Grants for Illinois Colleges & Universities

Grants of up to $20,000 to Illinois nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and academic institutions for environmental projects that improve health outcomes. Funding is intended for outreach activities and community education programs related to mitigating ...

Award of $2,000 to a USA genealogist or researcher to further their education in the field of genealogy. Funding is intended to cover tuition for an individual attending an advanced academic training program at an eligible academic institution. The expected outcom...

Grants to USA IHEs, nonprofit organizations, hospitals, and laboratories for research projects on pancreatic cancer. Funding is intended for both basic and transitional research that can be completed in a short timeframe. The research is expected to advance treatm...

Grants to USA researchers, practitioners, and students for research on addiction in criminal legal settings. Funding is intended for short-term projects studying substance use disorder prevention and treatment among individuals who are or were incarcerated. Applic...

Grants of up to €60,000 to Grants to USA, Canada, and International scientific researchers and research teams for research projects related to parapsychology and psychophysiology. The purpose of the program is to support studies into topics that remain largely u...

Contract to a USA IHE, corporation, research institute, or consultant to research public safety on public transit systems. The contractor will investigate the methods that public transit systems are using to improve safety, especially collaboration with law enfor...

Contract to a USA IHE, corporation, research institute, or consultant to research public transit for seniors. The contractor will investigate the problems experienced by elderly residents as they use public transportation and how providers can improve the experien...

Contract to a USA IHE, corporation, research institute, or consultant to research improvements to transit systems. The contractor will investigate a wide range of improvements that have been made to transit systems to evaluate their long-term effectiveness. The ob...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International high school students, undergraduates, and researchers to pursue fieldwork for science projects. Eligible areas of interest include archaeology, wildlife conservation, marine and freshwater studies, anthropology, ecology, en...

Grants of up to $20,000 to USA, Canada, and International academic scholars for research related to civic values and engagement. Funding is intended for faculty members to explore the relationship between liberal values and the virtues those values require as safe...

Grants to USA IHEs and nonprofit and for-profit entities for projects to increase the use of satellites in making measurements to solve critical issues. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to u...

Grants of up to $12,000 to USA nonprofit organizations and IHEs to assist in the production of non-fiction books in a wide range of interest areas. Funding is intended for books addressing art, cultural history, conservation, architecture, the city, public issues,...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit and public sector organizations, including school districts and IHEs, for music and music education programs or projects. Funding is intended for initiatives that enhance and promote organizations whose services benefit state residents...

Grants and fellowships to USA, Canada, and International researchers at nonprofit organizations and institutions for projects that explore and increase the understanding of Alzheimer's disease. Applicants must complete the required registration prior to submitting...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for academic projects related to art history. Applicants must submit an Letter of Inquiry prior to submitting a full application. Funding is intended for projects and professional activities that generate and share specialized...

Grants of up to $1,000 to Illinois nonprofit organizations, K-12 schools, IHEs, faith-based entities, and government agencies for arts events and learning experiences that benefit eligible communities. Funding is intended for programs in a wide range of art discip...

Grants of up to $50,000 to USA nonprofit organizations and research and academic institutions for projects that support the organic farming industry. Applicants must submit a letter of interest prior to applying. Funding is intended for advocacy, education, and re...

Grants of up to $1,000 to USA nonprofit organizations and educational institutions for Japanese language education events. Applicants must contact the funding source prior to submitting an application. The purpose of the program is to motivate large numbers of Jap...

Grants of up to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International educators, high school and college students, and individuals for projects that help to make the world a better place. Certain applicants must register online prior to applying. Funding is intended for the d...

Grants of up to $25,000 to USA, Canada, and International institutions for projects related to tree health maintenance. Applicants must submit a letter of inquiry prior to submitting a full application. Funding is intended for long-term research and technology tra...

Grants of up to $25,000 to USA, Canada, and International recent residents, fellows, and post-doctoral researchers for a broad range of pediatric research topics. Applicants are required to submit a concept paper prior to a full grant application. The purpose of t...

Grants of up to $5,000 and in-kind support to USA, Canada, and International early-career researchers for projects related to writing instruction and literacy. Recipients will receive mentoring support for the duration of the research project. Funding is intended ...

Grants of up to $8,000 to USA, Canada, and International researchers for research projects that increase understanding of communication and literacy. Funding may be used for evidence-based research that will influence public policy. Funding is intended to support ...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations to support initiatives that improve the environmental quality of indoor facilities. Projects must directly address air quality, indoor environmental quality, IEQ-linked illness, or thermal comfort. P...

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International scholars for interdisciplinary research and collaboration in humanities fields. The program is a year-long residential fellowship in New York. Eligible applicants hold PhDs and are currently working on topics related t...

Grants to USA pharmacists, pharmacy students, and community pharmacy residents for projects to benefit the community. Funding is intended to support and implement innovative services to help patients. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to vaccine con...

Grants to USA nonprofit research facilities, medical centers, and universities for research studies related to macular degeneration. Funding is available for specific projects as well as for capital expenditures. Application submissions are evaluated based on the ...

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International early-stage underserved scientists at research centers and IHEs for research training and support in cancer immunology. Fellows will receive a stipend to cover salary as well as training, career development, and suppor...

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International early-career scientists at academic research institutions for research training in data science and immunology. Fellows will receive a stipend to cover salary as well as training, including practical skills and theoret...

Award of $1,500 to a USA or Canada academic psychiatrist to recognize contributions to student research programs at the university level. Nominated individuals must be members of the funding source's organization. The purpose of the award is to honor an academic p...

Awards to a USA or Canada mentor and trainee team of psychologists working in the field of schizophrenia. The purpose of the award is to acknowledge the contributions of the senior researcher to addressing the causes and treatment of schizophrenia. The award consi...

Grants to USA Catholic faith-based organizations, children's health and human services agencies, and college athletic programs for community benefit initiatives. Past awards have gone to cancer research, big brother/big sister programs, autism programs, legal serv...

Grants to USA IHEs, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, agencies, and tribal nations for open-source research products. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support organizations in facil...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, for-profits, IHEs, government agencies, and Tribes for projects to plan and establish open source ecosystems. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed prior to applying. The program supports th...

Awards to USA professors to recognize significant contributions to cancer research. Applicants must submit a letter of intent before applying. The purpose of the award is to acknowledge seminal achievements in a wide range of research areas, including clinical, pr...

Grants to USA IHEs, medical education companies, and healthcare institutions for educational projects addressing cervical cancer. Initiatives are expected to target community pharmacists, gynecologic oncologists, nurses, medical oncologists, nurse practitioners, a...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International IHEs, NGOs, nonprofit organizations, and charities for initiatives to protect the environment and improve health and safety. Eligible areas of interest include: STEM education, biodiversity, health and nutrition, protecting...

Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International Jewish college students and graduates to participate in a summer business fellowship program in Israel. Participants will be paired with Israeli fellows to intern at companies in sectors that include biotech business ...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International educators to improve training for healthcare professionals. Funded activities must be based in a nonprofit organization such as a university, hospital, or NGO. The purpose of the program is to strengthen clinicians' abiliti...

Fellowships to USA journalists to improve their craft at a university in Pennsylvania. Over the course of the fellowship, journalists will participate in seminars to help them hone their reporting skills. Topics include global economy, accounting principles, finan...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International MDs, PhDs, and the equivalent, affiliated with a nonprofit organization, IHE, or government agency for research on diabetes management. Applicants are required to submit an LOI prior to a full grant application. Funding is ...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International entities for conservation projects. The focus of the current grant cycle is forest preservation. Funding is intended for initiatives to protect rainforests, forests, and their inhabitants. Eligible projects can include educ...

Grants to USA consultants, for-profit entities, government agencies, research organizations, and educational institutions for research on technologies and processes that reduce and treat concentrate from municipal wastewater reuse. Funding is intended to assess em...

Grants to USA consultants, for-profit entities, government agencies, research organizations, and educational institutions for potable water reuse research. Funding is intended to develop and assess methods for demonstrating virus removal by ultrafiltration systems...

Grants to USA consultants, for-profit entities, government agencies, research organizations, and educational institutions for research on reverse osmosis concentrate management. Funding is intended to assess management approaches, address water quality and regulat...

Grants to USA consultants, for-profit entities, government agencies, research organizations, and educational institutions to develop a framework for evaluating alternative treatment approaches for direct potable reuse. Funding is intended to establish methods for ...

Grants to USA consultants, for-profit entities, government agencies, research organizations, and educational institutions for research to improve pathogen removal crediting in potable water reuse. Funding is intended to develop standardized validation and sampling...

Grants to USA consultants, for-profit entities, government agencies, research organizations, and educational institutions for research on pathogen removal in groundwater recharge and potable water reuse systems. Funding is intended to test methods for measuring si...

Grants to USA consultants, for-profit entities, government agencies, research organizations, and educational institutions to organize a collaborative forum on aquifer geochemistry and groundwater recharge. Funding is intended to bring together utilities, researche...

Cooperative agreements to USA nonprofit organizations, IHEs, and agricultural trade associations for technical assistance in the agricultural industry. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed prior to applying. Funding is intended ...