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American Society of
Ichthyologists and Herpetologists is dedicated to the scientific study
of fishes, amphibians and reptiles. |
| AREA (Academic
Research Enhancement Award) -- AREA grants support individual research
projects in the biomedical and behavioral sciences conducted by faculty,
and involving their undergraduate students, who are located in health
professional schools and other academic components that have not been
major recipients of NIH research grant funds. |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman
Foundation -- non-profit research institutions to promote research in
chemistry and the life sciences, broadly interpreted, and particularly to
foster the invention of methods, instruments, and materials that will open
up new avenues of research in science. |
| Chemistry Research
and Instrumentation Facilities -- provides funds to research
institutions and consortia thereof for the purchase of multi-user
instruments, for Junior faculty, for major instrumentation development and
construction, and for the establishment and support of multi-user research
facilities in the chemical sciences. |
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CCLI (Course, Curriculum
and Laboratory Improvement) -- The CCLI program seeks to improve the
quality of undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, and technology
(SMET) courses, curricula, and laboratories. It encompasses SMET education
for all students and targets activities affecting the learning
environment, content, and educational practices. The program features
three major tracks: (1) Educational Materials Development, (2) Adaptation
and Implementation (of exemplary materials, laboratory experiences, and
educational practices), and (3) National Dissemination. |
| Corning
Incorporated Foundation - Each year, the Foundation fulfills
approximately 225 grants totaling some $2,800,000. Corning's areas
of involvement have included community service programs for students,
curriculum enrichment, student scholarships, facility improvement, and
instructional technology projects for the classroom. |
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Council of Independent
Colleges - CIC develops and implements major national projects,
programs and special initiatives that engage colleges and universities in
reform in a wide range of areas. |
| Charles A. Dana Foundation -- grant
programs in health and education and operating programs of awards and
public affairs. The Health grants program supports brain research
focused on preventing, diagnosing, or treating human neurological diseases
and disorders. The Education grants program supports dissemination of
leading edge innovations for educating and nurturing children from
pre-kindergarten through high school, with a particular emphasis on the
earliest years. |
| Environmental Protection Agency -- To
protect human health and safeguard the natural environment. |
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Gender Equity in Science,
Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (PGE)
The program seeks to broaden the participation of girls and young women in
all fields of science, mathematics, engineering and technology (SMET)
education by supporting research, demonstration, and dissemination
projects that will lead to change in education policy and practice. |
| GrantsNet -- Funding opportunities
for training in the biological and medical sciences. |
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Hewlett
Packard -- Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) U.S. University Grants
program seeks to improve the quality of higher education by providing HP
products to colleges and universities that integrate technology with
teaching to improve student learning and establish high academic
standards. Proposals must be for programs in engineering and computer
science, information technology, or graduate schools of management.
Also check out http://www.hpineducation.hp.com/hied/philanthropy/hied_foundations.html |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute --
committed to strengthening science education at all levels—from
kindergarten through postgraduate training. |
| W. M. Keck Foundation --
Foundation's grant making is focused primarily on the areas of medical
research, science, and engineering. |
| OBFS -- Organization of Biological Field
Stations -- Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSMLs)
are off-campus facilities for research and education conducted in the
natural habitats of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. |
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, located just outside
Washington DC, has a 12-week Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
(SURF) program providing hands-on research experience in the Physics
Laboratory, the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, and the
Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory. |
| NSF Homepage -- an independent U.S.
government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering
through programs that invest over $3.3 billion per year in almost 20,000
research and education projects in science and engineering. |
| OBFS -- Organization of Biological Field
Stations -- Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSMLs)
are off-campus facilities for research and education conducted in the
natural habitats of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. |
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Petroleum Research Fund of
ACS -- Fundamental research is currently supported in chemistry, the
earth sciences, chemical engineering, and in related fields such as
polymers and materials science. |
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POWRE
(Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Education)
-- supports efforts to facilitate their full participation in the
science and engineering mainstream. Of special interest in this program is
the prominent representation of women in the research and education
community. |
| Research Corporation -- Support for
significant fundamental research in astronomy, chemistry and physics that
aids professional development of faculty and student. |
REU (Research
Experiences for Undergraduates) -- makes possible a number of
opportunities for undergraduates to join research projects each summer.
This allows students to experience first-hand how basic research is
carried out, and to contribute consequentially. The principal support by
NSF of such activities is through the Research Experiences for
Undergraduates Program. |
RUI (Research
in Undergraduate Institutions) -- funds research and education
in
science and engineering. It does this through grants, contracts, and
cooperative agreements to more than 2,000 colleges, universities, and
other research and/or education institutions in all parts of the United
States. The Foundation accounts for about 20 percent of federal support to
academic institutions for basic research. |
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation -- support of
activities related to the range of programs and interests which include
Science and Technology; Standard of Living and Economic Performance;
Education and Careers in Science and Technology. |
|
TeachNet --TeachNet.org
staff and teacher web mentors offer information on grants and other
resources. |
Turner Foundation - Worldwide
development of policies and practices that reduce population growth by
addressing the relationships between population
growth, global resources, status of women and girls, and access to family
planning, reproductive health services and environmental sustainability. |
| The Whitaker Foundation -- dedicated
to improving human health through the support of biomedical engineering. |
