Grants for Individuals - Science and Technology

This grant provides funding to individual artists and arts organizations to create educational programs that inspire creativity and learning among elementary, middle, and high school students in Forsyth County, North Carolina.

This grant provides financial support to adult performing artists in Humboldt County, California, to help them develop their artistic work in fields such as acting, singing, dancing, and comedy.

This funding opportunity supports innovative projects that promote internet freedom through technology development, research, and digital security, with a focus on first-time applicants and underrepresented groups.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to California organizations that have received federal clean energy grants, helping them cover the required cost share to access additional federal funding.

This grant provides financial support to women pursuing education and training in high-demand STEM fields to help them advance into leadership roles.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to women pursuing training in high-demand STEM fields to help them enter, transition, or advance in their careers.

This fellowship provides financial support for doctoral students in the United States conducting research on the history of American art and visual culture, including Native American art, to help them complete their dissertations.

This grant provides financial support and resources to choreographers and circus artists in Massachusetts to help them create original work and advance their careers.

The Neal Peirce Foundation is offering up to seven travel grants of up to $1,500 each in 2024 to journalists, particularly those early in their careers or from underrepresented backgrounds, to support the coverage of underreported stories about urban solutions that improve cities and regions for all people, with the expectation that travel and story submission will occur within three months of receiving the award.

This grant provides financial support to enrolled tribal members and descendants who are artists residing in select Minnesota counties, helping them with costs related to creating and showcasing their artistic work.

The Artist Support Grant, funded by Dare Arts in North Carolina, offers $500 to $1,000 to individual artists and small artist groups for professional development, completion of new work, career promotion, training, travel, and artist fees, with eligibility limited to residents of selected counties who are not full-time students or recipients of other FY 2024-2025 N.C. Arts Council funding.

This grant provides a $5,000 award to established sculptors in the U.S. who specialize in animal sculpture and demonstrate exceptional skill and commitment to their craft.

This grant provides $3,000 to individual artists based in the Bronx to create new works that engage the community through public programs or collaborative processes.

The Berkeley FILM Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of first-ever short fiction film grant program. Donor Name: Berkeley Film Foundation (BFF) State: County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/23/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Berkeley FILM Foundation will provide grants in the pre-production, production, postproduction and distribution stages of the narrative short film project. The Berkeley FILM Foundation is interested in short, fiction films that use creative, thoughtful and innovative methods to tell a story with a strong theme of social or environmental justice. The review committee will be judging films based on originality, imagination and technical skill. Types of Grants  BFF has two tiers of grants available to filmmakers in the Narrative Film Grant Program: special awards and general grants. General Grants  General grants awarded will range between $5,000 – $10,000. The amount of the award will be determined by several aspects of the application including (but not limited to) the line items outlined in the project budget, the intended use of the grant, the stage of the project you are in and the team behind the project. If you receive less money than you asked for, it is usually because they have run low on allocated funds but want to support the project for its creativity or cultural or social relevancy and BFF’s small grant will help inspire other organizations to give larger amounts. The Saul Zaentz Awards: Two separate $25,000 grants This has historically been the Berkeley FILM Foundation’s highest award given each year and is the most prestigious. This is the first year they are introducing a second Saul Zaentz Award for $25,000. These films are chosen during final deliberation of the review committee and these films will embody the mission and purpose of the organization and its commitment to social justice. The grants are named after world-renowned film producer, Saul Zaentz, who was an original founder of the Berkeley FILM Foundation. Eligible Genre Short Form Narratives (40 minutes or less). Eligibility Criteria  To be considered for this grant, you must work or live in the city of Berkeley, Emeryville, Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond, Oakland or Alameda. You must provide a valid street address for application. PO Box addresses will not be accepted. Applicants may submit one project for consideration per funding cycle. The applicant must be: The Director, co-director, Producer or co-Producer of the films. Organizations may not apply. Be at least 18 years of age. For more information, visit BFF.

This grant provides funding for interdisciplinary research that explores the relationship between law, human behavior, and scientific applications, targeting researchers in social sciences, law, and technology.

Champion grants provide teachers with funding to access the professional development and instructional resources needed to prepare students to be college and career ready in math and/or science. Donor Name: Alabama Power Foundation State: Alabama County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 09/06/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Funding Information Up to $7,500 per teacher team. How foundation likes to see Champion Grants used? Participate in Effective PD Effective PD: Is focused on content and pedagogy, models best practices, coaches and collaborates, and facilitates ongoing learning and implementation. Ongoing PD: Is preferred and could include attending multiple PD sessions throughout the year that continue to build instructional practices. PD Examples: Classes, workshops, conferences, instructional coaching, peer review/feedback, professional learning teams. Select Instructional Resources and/or Classroom Technology that Empower Learning Resources and Tech: Should increase engagement, help scaffold instruction and improve learning. Instructional Resource Examples: Manipulatives, measurement tools, standards-based STEM thematic unit kits, assessment tools (e.g., white boards, clicker apps), teacher best practices guides. Classroom Technology Examples: iPads, tablets, laptops, projectors, SMART Boards, document cameras, graphing calculators, digital microscopes, applications, software, online resources. Eligible Applicants  Public school teachers in grades nine to eleven apply as a grade level and/or subject area team. Criteria  Champion Grants must meet the following criteria: Demonstrate a Financial Need: Priority will be given to a public school if 50% or more of its full-time students receive free or reduced lunches, or if the school is a Title I school. Grade Level/Subject Area Collaboration: Intent is for teachers to commit to collaboration, professional growth and peer support to prepare students to be college and career ready in an agreed upon subject – math and/or science. High school teacher teams are encouraged to collaborate across grade levels but a single student grade level will need to be identified and targeted as the primary focus of the grant proposal. Teacher-Selected Professional Development (PD): All teachers who participate in the grant will select PD to complete that aligns with raising student achievement in math and/or science. Funds can be used on other resources if PD is free, but PD must be included in the proposal to nurture professional growth. Measure Student Achievement: Describe how the grant aims to improve student achievement and how success will be measured. Ineligibility  Champion Grants Will Not be Used to Support the Following: Primary and secondary private schools. Non-school organizations. Grant proposals that do not support raising student achievement in either math or English language arts. For more information, visit Alabama Power Foundation.

The City of Davenport is accepting applications for its Dream Project Grants to both current homeowners and new homeowners within the designated Dream area. Donor Name: City of Davenport State: County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 08/23/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The City of Davenport’s Community and Economic Development (CED) staff will be administering The Davenport Dream Project and will provide assistance for residents who would like to apply for the program.  The property must be owner-occupied during this period. The grant can be used for any improvements made to the property. City funds will assist with needed exterior improvements first, and then remaining funds can be used towards interior improvements.  Funding Information Participants purchasing a home in a Davenport DREAM Project neighborhood will be eligible for a grant of approximately $20,000. Eligibility Criteria To qualify for a Davenport DREAM Project grant, applicants must provide proof of current homeowners insurance. The property, or any other property owned by the applicant within the City of Davenport, must have no outstanding liens. Contract owners are not eligible to apply.  Developers may be eligible for assistance for the rehabilitation of a property if the property is maintained as owner-occupied after the sale of the property. For more information, visit City of Davenport.

This funding opportunity supports researchers focused on enhancing knowledge and practices in security cooperation and irregular warfare, aiming to improve allied and partner security capabilities while ensuring public access to their findings.

The Watauga Arts Council is currently accepting applications for its Artist Support Grants for working artists who seek to advance their careers through professional development, studio improvements, new projects, promotion, and more. Donor Name: Watauga Arts Council State: North Carolina County: Watauga County (NC) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 08/07/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Funding Information  Grant awards to artists generally range from $500 to $2500. Eligibility Criteria  The artist support grant is intended to support working artists. They do not recommend applying if you are a beginner or hobby artist unless you want to transition into the career and have a strong body of work to support that endeavor. Professors may only apply if it supports their career as an artist, not to support work for their university or classes they teach. For more information, visit Watauga Arts Council.

This competition provides funding and support for teams developing innovative high-temperature seismic sensors to improve geothermal energy monitoring and enhance the understanding of subsurface conditions.