Funding Opportunities

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UM-GHRT/OVPR Faculty Seed Grants

(Download the RFP in MS Word Format). No call as of this time 12/18/07. In partnership with the Office of the Vice President for Research, provides seed funding to facilitate innovative, collaborative, and high- quality research in the field of global health. Interdisciplinary research projects and teams are strongly encouraged. Download the application (MS Word Format). See the GHRT Fall 2006 newsletter for details on Spring 2006 recipients..

Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute (GESI)

Supports up to six grants a year to encourage faculty members to collaborate on innovative sustainability research. More information

Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Gender and Global Health Program

2007 Gender and Global Health Faculty Seed Grants: (Download RFP in PDF Format). No call at this time as of 12/18/07. Provides seed funding to facilitate innovative, collaborative, and high-quality research in the field of gender and global health. Interdisciplinary research projects and teams are strongly encouraged Eligibility: Continuing instructional faculty, research faculty and research scientists, with a minimum 50% effort. Download the application (MS Word Format).

the sisters fund -SMALL GRANT AWARDS at IRWG - The Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) ivites applications requesting support of scholarly activities directed to global health issues, specifically focused on gendered health disparities. In its first call for project proposals, the Sisters Fund seeks to enhance "activist" scholarship or other creative activities that benefit local and global communities experiencing gender-based, health disparities. While providing funds for new and emerging work is a priority for this program, requests for support of on-going programs of research are also considered. Applications from all academic disciplines, including the arts, humanities and sciences, are welcomed and encouraged. Applications due no later than September 10, 2007. More details
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Global REACH

Features numerous funding opportunities available to medical school faculty and their collaborators for a wide range of internationally-integrated medical research initiatives. More information
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Fogarty International Center Extramural Funding Programs

FIC has a number of relevant grants programs and has also compiled a Directory of Grants and Fellowships in the Global Health Sciences.

Center for International and Comparative Studies (CICS)

The Center for International and Comparative Studies (CICS) at the International Institute announces a call for proposals from groups of U-M faculty to hold exploratory seminars or research workshops on one of three themes:
• Human Rights
• International Development
• International Security and Cooperation
These seminars or research workshops are intended to spur new collaborations that will lead to innovative research and/or curriculum development. We encourage proposals from groups that span disciplines and departments, that have concrete plans for a collaborative research publication or a new course for the curriculum, and/or that include the participation of graduate and/or undergraduate students. Grants up to $8,000 will be awarded, and funding can be used for travel for visitors, hosting, materials, and administrative support. CICS will not be responsible for administering these seminars or workshops. A group can use a small portion of the funding to defray administrative expenses (hiring a graduate student to assist, for example), or obtain administrative support from their department or affiliated unit. Contact: Shannon Bellefleur at 734.764.2268 or email: sbellefl@umich.edu Deliver Proposals to: Center for International and Comparative Studies (CICS) 1080 S. University, Suite 2620 Proposals are due: Monday, March 3, 2008 (for seminars to take place in the 08‐09 academic year)

International Institute Experiential Learning Fund

The II's ELF has been expanded to include funding for undergraduates, while continuing to support graduate and professional school students. The fund is designed to support faculty-led group travel for undergrad, grad and/or professional school students wishing to incorporate an education abroad experiential component into an ongoing course, group internship or other academic program during either winter break or spring/summer terms. PROPOSALS MUST BE FROM FACULTY. Due date March 17, 2008

Higher Education for Development

Higher Education for Development (HED), in cooperation with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is currently issuing several Requests for Applications through their competitive awards process. Applicants from U.S. higher education institutions are needed to work with their counterparts in developing countries on programs such as economic growth, telecommunications, and health. They encourage you to share this information with university colleagues whose departments have the skills, knowledge and abilities they are seeking for institutional awards and who may have an interest in these programs.

Current RFAs:
Paraguay: Collaborative Training in Epidemiology and Public Health Applications due March 26, 2008, 5:00 p.m. EST One (1) award of up to $300,000 will be dedicated to a three-year partnership to strengthen the capacity of higher education in Paraguay to provide training in epidemiology and public health information.
[http://www.hedprogram.org/tabid/66/itemid/147/Paraguay-PublicHealth.aspx]

Please check the "Current RFAs" section of our website for information on all of our open competitions, including ones in Kosovo and Haiti. To receive program updates via e-mail, send your name, job title, organization name, and e-mail address to HED@HEDprogram.org. For more information about HED, please visit http://www.hedprogram.org/

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