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Arts and Sciences

   Grants and Opportunities

College of Arts & Sciences Grants Policy

CIEE   International Faculty Development Seminars
    The world is changing all the time, and the only way to truly understand our place in it is to see if for ourselves.  Participate in a one-or two-week CIEE International Faculty Development Seminar (IFDS) in any one of 28 countries abroad, and bring that singular perspective home to benefit your work.

Catalyst Trip
Participants of diverse age, race, education, faith, nationality and ethnicity
Visits to historically significant locations
Interactions with community-based women leaders
Creation of sacred, safe, challenging space for discussion and reflection
Intensive workshops on white privilege and racism
Community-building practices and reflection activities

The National Academies Research Associateship Programs
   
The mission of the National Research Council's Research Associateship Program is to provide advanced training for highly qualified postdoctoral and visiting scientists, while enhancing the research conducted in federal laboratories. This mission is accomplished by recruiting, and competitively selecting, postdoctoral and senior scientists for research awards in the laboratories of more than 30 federal sponsors (see Addendum for more information on the National Academies and the history of the NRC program).

Missouri Scholars Academy
Seeking the most capable, creative faculty/staff available to work with high school students at the Missouri Scholars Academy.  Click on MSA faculty and staff.

Fulbright Program
Program provides myriad opportunities to strengthen the global reach of a community of teachers and learners who will energize and internationalize institutions for years to come. For more information click on "Fullbright Program" above.
    Deadlines for 2009-2010 academic year.
            August 1, 2008 for Fulbright traditional lecturing and research grants or for Fulbright Distinguished Chair awards worldwide.
            November 1, 2008 for the summer German Studies Seminar and for spring/summer seminars in Korea and Japan for academic and international education administrators.
            February 1, 2009 for the U.S.-Germany International Education Administrators Program.
            Rolling deadline for Fulbright Senior Specialists Program.

Research Corporation
    Research Corporation, Americas first foundation for science advancement, has recently completed its strategic plan and has made significant changes to its Cottrell College Science Award program.  The Cottrell College Science Award has been split into Single Investor programs.  The guidelines, submission information and eligibility quiz for the Single Investor Program can be found on their website. 

National Humanities Center Fellowships 2009-2010
Offering 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities during the academic year, September 2009 through May 2010.

Connect 2 Canada
The Canadian Government, through its Embassy and Consulates in the United States, supports research, conferences, teaching, and program acitivity related to Canada and/or Canada-US relations.  Our grants program seeks to encourage comparative research and teaching, faculty exchanges, student mobility, and collaboration between American and Canadian researchers.  We also seek to build stronger ties between American and Canadian universities and colleges.

Franklin Fellow Program
    A sabbatical opportunity to spend a year in Washington working on such policy matters as bilateral and multilateral affairs, human rights, international trade, energy and finance, democracy-building, avian flu and other pandemics, policy aspects of HIV/AIDS, political-military affairs, and many more topics.

The Washington Center seminar, “Campaign 2008: The Presidential Inauguration”
    An opportunity to nominate students to be present for the inauguration and to spend ten days studying the presidency from an academic perspective under the tutelage of nationally-recognized experts. For every ten students, the program will offer a scholarship, and will consider hiring an accompanying faculty member (who will receive free housing).  Intent to nominate form.

The 2008 Assessment Institute

    Register online at: www.planning.iupui.edu/institute .