International Research Funding Sources

 

 

Name

Site

Focus/Date Due

Ambercrombie Foundation

5005 River run, Suite 500

Houston, TX  77056

Thomas M. Weaver

713-627-2500

May 15 & Nov 15

Funding for educational research from elementary, secondary, higher education, medical care & treatment, medical/health care & treatment, medical/health education and research

Atkinson Foundation

1100 Grundy Lane

Suite 140

San Bruno, CA 94066-3030

Elizabeth Curtis

415-876-0222

http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=5589

 

March 31 & August 31

Funding for Latin America and Africa to improve the quality of life.  Economic, social, and physical self-sufficiency/well being are emphases.  Technology in water

And food resources; health education programs.

Brown Foundation, Inc.

PO Box 130646

Houston, TX 77219-0646

Nancy Pittman

713-523-6867

713-523-2917 fax

bfi@brownfoundation.org

 

 

Funds for education, community service and the arts for long-range significance to the community.

Bernard & Audre

Rapoport Foundation

425 Austin Ave.

Suite 2102

Waco, TX 76701

Martin Hassner

817-756-4199

817-756-1413 fax

http://www.rapoportfdn.org

April 15 & October 15

Funding to Waco, Texas and/or Israel with not more than 3 years of consecutive support to any organization/program.  Funds programs promoting responsibility, self-sufficiency and self-reliance.

Carnegie Corporation

437 Madison Ave.

New York, NY 10022

 

212-371-3200

212-207-6289

212-754-4073 fax

http://www.carnegie.org

 

Funds education & health development of children & youth – strengthening human resources in developing countries & preventing deadly conflict.

Crystelle Waggoner

Charitable Trust

c/o Nations Bank of

Texas N.A.

PO Box 1317

Fort Worth, TX 76101

Darlene-Mann

817-390-6114

 

 

Funding for health associations & services, cultural programs, social services, emphasizing children and youth, homeless, families, and women.

Effie & Wofford

Cain Foundation

4131 Spicewood

Springs Rd. #A-1

Austin, TX 78759

Harvey L. Walker

512-346-7490

512-346-7491 fax

 

Funding for higher and secondary education, medical research, public service organizations, religious organizations and aid to the handicapped.

Harris & Eliza

Kempner Fund

PO Box 119

Galveston, TX 77553-0119

Elaine Perachio

409-762-1603

409-762-5435 fax

 

 

Funding for human services, arts, humanities, education, community development, Jewish issues, and international issues

Hogg Foundation

PO Box 7998

University Station

Austin, TX 78713-7998

Dr. Charles M. Bonjean

512-471-5041

 

Funding in mental health:  children & their families, youth at risk, minority mental health, and investigative research in these areas.

Inter-American

Development Bank

1300 New York Avenue, NW

Washington DC 20577

 

202-623-1000

http://www.iadb.org

January 01

Funding to Latin America and Caribbean for aid in economic and social developments.

Kellogg Foundation

One Michigan Avenue East

Battle Creek, MI

49017-4058

 

616-968-1611

616-968-0413 fax

http://www.wkkf.org/Grants

http://www.cheo-foundation.on.ca/kelloggfoundation

None

Funding for improving the well-being of people in Latin America and the Caribbean – addressing regional diversity

Link Foundation

1400 Franklin Plaza

111 Congress Ave.

Austin, TX 78701

Rhobie K. Bratcher

 

 

September 30

Funding for health associations, foods, banking, human services, children & youth, family services, domestic violence, international relief, human rights, (internationally).

MacArthur

Foundation

140 South Dearborn St.

Chicago, IL 60603

 

312-726-8000

http://www.macfdn.org

4answer@macfdn.com

Funding for mental health, education, international security, literacy, population, world environment & cultural and community activities in Chicago and Palm Beach.

National Association of International Educators

1875 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 1000

Washington, DC 20009-5728

 

202-462-4811

202-939-3134

202-667-3419 fax

sherryb@nafsa.org

http://www.nafsa.org

 

Funding to encourage the development of innovative programs that enhance the educational experience of international students studying in the US and US students preparing for or returning from study abroad. 

National Science Foundation

4201 Wilson Blvd.

Arlington, VA 22230

 

703-306-1706

krbrown@nsf.gov

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/int/9614rev.htm

October 17

Funding for those interested in science, engineering, collaborative research projects, workshops, foreign counterparts for activities in Canada and the Caribbean.

Peace Corps

World Wise Schools

1990K St. NW

Suite 9500

Washington, DC 20277-3741

 

1-800-424-8580

pcday@peacecorps.gov

http://www.peacecorps.gov

 

Funding for 87 Countries in Africa, Asia, Pacific, Caribbean, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Mediterranean area.

 

Pew Charitable

Trusts

One Commerce Sq.

Philadelphia, PN

19103-7017

 

215-575-9050

215-575-4939 fax

http://www.pewtrusts.com

info@pewtrusts.com

 

Funding to encourage individual development and personal achievement, cross-disciplinary problem solving and innovative, practical approaches to meet the changing needs of a global community.

RGK Foundation

1301 W. 25th St.

Suite 300

Austin, TX  78705-4236

Cynthia Smith &/or Jami Hampton

512-474-9298

512-474-6389 fax

jhampton@rgkfdn.org

 

Funding for medical and education work through Universities.

Rotary Foundation

 

 

979-845-3447

979-862-1256 fax

February 18

Funding for aiding developing countries.

Spencer Foundation

900 North Michigan

Ave. Suite 2800

Chicago, IL  60611

 

vicepres@spencer.org

312-337-7000

312-337-0282 fax

 

Funding for areas of educational research as approached from scholars in the sciences, social sciences & humanities.

Texas A&M Univ.

 

International Programs: Alcoa Scholars

   845-6066

COE Research Council Grants

   http://international.tamu.edu/ipo

Study Abroad Program

 

Feb 1

 

Tinker Foundation

55 East 59th Street

New York, NY 10022

 

212-421-6858

212-223-3326 fax

tinker@tinker.org

http://www.fdncenter.org/grantmaker/tinker/field.html

 

Funding for Ibero-American or Latin American Studies for acquiring a comprehensive knowledge of language & culture in gathering research data in economics, government, & social science.

Trull Foundation

404 4th St.

Palacios, TX 77465

Gail Purvis

512-972-5241

512-972-1109 fax

 

 

Funding for programs in youth, minorities, and education. International interests in Soviet areas, Africa, Mexico, and Central

America.

Turner Charitable

Foundation

811 Rusk Suite 205

Houston, TX 77002-2811

Eyvonne Moser

713-237-1117

713-223-4638 fax

 

 

Funding for higher & secondary education:  social services, youth, elderly, fine performing arts, cultural programs, Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant church support, health services, AIDS research, hospices, programs for women & children, minorities, the homeless, handicapped, urban & community development, civic and urban affairs, libraries, & conservation programs.

USAID

301 4th St, SW

Washington, DC 20547

Richard Taylor

202-619-4557

202-619-6790

rtaylor@usia.gov

http://www.usaid.gov

February 19

Funding for improving education abroad.

Focus should be on the Summit of the Americas Action Plan for Education.

United States Department of Education

Washington, DC

20006-8521

 

Fulbright Scholar Program

   202-686-7877/http://www.cies.org

Fulbright-Hays Grant

Fulbright Teacher Exchange

   202-314-33520/fulbright@grad.usda.gov

Graduate Program Service

Group Projects Abroad

   202-401-9771

Post Secondary Education

   202-708-5750

Undergraduate International Studies

   202-260-9950

 

 

 

 

October 15

 

November 3

October 20

 

October 18

United States

Office of the Press Secretary

The White House

Washington, DC

http://www.state.gov/g/inl/rls/fs/index.cfm

African Education Initiative

5 year duration