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Grant Making Foundations :: Grants

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation - Research fellowships and research awards for scholars and scientists of all nationalities not resident in Germany.
Meta Description: [ fellowships and awards. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation grants research fellowships and research awards to highly qualified scholars and scientists of all nationalities not resident in Germany. ]

Caledonian Research Foundation - Encourages academic research in biomedicine and the humanities by awarding fellowships and scholarships, and supporting an International Conference on aspects of the biomedical sciences. Scotland, UK.
Meta Description: [ Caledonian Research Foundation is a Scottish charitable company which has supported independent research in Scotland since 1990. It aims to encourage academic research of international standing in biomedical science, the humanities and social sciences. ]

Community of Science - An international collaborative network of scientists and their institutions whose goal is to accelerate science and promote the visibility and funding of scientific research. Site contains searchable databases.
Meta Description: [ Community of Science (COS) is the leading international resource for medical, health related, and scientific research funding information and opportunities. COS has a knowledge management system for individual and institutions, an expertise database, and an abstract management system. ]

CUR - Information about grants-in-aid for undergraduate research from the Council of Undergraduate Research.

500 Dalmo Giacometti Foundation - Private foundation which supports genetic research and biotechnology. Site in both English and Portuguese.

David and Lucile Packard Foundation - Fellowships for Science and Engineering. Nominations come from the presidents of 50 US universities.

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation - Dedicated to improving the quality of life by funding projects in: education, scientific research, the environment and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Meta Description: [ The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, a private grantmaking organization based in the Presidio of San Francisco, works to achieve significant, lasting, and measurable outcomes in three major areas: environmental conservation, science, and the San Francisco Bay Area. ]

Graduate Fellowship - Science and engineering graduate fellowships from the Department of Defense (NDSEG).

Grants Net - Research funding information from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Meta Description: [ Find science related jobs, grants and funding, meetings and events in the scientific community and advice for resume writing and interviews. ]

International Foundation for Science - International Foundation for Science gives research grants to young scientists in the developing world to undertake research projects in the Biological and Agricultural Sciences in their own countries.
Meta Description: [ International Foundation for Science (IFS) is an NGO:106 members (science academies) in 80 countries; Secretariat in Stockholm; supports developing country scientists in agricultural and biological sciences with research grants. ]

International Society of Lyophilization - Freeze Drying - A non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the field of lyophilization by personal interaction using the Internet and supporting programs that provide financial and material assistance to those who need it.
Meta Description: [ A non-profit organization whose mision is to promote the field of lyophilization by personal interaction using the Internet and supporting programs that provide finanical and material assistance to those who need it. ]

James S. McDonnell Foundation - Funding a 21st Century Science Initiative: Mind and Behaviour; Brain Cancer; Complex Systems.
Meta Description: [ The Foundation was established to "improve the quality of life," and does so by contributing to the generation of new knowledge through its support of research and scholarship. ]

NASA - Guidance on unsolicited scientific research funding opportunities from NASA.

National Physical Science Consortium - Graduate Fellowship program in the physical sciences, targeting minorities and women to provide diversity and balance to meet future needs of academia and industry.
Meta Description: [ If you aspire to a doctoral degree and career in the physical sciences and related fields, or wish to support and recruit those who do, NPSC is for you. ]

National Science Foundation - Opportunities for research and education funding in all areas of science and engineering.

Research Sponsors - A directory maintained at the UVA Computer Science department: mainly US sources.

Science Foundation Ireland - Organization responsible for the management, allocation, disbursement and evaluation of expenditure of the Technology Foresight Fund.
Meta Description: [ Science Foundation Ireland, awards grants for research on a competitive basis in fields that underpin biotechnology and information and communications technology., Science Foundation Ireland, awards grants for research on a competitive basis in fields that underpin biotechnology and information a... ]

500 Swiss National Science Foundation - Supports scientific research at Swiss Universities and other scientific institutions and awards fellowships to young scientists.

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation - Supports basic scientific research in the USA, primarily in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry and medicine.

The James Clerk Maxwell Foundation - To promote, encourage, and advance the study of, research into, and the dissemination of knowledge of and relating to physics, chemistry and physical chemistry in all their aspects and in particular, but without prejudice to the foregoing generality, colloids and interfaces. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

The Randall Group - Helps small technical companies in the USA obtain funding for advanced research through state and federal government grants including SBIR, BAA, and ATP programs. Based in Scottsdale, AZ.
Meta Description: [ We specialize in helping small to medium sized technical companies obtain funding for advanced research through state and federal government grants, such as the SBIR, BAA, and ATP programs. ]

The Whitaker Foundation - Private funding source for biomedical engineering research and education in the United States.
Meta Description: [ The foundation was the nation's largest private sponsor of biomedical engineering and bioengineering research and education. ]

UK Research Office - A subscriber based organisation providing information and advice primarily to UK organisations on European Union funded opportunities for research and higher education.

US Civilian R+D Foundation - Promotes scientific and technical collaboration between the United States and the countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU). Programmme and application information.
Meta Description: [ Promotes scientific and technical collaboration between the United States and the countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU). ]

Wallace Genetic Foundation - Supports interests including agricultural research, preservation of farmland, ecology, plant genetic research, conservation and sustainable development. Application procedure and details of past grants.