Issue 31 | Volume 11 | August 10, 2023 |
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International Funding Opportunities Update |
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Listed below are international funding opportunities identified in the past week. All other open opportunities may be accessed in a searchable database by clicking on the button to the right. |
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Global IDEAS hosts the international Data Portal where you can learn about MSU's international presence. There is information about past international awards, educational programming, and MSU's international student body.
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Visit the new foundation funding opportunities website created and maintained by the MSU Office of Foundation Relations. This website is updated daily and provides a resource for MSU researchers to learn more about current and upcoming foundation funding opportunities. |
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Interested in pursuing a subaward opportunity with USAID?
to search open subaward opportunities by sector and location.
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As we approach the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have learned a tremendous amount about the detection and evolution of coronaviruses and their reservoirs in the environment, yet we are still largely unprepared to quickly sense and respond to the next emergent biological threat prior to its evolution in its host or transmission to human populations. Thus, there is an urgent need for the creation and development of novel biotechnologies for sensing and responding to known and unknown biological threats. At the heart of any of these new biotechnologies will be flexible and potentially modular biosensing/actuating platforms capable of detecting and responding to emerging threats.
With this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), we highlight the continued interest of existing programs in the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) in interdisciplinary research for the creation and development of novel biosensing/actuating All-In-One platforms for rapidly evolving or emerging biological threats. This DCL includes the topical interests called out in DCL: Sentinel Cells for the 1Surveillance and Response to Emergent Infectious Diseases (Sentinels) (NSF 20-105), Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention Phase I: Development Grants (PIPP Phase I) (NSF 21-590), and others.
All proposals submitted in response to this DCL should include biosensing and bio-actuation elements that address a biological threat. The biosensing element should leverage the power of modern biotechnology and deliver robust and specific recognition of the biological threat. The results of bio-actuation should alert the user, destroy the threat, protect the host, or initiate an immune response or other strategies that would mitigate the threat.
Other possible areas of interest include but are not limited to:
- Novel tools or approaches that enable the prediction of the evolution of current biological threats and leverage the predictive power for the creation of platforms to detect emergent variants of existing threats.
- Modular technology designs that can easily be reprogrammed and deployed once a new threat is identified.
- Novel sensing modalities that are adaptable and/ or evolvable such that the hybrid sentinel systems are robust to a range of emergent threats, and/or can easily be reprogrammed and deployed once a new threat is identified.
- Sentinel systems that detect and respond to biological agents in a broad range of hosts that could serve as reservoirs for future pandemics.
- Investigators are encouraged to think broadly about innovations leveraging biology and engineering to advance adaptable detection of emerging biological threats.
Proposals should be submitted to one of the following programs:
- The Biosensing Program (PD 20-7909), a part of the Engineering Biology and Health Cluster in the Division of Chemical,
- Bioengineering and Environmental Transport Systems (CBET)/ENG The Systems and Synthetic Biology cluster, in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB)/BIO
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Award size: up to $3M
Applications accepted at any time
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Climate, Water, Environment, & Energy
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The mission of Morris Animal Foundation is to bridge science and resources to advance the health of animals. To achieve this mission, we fund hypothesis-driven, humane research projects with high scientific merit and the potential for significant impact. We are a non-profit organization that is funded by public support from individuals, corporations, clubs, and foundations, and by earnings from our endowed funds.
Our donors are interested in funding research that results in impactful animal health achievements and benefits both scientific and non-scientific stakeholders including veterinarians, pet owners and communities. First Award grants are designed to provide funding for research to assist early-career investigators in establishing a successful, mentored research program.
Proposals should advance the health and overall welfare of wildlife. All proposals will undergo a two-stage review process. The initial review will check for adherence to the proposal guidelines and screen the study proposal, animal health impact statement, and resubmission summary (if applicable) for scientific merit and potential impact.
First Award grants are designed to assist early career researchers in establishing a successful research program. The applicant must have completed a PhD and have a permanent position in a university, accredited zoo or conservation organization, or other non-academic equivalent. Individuals currently in a residency program are not eligible. Postdoctoral researchers should be completing their program and proposing research intended to be conducted in a permanent position.
Applicants must not have received previous funding of more than $25,000 for any single extramural award as a principal investigator. Please state this in your candidate letter of intent. Previous funding as a coinvestigator is acceptable. This application requires supporting statements from one or more appropriately experienced mentors. Applicants must convince the scientific and animal welfare reviewers that they clearly understand the health problem, have sufficient expertise to conduct the study, are using a scientifically sound approach, and have given appropriate consideration to the overall environmental impact of their research. A maximum of one application as PI in response to this RFP is permitted.
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Award size: up to $120,000
Deadline: September 13, 2023
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The Jack Kimmel International Grant Program, championed by the Canadian TREE Fund, honors the late Jack Kimmel who was the former Director of Parks for the City of Toronto. He is remembered for his contribution of 46 years of leadership to the ISA and its Ontario chapter. Jack Kimmel grants provide much needed funding to arboriculture and urban forestry researchers all over the world. This grant is administered by TREE Fund, with participation from the Canadian TREE Fund in the evaluation process.
These grants are available to researchers whose work is primarily outside of the United States. Projects are expected to be completed within one to two years.
In 2023, TREE Fund’s Jack Kimmel International Grant program will be focused specifically on the three areas of emphasis listed below:
- Arboriculture: Theory and Practice (to include pruning, fertilization, climbing, etc.)
- Tree Health
- Risk Assessment and mitigation (including all aspects of decay and structural integrity)
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Award size: up to $10,000
Deadline: September 15, 2023
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Bob Skiera was an urban forestry pioneer, known for his ability to communicate the needs and benefits of the urban forest and helped build bridges of trust and cooperation between urban foresters and other urban planning and management professionals. Established jointly by TREE Fund, the Skiera Family, Wisconsin Arborist Association and the International Society of Arboriculture, The Bob Skiera Memorial Fund now provides financial support for the “Building Bridges Initiative”.
The Initiative is intended to help arborists and urban foresters communicate the value of trees and urban forests through engagement via collaborative research and other projects with public works officials, risk assessment professionals, civil engineers, wildlife researchers, soil scientists and others. The 2023 Building Bridges Initiative Grant(s) will be focused on research to facilitate or engage interactions between urban forest managers, arborists, and other professionals committed to maximizing value/use of the urban forest resource.
Suggested areas of investigation might include, but are not limited to:
- Quantitative and/or qualitative analysis of urban forest benefits to humans and communities;
- Policy formation and program implementation;
- “Nature Based Solutions”;
- Ecosystem services.
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Award size: up to $30,000
Deadline: September 15, 2023
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified entities to implement the Oceans Plastics - Solid Waste Management Activity. This Activity’s goal is to reduce waste in municipalities leading to cleaner oceans in the Dominican Republic. To achieve clean oceans, USAID will work on the Northern Coast of the Dominican Republic enabling communities and economies to thrive and to build resilience to climate and economic shocks.
The objectives of this activity are:
- Best SWM practices are implemented in accordance with the 2020 SWM Law at the national and municipal level on the Northern Coast by building capacity and strengthening governance.
- Communities, in coordination with local governments and the private sector, reduce waste at the source by adopting sustainable waste management practices.
- Circular economy models for plastic that foster innovations and partnerships are established and expanded in collaboration with private sector partners.
The DR is ranked as one of the 10 most vulnerable and exposed areas in the world to climate change impact. Poor solid waste management further magnifies climate change impacts through emissions, and increased flooding that can wash plastic waste leaking into waterways and eventually into the ocean. Plastic pollution and climate change are interconnected stressors on our environment, threatening terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
This Activity is expected to strongly contribute to progress towards the 2022-2030 Climate Strategy, helping address climate change under climate mitigation, adaptation and critical populations by:
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Mitigation: Reduce, avoid, or sequester CO2 and methane emissions from the plastics life cycles, improving landfills and waste segregation, reducing landfill fires and air pollution. Also consider: Reducing organic waste by composting, optimizing routes for solid waste collection and logistics costs, strengthening the recycling market and reducing the demand for single use plastics.
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Adaptation: Reduce flood risk resulting from poorly managed solid waste (e.g. increase collection, prevent littering, etc.) to stop clogging of street drains and waterways, linked to health impacts in low-lying coastal or riverine cities. Flooding and storm surges can further dissipate poorly managed waste–including plastic waste–into the ocean, resulting in an additional ocean plastic burden.
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Critical populations: Support to achieve systemic changes that increase meaningful participation and active leadership in climate action of local communities as well as women, youth, and other marginalized and/or underrepresented groups. This includes empowering informal waste collectors, youth, women, and marginalized populations with training and leadership opportunities for advancement in a dignified working environment.
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Finance: Mobilize public and private finance for climate and solid waste management and build the capacity of municipal governments to increase revenue from solid waste services.
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Award size: up to $25M
Deadline: September 18, 2023
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The Velux Foundation aims to contribute to sustainable change and impact for the benefit of humanity. While there are many important and unsolved topics in the supported funding areas, Velux Stiftung focuses on those ideas or challenges which are relevant but have received too little attention from major funding sources, and/or take an interdisciplinary, outside-of-the-box approach and lack alternative funding opportunities.
This call for proposals in forestry is focused on developing or integrating solutions for adapting to or mitigating climate change, promoting biodiversity, providing resilient ecosystems services while supplying sustainable forest products. We’re also seeking proposals that incentivize action and behavioral change, transforming the theoretical and abstract values of forest products and services.
Your proposal can be for an implementation-oriented research project that includes stakeholder engagement and has a high potential to foster change in practice. Alternatively, your proposal can be for a science practice network that co-develop or implement approaches that contribute towards the goals of the program. Support is available for projects within existing science-practice networks or establishing a new one.
Projects may last from 1 to 4 years with several partners are possible.
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Award size: up to $110,000/year
Deadline: September 23, 2023
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Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity, issued by the Great Ape Conservation Fund – Africa, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, International Affairs, Division of International Conservation is seeking applications for projects designed to conserve four African great ape taxa:
- Cross River gorillas (Gorilla gorilla diehli),
- Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes ellioti),
- Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri), and
- eastern chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii).
Applications should address one of the two following focus areas:
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Promoting the long-term conservation of Cross River gorillas and Nigeria-Cameron chimpanzees in their transboundary landscape. One award is anticipated for a total budget of up to $1.5M over a period of three years.
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Securing habitat to promote the long-term conservation of Grauer’s gorillas and eastern chimpanzees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two awards are anticipated, each for a total budget of up to $1.5M over a period of three years. A total of $4.5M is available to support this work.
This assistance program is working towards three objectives in the indicated conservation areas:
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Reduction of threats to wildlife and habitat. Desired results may include, (1a) increased ape habitat under legal management status, (1b) improved connectivity of existing ape strongholds, (1c) reduction of illegal destructive extractive practices in ape habitat, (1d) reduction of apes in the bushmeat and live ape trade, and (1e) reduction of infectious disease threats to apes.
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Generation of scientific data to guide conservation action. Desired results may include, (2a) advanced understanding of ape distribution and abundance, (2b) determined effectiveness of specific conservation actions, and (3c) improved understanding of disease affecting apes through applied research.
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Strengthened individual and organizational conservation capacity. Desired results may include, (3a) improved capacity to manage community lands in ape habitat, (3b) the positive and negative effects/impacts of the project on local communities are understood and are reflected in project activities; (3c) robust monitoring and evaluation program is developed and implemented, and (3d) landscape-wide coordination and communication are strengthened.
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Award size: $1M up to $1.5M
Deadline: October 4, 2023
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Energy Foundation China (“the Foundation”) invites grant seekers working in alignment with our Task Forces/program areas to submit an application for funding. Energy Foundation China is a professional grantmaking charitable organization registered in California, U.S. It has been working in China since 1999, and is dedicated to China’s sustainable energy development. The foundation’s China representative office is registered with the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and supervised by the National Development and Reform Commission of China.
Our vision is to achieve prosperity and a safe climate through sustainable energy. Our mission is to achieve greenhouse gas emissions neutrality, world-class air quality, energy access, and green growth through transforming energy and optimizing economic structure. We deliver the mission by serving as a regrantor, facilitator, and strategic advisor.
We support policy and standard research, capacity building, and international cooperation across seven fields:
- power,
- industry,
- transportation,
- cities,
- environmental management,
- low carbon economic growth, and
- strategic communications.
In addition to the sector-by-sector work, we also contribute to crosscutting and integrated issues that have big impacts on China’s decarbonized development through six task forces: Long-Term Strategy for Decarbonization, Urbanization, Coal Transition, Electrification, Air Quality, International Cooperation.
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Award size: varies with proposal
Letters of inquiry are accepted at any time
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The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) members are invited to apply for a Dr. Tom Hall Education Grant. Each Grant must be completed within 2 years from the time of the award. Projects should improve human and environmental outcomes through education or implementation.
Eligible areas of interest for grant support include but are not limited to:
- Scaling up an initiative that addresses climate change, biodiversity losses or pollution.
- Programs that improve planetary sustainability, protect ecosystem services or use a One-Health approach to improve human wellbeing
- Strengthening educational programs in Low- and Low Middle-income countries related to improving human wellbeing and environmental outcomes.
- Creating relevant educational case studies in planetary, environmental or One Health
- Special education-related events at the annual CUGH conference
- Identify and aggregate good practices, useful courses, teaching material, reports, and guidelines in the aforementioned areas of focus for open access sharing on CUGH's website.
- Supporting CUGH Trainee Advisory Committee activities and projects
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Award size: up to $5,000
Deadline: August 31, 2023
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The U.S. Embassy Kathmandu (Nepal) has convened Regional MUN conferences for the past six consecutive years to build network and to educate about critical issues facing the SCA region. In addition to promoting multilateralism, MUN conferences cultivate leadership, team building, conflict resolutions and diplomacy skills.
During the 2023 conference, 200 participants from 13 countries attended the final regional conference. The U.S. Embassies from across the SCA region nominated delegates to attend the conference. Leading up to the final regional conference in 2023, the U.S. Embassy Kathmandu also organized seven provincial MUN conferences in Nepal.
The FY2024 conference would host 200 delegates including organizing committee members and simulate mutually agreed agenda and committees. The conference will be held in a hotel in Kathmandu capable of accommodating the event.
As of 2023, over 1200 youth from SCA and beyond have attended the U.S. Embassy organized MUN conferences. Similarly, over 1000 Nepali youth have been trained through provincial MUN conferences. This funding opportunity seeks to identify a cooperative agreement partner to curate and host MUN workshops, provincial, and SCA-wide MUN conference.
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Award size: $70,000 up to $80,000
Deadline: August 25, 2023
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The United States Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Office of International Visitors (ECA/PE/V) announces an open competition for up to four cooperative agreements to support the FY 2024 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), pending the availability of FY 2024 funds. Launched in 1940, the IVLP is a professional exchange program that seeks to build mutual understanding between the United States and other nations through carefully designed short-term visits to the U.S. for current and emerging leaders. These visits support U.S. foreign policy goals and reflect the participants’ professional interests. Only one proposal will be considered by ECA from each applicant organization.
As the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program, the IVLP, supports U.S. foreign policy goals and helps strengthen U.S. engagement with countries around the world. Through carefully designed projects, the IVLP provides current and emerging foreign leaders with firsthand knowledge of U.S. society, culture, and politics. In turn, Americans in communities across the United States have valuable opportunities to engage directly with these leaders and foster lasting relationships.
IVLP participants are current or potential leaders in government, politics, media, education, science, non-government organizations, the arts, and other disciplines. They are nominated by Public Affairs Sections (PAS) at U.S. embassies overseas, approved by ECA/PE/V staff in Washington, D.C., and generally have little or no significant prior exposure to the United States. Since the IVLP’s inception in 1940, more than 225,000 emerging leaders have participated in the program.
All award recipients will develop professionally substantive and highly customized projects that offer participants a well-balanced, well-paced, and varied experience in the United States.
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Award size: $1.05M up to $6.47M
Deadline: August 31, 2023
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The Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications for the BOLD Workshops on Civic Engagement. The BOLD (Balkanski omladinski lideri, Young Balkan Leaders in English) network is a project of PDS that seeks to develop the leadership capacity of young Serbians by empowering them to implement projects for positive change in their communities in two thematic areas: civic engagement and economic development.
Anyone age 18-35 in Serbia can join the BOLD network where members have access to three main types of competitive opportunities. The workshops should be scheduled in accordance with school/academic calendars, one in each academic semester.
The proposal should contain a detailed day-by-day schedule for each workshop, and other necessary information that makes it clear to anyone not familiar with it how the program will meet the stated objectives and projected outcomes.
The primary outcome desired by PDS is for workshop participants, either individually or in groups, to design civic projects to be implemented in their communities over the course of the following year. By the end of each workshop, participants should complete a basic draft of their project designs in the form of a project proposal or business plan, which will be competitive for funding from the Embassy or other donors.
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Award size: $50,000 up to $75,000
Deadline: September 4, 2023
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Environmental Cultural Resources Survey, Draughon Range (DR), Misawa Air Base, Japan - The purpose of this project is to achieve environmental compliance at USAF installation Misawa Air Base (MAB) located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Specific services to be conducted at DR include creating a Pedestrian Reconnaissance Survey for cultural resources at DR, and archeological site field documentation effort in consultation with the local Misawa City Board of Education (BOE).
The Recipient shall provide professional services to conduct DR’s Pedestrian Reconnaissance Survey. The Recipient shall maintain a bi-lingual (English and Japanese) staff member and provide professional archeologist(s) services to conduct pedestrian surveys. The Recipient shall manage and control all work activities, including subcontracted services, to conduct and complete all requirements described herein.
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Award size: up to $220,000
Deadline: September 8, 2023
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The International Research Network for the Study of Science and Belief in Society (INSBS) grant programmes seek to promote the growth of the social study of science and belief globally, by supporting the ongoing development of an international network of active academic researchers. We will consider applications from disciplines including psychology, sociology, history, anthropology, science and technology studies, and related fields.
Projects we will consider may include:
- New research projects (this can include data collection costs, dissemination costs and, where justified, equipment to carry out and analyze research data)
- Teaching buyout/summer salary (this should be to enable new research projects, analysis of data already collected, or to develop a defined publication or output)
- Impact and dissemination activity (this could include funding to enable non-academic beneficiaries to engage with, or feedback on, research previously conducted, or to develop new pedagogical approaches with defined outputs)
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Research collaboration (this could be to enable researchers in different institutions, especially those working in different countries, to meet and work together on defined publications or outputs)
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Award size: up to $10,000
Deadline: September 17, 2023
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The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability for one cooperative agreement to fund a global, technical assistance project, piloted in the Indonesian palm oil sector, to reduce and remediate forced labor in supply chains where forced labor is prevalent.
The multi-phase project will develop and pilot actionable resources to help create or refine global worker-driven social compliance systems putting workers and their organizations at the center of effective solutions to ensure the real, independently verifiable protection of labor rights in global supply chains. The duration of Phase I of the project will be a maximum of 36 months from the effective date of the award. Following the conclusion of Phase I, USDOL will consider awarding a second phase of the project of approximately $4M total costs, reflecting a total potential project budget of approximately $6M over approximately eight years.
The project will aim to achieve the following Outputs:
- Actionable resources developed to enable the establishment of global worker-driven social compliance systems that prevent, reduce, and remediate forced labor
- Private sector stakeholders adopt worker-driven social compliance systems by leveraging actionable resources developed in Output 1 in selected sectors/countries
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Award size: up to $2M
Deadline: October 6, 2023
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The Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) supports collaboration and dialogue between Austrian and U.S. NGOs, NPOs, academic institutions, schools, professional associations, and arts and cultural organizations. The goal of the AAPF is to expand educational, cultural, and professional cooperation between Austrians and Americans, particularly youth.
The Austrian-American Partnership Fund accepts applications for funding for projects in the following areas:
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Global Issues: Fostering dialogue and discussion on issues of mutual concern and interest, such as Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA), media literacy and cybersecurity, trade and economic policy, energy, entrepreneurship and innovation, countering violent extremism, human rights, and transatlantic cooperation.
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Climate & Environment: Supporting common environmental concerns such as combating climate change, preserving nature and limited natural resources, ensuring water security, reducing harmful environmental pressures, promoting resilience, and combating wildlife trade.
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Study of the U.S.: Creating capacities in the field of U.S. studies in Austria and widening promotion of the overall understanding of the United States of America, including through educational exchanges. Promoting an understanding of the USA among Austrian youth by way of new and creative projects using experiential learning and innovative techniques.
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Arts America: Presenting emerging American musicians, writers, filmmakers and other artists whose works have not previously been shown in Austria or who have not yet performed in Austria.
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Award size: $1,000 up to $10,000
Deadline: November 15, 2023 (additional dates: February 15, May 15, July 15)
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces International Multilateral Partnerships for Resilient Education and Science System in Ukraine (IMPRESS-U), a new collaboration with the following partners:
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Estonia: Estonian Research Council (ETAG),
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Latvia: Latvian Council of Science (LCS),
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Lithuania: Research Council of Lithuania (LT),
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Poland: National Science Centre (NCN) and Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA),
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Ukraine: National Research Foundation of Ukraine (NRFU),
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USA: National Academy of Sciences (NAS),
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USA: Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG) and private donors and foundations.
In accordance with the DCL (NSF 23-135), the goals of the partnership initiative are to:
- support excellence in science and engineering research, education, and innovation through international collaboration and
- promote and catalyze integration of Ukrainian researchers in the global research community. With this initiative, NSF invites visionary, ambitious, high quality collaborative research proposals that address scientific challenges in any field of science, engineering, or education.
Priority will be given to projects that propose:
- creative ways for enhancing efficiency and resiliency of international partnerships;
- efficient concepts to prepare an internationally engaged research workforce; and
- efficient and significant contributions to build a modern, state-of-the-art research/education/innovation ecosystem in Ukraine.
Proposals must involve researchers from the U.S., Ukraine, and at least one other partner country listed in the DCL. As noted in the DCL, NSF invites EAGER proposals and supplemental funding requests. Consistent with the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), U.S. principal investigators (PIs must consult the NSF cognizant program officer listed below before submitting a proposal. Inquiries will be reviewed internally by NSF program officers. Proposals may be submitted by NSF invitation only and will be reviewed by disciplinary program officers and/or ad-hoc peer-reviewers or panels as appropriate.
It is expected that joint funding will be provided in such a way that each country funds its own scientists. Ukrainian scientists affiliated (even temporarily and/or remotely) with institutions outside of Ukraine may be eligible to be supported by the host country.
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Award size: varies with proposal
Deadline: see website
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Scholarships & Fellowships
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CIFAR invites exceptional early-career researchers from across the natural, biomedical and social sciences and the humanities to join one of our interdisciplinary research programs that address some of the most important questions facing science and humanity.
The CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program accelerates the development of the next generation of research leaders and positions them to heighten their impact in academia and beyond.
This year's participating CIFAR research programs are:
- Future Flourishing;
- Gravity & the Extreme Universe;
- Humanity's Urban Future; and
- The Multiscale Human.
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Award size: $100,000
Application portal opens August 30, 2023
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Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to fifty Scholars are selected each year to study at graduate level at an UK institution in any field of study.
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom and to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in science, technology, the humanities and social sciences and the creative arts at Britain's centres of academic excellence.
Founded by a 1953 Act of Parliament, Marshall Scholarships are mainly funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and commemorate the humane ideals of the Marshall Plan conceived by General George C Marshall. They express the continuing gratitude of the British people to their American counterparts.
The objectives of the Marshall Scholarships are:
- To enable intellectually distinguished young Americans to study in the UK.
- To help Scholars gain an understanding and appreciation of contemporary Britain.
- To contribute to the advancement of knowledge in science, technology, the humanities and social sciences and the creative arts at Britain’s centres of academic excellence.
- To motivate Scholars to act as ambassadors from the USA to the UK and vice versa throughout their lives thus strengthening British American understanding.
- To promote the personal and academic fulfilment of each Scholar.
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Award size: tuition, living expenses, travel and research funds
Deadline: September 26, 2023
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Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries. Recipients are selected by the awarding body, the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS).
The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are aimed at young researchers from abroad who have completed a master’s degree or PhD and at foreign artists holding a bachelor’s degree.
Research scholarships
The research scholarship (research fellowship, PhD, Postdoc) is available to post-graduate researchers in any discipline (who hold a master’s degree is the minimum qualification required) who are planning to come to Switzerland to pursue research or further studies at doctoral or post-doctoral level. Research scholarships are awarded for research or study at all Swiss cantonal universities, universities of applied sciences and the two federal institutes of technology, as well as the four research institutes. Only candidates nominated by an academic supervisor at one of these higher education institutions will be considered.
Art scholarships
Art scholarships are open to art students wishing to pursue an initial arts master’s degree in Switzerland.
Art scholarships are awarded for study at any Swiss conservatory or university of the arts.
All US-based applicants for the Fulbright/ Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships will first apply for the scholarship through the Fulbright Program. Once IIE has conducted the first phase of the selection process, the recommended applicants/semi-finalists will then be informed by IIE and then be required to complete an additional application in paper form and submit this to the Swiss Federal Commission for Scholarships via the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington DC.
Applicants who are recommended for further consideration after the first round of review will be sent
the Swiss Government application materials in mid- December. Applicants for a research fellowship are required to have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
Getting started with the online application to Fulbright: https://us.fulbrightonline.org/applicants/getting-started
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Award size: varies with program
Deadline: October 6, 2023
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Global Innovations in Development, Engagement, and Scholarship (Global IDEAS) catalyzes interdisciplinary thought, research, and action to solve global/grand challenges in an international development context. We facilitate communities of practice; collaborate and engage with external partners and donors; enhance opportunities for faculty and staff to conduct research, education, and engagement; and provide proposal development and project management to support MSU’s international objectives. |
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