Funding Opportunities for Social Justice & Diversity at Appalachian State

Social Justice & Diversity Funding Opportunities

The following funding opportunities are available to support social justice and/or diversity research and scholarly activity. Sign into Pivot, Appalachian State's subscription funding database, to see additional details about any of the opportunities listed here, or contact grs@appstate.edu for more information.

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Social Justice & Diversity

14 Opportunities

Deadline

Amount

 Limited  Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net): S-STEM Research Hubs

Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)

27 Mar 2024

see record

Through this solicitation, NSF seeks to foster a network of S-STEM stakeholders and further develop the infrastructure needed to generate and disseminate new knowledge, successful practices and effective design principles arising from NSF S-STEM projects nationwide. The ultimate vision of the…

Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP)

National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)

01 Apr 2024

$250,000USD

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is designated as the lead federal agency that supports higher education in food and agricultural sciences. In this context, NIFA has specific responsibility to initiate and support projects to strengthen higher education teaching programs.

Grant Program for Projects on Multicultural Activities

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

22 Apr 2024

$15,000USD

ASHA has had a long-standing commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at ASHA and recognizes the importance of acknowledging and appropriately responding to cultural and linguistic influences across the discipline. The objective of this grant program is to provide support for the infusion of…

Research Grants

William T. Grant Foundation

01 May 2024

$1,000,000USD

Current opportunities:
Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
This program supports research to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States.…

Racial Equity Special Research Grants

Spencer Foundation

29 May 2024

$75,000USD

The Racial Equity Research Grants program supports education research projects that will contribute to understanding and ameliorating racial inequality in education. We are interested in funding studies that aim to understand and disrupt the reproduction and deepening of inequality in education,…

Call for Concept Applications

Sociological Initiatives Foundation (SIF)

30 Jun 2024

$25,000USD

The Sociological Initiatives Foundation supports social change by linking research to social action.  It funds research projects that investigate laws, policies, institutions, regulations, and normative practices that may limit equality in the South.  It gives priority to projects that seek to…

State-Level Systemic Change Strategy

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation (ZSR)

27 Jul 2024

$100,000USD

The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation believes that all of North Carolina benefits when every North Carolinian has the resources and opportunities to achieve their full potential and when each person’s worth and dignity is affirmed. Therefore, we desire for ALL North Carolinians to have access to…

Institutional Challenge Grant

William T. Grant Foundation

13 Sep 2024

$650,000USD

The Institutional Challenge Grant encourages university-based research institutes, schools, and centers to build sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.
The Institutional Challenge Grant asks grantees…

Racial Equity in STEM Education (EHR Racial Equity)

Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)

08 Oct 2024

see record

This solicitation aligns with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) long-standing investments in the development of a diverse and well-prepared public and workforce, which was recently reinforced in the NSF Vision: "A nation that leads the…

 Limited  Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

22 Oct 2024

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NSF INCLUDES is a comprehensive, national initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) discovery and innovation, focused on NSF's commitment to ensuring accessibility and inclusivity in STEM fields, as communicated in the NSF Strategic Plan for…

Community Action Grants (CAG)

American Association of University Women (AAUW)

15 Nov 2024

$10,000USD

Community Action Grants provide funding to individuals, AAUW branches and AAUW state organizations as well as community-based nonprofits for general operating support and innovative projects that promote education and equity for women and girls. Since 1972, AAUW has provided support to hundreds of…

Democracy Program

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Continuous

see record

Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Democracy program supports civic integration of immigrants. The program also supports the protection of voting rights and promotes voter participation of all citizens. We work to foster a fair, diverse, and vibrant democracy that welcomes and offers opportunities…

Evidence for Action: Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)

Continuous

see record

Evidence for Action prioritizes research to evaluate specific interventions (e.g., policies, programs, practices) that have the potential to counteract the harms of structural and systemic racism and improve health, well-being, and equity outcomes. We are concerned both with the direct impacts of…

Grantmaking

Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF)

Continuous

see record

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) advances social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. As a private family foundation rooted in the Rockefeller tradition of philanthropy, we believe we have an obligation to take the long view, to experiment and take risks, to…

Published: Mar 1, 2024 2:23pm

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