Funding Opportunities
The Carthage Foundation
The Carthage Foundation grant program is primarily directed toward public policy programs that address major domestic and international issues. There are no geographical restrictions.
- Submit your Preliminary Assessment Request Form to the OFR
- Deadline: Continuous
- The average grant amount is $50,000
The Kellogg Foundation
The Kellogg Foundation seeks opportunities to invest in early child development (ages zero to eight), leading to reading proficiency by third grade, high school graduation, and pathways to meaningful employment.
- Deadline: Continuous
- Grant awards range from $10,000 to $500,000
The Longview Foundation
The Longview Foundation is accepting Letters of Inquiry (LOI) for Teacher Preparation for the Global Age. Projects for this program focus on the internationalization of pre-service teacher education.
- Submit your Preliminary Assessment Request Form to the OFR
- Deadline: June 14, 2012
- Grant awards range between $5,000 and $20,000
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
The Nathan Cummings Foundation accepts Letters of Inquiry (LOI) for research and projects that focus on the following areas: arts and culture, ecological innovation, health, and resolving world problems like poverty, global warming, the economy, health care, international peace and security.
- Submit your Preliminary Assessment Request Form to the OFR
- Deadline: Continuous
- Grant awards range between $5,000 to $350,000
The Searle Freedom Trust
The Searle Freedom Trust is accepting proposals for projects that research in domestic public policy. There are no geographical restrictions.
- Submit your Preliminary Assessment Request Form to the OFR
- Internal Deadline: July 30, 2012
- Grant awards range between $50,000 and $500,000
The Sidney Kimmel Foundation
The Sidney Kimmel Foundation is accepting grant applications to the Kimmel Scholar Award. The grant provides funding for young professionals dedicated to a career in cancer research.
- Submit your Preliminary Assessment Request Form to the OFR
- Deadline: Online applications must be completed by Dec. 1, 2012
- Grant award is $100,000 for up to two years
The Spencer Foundation
The Spencer Foundation provides funding for research projects that study education in the United States and abroad. The foundation seeks to shed light on the role education plays in reducing economic and social inequalities.
- Submit your Preliminary Assessment Request Form to the OFR
- Deadline: Continuous
- The foundation awards small grants of under $40,000, and major grants of up $500,000.