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Post-Docs, Faculty & Researchers
Grants and Awards for
Post-Docs, Faculty, and Researchers in Social Sciences,
Healthcare, and Political Science
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ)
2101 E. Jefferson St., Rockville, MD 20852, 301-594-1449
http://www.ahrq.gov
- AHRQ, through its Small Conference Grant Program,
seeks to support conferences that help to further
its mission to enhance the quality, appropriateness,
and effectiveness of health services, and access to
such services. See the funding announcements portion of website
for details.
- American Association of University Women (AAUW)
1111 Sixteenth St., NW, Washington, DC 20036, 800-326-AAUW(2289)
http://www.aauw.org - AAUW has a long and distinguished history of advancing educational and professional opportunities for women in the United States and around the globe. One of the world's largest sources of funding for graduate women, AAUW is providing $4.5 million in funding for more than 250 fellowships, grants, and special awards to outstanding women. To find a current listing of grants and awards click here.
- American Society on Aging (ASA)
Awards Committee, American Society on Aging, 833 Market
Street, Suite 511, San Francisco, CA 94103-1824, 415-974-9642
http://www.asaging.org
- The Gloria Cavanaugh Award for Excellence in Training
and Education. Presented annually to a member who
has demonstrated continued excellence in training
and education in the field of aging.
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- Brookdale Foundation
126 East 56th Street, New York, NY 10022-3668
http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/
- To foster the development of a new generation of
leaders in geriatrics and gerontology by supporting
investigators in the developmental stages of their
careers and by aiding established researchers who
are shifting the focus of their work to the field
of aging. It is an invitational competition among
selected institutions with centers of geriatric and
gerontological study. For further details, refer to
website.
- Brown University Center for Gerontology and Health
Care Research
Brown University, Box G-B222, Providence, RI 02912,
401-863-1560
http://www.chcr.brown.edu/postdocFrameset.htm
- The Postdoctoral Programs at the Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research provides postdoctoral fellows with an exciting opportunity to participate in groundbreaking, interdisciplinary research in such areas as health promotion and prevention, long-term care, community-based systems of care, health care organizations, and methodological approaches to health services research.
- Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
75 Alta Road, Stanford, CA 94305, 650-321-2052
http://www.casbs.org/programs/fellowships/
- The cornerstone of the Center is our Residential Fellows program which awards academic year residential fellowships for 35 to 45 scholars who form a cohesive and diverse intellectual community. The Center identifies and selects top scholars from disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences, the natural sciences, and the humanities, as well as interdisciplinary areas.
- Center for Retirement Research (CRR)
Boston College, Fulton Hall 550, 140 Commonwealth
Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3808, 617-552-1762
http://crr.bc.edu/
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- Steven H. Sandell Grant Program. For scholars in the field of Retirement Income and Disability Insurance Research support is offered on an annual basis. The program is funded by the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide opportunities for scholars from all academic disciplines and senior scholars working in a new area to pursue cutting-edge projects.
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- Dissertation Fellowship Program. Up to 6 fellowships of $28,000 each have been awarded in past years.
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
1004 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003,
800-784-2577
http://www.cbcfinc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=170&Itemid=161
- The CBCF plays a very critical role in preparing and equipping young policy professionals and emerging leaders with the tools necessary for success in public service careers. Since 1976, CBCF has offered opportunities for early to mid-level professionals to work on Capitol Hill.
- Employee Benefit Research Institute
Suite 600 2121 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037-1896,
202-659-0670
http://www.ebri.org
- The EBRI Fellows Program allows individuals from the government, private sector, academia, and media to undertake projects on health, retirement, and other economic security issues.
- Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships for
Minorities
Fellowship Programs Office/FP, TJ 2041, National Research
Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC
20418, 202-334-2860
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047960
- The postdoctoral fellowships provide one year of support for individuals engaged in postdoctoral study after the attainment of the Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree.
- Grantmakers in Health, (GIH)
1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1200, Washington,
DC 20036, 202-452-8331
http://www.gih.org
- GIH generates and disseminates information about
health issues and grantmaking strategies that work
in health by offering issue-focused forums, workshops,
and large annual meetings; publications; continuing
education and training; technical assistance; consultation
on programmatic and operational issues; and by conducting
studies of health philanthropy.
- Harry S. Truman Library Institute
500 West US Highway 24, Independence, MO, 64050-1798,
816-833-0425
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants.htm#ress
- Research grants to enable postdoctoral scholars
to come to the Library for one to three weeks to use
its archival facilities. Awards are up to $2,500 for
travel and living expenses.
- John A. Hartford Foundation
55 East 59th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022-1178,
212-832-7788
http://www.jhartfound.org/program/index.asp
- To increase the nation's capacity to provide effective
and affordable care to its rapidly increasing elderly
population. In order to maximize the Foundation's
impact on the health and well-being of the nation's
elders, grants are made in two priority areas (refer
to website for details): 1) Academic Geriatrics and
Training and
2) Integrating and Improving Health-Related Services.
- John Heinz Senate Fellowship Program
3200 Dominion Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, 412-497-5775
http://www.heinzfamily.org/programs/senatefellowship.html
- Designed to identify and train new leaders in issues
affecting seniors. For mid-level professionals, provides
first-hand knowledge in the development and advancement
of public policy and legislation that will improve
the quality of life for older Americans.
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
90 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016, 212-687-4470
http://www.gf.org
- Provides individual fellowship grants for advanced professionals
in natural science, social science, humanities, and creative arts fields to allow them to engage in research
in any field of knowledge.
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- Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Program in Modeling
Interdisciplinary Inquiry
Washington University Campus Box 1122, One Brookings
Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, 314-935-5190
http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~szwicker/mellonpostdoc/introduction.htm
- To broaden and enrich the training of a select group
of newly qualified Ph.D.'s by placing them in an environment
with highly developed expectations of transdisciplinary
research and teaching.
- Michigan Society of Fellows at the University
of Michigan
3030 Rackham Building 915 E. Washington Street, Ann
Arbor, MI 48109-1070, 313-763-1259
http://www.rackham.umich.edu/faculty_staff/sof
- Provides fellows with an opportunity to interact across
disciplines and to expand their horizons and knowledge
through
teaching during their residency.
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Bethesda, MD 20892
http://www.nia.nih.gov/GrantsAndTraining/
- NIH provides support for scientific meetings, conferences,
and workshops that are relevant to its scientific
mission and to public health. A U.S. institution or
organization, including an established scientific
or professional society, is eligible to apply. See
website for further opportunities and details.
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Building 31, Room 5C27, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2292,
Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-496-1752
http://www.nih.gov/nia -
- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
(K01). With support from the American Geriatric
Society, the award serves two distinct purposes:
"career-change" for an investigator who wishes to
redirect his or her career, and/or "career enhancement"
for a relatively junior investigator for an additional
period of supervised research experience.
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- Independent Scientist Award (K02). For
"time off teaching" or "time off clinical duties"-intended
to enable an investigator to concentrate on building
her or his research career.
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- Academic Career Award (K07). For "development"
or "leadership"-to allow a senior individual the
resources needed to enhance the institution.
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- Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award
(K08). An award for "aspiring clinician-scientists."
It allows individuals who have received clinical
training a sufficient length of time to acquire
training and experience in research.
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- Mentored Clinical Scientists Development
Award (K12). An institutional K08 (see above).
Each appointee receives the equivalent of a K08,
i.e., salary and research expenses, to train as
a research scientist.
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- Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development
Award (K23). Designed to increase human resources
for patient-oriented research by training aspiring
clinician-scientists to become independent researcher.
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- Mentored Quantitative Research Development
Award (K25). Early to mid-assistant professor
level quantitatively trained scientists. The award
allows these individuals three to five years of
salary support and research development expenses
to work with a mentor or mentors in the biomedical
or behavioral sciences. See website for examples
of relevant specialties.
- National Research Council (NRC)
2101 Constitution Ave., Washington,
DC 20418, 202-334-2872
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/nrc/index.htm - The mission of the NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP) is to promote excellence in scientific and technological research conducted by the U. S. government through the administration of programs offering graduate, postdoctoral, and senior level research opportunities at sponsoring federal laboratories and affiliated institutions.
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- Open Society Institute (OSI)
Open Society Institute, 400 West 59th Street, New
York, NY 10019, 212-548-1334
http://www.soros.org/grants
- OSI awards grants, scholarships, and fellowships on a regular basis throughout the year. Applicants can determine their eligibility and view relevant initiatives and application guidelines on the website.
- Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, 617-495-8601
http://www.radcliffe.edu/about_the_institute.aspx
- The Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program is a scholarly community where individuals pursue advanced work across a wide range of academic disciplines, professions, and creative arts. Radcliffe Institute fellowships are designed to support scholars, scientists, artists, and writers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment who wish to pursue work in academic and professional fields and in the creative arts.
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- Retirement Research Foundation
8765 West Higgins Road, Suite 430, Chicago, IL 60631-4170,
773-714-8080
http://www.rrf.org
- Supports programs that improve the quality of life
for older Americans. Funding interest should include
programs that:
improve access to and quality of community-based and residential health and long-term care; promote economic security for all older adults by strengthening social insurance, pension, and personal savings programs; and support adequate training of, and compensation for, those already working directly with older persons and their families to bring higher quality of care to larger numbers of older adults.
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
PO Box 2316, College Road East and Route 1, Princeton,
NJ 08543
http://www.rwjf.org
- Health Society Scholars. Program provides two years of support to postdoctoral scholars at all stages of their careers to build the nations capacity for research and leadership to address the multiple determinants of population health and contribute to policy change.
- Scholars in Health Policy Research. Program helps to develop a new generation of creative health policy thinkers and researchers within the disciplines of economics, political science and sociology. Each year the program selects up to 12 highly qualified individuals for two-year fellowships.
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- University of California
510-987-9503
http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/ppfp/
- The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships, faculty mentoring, and eligibility for a hiring incentive to qualified scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at the University of California.
August 18, 2009
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