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Women's Studies Funding Opportunities

AgencyTitleSynopsisDeadlineType/Number
American Association of University Women (AAUW)One-Year GrantsCommunity Action grants provide funds to individuals, AAUW branches and AAUW state organizations as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls.1/15/2010Grants - GSU-080
American Association of University Women (AAUW)Eleanor Roosevelt Fund AwardEstablished in 1989, the Eleanor Roosevelt Fund Award honors an individual, project, organization, or institution for outstanding contributions to equity and education for women and girls. The award is given for a broad range of activities including classroom teaching, educational and research contributions, and legal and legislative work in equity for women and girls. While the award focuses on education, the recipient need not be an educator.11/1/2010Award - GSU-079
American Sociological Association (ASA)ASA Section AwardsThis award recognizes scholars who have made a distinguished and significant contribution to the development of the integrative field of race, gender, and class through the publication of a book on the "cutting edge" of sociological inquiry.3/1/2010Award - GSU-027
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Women's Mental Health and Sex/Gender Differences Research (R21)Encourages Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to study women’s mental health and sex/gender differences in mental health.2/16/2010Grant - PA-09-109
Duke UniversityMary Lily Research GrantsThe Mary Lily Research Grants are available to support research at the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture, part of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University. The Sallie Bingham Center documents the public and private lives of women through a wide variety of published and unpublished sources. Collections of personal papers, family papers, and organizational records complement print sources such as books and periodicals. Particular strengths of the Sallie Bingham Center's collections are the history of feminist activism and theory, prescriptive literature, girls' literature, artist's books by women, lay and ordained church women, gender expression, women's sexuality, and the history and culture of women in the South.1/29/2010Grants - GSU-333
Japanese Association of University Women (JAUW)International FellowshipsThe Japanese Association of University Women (JAUW) announces the availability of fellowships for women who are carrying out or would like to carry out independent research or advanced study at the postgraduate level in Japan.The Japanese Association of University Women (JAUW) announces the availability of fellowships for women who are carrying out or would like to carry out independent research or advanced study at the postgraduate level in Japan.4/20/2010Fellowship - GSU-323
National Institutes of Health (NIH)Women and Sex/Gender Differences in Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence (R21)The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to promote research on women and sex/gender differences in drug/alcohol abuse and dependence.3/16/2010Grant - PA-07-331
National Women's Studies Association (NWSA)NWSA Distinguished FellowshipThe fellowship recognizes the achievements of NWSA members who have been in the field for some time and offers them further opportunities for professional growth by engaging in a sabbatical or other leave of absence project at the NWSA office in Maryland. The fellowship is designed to promote research that contributes to the scholarship or public knowledge about feminism, women of color, women's studies, NWSA, or women's centers by providing NWSA members with opportunities to complete extended projects.10/1/2010Fellowship - GSU-330
Newberry LibraryMonticello College Foundation Fellowship for WomenThis award is designed for a postdoctoral woman at an early stage of her academic career whose work gives clear promise of scholarly productivity and who would benefit significantly from five to six months of research, writing, and participation in the intellectual life of the Newberry Library. This award supports individual research and promotes serious intellectual exchange through active participation in the Newberry Library's scholarly activities, including a biweekly fellows' seminar. The applicant's topic should be related to the Newberry's collections; preference will be given to proposals particularly concerned with the study of women.1/11/2010Fellowship - GSU-332
Newberry LibraryFrances C. Allen FellowshipsWhile candidates for this award may be working in any graduate or pre-professional field, the particular goal of the Allen Fellowship is to encourage Native American women in their studies of the humanities and social sciences. Allen fellows are expected to spend a significant part of their tenure in residence at the Newberry's D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History.3/1/2010Fellowship - GSU-325
NIHResearch on Teen Dating Violence (R01)Encourages investigator-initiated research grant applications from institutions/ organizations that propose to conduct behavioral and/or biomedical research aimed at better understanding the etiologies and precursors for, reducing risk for, and incidence of, teen dating violence (TDV).9/7/2012Grant - PA-09-169
NIHResearch on Teen Dating Violence (R21) Investigator-initiated research grant applications from institutions/ organizations that propose to conduct behavioral and/or biomedical research aimed at better understanding the etiologies and precursors for, reducing risk for, and incidence of, teen dating violence (TDV).9/7/2012Grant - PA-09-170
NSFWomen's Mental Health in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period (R01)Encourages research on women's mental health in relation to pregnancy and the postpartum period. As illustrated by a few highly publicized cases, the consequences of severe untreated postpartum depression and psychosis can be devastating for individuals, families, and communities. A recent evidence-based practice report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality noted that depression is also prevalent during pregnancy as well as the postpartum period, therefore research that occurs throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period (the perinatal period) is encouraged.5/7/2012Grant - PA-09-174
Phi Beta Kappa SocietyMary Isabel Sibley FellowshipThe annual Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship is awarded alternately in the fields of Greek and French. The award may be used for the study of Greek language, literature, history, or archaeology, or the study of French language or literature.1/10/2010Fellowship - GSU-327
Princeton UniversityFellowship CompetitionThe Princeton Society of Fellows, an interdisciplinary group of scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and selected natural sciences, invites applications for the 2010-2013 fellowship competition.10/1/2010Fellowship - GSU-326
Russell Sage FoundationResearch ProgramsThe Russell Sage Foundation is an operating foundation directly involved in the conduct and dissemination of social science research.3/1/2010Grant - GSU-019
SSRCProgram AreasWork at the SSRC is focused on four program areas: Global Security and Cooperation; Migration; Knowledge Institutions; and the Public Sphere. These program areas support working groups, conferences, and fellowships, and a wide range of other research activities.1/1/2013Grant - GSU-018
The Ford FoundationAdvancing Human WelfareThe foundation's mission is to serve as a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Its goals are to: strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement.1/1/2013Grant - GSU-024
University of South Carolina (USC-Columbia)Postdoctoral FellowshipThrough the generosity of the Watson-Brown Foundation, ISS invites applications for a post-doctoral fellowship to be awarded for the 2010-2011 academic year. The fellow will teach one course each semester in the interdisciplinary undergraduate program in Southern Studies and organize a scholarly conference in his or her field of interest, which may be any discipline of Southern Studies, including, but not limited to, anthropology, environmental studies, geography, history, literature, material culture, and sociology. The selection process will attach substantial weight to the potential of the candidate to revise for publication a dissertation that promises to make a valuable contribution to understanding of the South in any academic discipline.2/15/2010Fellowship - GSU-331