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2025 mHealth Training Institute The mHealth Training Institute (mHTI) is now accepting applications for its 2025 program. This preeminent training is designed to cultivate the next generation of transdisciplinary mHealth researchers. Building on the success of previous years, the 2025 mHTI offers a unique hybrid learning experience that combines online webinars with an immersive in-person session (July 20–24, 2025). The mHTI is led by experienced mHealth experts and National Institutes of Health (NIH) program officers, who will mentor participants in mastering advanced approaches and technologies. The program caters to both emerging and seasoned researchers aiming to build interdisciplinary connections and expertise, ultimately fostering the creation of health care solutions with substantial societal impact. Application Details: The mHTI is supported by NIH, including the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research. Enrollment is limited to 25 participants, and priority will be given to academia-based applicants (junior, mid-level and senior faculty) who plan to use the training to advance their mHealth scholarship and develop impactful solutions. There are no tuition fees, and selected participants will receive complimentary accommodations at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center. How to Apply: For more information on the mHTI and application guidelines, please visit https://mhti.md2k.org/apply. 🗓️ Application Deadline: January 2, 2025, Notifications of Acceptance: March 20, 2025 Posted 10/31/24 William T Grant Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence This program funds research studies that advance theory and build empirical knowledge on ways to improve the use of research evidence by policymakers, agency leaders, organizational managers, intermediaries, and other decision-makers that shape youth-serving systems in the United States. 🗓️ Application Deadline: The next two deadlines for submissions are January 8 and May 7. Info Webinar: An Overview of the Program and How to Apply: We welcome studies that reveal the strategies, mechanisms, or conditions for improving research use. We also encourage evaluations of deliberate efforts to increase routine and beneficial uses of research in decision-making and testing whether strategies that improve the use of research evidence in turn improve decision-making and youth outcomes. We are also interested in measurement studies to develop the tools necessary to capture changes in the nature and degree of research use. Finally, we welcome critical perspectives that inform studies’ research questions, methods, and interpretation of findings. To learn more about applying for a research grant on improving the use of research evidence, please join us for an informational webinar on December 12, hosted by Program Officer Anupreet Sidhu and Senior Vice President Kim DuMont. We will discuss the background and goals of the program, as well as provide an overview of eligibility details, required materials, and review criteria. Anupreet and Kim will also answer any questions about our portfolio and process. Posted 12/2/24 William T Grant Research Grants on Reducing Inequality This program funds research studies that aim to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States, along dimensions of race, ethnicity, economic standing, language minority status, or immigrant origins. 🗓️ Application Deadline: The next deadline to apply is January 8, 2025, at 3:00 PM ET. Posted 12/2/24 NEW Burroughs Wellcome Fund Climate Change & Human Health Seed Grants Purpose: To support new collaborations between researchers in disconnected fields, especially activities that integrate basic biomedical science with fields like ecology, environmental science, geology, geography, and planetary science, alongside population studies such as epidemiology, public health, demography, economics, and urban planning. The program encourages: Eligibility: Applicant organizations may submit multiple proposals, but an individual may only serve as a PI on 1 application. Proposals from single institutions must develop partnerships that do not already occur naturally. Proposals from more than one institution are responsive. Funding: up to $50,000, no IDC 🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling applications will be reviewed quarterly through July 2026. Upcoming deadlines: January 23, 2025 & April 24, 2025 Keywords: Climate Change; Health; Medical Research Posted 12/17/24 International Policy Summer Institute (IPSI) IPSI is a five-day professional development program for professors (all ranks) and post-docs in the field of international affairs who want to build the tools and networks to produce and disseminate policy-relevant academic research. The Institute delivers an intensive curriculum designed to teach participants how to develop and articulate their research for a policy audience, what policy-makers are looking for when they look to scholarship on international issues, whom to target when sharing research, and which tools and avenues of dissemination are appropriate. IPSI also provides a forum for scholars to develop professional networks with their colleagues and with the broader policy community. Sessions are facilitated by senior faculty and are held in various formats, including: Panels with academics who have served in government, government officials, think tank researchers, and other members of the policy community, focusing on policy processes and the roles that academic research can play within them, and the value of policy experience for scholars Discussions with editors of policy journals, newspaper op-ed pages, and major blogs about how to pitch pieces and write for different kinds of outlets Interactive communications and media training, including hands-on workshops and personalized feedback on policy writing and media interviews Network-building opportunities with policy-makers and fellow scholars For questions about the International Policy Summer Institute, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page. 🗓️ Application Deadline: Applications are due January 26th @11:59pm MT. Click here to find the application. Posted 12/4/24 International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) has launched a call for proposals for their Care Everywhere grant, supported by the Templeton World Charity Foundation. This grant funds research by ISSBD members to understand and nurture character strengths across the lifespan. Find out more and apply here.W Application Deadline: Jan 31, 2025. Posted 12/2/24 Michigan Integrative Well-Being and Inequality (MIWI) Training Program The MIWI Training Program invites early career investigators to apply for an interdisciplinary methods training program aimed at improving scientific progress and clinical care by investigating the intersection of mental and physical health, focusing on health disparities. This program is supported by the National Institutes of Health through OBSSR and the National Institute of Mental Health. Program Benefits Key Dates 🗓️ Application Deadline: February 1, 2025 Learn More Interested in applying? Join the information session: Posted 12/23/24 NEW International Balzan Prize Foundation The International Balzan Prize Foundation’s aim is to promote culture, the sciences, and the most meritorious initiatives in the cause of humanity, peace, and fraternity among peoples throughout the world. The four Balzan Prizes are awarded to scholars, artists, and scientists who have distinguished themselves in their fields on an international level. The subject areas in which the awards are granted are rotated, and this special characteristic of the Balzan Prize ensures the promotion and recognition of new or emerging fields of study or research that may have been overlooked by other international awards. Nominees in the following fields are eligible for this year’s nomination: FUNDING INFORMATION: 750,000 Swiss francs will be awarded to each of the Balzan Prize Winners. As of 2001, the Balzan designated that half of the prize sum will be awarded to the winner while the other half will be earmarked to support the winner’s research projects involving young researchers or research groups. This future research proposal will be subject to the approval of the General Prize Committee. ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS: BU can nominate more than one candidate for each area. Prizes may be awarded to individuals or to working teams who have produced results jointly, and candidates do not have to be part of the institution of the individual making the nomination or of the same nationality. INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS: Interested investigators should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by: 2/7/2025 As necessary, a faculty committee drawn from both campuses will review internal proposals and select the forwarded candidates. DEADLINES: 🗓️ Application Deadline: Internal Materials Due: Friday, February 7, 2025, 11:59 pm ET; Sponsor Deadline: Saturday, March 15, 2025 Posted 12/11/24 Purpose: to provide fellowship for arts and artists working in working architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts. The residency, in Peterborough, NH, span 9/1/25-2/28/26. Eligibility: Applicants cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program during the residency. Doctoral candidates who have completed all coursework may apply. Funding: Recipients may apply for stipends and travel grants. 300 Fellowships are awarde every year. 🗓️ Application Deadline: February 10, 2025 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has forecasted a release of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) aimed to expand knowledge and advance the development of new methods, approaches, and tools to enhance health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). USAID anticipates inviting interested parties to collaborate in co-creating, co-designing, and co-investing to support the agency in developing, piloting, and scaling innovative R&D solutions to address global health issues outlined in the BAA problem and challenge statements, including reducing child and maternal mortality, addressing HIV/AIDS, and combating infectious diseases through addenda to the BAA, which will be issued sometime after the BAA is published through no later than February 20, 2028. Those interested in this opportunity are encouraged to look at the forecast here. Posted 07/31/24 Greater Boston Digital Research and Pedagogy Symposium (Call for Proposals) The Greater Boston Digital Research and Pedagogy Symposium is a regional, one-day gathering of students, scholars, librarians, and other practitioners from the New England area working at the intersection of technology and the humanities. Hosted at a different institution each year, the Symposium provides an opportunity for promoting cross-institutional collaboration and showcases the diverse perspectives of our field. The 2025 symposium will be held on Friday, April 11 at the Central Library of the Boston Public Library, with select sessions streamed online. The Program Committee welcomes submissions covering a wide variety of topics related to the application of technology, computation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to humanities research, pedagogy, and professional practice. Given this year’s location at the Boston Public Library, the program committee is especially eager to receive submissions that highlight digital humanities scholarship and projects that intend to reach or engage with a public audience, or submissions that include discussion of the opportunities and challenges associated with developing a public-focused and/or community-engaged practice. Other themes of particular interest for this year’s symposium include: Proposals may be submitted for individual talks, panel or roundtable presentation, posters, and workshops. Proposals on work at any stage in the research process are welcome. Read the Call for Proposals here: https://bostondh.org/symposium-2025-cfp/ 🗓️ Application Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2025 Posted 10/30/24 NEW Gerda Henkel Stiftung Forced Migration To support internationally oriented, multidimensional research on forced migration. Proposals that incorporate intersectional perspectives and issues are highly desirable, and cooperation with local knowledge-producers, including people with lived experience of displacement in countries of origin or asylum, researchers and civil society actors (particularly in the “Global South”), is strongly encouraged. Projects should focus on theoretical and practical questions, particularly within the following research areas: (i) Forced migration infrastructures, (ii) South-South (im)mobilities, (iii) Multiple displacements, (iv) Displaced people’s agency, and (iv) (Supra-)state influences on displacement processes. Funding: up to $96,000 stipend over 2 years, no IDC. · Faculty Awards: €3,720 ($4,000)/month · Postdoctoral Awards: €2,760 ($3,000)/month · PhD Awards: €1,920 ($2,000)/month Additional funding is available for children and additional travel and material aid provided as needed. 🗓️ Application Deadline: May 5, 2025 Posted 12/6/24 NEW Gerda Henkel Stiftung General Research Grants Purpose: To support research projects within the fields of archaeology, history of art, historical Islamic studies, history, history of law, history of science, prehistory, and early history. Eligibility: Applications may be made by postdoctoral candidates or scholars with postdoctoral lecture qualification. Postdoctoral researchers must have received their PhD within the last 10 years. Dissertation must have already been published at the time the application is made, and the topic of the proposed research project must clearly differ from the topic of the PhD thesis. Any prior Gerda Henkel Foundation must have been granted at least 5 years earlier. Funding: up to $96,000 stipend over 2 years, no IDC. · Faculty Awards: €3,720 ($4,000)/month · Postdoctoral Awards: €2,760 ($3,000)/month Additional funding is available for children and additional travel and material aid provided as needed. 🗓️ Application Deadline: May 26, 2025 Posted 12/6/24Spring 2025 Opportunities
(i) the development of sustainable health care, care delivery, and biomedical research systems and
(ii) efforts to prepare for health impacts from extreme weather and other large-scale crises.
Public outreach and education on climate-health intersections are also of interest.
The funder has dedicated $1 million towards this program.
GeoCAFÉ! We are excited to introduce GeoCAFÉ, a new NSF-funded RCN seeking to accelerate the pace climate and health research by fostering greater collaboration between those who understand and focus on studying the environment from where the triggers of many climate-related health issues arise and experts who study the impact and treatment of health conditions driven by those triggers. As a starting point, we’re now accepting applications from researchers at US academic institutions interested in being part of our first GeoCAFÉ climate and health cohort. Cohort members drawn from the health and geosciences will participate in a series of virtual and in-person events over the next 12 months. Fulbright Canada Entrepreneurship Awards for Specialists are short-term collaborations on curriculum and faculty development, institutional planning and a variety of other activities at Canadian institutions. Specialists receive the necessary resources to transform innovative ideas into successful entrepreneurial endeavours. 🗓️ Application Deadline: Applications are accepted throughout the year. TESS Young Investigator Competition You may already know about the TESS Experiments – short for “Time-Sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences,” a National Science Foundation-funded initiative that provides academic researchers access to NORC’s AmeriSpeak Panel for U.S. population experiments. TESS is holding a special competition for young investigators. Successful applicants will be able to field their experiment using AmeriSpeak at no cost. Bogliasco Foundation The Foundation welcomes applications from individuals doing creative or scholarly work in the following disciplines: archaeology, architecture, classics, dance, film/video, history, landscape architecture, literature, music, philosophy, theater, and visual arts. The Foundation awards approximately 60 Fellowships each year in seven residency periods that run from September through May. An American nonprofit with a program in Italy, the Bogliasco Foundation awards one-month Fellowships to individuals of all ages and nationalities who are developing significant new work in the arts and humanities. Fellows live and work in bucolic surroundings on the coast near Genoa, where natural beauty combines with an intimate group setting to encourage inquiry and transformative exchange across all disciplines. Apply: https://bfny.org/en/apply 🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling Collaborative Research Proposals in Sociology as part of the NSF-BSF in Sociology is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. As part of the NSF-BSF joint program, the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) invites collaborative research proposals in Sociology, in the Social, Behavioral and Economics Sciences (SBE) Directorate at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Call for Proposals can be found here. 🗓️ Application Deadline: Applications are welcomed throughout the year. Teagle Foundation Program: Education for American Civic Life The program supports efforts to prepare students to become informed and engaged participants in the civic life of their local and national communities. The funder seeks to elevate the civic objectives of liberal arts education by partnering with institutions offering bold and coherent initiatives that endow students with the content, skills, and sensibility to participate in a political system designed for self-governance. The program is focused on funding in two particular areas: (1) anchoring significant questions in democratic thought in local history and community and (2) strengthening preparation for public service. Funding: up to $300,000 over up to 3 years Proposals for planning grants in the range of $25,000 over 6-12 months are strongly encouraged. 🗓️ Application Deadlines: Concept papers for this initiative will be reviewed three times per year with submissions due by December 1, March 1, and August 1. The Fulbright Specialist Award is designed to provide U.S. and Canadian faculty and professionals with opportunities to collaborate on curriculum and faculty development, institutional planning, and a variety of other activities. Short-term grants of two to six weeks are available to provide leading U.S. scholars and professionals with opportunities to collaborate with their Canadian counterparts. HOW TO APPLY: American scholars and professionals interested in joining the roster of Fulbright Specialists are advised to contact our cooperating agency, World Learning, for detailed program information. 🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling Colorado specific funding options: El Pomar which focuses on arts and culture, civic and community initiatives, education, health, and human services, learn more. They also offer funding via several additional funds, learn more. Boettcher Foundation, which in 2023 is focused on community connections and their Rural Catalyst Grants, learn more. 🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling Call for Collaborative Research Proposals in Sociology: NSF-BSF The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization — societies, institutions, groups and demography — and processes of individual and institutional change. The program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes. Full proposals are accepted throughout the year in all programs. 🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling Overview of Federal Funding Opportunities for Behavioral and Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities BU in collaboration with Lewis Burke Associates has produced a compendium of potential funding sources. 🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling Sawyer Seminars, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Sawyer seminars bring together faculty, foreign visitors, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students from a variety of fields for intensive study of subjects chosen by the participants. Each seminar normally meets for one year. Seminar leaders are encouraged also to invite participants from nearby institutions, such as community colleges, liberal arts colleges, museums, research institutes, etc. Awards provide support for one postdoctoral fellow to be recruited through a national (or international) competition, and for the dissertation research of two graduate students. 🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling Spencer Foundation. The Spencer Foundation, a leading funder of education research since 1971, seeks to improve education, make education systems more equitable, and increase opportunities to learn across the lifespan. The Foundation’s programs provide funding for education-focused research projects, research training fellowships, and additional field-building initiatives. 🗓️ Application Deadline: Rolling NIH Common Fund’s Transformative Health Disparities Research Initiative Community To stimulate transformative research to address health disparities and advance health equity, the NIH Common Fund is developing a new program planned to launch in fiscal year 2023. Through a series of facilitated listening sessions with the community, the NIH Common Fund’s Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity working group seeks your input on new, innovative research into health disparities, minority health, and health equity. 🗓️ Application Deadline: RollingRolling Deadlines
AmeriSpeak is the first U.S. multi-client household panel to combine the speed of panel surveys with enhanced representativeness of the U.S. population, an industry-leading response rate, and the NORC Card, an innovative sample quality report card. AmeriSpeak is the most scientifically rigorous multi-client panel available in the U.S. market. Our sampling captures a true picture of America, providing better representation than other panels for hard-to-reach populations.
While anyone can submit a proposal via the regular TESS mechanism, this Special Competition is limited to investigators who are either graduate students or no more than three years post-PhD / post-residency for MDs. Check out tessexperiments.org for more information and please pass this along to colleagues, graduate students, or anyone you know who might be interested.
If you have any questions or want to learn more about the AmeriSpeak Panel, reach out to us at AmeriSpeak-BD@norc.org.