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Grants for Individuals

The ASEAN Student Assistance Awards Program (ASAAP) is a public-private partnership, providing scholarships to students from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. Initiated in 1998, in response to the Asian economic crisis, the program provides matching funds to deserving students who have demonstrated academic excellence and financial need.

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program is pleased to

announce the opening of it's Fall 2002/Academic Year 2002-2003

application cycle. This scholarship is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and

Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and administered by

the Institute of International Education. This scholarship seeks to lower

barriers to undergraduate study abroad by offering scholarships to

students with financial need and encourages students underrepresented in study

abroad to apply. The award for semester or academic year study abroad programs

are up to $5,000.

The Cooperative Grants Program (COOP) of NAFSA: Association of International Educators provides seed funds of up to $10,000, as well as programming and grant writing resources, for projects that creatively involve post-secondary international and U.S. study abroad students in U.S. campuses and communities. COOP invites proposals for innovative projects that: 1. encourage international students and scholars attending U.S. colleges and universities to become involved in and knowledgeable about U.S. culture and society apart from their study/research programs; 2. enhance the experience of U.S. students involved in study abroad prior to their departure or upon their return; and/or 3. stimulate and strengthen interaction among international students, their U.S. peers, faculty, and communities.

Diversity Your World is a fee-based, full text database created especially for schools and small public libraries. The database pulls from a wide array of newspapers, magazines, and newsletters addressing issues of ethnicity, race, gender, disabilities, youth and age. A segment of these publications are based abroad. This service encourages users of the database (students and educators) to submit articles, reports, poems or other writings for consideration to be published in the "YouSpeak" section of their website. Specific guidelines for submitting items can be accessed here To request a 30-Day Free Trial sign up on the website or call: 1-800-524-7922. To get an idea of past articles that have won click on the winners of the Black History Month writing contest.

The Global SchoolHouse Program (GSH) offers a unique project called International Schools CyberFair. This international competition encourages K-12 students around the world to conduct research about own local community and then build a web project that tells their story.

At Grantsnet, once you finish the easy registration you will be taken to a physical science haven of scholarships and grants for education. Depending on whether you are applying for an undergraduate or graduate degree scholarship, the field of interest that are funded changes. For undergraduates, scholarships are available beyond the physical sciences.

John Muir Youth Award aims to encourage children to not just learn about, but to become involved in conservation and the protection of wilderness and biological diversity. It accomplishes this aim through a five-step discovery process to explore, enjoy, study and celebrate wild landscapes and wildlife. The John Muir Award aims to increase children's awareness of John Muir as the Scottish-American pioneer of world conservation and to present him as a heroic role-model for children and adults. The Award is designed to be inclusive rather than exclusive. It is thus: Non-competitive: children achieve at their own ability and interest level Open and welcoming to all: regardless of age, sex, race, class or ability; Progressively challenging: requiring a greater commitment at successive levels.

The Kennan Institute was established in 1974 as a component program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a memorial to the 28th president of the United States. Like the Woodrow Wilson Center, the institute encourages studies of the cultures and societies of Central Eurasia with its public lecture and publication programs, and maintains contact with scholars and similar research centers abroad. The Kennan Institute offers short-term grants to scholars who demonstrate a particular need to use the library, archival, and other specialized resources in the Washington, DC, area. Academic participants must either possess a doctoral degree or be doctoral candidates who have nearly completed their dissertations. For non-academics, an equivalent degree of professional achievement is expected. No application form is required. Instead, applicants are requested to submit a concise description (700 to 800 words) of their research project, a curriculum vitae, a statement on preferred dates of residence in Washington, DC, and two letters of recommendation specifically in support of the research to be conducted at the institute. Grant recipients are required to be in residence in Washington, DC, for the duration of their grant. Four rounds of competitive selection for short-term grants are held each year. Closing dates are December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1. The short-term grant program is supported by the Russian, Eurasian, and East European Research and Training Program of the U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) and the Kennan Institute's George F. Kennan Fund.

The Korean Student Assistance Awards Program (KSAAP) is a public-private partnership, providing scholarships to students from the Republic of Korea enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. Initiated in 1998, in response to the Asian economic crisis, the program provides matching funds to deserving students who have demonstrated academic excellence and financial need.

The Latin American Management Program (LAMP) is designed for professional men and women who wish to enhance their management skills and develop their careers in or with Latin America. The program combines lectures, seminars, workshops, case studies, field trips and personalized mentoring in order to prepare its professionals for smooth integration into Latin American cultures and guarantee effective performance at a professional level in any of the countries in the region. The second part of the program consists of a one-year co-op internship in a private sector, non-profit or government organization in Latin America. This hands-on experience will complement the academic training to ensure balance, applicability and practical experience. Each year LAMP will also accept a limited number of international students in its cohort. These professionals will be able to update their management skills, learn about Canada and Latin America and interact with Canadian organizations in their areas of interest.

The President's Environmental Youth Awards program encourages individuals, school classes, schools, summer camps, public interest groups, and youth organizations in the United States and its territories to promote local environmental awareness and to channel that awareness into positive community involvement. This program has two components, a regional certificate program, awarded by the Regional Offices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the national awards competition.

The President's Student Service Challenge is intended to recognize, reward, and encourage activities that have a significant impact in meeting the needs of local communities. Types of service could include: service with community or religious organizations, service through school or community-based service learning projects, or individual efforts to help others and improve the local community. All full-time students from kindergarten through college who contribute at least 100 hours (50 hours for younger students) of service to the community are eligible for the Gold Award. Students may be certified by their school, college or a community organization.

Here at the official web site of the President's Student Service Scholarships program. Through this scholarship initiative each high school in the country may select two students among their junior or senior classes to receive $1,000 in recognition of outstanding service to their community. The Corporation for National Service provides $500 for each scholarship, matched with $500 from the community. In addition to the scholarship, each student receives an award certificate, letter of recognition, and President's Student Service Award gold pin.

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The ThinkQuest Internet Challenge is an international program for students ages 12-19 that encourage the use of the Internet to create information-rich web-based educational tools and materials. Students form teams with their colleagues from around the world and are mentored by teachers or other adult coaches. Awards are given in five categories: Arts and Literature, Science and Mathematics, Social Sciences, Sports and Health, and Interdisciplinary.

The United States Institute of Peace established the National Peace Essay Contest to expand educational opportunities for young Americans. The National Peace Essay Contest is intended to: promote serious discussion among high school students, teachers, and national leaders about international peace and conflict resolution today and in the future; complement existing curricula and other scholastic activities; and strengthen students' research, writing, and reasoning skills. The topic for the essay is the justification of war. Students must be enrolled in grades nine through twelve. Winners receive college scholarships of $1000. The deadline is January 22, 2003.

The World Youth Millennium Awards give you the chance to make a real difference to community projects in the UK and overseas. You'll get the unique opportunity to live and work with another young person from a developing country for six months - spending three months in the UK and three overseas. To apply you should be between 17 and 25 years old and hold UK citizenship (i.e. you should be currently resident, and have the right to live and work, in the UK.) Click here to browse more awards that VSO offers such as the Youth Action Program aimed at youth from the ages of 18-25.

The purpose in creating a Youth Online Award was to recognize people who have demonstrated responsible contributions on the Internet to family audiences. This award is presented by the Youth Online Club and given to sites that meet specific requirements listed in the rules section of this page. They give you the award to display on your site, please submit your site via email for consideration.

Fellowships for Students

AAUW International Fellowship program offers scholarship to women graduate students from countries outside the United States for study or research in the United States. International Fellowships are available to women who are not American citizens or permanent residents. Of the 58 fellowships awarded, six are available to members of the International Federation of University Women for graduate study in a country other than their own. Awards vary depending on degree desired.

The American Association of University Women is a national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls. Our commitment to these issues is reflected in our public policy efforts, programs, and diversity initiatives. The AAUW offers a variety of fellowship programs for both U.S. and non-U.S. residents.

The American Council of Learned Societies offers a variety of fellowship opportunities for advanced scholars who have ideas for long-term projects which seek funding. This is a great resource for PHD and post-doctoral students.

The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies The Mellon Fellowships, which are part of a series of Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation are designed to help exceptionally promising students prepare for careers of teaching and scholarship in humanistic disciplines. The Mellon Fellowship is a competitive merit award for first-year doctoral students. Fellows may take their award to any accredited graduate program in the United States or Canada. For the year 2003, 85 Fellowships will be awarded. The Fellowship covers graduate tuition and required fees for the first academic year and includes a stipend of $17,500

The Carr Center is a research, teaching, and training institution at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government that critically examines the policies and actions of governments, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and other actors that affect the realization of human rights around the world. The

Carr Center's Fellows Program brings together a diverse group of human rights practitioners and scholars to spend ten months (September-June) at the Center, advancing their own professional development by completing work in progress, bridging into new fields, or pausing for reflection

or consolidation in a practitioner career. The successful applicants will have either 5 years of experience in human rights work, or a recently completed Ph.D., J.D.

(or equivalent), or 8 to 10 years of professional experience in a relevant area.

While the Center welcomes project proposals on any human rights-related topic, we have a particular interest in: the use of force and human rights, building domestic constituencies for human rights at home and abroad, genocide prevention, the global HIV/AIDS crisis, gender and security, corporate social responsibility, and capacity development among human rights non-governmental organizations.

The Central European University Center for Policy Studies (CPS) is calling for proposals for its year 2003 International Policy Fellowships (IPF) program, which is affiliated with the CPS and the Open Society Institute-Budapest. Launched in late 1999, the CPS works with a broadening circle of policy analysts and institutions to promote the development of policy center networks throughout Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia, as well as countries in South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. The Center undertakes policy research and advocacy that furthers the open society mission and disseminates quality analyses in accessible formats. The program aims to improve the quality of analysis in countries where the Soros foundations work by ensuring that these leaders are able to conduct research in their home region while maintaining local affiliations and a high degree of mobility and intellectual freedom. Fellows participate in four training seminars in Budapest over the course of the fellowship year conducted by professors of public policy from around the world and gain vital skills including how to write professional policy documents, identify appropriate policy instruments, and effectively advocate policies skills that are underdeveloped in countries where the Soros foundations work. The deadline for applications is August 1st.

The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) enables Commonwealth students of high intellectual promise to pursue studies in Commonwealth countries other than their own so that, on their return, they can make a distinctive contribution in their own countries while fostering mutual understanding within the Commonwealth. Awards to Canadian applicants are offered by Australia, Brunei, India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. The award comprises: 1.travel by the most economical route to the awarding country and return; 2.a monthly living allowance, and, 3.payment of all compulsory tuition fees.

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href="http://www.isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Grants_Scholarships.htm"Target=blank>Compton Africa Peace Fellowship Program are being offered for dissertation research by students from Sub-Saharan Africa. Beginning in 2001, the African Studies Center (ASC) and the Women in International Development Program (MSU-WID), in cooperation with the Center for Advanced Study of International Development (CASID) are offering eight Compton Peace Fellowships. This program is an element of the MSU African Higher Education Renaissance Initiative (AHERI). These dissertation fellowship awards are made possible by a grant from the Compton Foundation through its Peace Fellowship Program for addressing peace, conflict resolution, and security in Africa. Eligible candidates must be from Sub-Saharan Africa (citizens of Africa) and enrolled in a Ph.D. program either at Michigan State University or at African universities partnering with MSU in linkage agreements and exchanges. Currently, these linkages exist with institutions such as Addis Ababa University, the Universities of Cheikh Anta Diop (Dakar), Durban-Westville, Fort Hare, Mali, Dar es Salaam, Western Cape, and Zimbabwe. Candidates must have completed their coursework in any of a variety of social science disciplines such as political science, sociology, history, public policy, economics, and law. Candidates must provide evidence that all requirements for the Ph.D. degree have been completed, including comprehensive examinations and departmental approval of the dissertation topic. The awards are provided only to support research which will have a direct bearing on conflict resolution, peace, security issues, and/or environment and sustainable development relevant to Africa. The MSU Program will consider applications in the following fields: 1. Peace, Democracy, and Civil Society, 2. Environment, Natural Resource Security, and Community Participation, 3. Population and Refugees , 4. Communications, Peace, and Security , 5. Labor and Industrial Conflict and Cooperation , 6. Gender, Class, Race, and Ethnicity, and 7. Rural Development, Food, and Economic Security

The awards for as much as $15,000 support field research in Sub-Saharan Africa on conflict resolution, peace, and security issues intra- and internationally within Sub-Saharan Africa, including linking peace and security to population and environment issues there.

Now in its tenth year, theEl Pomar Fellowship brings highly qualified college graduates with diverse backgrounds and interests to El Pomar Foundation. This unique program educates young leaders about the role of nonprofit organizations and the Foundation within the communities of Colorado. The Fellowship also focuses on professional development and prepares Fellows for positions of leadership in Colorado and the nation. The Fellowship is a two-year postgraduate program emphasizing leadership development. Fellows serve the Foundation's operating programs, such as EPYCS, the high school philanthropy initiative. In addition, Fellows will be thoroughly educated in the nature of the nonprofit sector and the role of foundations. This is an on site fellowship to the El Pomar Foundation, where admitees gain leadership skills and on the ground knowledge of how the non-profit world functions.

The Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto is pleased to announce the creation of a Graduate Fellowships in Reproductive Health Law, to be awarded to students pursuing the degree of Master of Laws (LL.M.) or Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.). The Fellowship is designed to permit a law graduate from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, the Caribbean, Central or Eastern Europe, or Asia, and in particular, Brazil, India, Mexico or Nigeria, who has experience in working on reproductive and sexual rights in their own countries to undertake advanced research and study in this emerging field of law. It is a competitive program admitting approximately 30 students each year from all regions of the world. Fellowships provide a living stipend of up to CDN$15,000. In addition, this Fellowship will also cover academic tuition and student fees and travel to and from Canada. The deadline for application is February 1 of each year.

The Fine Arts Work Center offers a unique residency program for writers and visual artists in the crucial early stages of their careers. Located in Provincetown, an area with a long history as an arts colony, the Work Center provides seven-month fellowships to twenty fellows each year in the form of living/work space and a modest monthly stipend. Residencies run from October 1 through May 1. Fellows have the opportunity to pursue their work independently in a diverse and supportive community. An historic fishing port, Provincetown is situated at the tip of Cape Cod in an area of spectacular natural beauty, surrounded by miles of dunes and National Seashore beaches. All interested applicants must submit slides of their work and a formal application,

The Foreign Affairs Fellowship, funded by the U.S. Department of State: Provides undergraduate and graduate funding to participants as they are prepared academically and professionally to enter the United States Department of State Foreign Service. In addition, the Fellowship provides women and members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, and students with financial need are encouraged to apply. The fellowship award includes tuition, room, board, and mandatory fees during the junior and senior years of college and during the first year of graduate study with reimbursement for books and one round-trip travel. The Fellow must commit to pursuing a graduate degree in international studies at one of the graduate schools identified by the WWNFF. Participating graduate schools provide financial support in the second year of graduate study based on need.

The Foundation Center provides a comprehensive booklist for students who are looking for funding sources for both graduate and undergraduate school. This comprehensive list also provides funding sources by desired degree. For example, if you are interested in the Humanities or Music, books can be found which are directed towards this specific funding source.

The Fulbright Program was established in 1946, at the end of World War II, to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries, through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills. The Department of State is the principal administrator of the worldwide Fulbright Program and as such answers directly to U.S. Congress on matters relating to the program's annual funding, recruitment and placement policies, and administration locally in the U.S. and in 140 foreign countries. The Fulbright program provides several types of opportunities: the Fulbright Student Program, the Fulbright Scholar Program, and the Fulbright Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. The Fulbright Program also provides an index of over 750 education-abroad program sites and related organizations now on the web.

The Human Rights, Refugee, and Displaced Populations in Africa or Asia Fellowship is offered by the Oaks Fellowship. The Fellowship provides a one semester (September-December) appointment for a significant human rights practitioner as a scholar/activist-in-residence at Colby College in Maine, USA. It is designed for international human rights professionals doing on-the-ground work at personal risk. Its purpose is to provide a respite from front line duties and enable the Fellow to communicate his or her work to the campus community.

The James Madison Fellows can attend any accredited institution of higher education in the United States. Each individual entering the James Madison Fellowship Program will be expected to pursue and complete a master's degree in one of the following (Listed in order of preference): Master of Arts degree in American history or in political science (also referred to as "government and politics" or as "government"); Master of Arts in Teaching degree (MAT) concentrating on either American Constitutional history (in a history department) or American government, political institutions and political theory (in a political science department); Master of Education degree or the Master of Arts or Master of Science in Education, with a concentration in American history or American government, political institutions, and political theory. Whatever institution and whichever degree a Fellow selects, at least 12 semester credits (or 18 quarter credits) of constitutional study must be part of the Fellow' program. Finally, this fellowship is aimed at providing funding and support for graduate students interested in teaching social sciences in secondary school.

The United States Institute of Peace's Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace awards Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships to enable outstanding scholars, policymakers, journalists, and other professionals to conduct research on important issues concerning international conflict and peace. Project proposals that deal with the sources and nature of interstate or civil conflict, with ways to prevent, limit, or end violent conflict, and with post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation are welcome. Proposals should present a research agenda with a clear relevance to policy issues, although a policy dimension need not be the main thrust of the project. Senior fellows reside at the Institute for a period of up to ten months to conduct research on their projects, consult with staff, and contribute to the ongoing work of the Institute. They are awarded a stipend, an office with computer and voicemail, and a part-time research assistant. The dissertation fellowship award is $17,000 for one year and may be used to support writing or field research.

The National Security Education Program (NSEP) Graduate International Fellowships enables U.S. graduate students to pursue specialization in area and language study or to add an important international dimension to their education. NSEP Fellowships support students pursuing the study of languages, cultures, and world regions which are critical to U.S. national security, but which are less frequently studied by U.S. graduate students, i.e., areas of the world other than Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It is hoped that recipients of NSEP Fellowships will comprise an ever-growing cadre of experts whose enriched educational and professional experiences will enable them to provide leadership and direction in our national commitment to economic growth, international peace and security, and promotion of democracy abroad. Applicants design their own programs and may combine domestic language and cultural study with overseas study. All Fellowships must include study of a modern language other than English and the study of an area and culture.

The NATO Fellowship Program was introduced in 1956 for citizens of NATO countries. During their Summit Meeting in May 1989, NATO Heads of State and Government decided to offer, in addition, a program of "Democratic Institutions Fellowships" for citizens of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (NATO's Cooperation Partners). The aim of this Program is to promote study and research leading to publication in areas of particular interest to the Organization, primarily Alliance security and political issues. Please note that this Program is not intended to support research in aid of obtaining an academic degree.

The Open Society Institute (OSI) is a private operating and grantmaking foundation that promotes the development of open society around the world. OSI 's U.S. Programs seek to strengthen democracy in the United States by addressing barriers to opportunity and justice, broadening public discussion about such barriers, and assisting marginalized groups to participate equally in civil society and to make their voices heard. (OSI) offers several fellowships to support post-graduate work, journalism, and researchers in the field of criminal justice. If you are interested in the field of Criminal Justice visit this website, because they provide a plethora of links and valuable information.

The Rotary Foundation Academic Fellowship Opportunities are available for both students and non-students who are interested in doing work internationally. Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide, who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. There are approximately 1.2 million Rotarians, members of more than 29,000 Rotary clubs in 163 countries.

The School of Public Policy at University College London is offering a Rubin Research Fellow in human rights and public policy. As part of the School's expanding teaching programme, a new

multi-disciplinary MA in Human Rights will be launched for the academic

session 2002/3. The School wishes to appoint a new Rubin Fellow in Human Rights and

Public Policy to develop research in human rights and public policy, and to

contribute a core course for the new MA programme.

The Social Science Research Council Scholarship Program, funded by the Ford Foundation, is co-sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies (SSRC/ACLS). It is designed to increase the flow of talented graduate students in the social sciences into research and teaching careers oriented to the developing world and to encourage the pursuit of context-sensitive social science. The program is aimed primarily at graduate students in economics, political science, psychology and sociology, but is open to students in other social science disciplines as well. The eligibility requirements are as follows: Applications are sought from students enrolled in Ph.D. programs in the social sciences at 23 universities. Students should demonstrate their intent to use the fellowship to supplement the normal program of study in their departments in preparation for dissertation research. The award is not intended for dissertation research itself. The Fellowships will provide 12 months of support for a training program that will prepare the fellow to conduct context-sensitive dissertation field research. The intent of the fellowship is to encourage students to prepare to undertake dissertation research in Africa, Central Asia and the Caucasus, China, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Near and Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

The World Affairs Program of Northern California Scholarship offers study abroad scholarships for high school or college students in Northern California, U.S. In order to offer an extraordinary experience to outstanding students, the Council offers at least two $2,000 scholarships every year to high school students to study abroad on Youth For Understanding programs (YFU). Traditionally, the scholarship covered a good part of the cost of spending 5-6 exciting weeks during the summer with a host family in Ecuador, Germany, Galapagos, or one of 34 other participating countries. Two years ago, it was decided that the scholarship could also be used for semester and academic-year programs. The scholarship is open to Northern California high school students who meet YFU criteria. The deadline for applying is around the middle of December each year. This scholarship is only one of several scholarships available at the World Affairs Program of Northern California.

By providing USAID with field-experienced professionals committed to careers in democracy and governance, World Learning's Democracy Fellows Program assists in the advancement of democratic practices in emerging transitional democracies. In this USAID-funded activity, World Learning identifies and places U.S. Fellows in one- or two-year assignments in USAID's Washington bureaus and field missions. World Learning currently awards up to fourteen Democracy Fellowships per year, with each fellowship individually designed to contribute to democratic development and USAID democracy and governance programs in transitional and emerging democracies.

Grants for Both Individuals and Organizations

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The Foundation Center is an independent nonprofit information clearinghouse established in 1956. The Center's mission is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects. The Foundation Center accomplishes this mission in the following manners. They provide an electronic database on over 57,000 grantmakers and 243,000 grants. The Center publishes dozens of directories, guides, research reports, and books on nonprofit management annually. They provide free access to their publications in five professionally staffed Center-run libraries and in more than 200 Cooperating Collections throughout the U.S. All five Center libraries have staff trained to help you. Whether you are seeking $100 or $100,000 for your project or nonprofit organization, someone is available to answer your questions and to point you in the right direction. The Foundation Center offers a variety of training and educational seminars. The Center's Research Department conducts original research on foundations and their giving.

The Global Junior Challenge is a world-wide competition launched by the City of Rome to award prizes to the best projects using new technologies for education training purposes of youth up to the age of 29. Their webpage has a service to find new partners for your project. You can see which projects are looking for partners by country or register your own project in the Partner Search database so that others can see your details

Interested and have questions, clickhere.

The Global SchoolHouse Program (GSH) offers a unique project called International Schools CyberFair. This international competition encourages K-12 students around the world to conduct research about own local community and then build a web project that tells their story. Visit the 2001 Gold medal winner from I-Lan City, Taiwan.

The National Endowment for Democracy Source List

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Grants for Organizations

The Global Fund for Women works to strengthen women's organizations by providing small, flexible, and timely grants in general support ranging from $500 to $15,000. The fund supports organizations that demonstrate a commitment to women's equality and female human rights; show concern about the way women are viewed and view themselves in society; are governed and directed by women; consist of a group of women working together and are based outside of the United States. The fund accepts grant requests in any language, and applications may be hand- written or typed and sent by mail, fax, or email. See the GFW Web site for complete application guidelines.

The Open Society Institute, Center on Crime Communities and Culture offers grants for organizations who work in the field of Criminal Justice. Although all national or regional organizations advocating for community reintegration are eligible to apply, the Center particularly seeks state and local initiatives where there may be greater potential for progressive structural reform. Priority will be given to advocacy initiatives that specifically address the disparate treatment of racial and ethnic minorities or other populations disfavored by the criminal justice system and that are led by or significantly include people from these groups. Also favored are broad-based community coalitions that partner with government (departments of criminal justice, health/mental health, education and labor) and with local social service or faith-based organizations.

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class="textbold">Summary:The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a private, nonprofit organization created in 1983 to strengthen democratic institutions around the world through nongovernmental efforts. NED supports projects that promote political and economic freedom, a strong civil society, independent media, human rights and the rule of law. Programs in the areas of labor, business, and political party development are funded through four core institutes: the American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS), the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the International Republican Institute (IRI), and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI). The following list of organizations provides funding to groups working in the area of international affairs. The list includes: contact information, mission statement, funding limitations, geographical focus, and specific awards.