Grants for individuals: teachers, students, homeowners, veterans, minorities, Native Americans, new immigrants, American Citizens. Grant Watch has a wide array of grants for individuals representing the diverse population of the USA.
Grants of $15,000 to USA, Canada, and International students, academic faculty, research interns, or association management professionals to conduct research on nonprofit membership and managing member-based associations. Funding is intended to support research proposals that exemplify the greatest potential to have a sign...
Awards of $5,000 to Bronx, New York individual artists to recognize outstanding works across a broad range of creative disciplines. Funding is intended to support emerging artists who create exceptional works in the media, literary, visual, and performing arts disciplines. Work samples must be from work created in the last...
Fellowships of up to $5,000 to USA PreK-12th grade educators and up to $10,000 to educator teams for projects that support professional growth and development. Funding is intended to offer educators who have a broad vision of teaching and learning the tools required to pursue self-designed professional learning experiences.
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and Australia K-12 public and private school educators to participate in a competition for programs that help students prepare for the future. Winners will receive educational products and services. Eligible applicants are school administrators, special teachers (such as art or music teachers),...
Grant of up to $60,000 and fellowship of up to $40,000 per year to a USA, Canada, or International investigator and predoctoral fellow for research related to central auditory processing disorder (CAPD). Applicants must submit an LOI prior to applying. Funding is intended for research on CAPD in relation to co-occurring au...
Contract for services to a USA consultant, institution, company, or individual to identify and propose solutions to government efficiency problems in Connecticut. The selected applicant will recommend efficiencies in cost savings and revenue maximization, and create and implement plans including but not limited to the eval...
Grants of up to $60,000 to USA individual authors and scholars for writing nonfiction books that promote a deep understanding of the humanities for a broad readership. Applicants are advised that required online registration may take several weeks. Funding is intended for well-researched, humanities-based books that explor...
Grants to USA junior faculty at medical and research institutions to conduct pancreatic cancer research in order to establish successful career paths in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to pancr...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA, Canada, and International organizations and individuals to promote research, medical care, and education for breast disease patients. In addition, awards of $1,000 are offered to USA and Canada breast surgeons practicing humanistic medicine to attend the American Society of Breast Surgeons An...
Grants of $5,000 to a USA orthopedic surgery resident at a recognized orthopedic program to support research projects and related expenses. An eligible project must be free-standing, even if it is part of a larger work. For laboratory and clinical projects, such as outcome studies, applicants must describe clinical relevan...
Grants of $250 and grant of $500 to USA and Territories individual artists and artist collaborators for creative artistic endeavors across the arts disciplines. Funding is intended to support community service projects, project-related expenses, performances, exhibits, art supplies, rehearsal space, recording studio time, ...
Grants of up to $500 to USA K-12 teachers for integrating aerospace education into the class curriculum. Priority funding will be given to activities that relate to aerospace science and technologies. Programs should encourage the development of innovative aerospace activities, such as:
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA and Canada small and medium-sized farmers and aggregators to implement sustainability practices that will improve environmental impact and ensure the availability and safety of produce in the market. Funding is intended to help local farms upgrade operations, invest in food safety, and implem...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual for exceptional leadership in promoting the capacity and educational responsibility of museums. Qualified nominees may be curators, museum directors, exhibit designers, researchers, government officials, school administrators, foundation staff, corporations, or training p...
Grants to USA, Canada, or International individual artists to support professional development. Applicants must have been working in a mature phase of their artwork for at least two decades. Qualified artists must work in the areas of painting, printmaking, or sculpture.
Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual to recognize significant contributions to the field of neuroscience. Nominators must be individuals associated with hospitals, medicals schools, universities, or research institutes, and have a background in neuroscience. The recipient of the Scolnick Prize will present a...
Grants of up to $2,500 to USA emerging artists and organizations working in the fields of music, theater, and photography. Applicants must submit a written inquiry prior to submitting a full application. The Foundation supports artists whose works might have difficulty being aired due to their genre and/or social philosoph...
Grants to USA junior ophthalmology faculty members and young researchers for career development. Eligible nominees must be MDs or MD/PhDs who have demonstrated scientific initiative and the potential to conduct independent research. Nominators are required to describe a detailed mentoring plan for the candidate as an impor...
Grants to USA scientists in IHEs for ophthalmology research related to amblyopia. Applicants must be nominated by their department chairs before applying. Funding is intended to promote research into the pathophysiology, treatment methodologies, and/or diagnosis of amblyopia.
Prizes ranging from $300 to $1,800 to USA, Canada, and International individuals or teams of two to three people ages 13-24 to present innovative solutions to one of nine global challenges, as identified by the United Nations. Groups must brainstorm and submit original ideas. Finalists will be asked to write a one-minute c...
Large grants to USA full-time assistant and full professors at nonprofit institutions for research projects related to aging. Funding is intended to support high-risk research studies that have significant potential for yielding transformative and translational discoveries in the biology of aging, with relevance to health-...
Grants of up to $20,000 to USA scholars of the humanities and social sciences to conduct historical research on the former Venetian Empire, Venice, and contemporary Venetian culture and society. Funding is intended for travel to and residence in Venice and the former Venetian empire; transportation within the Veneto; and s...
Mentoring program for New York City immigrant artists who are working in the multidisciplinary or visual arts. This program provides individual support and opportunities for immigrant artists to engage in community activities, informal gatherings, and peer learning with other immigrant artists and program alumni. Participa...
Residencies to USA, Canada, and International (excluding Russia) curators and artists to create new work, research, collaborate, and study art in St. Petersberg, Russia. Funding is primarily intended for United States artists. Artists from other countries will be required to cover their own expenses. Artist residencies are...
Grants of up to $60,000 per year to USA, Canada, and International investigators at nonprofit institutions for cancer research projects. Funding is intended to support the work of early career scientists who have a doctorate and are within five years of a faculty appointment.
Award of $5,000 to a USA, Canada, or International young professional to recognize outstanding leadership in Jewish philanthropy. Nominations are invited on behalf of foundation professionals ages 40 and under. The cash award may be used for professional development or charitable contributions.
Fellowship opportunity for a USA, Canada, or International rheumatologist for training in the treatment of lupus in Ontario. Preference will be given to applicants from Canada. The fellow will participate in clinical research, follow patients at an accredited lupus clinic, and supervise the care and education of patients.
Grants ranging from $500 to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International new and emerging individual artists, as well as art groups, organizations, and collectives, for works of art that engage the community. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to submitting a full application. Funding is intended for highly interactive, comm...
Awards to USA Jewish teenagers between the ages of 13 and 19 for outstanding leadership in community service. Awards will recognize teens who have demonstrated initiative in the creation of new projects or the expansion of existing projects that embody the concept of tikkun olam (repairing the world).
Grants to USA, Canada, and International technology professionals and students to attend a technology conference. Funding is intended for women and members of groups that are underrepresented in the computer science industry. Grant recipients will receive funds to defray the expense of attendance at the 2020 Enigma confere...
Fellowships to USA and Territories professionals in a range of disciplines to participate in a year-long professional development and enrichment program. The fellowship program offers training in communications, professional networking, and current policy issues, providing fellows with the necessary skills and experience t...
Fellowships of $22,500 to USA, Canada, and International doctoral candidates to engage in research related to Jewish history and Jewish studies at the funding source's resource center in New York City. This ten-month fellowship program provides doctoral candidates with the opportunity to utilize the collections of the Jewi...
Fellowships of $60,000 per year to USA and territories master's or doctoral program students at U.S. accredited universities for estuary reserve research. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for research conducted in a research reserve and should be des...
Competition for USA employees at eligible IHEs to develop projects that increase sustainability in college campuses. Prize money is intended for the implementation of the project, and winners may receive up to $10,000. Support is given to initiatives that create positive social, economic, or environmental impacts on campus...
Award of $2,500 to a USA active police officer working to promote community kinship and police canine safety awareness in their local neighborhoods. Nominees should work to positively change the lives of canines in the community, promote nonviolent resolutions to community animal complaints, and work to reunite lost dogs.
Fellowships of up to $20,000 per academic year to USA, Canada, and International doctoral and postdoctoral scholars to conduct Holocaust-related research. Applicants must contact program staff prior to applying. Eligible research may include: economic, political, religious or sociocultural, and legal aspects; the immediate...
Grants of up to €50,000 to USA, Canada, and International eye care specialists, endorsed by organizations, for initiatives and projects that improve the quality of eye care. Eligible projects are innovative or educational initiatives that address unmet health needs in the fields of ophthalmology and optometry.
Grants of up to $2,000 to USA IHE faculty members to cover logistical and travel expenses of students involved in physical geography field research. Faculty members must join the students during a significant part of the research period. The fieldwork may take place in national as well as international locations.
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International post-doctoral researchers to teach, study, and participate in research at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Candidates must be sponsored by a faculty member of the Hebrew University. Funding is intended to enrich the academic experience by introducing outstanding talent and creat...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual, group, or organization to recognize significant contributions to the planning and development of the built environment. Nominees may come from any discipline and include, but are not limited to, public officials, developers, academics, writers, journalists, researchers, ...
Prize to a USA, Canada, or International individual who has demonstrated outstanding contributions in the field of Earth Sciences. The program recognizes an individual for significant achievements in the field through the development of new modes of analysis or new knowledge.
Grants to USA researchers at nonprofit institutions for research projects that aim to identify new treatments or cures for cancer. The funding source particularly encourages grant applications for a one year period that will allow establishment of capabilities of new cancer researchers, or new cancer approaches by establi...
Grants to USA individuals and nonprofit organizations for original ideas and innovative projects that will lead to the advancement of scholarship in the area of the arts. An LOI is required before being invited to submit a proposal. The Foundation funds projects that align with their mission to challenge and shift perc...
Opportunity for USA individuals and middle or high school students to participate in a competition and receive funds to continue and increase their successful work of improving the lives of others. Funding is intended for adults, and students between the ages of 13 and 19, who have made a difference through projects and pr...
Grants of up to $1,000 to USA children and youth, ages 18 and under, to complete community service projects in their communities. Funding will be provided to support a wide variety of projects and events. Examples of eligible community service projects include: turning a vacant lot into a community garden, rebuilding a sch...
Fellowships of $3,500 to USA, Canada, and International scholars holding a PhD and archivists, creative artists, curators, dramaturgs, filmmakers, librarians, performers, and playwrights for research projects related to Shakespeare or the culture of the early modern world. The four-week fellowships should make use of colle...
Grants of up to $1,500 to USA and Territories high school chemistry teachers for professional development opportunities to enhance classroom teaching and student learning. Funding is intended for career development opportunities that will improve teachers' professional skills and student achievement.
Grants to USA bioethics scholars affiliated with nonprofit institutions for research projects that address bioethics issues in biomedical research, clinical care, public health practice, or public policy. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to submitting a full application. Funding is intended for innovative projects that ...
Grants of up to $50,000 to USA, Canada, and International investigators who are working at established institutions for short-term support of preliminary research projects that focus on multiple sclerosis. Pre-applications are due prior to submitting a full application. Funding will be provided for research projects relat...
In-kind grants of cloud computing resources to USA, Canada, and International individuals affiliated with nonprofits, IHEs, government entities, or companies for projects that promote environmental sustainability. Funding is intended for projects that align with at least one of four areas of interest: agriculture, climate ...