Funding Announcements

Funding Announcements

  • Ford Foundation Funding Opportunities
    December 17, 2020
    Through fellowship programs administered by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, maximizing the educational benefits of diversity, and increasing the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.


    Pre-doctoral Awards — A stipend of $27,000 a year for three years will be awarded in support of individuals engaged in graduate study leading to a PhD or ScD degree. Approximately seventy fellowships will be awarded in this category.
    Applications due: December 10, 2020

    Dissertation Awards — A one-year stipend of $28,000 will be awarded to individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a PhD or ScD degree. Approximately thirty-six fellowships will be awarded in this category.
    Applications due: December 10, 2020

    Postdoctoral Awards — A one-year stipend of $50,000 will be awarded to individuals engaged in postdoctoral study after the attainment of the PhD or ScD degree. Approximately twenty fellowships will be awarded in this category.
    Applications due: December 17, 2020
     

    Date posted: 11/12/2020 | View listing
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  • Understanding and Preventing Suicide Call for Papers
    March 15, 2021

    PLOS ONE: Understanding and Preventing Suicide Call for Papers
    Suicide is a major public health issue and is a frequent cause of death worldwide. Risk of suicide is determined by a complex interaction of predisposing and precipitating determinants and understanding the issue requires an appreciation of the interplay between societal, psychological, spiritual, clinical, and biological factors. PLOS ONE is launching this Call for Papers to highlight ongoing and emerging research in this important area. The broad scope of PLOS ONE facilitates publication of the interdisciplinary research necessary to better understand and prevent suicidal behaviour.
    Extended submission deadline: November 20, 2020

    PLOS MEDICINE: Global Child and Adolescent Health Call for Papers
    Part of a PLOS Medicine Special Issue: Global Child Health: From Birth to Adolescence and Beyond. PLOS Medicine is committed to publishing the highest caliber medical research and getting your work in front of the medical community.
    Submission deadline: January 31, 2021

    PLOS MEDICINE: Early Detection and Minimal Residual Disease Call for Papers
    Research estimates that the number of cancer cases has reached 17.2 million with 8.9 million of those cases resulting in death. Our expert Guest Editors are eager to create this Special Issue with the aim of helping the cancer research community to reduce the global mortality rate and develop areas in new technologies for early tumor detection, such as the detection of minimal residual disease. 
    Submission deadline: March 15, 2021

    Date posted: 11/12/2020 | View listing
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Other External Funding

  • Ford Foundation Funding Opportunities
    December 17, 2020
    Through fellowship programs administered by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, maximizing the educational benefits of diversity, and increasing the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.


    Pre-doctoral Awards — A stipend of $27,000 a year for three years will be awarded in support of individuals engaged in graduate study leading to a PhD or ScD degree. Approximately seventy fellowships will be awarded in this category.
    Applications due: December 10, 2020

    Dissertation Awards — A one-year stipend of $28,000 will be awarded to individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a PhD or ScD degree. Approximately thirty-six fellowships will be awarded in this category.
    Applications due: December 10, 2020

    Postdoctoral Awards — A one-year stipend of $50,000 will be awarded to individuals engaged in postdoctoral study after the attainment of the PhD or ScD degree. Approximately twenty fellowships will be awarded in this category.
    Applications due: December 17, 2020
     

    Date posted: 11/12/2020 | View listing
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  • Understanding and Preventing Suicide Call for Papers
    March 15, 2021

    PLOS ONE: Understanding and Preventing Suicide Call for Papers
    Suicide is a major public health issue and is a frequent cause of death worldwide. Risk of suicide is determined by a complex interaction of predisposing and precipitating determinants and understanding the issue requires an appreciation of the interplay between societal, psychological, spiritual, clinical, and biological factors. PLOS ONE is launching this Call for Papers to highlight ongoing and emerging research in this important area. The broad scope of PLOS ONE facilitates publication of the interdisciplinary research necessary to better understand and prevent suicidal behaviour.
    Extended submission deadline: November 20, 2020

    PLOS MEDICINE: Global Child and Adolescent Health Call for Papers
    Part of a PLOS Medicine Special Issue: Global Child Health: From Birth to Adolescence and Beyond. PLOS Medicine is committed to publishing the highest caliber medical research and getting your work in front of the medical community.
    Submission deadline: January 31, 2021

    PLOS MEDICINE: Early Detection and Minimal Residual Disease Call for Papers
    Research estimates that the number of cancer cases has reached 17.2 million with 8.9 million of those cases resulting in death. Our expert Guest Editors are eager to create this Special Issue with the aim of helping the cancer research community to reduce the global mortality rate and develop areas in new technologies for early tumor detection, such as the detection of minimal residual disease. 
    Submission deadline: March 15, 2021

    Date posted: 11/12/2020 | View listing
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