Funding

Discipline(s): All

The Graduate School's Office of Research and Projects (ORP) is offering this monthly e-newsletter of foundation-sponsored grant opportunities available to support the diverse research and creative activities of all faculty.

GEICO Philanthropic Foundation
Grant Opportunity: Community Funding
Summary: The GEICO Philanthropic Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations nationwide that deliver programs to support and uplift diverse communities. Its funding priorities include expanding access to education, particularly in STEM, early childhood learning, and safety. The Foundation also invests in community engagement efforts that address issues such as financial literacy, food insecurity, environmental conservation, animal welfare, and health and wellness. In addition, it supports organizations advancing equity, justice, diversity, and inclusion to create fairer opportunities for all.
Grant Cap: There is no set award amount. You should request the amount of funding you will need to complete your proposed project—including direct and indirect costs—for the entire duration of your grant.
Deadline:  Open from October 1-December 31, 2025 (submit atleast 8 weeks prior to the data support is needed)
For More Information: Link

American Psychological Foundation
Grant Opportunity: Direct Action Visionary Grants
Summary: The APF Direct Action Visionary Grants seek to fund innovative interventions, based on psychological knowledge, that directly address pressing needs of communities. Research is critical to advancing the field of psychology, but communities also need care right now. APF is uniquely positioned to accomplish both. Through APF Direct Action Visionary Grants, we are particularly interested in supporting communities and populations dealing with prejudice, bias, intolerance, and all forms of bigotry including racism, antisemitism, homophobia, and misogyny.
Grant Cap: Grants of up to $60,000 will be awarded in support of innovative interventions, based on psychological knowledge, that directly address pressing needs of communities.
Deadline: Letters of intent will be accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year, with an upcoming quarterly deadline of October 31, 2025
For More Information: Link

National Academy of Education
Grant Opportunity: NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
Summary: The program supports early-career scholars working in critical areas of education research, allowing recipients to make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education and advance their careers. Scholars may conduct their research at their home institution or at another research site that they have arranged.  The non-residential program annually identifies and supports 25 of the most exceptional researchers conducting postdoctoral studies relevant to education.
Grant Cap: The fellowship comprises three key components: fellows receive $70,000 for one academic year, distributed in two installments; fellows participate in three professional development retreats facilitated by NAEd members and other distinguished scholars.
Deadline: November 13, 2025 – 5:00 pm ET
For More Information: Link

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Grant Opportunity: Distinguished Investigator Innovation Grants
Summary: Grants will be awarded to investigators at the level of associate professor or higher with an established record of research and publication. AFSP grants support studies aimed at increasing the understanding of the causes of suicide and factors related to suicide risk, or that test treatments and other interventions designed to prevent suicide.
Grant Cap: Grants of up to $150,000 over two years
Deadline: November 15, 2025
For More Information: Link

National Geographic Society
Grant Opportunity: Programs and Research to Benefit the Planet
Summary: Through the RFP, NGS aims to support projects or research that enacts the future today and aims to support projects that cultivate in learners of any age the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to take action in ways that benefit the planet and its people. Projects will be supported that advance knowledge about how to spark curiosity and inspire learners of all ages to care for and protect our world; pilot new, or scale proven, educational solutions; enable learners to acquire new knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes that help them care for and protect our world; and use interdisciplinary approaches. Programmatic and research efforts are supported.
Grant Cap: $20,000
Deadline: November 19, 2025
For More Information: Link

Kroger
Grant Opportunity: Disaster Relief, Education, Food, Health, Social Action, Youth
Summary: The Kroger Foundation supports Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste social impact plan. They prioritize donations supporting nonprofit organizations and programs that help end hunger and waste in our communities. They also support other nonprofit organizations that are making a difference. Grant making is concentrated in these key focus areas: Hunger relief; Sustainability; Disaster relief; Health & nutrition; Diversity & inclusion; and Education & youth development.
Grant Cap: There is no set award amount. You should request the amount of funding you will need to complete your proposed project—including direct and indirect costs—for the entire duration of your grant.
Deadline: December 5, 2025
For More Information: Link

Aspen Institute, Pivotal
Grant Opportunity: Workplace Innovation Now Challenge
Summary: The goal of this RFP is to discover and scale bold ideas to help women thrive and everyone win in a rapidly changing workplace. The foundational vision is that when workplaces are designed with the needs of women in mind, they’re better places for everyone to work—and the benefits will be felt across communities and the economy at large. Supported by Pivotal, the $60 million grant competition aims to source and scale innovative solutions to address barriers like caregiving responsibilities and biases that tend to disproportionately impact women and are harmful for everyone. This is especially true at a time when innovative technologies, such as AI, are accelerating the pace of change within workplaces.
Grant Cap: WIN Challenge pillars has $20 million to award up to eight awardees who will receive either $2.5 million or $5 million each.
Deadline: December 11, 2025
For More Information: Link

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