Daily Archives: April 2, 2015

2015-04-30: Fellowships

Funding Opportunity Number: 20150430-FA
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Eligible Applicants: Individuals
Agency Name: NEH
Closing Date: 2015-04-30
Award Ceiling: $50,400

Description: Fellowships support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both.  Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources in the humanities.  Projects may be at any stage of development.
Link: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…

2015-04-30: Promoting Research and Innovation in Methodologies for Evaluation

Funding Opportunity Number: 15-540
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted (i.  e.  , open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name: NSF
Closing Date: 2015-04-30
Expected Number of Awards: 18

Description: The Promoting Research and Innovation in Methodologies for Evaluation (PRIME) program seeks to support research on evaluation with special emphasis on: (1) exploring innovative approaches for determining the impacts and usefulness of STEM education projects and programs; (2) building on and expanding the theoretical foundations for evaluating STEM education and workforce development initiatives, including translating and adapting approaches from other fields; and (3) growing the capacity and infrastructure of the evaluation field.  Three types of proposals will be supported by the program: Exploratory Projects that include proof-of-concept and feasibility studies; more extensive Full-Scale Projects; and conferences.
Link: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…