New Grantseeking Tool for Faculty
Foundation Relations has a new tool for faculty looking for open RFPs! Bookmark this link from our website and check back weekly for new grant opportunities.
Meet the Funder
- Meet the McKnight Endowment Fund (virtual) (RSVP here)
- The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience, in partnership with the Office of Research and Foundation Relations, will present a workshop to help acquaint researchers at BU with the Fund’s mission, funding priorities, programs, and grant application protocols.
Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Register here,
Prizes
- Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) – David Hague Early Career Investigator of the Year Award
The David Hague Early Career Investigator of the Year Award is presented each year to the most outstanding early career researcher in the field of biomedical dementia research. The Award is judged by an external panel of prominent international researchers, who look for excellence in scientific research, a significant contribution to the field and quality of scientific writing in an essay. Entries should demonstrate excellence across all areas of the funder’s Early Career Research Framework. This award offers £26,500 ($36,800).
Due: September 22, 2021
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Dan David Prize
The prize recognizes the work of historians, art historians, archaeologists, digital humanists, curators, documentary filmmakers and all those who deepen our knowledge and understanding of the past. You can view past winners on their website.
Due: November 1, 2021 (Nominations)
For more information, contact Cecilia V. Lalama (clalama@bu.edu), Foundation Relations
Humanities
For more information, contact Cecilia V. Lalama (clalama@bu.edu), Foundation Relations
- GKV Foundation – New Arts Education Initiative Funding
The funder aims to demonstrate that smartly guided exposure to the arts will positively impact an individual’s intellectual and social skills and ultimately contribute to improving the world.
First 100 LOIs accepted between September 27-30, 2021
Deadline: November 15, 2021 (full proposal) - National Humanities Center – Fellowships
Up to $70K (half salary)
Applications due: October 7, 2021 - Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection- Research Fellowships
Deadline: November 1, 2021 - George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation – Howard Foundation Fellowships (Photography and Film Studies)
For early-mid career faculty (completed their formal studies within the past 5 to 15 years of application date); $35K
Deadline: November 1, 2021
Natural Sciences
- Cure Parkinson’s Trust: Research Grants
Deadline: October 1, 2021
For more information, contact Cecilia V. Lalama (clalama@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Morris Animal Foundation – Wildlife Proposals
Up to $25K
Deadline: October 4, 2021
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Simons Collaborations in Mathematics and the Physical Sciences – Simons Foundation
Up to $8M over 4 years, including indirect costs
LOI due: October 6, 2021
For more information, contact Cecilia V. Lalama (clalama@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - American Academy of Sleep Medicine – Strategic Research Grant
- Category I up to $250,000 over up to 3 years, no more than 8% indirect costs
- Category II Up to $100,000 over up to 2 years, no more than 8% indirect costs
LOI Deadline: October 11, 2021
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution- Postdoctoral Scholar Program
$63,300 stipend over 18 months
Deadline: October 15, 2021 (full proposal)
For more information, contact Joseph Loftus (joloftus@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Simons Foundation – Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards
$666K over 3 years; 20% overhead/IDC
Deadline: October 29, 2021 (reference letters); November 5, 2021 (LOI) - International Society for Neurochemistry: Conference Committee support for small conferences or symposia
Due: October 31, 2021 (fall round), April 30, 2022 (spring round)
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations
Social Science
For more information, contact Tristan Barako (tbarako@bu.edu), Foundation Relations
- Spencer Foundation – Conference Grants
Up to $50K, no IDC
Due: October 13, 2021 (full proposal)
For more information, contact Cecilia V. Lalama (clalama@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Louisville Institute – Sabbatical Grant for Researchers
Funding: up to $40,000, over nine months to one year, 10% in indirect costs
Deadline: November 1, 2021 (full proposal)
For more information, contact John Wendelken (johnw@bu.edu), Foundation Relations - Russell Sage Foundation – Research Grants: Social, Political & Economic Inequality; Future of Work; Behavioral Economics; Decision Making & Human Behavior in Context; Special Topics
Deadline: November 10, 2021 (LOI)
For more information, contact Cecilia V. Lalama (clalama@bu.edu), Foundation Relations