinants to improve health. To be eligible, scholars must have completed doctoral training by the time of entry into the two-year program (August or September 2009) in one of a variety of fields, including but not limited to the behavioral and social sciences, the biological and natural sciences, health professions, public policy, public health, history, demography, environmental sciences, urban planning, engineering, and ethics; have significant research experience; clearly connect their research interests to substantive population health concerns; and be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or its territories.
Funding Opportunities for Doctoral Dissertation and Post Doctoral Studies, Compiled by the Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research
This is an effort to develop an updated list of funding opportunities as a resource for dissertation, doctoral, post doctoral, and junior faculty in the field of social work research and related disciplines. Where possible, deadlines for applications and proposals and contact information are provided. If deadlines have passed, check provided websites for new deadlines dates, as many of the listed opportunities are ongoing sources of funding. Be sure to check specific program websites for more details and to keep abreast of new opportunities and any subsequent changes in details and dates.
Nonprofit Times Corporate Grants Research Portal
This portal gives nonprofits and other researchers free access to more than 4,300 searchable records of corporate donations valued at $1 million or more. The portal is powered by NOZA, Inc and allows users to search, view and save information about a corporate donor, recipient organization, size of gift, and year of donation.
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