Science Institutions Research Funding Organizations

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• Society: Philanthropy: Grants: Grant-Making Foundations  (664)

• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation - Research fellowships and research awards for scholars and scientists of all nationalities not resident in Germany.
• The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation - Supports basic scientific research in the USA, primarily in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry and medicine.
• Caledonian Research Foundation - Encourages academic research in biomedicine and the humanities by awarding fellowships and scholarships, and supporting an International Conference on aspects of the biomedical sciences. Scotland, UK.
• Community of Science - An international collaborative network of scientists and their institutions whose goal is to accelerate science and promote the visibility and funding of scientific research. Site contains searchable databases.
• CUR - Information about grants-in-aid for undergraduate research from the Council of Undergraduate Research.
• David and Lucile Packard Foundation - Fellowships for Science and Engineering. Nominations come from the presidents of 50 US universities.
• Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation - Dedicated to improving the quality of life by funding projects in: education, scientific research, the environment and the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Graduate Fellowship - Science and engineering graduate fellowships from the Department of Defense (NDSEG).
• Grants Net - Research funding information from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
• International Foundation for Science - International Foundation for Science gives research grants to young scientists in the developing world to undertake research projects in the Biological and Agricultural Sciences in their own countries.
• International Society of Lyophilization - Freeze Drying - A non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the field of lyophilization by personal interaction using the Internet and supporting programs that provide financial and material assistance to those who need it.
• The James Clerk Maxwell Foundation - To promote, encourage, and advance the study of, research into, and the dissemination of knowledge of and relating to physics, chemistry and physical chemistry in all their aspects and in particular, but without prejudice to the foregoing generality, colloids and interfaces. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
• James S. McDonnell Foundation - Funding a 21st Century Science Initiative: Mind and Behaviour; Brain Cancer; Complex Systems.
• NASA - Guidance on unsolicited scientific research funding opportunities from NASA.
• National Physical Science Consortium - Graduate Fellowship program in the physical sciences, targeting minorities and women to provide diversity and balance to meet future needs of academia and industry.
• National Science Foundation - Opportunities for research and education funding in all areas of science and engineering.
• Research Sponsors - A directory maintained at the UVA Computer Science department: mainly US sources.
• Science Foundation Ireland - Organization responsible for the management, allocation, disbursement and evaluation of expenditure of the Technology Foresight Fund.
• Swiss National Science Foundation - Supports scientific research at Swiss Universities and other scientific institutions and awards fellowships to young scientists.
• UK Research Office - A subscriber based organisation providing information and advice primarily to UK organisations on European Union funded opportunities for research and higher education.
• US Civilian R+D Foundation - Promotes scientific and technical collaboration between the United States and the countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU). Programmme and application information.
• Wallace Genetic Foundation - Supports interests including agricultural research, preservation of farmland, ecology, plant genetic research, conservation and sustainable development. Application procedure and details of past grants.
• The Whitaker Foundation - Private funding source for biomedical engineering research and education in the United States.