National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health is accepting applications for scientific meetings aimed at building interdisciplinary research teams in basic behavioral and social science research (b-BSSR). Applicants must propose developmental activities, such as meetings or workshops, that will build the capacity of interdisciplinary teams to accelerate, expand and/or strengthen fundamental knowledge in b-BSSR as relevant to the nation’s health and well-being. Proposed interdisciplinary teams must include at least one investigator from the basic social and/or behavioral sciences and investigators from at least one additional discipline. Applicants are encouraged to either increase the scope of investigation of a specific b-BSSR research domain through the integration of disparate approaches from b-BSSR and allied disciplines, or enhance the sophistication of theoretical, methodological and analytical approaches in b-BSSR. These goals may be accomplished by fostering the development of shared scientific terminology, approaches and methodologies across disciplines to address a common b-BSSR research question.

National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation is accepting applications for proposals that address mathematical research in areas of science where computation plays an essential role. The projects must emphasize design, analysis and implementation of numerical methods, symbolic methods and computing algorithms. The prominence of computation with analysis of the computational approach in the research is a hallmark of the Computational Mathematics Program. Proposals ranging from single-investigator projects that develop and analyze innovative computational methods to interdisciplinary team projects that not only create and analyze new mathematical and computational techniques – including those for computing facilities with multi-core, multi-thread and parallel architectures – but also use them to model, study and solve important applied problems are encouraged.

The Gerber Foundation

The Gerber Foundation’s mission is to enhance the quality of life of infants and young children. To do that, the foundation supports research projects that investigate health, nutrition, care and development issues for newborns and children up to age 3. Research projects aimed at finding solutions to children’s health and nutritional problems are sought. Of particular interest are those offering a substantial promise of meaningful advances in prevention and treatment of diseases and those with broad applicability to the general population.

The Brookdale Foundation Group

The Brookdale Foundation Group, through its Relatives as Parents Program, is accepting applications for projects that promote the creation – or expansion – of services for grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting when the biological parents are unable to do so.

The Foundation Center

The Foundation Center has scheduled the following free training classes during December 2010:

Grantseeking Basics: Dec. 3, 16
Attendees will learn how the center’s resources can help make them more effective grantseekers. For beginners, this introduction to the library provides instruction in foundation research and identification of potential funders. A tour of the library will follow.

Proposal Writing Basics: Dec. 1
Attendees will learn about the basics of writing a proposal for their non-profit organizations.

Introduction to the Foundation Directory Online: Dec. 3, 16
This class provides a hands-on introduction to the center’s comprehensive online subscription database.

How to Approach a Foundation: Dec. 21
Attendees will learn how to initiate contact with potential donors, plan calls and meetings, and build partnerships with sponsors. This class is intended for fundraisers who have some experience but are not experts.

In addition:

Classes are held at The Foundation Center, located at:
New York Library
79 Fifth Ave. 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003
Space is limited, so register as soon as possible.
For additional training opportunities, to register, or for more information, call 212-620-4230 or visit www.foundationcenter.org.

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