The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation announces the 2005 Grants-in-Aid Program. The program provides grants up to a maximum of $2,000 in funding for geoscience graduate students whose research has application to the search for/and or development of petroleum, energy minerals, or related environmental geology issues. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2005. Students are required to apply online at http://grant.confex.com/aapg_gia/2005/index.html. Further instructions are provided on the application which include providing official academic transcripts and endorsements from the advisor and the department chair.

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, a philanthropic nonprofit institution, was established in 1934 by Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr., then President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Motors Corporation. The Foundation's programs and interests fall into the following areas: Science and Technology; Standard of Living and Economic Performance; Education and Careers in Science and Technology; Selected National Issues; The Civic Program. Each program is assigned a Program Director, who may be contacted directly for additional information about a specific program. The total assets of the Sloan Foundation have a market value of about $1.2 billion.

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation advances humanism in medicine, perpetuating the tradition of the caring doctor. Through innovative medical education, we promote and affirm more compassionate medical care and caregivers.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is building upon the unprecedented opportunities of the 21st century to improve equity in global health and learning. The foundation was created in January 2000, through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries, and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. Led by Bill Gates father, William H. Gates Sr., and Patty Stonesifer, the Seattle-based foundation has an endowment of approximately $28.8 billion.

The Bullitt Foundation seeks to safeguard the pristine wild lands and wildlife of the Pacific Northwest, and to safeguard the beauty, natural wealth, and recreational opportunities distinctive to the region.

This site gives grantors a means to post solicitations for grants. It also gives applicants a single site for obtaining these solicitations.

The Global Environment Facility (GEF), established in 1991, helps developing countries fund projects and programs that protect the global environment. GEF grants support projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants.

The mission of the John Templeton Foundation is to pursue new insights at the boundary between theology and science through a rigorous, open-minded and empirically focused methodology, drawing together talented representatives from a wide spectrum of fields of expertise. Using "the humble approach," the Foundation typically seeks to focus the methods and resources of scientific inquiry on topical areas which have spiritual and theological significance ranging across the disciplines from cosmology to healthcare. In the human sciences, the foundation supports programs, competitions, publications, and studies that promote character education and the exploration of positive values and purpose across the lifespan. It supports free enterprise education and development internationally through the Templeton Freedom Awards, new curriculum offerings, and other programs that encourage free-market principles. For almost a decade the John Templeton Foundation has been the major supporter of a substantial program at the headquarters of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the chief focus activities of which has been informing the public of the weakness of the ID position on modern evolutionary biology.

The Office of Extramural Research (OER) is the focal point for NIH medical and behavioral research grant policies, guidelines and funding opportunities.

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The purpose of the Grants Management Division (GMD) is to support NOAA's program offices by reviewing solicitations for applications, processing applications, negotiating awards, managing administrative and financial aspects of awards, monitoring progress against expenditures, resolving audit problems, and closing out awards when the projects are completed. Grants Management Division sponsors workshops and training sessions for recipients and program officials to keep the NOAA grants community current on procedures and requirements relating to grants and cooperative agreements.

Supporting research in science and technology is an important part of NASA's overall mission. NASA solicits this research through the release of various research announcements in a wide range of science and technology disciplines. NASA uses a peer review process to evaluate and select research proposals submitted in response to these research announcements. Researchers can help NASA achieve national research objectives by submitting research proposals and conducting awarded research. This site facilitates the search for NASA research opportunities.

Information on Federal, State and non-profit funding opportunities to encourage and expand high-technology academic research and economic development in New York from the New York State Office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research (NYSTAR).

Currently OPEN requests for proposals listed by most recently added first. For solicitation and contact information on a specific RFP select the associated link.

The Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) is a multi-agency DoD program that supports research teams whose efforts intersect more than one traditional science and engineering discipline. Multidisciplinary team effort can accelerate research progress in areas particularly suited to this approach. Multidisciplinary research also can help to hasten the transition of research findings to practical application. MURI awards are made in research topics specified by the participating defense agencies each year that the program is in force. Specified topics change each year. Awards are typically for a period of three years (funded incrementally or as options) with two additional years possible as options to bring the total award to five-years, and at a funding level ranging from half a million to about a million dollars per year, with the size of the award dependent upon the topic, technical goals, and availability of appropriations.