Grants for individuals: teachers, students, homeowners, veterans, minorities, Native Americans, new immigrants, American Citizens. Grant Watch has a wide array of grants for individuals representing the diverse population of the USA.
Awards to USA undergraduate students at accredited four-year IHEs for excellence in essay writing on the theme of ethics. Applicants may submit an essay on a wide range of topics, as long as it explores a relevant ethical problem, question, or issue. Evaluations will b...
Opportunity for USA adults and middle and high school students to participate in a competition to recognize contributions to the community. The winning individual and student will receive funds to support their continued efforts to improve the lives of others. Eligible...
Fellowships to USA faculty and staff at Tribal IHEs and school districts for training programs addressing food production. Applicants should work in research and education relating to agriculture and food production. Applicants must be faculty or staff at 1994 Tribal C...
Grants of up to $25,000 to USA individuals who have previously experienced homelessness, to support their creative and/or professional endeavors. Funding can be used for training, seed funding, capacity building, expenses involved with creating works of art in all medi...
Grants to USA IHEs, research organizations, for-profit organizations, government agencies, and individuals for innovative agricultural research. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to finalize. Proposals are invited for high-potent...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International university professors to conduct research, teach courses, lead seminars, and establish academic connections with faculty members at a university in Israel. The exact breakdown of activities funded by the fellowship will be ...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International post-doctoral scholars to participate in a research project at an institute of higher education in Israel. The purpose of this program is to allow scholars to dedicate their time to training and academic research. The post-...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual to recognize significant contributions to the planning and development of the built environment. Nominees may come from any discipline and include, but are not limited to, public officials, developers, educators, auth...
Scholarships of $500 to USA students who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) for financial assistance to attend college. Applications are invited from recent high school graduates, current undergraduate students, and students enrolled at an Autism School....
Awards to USA K-12 educators, administrators, and school staff members to recognize outstanding efforts to positively impact the lives of students. Nominations are accepted for educators and employees in public, charter, and private schools. The purpose of the program ...
Award of $1,000 to a USA, Canada, or International individual affiliated with a nonprofit charitable, educational, or scientific institution, or governmental entity in recognition of an exceptional dissertation. Funding is intended for individuals with promising resear...
Grants of up to $50,000 to USA community leaders, elected officials, and tribal leaders for capital projects to revitalize public community spaces in rural areas. The purpose of the program is to create and restore communal spaces that foster personal connections. Proj...
Grants of $500 to USA BIPOC women with a current or previous breast cancer diagnosis for medical and financial assistance. Funds may be used for essential self-care, alternative care, living expenses, medical treatment, and investment in the applicant's own small busin...
Grants of $1,500 and supplies to USA snowboarders to promote amateur snowboarding in remote areas. Funding is intended to support splitboard expeditions of multiple days that may focus on a tour of a region or a single summit or descent. Two separate grants are availab...
Opportunity for USA visual artists to participate in a residency program in New York City. Participants will be provided with studio space where they can produce artwork alongside a community of creators. Applicants will be chosen based on merit. The studios are locate...
Grants to USA and Canada institutions, researchers, and qualified physicians for research to advance medical care. Funding is intended to further research associated with the funding source's products within a broad range of focus areas including anesthesia, diagnostic...
Residencies to USA individual artists and collaborative teams of any discipline. The purpose is to give artists the opportunity to create new works and learn from and collaborate with other artists. The residencies will take place in a beautiful remote location in Minn...
Fellowships to USA Native emerging filmmakers to produce new films about Native culture and experiences. The fellowship includes working with a professional filmmaker as a mentor; the applicant must choose a mentor prior to applying. Funding may be used for the product...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA individuals and small teams to carry out humanitarian projects that have an aspect of mountaineering. Funding is intended for projects to benefit local communities in places with a connection to the mountaineering community, whether domest...
Residencies to USA artist educators to focus on their work in a restful environment. This program is open to artists currently teaching at a K-12 level or in a higher education entity, and those who identify as freelance teaching artists. Artists will balance personal ...
Residencies to USA emerging artists or collaborative teams for rejuvenation and professional growth. This 10-day residency is open to artists working in all disciplines, including visual, performing, and literary arts. The program provides ample time to share work in p...
Contract for services to a USA, Canada, or International artist or artist team to create a piece of artwork to commemorate the Holocaust. The artistic piece will incorporate a vast collection of buttons to honor the memory of the war's murdered children, to be displaye...
Grants of up to $1,000 to USA students ages 18 and under for service projects to benefit their local community. Funding may be used to support a variety of creative projects, such as improving school playgrounds, developing community gardens, and helping senior residen...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, companies, and individuals for activities that support the funding source's mission. Eligible organizations align with one of the following areas of interest: education, research, diversity, and sustainabili...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA, Canada, and International individuals for environmental initiatives in the real estate industry. Funding is intended for academic faculty, students, real estate managers, tenants, and building owners. Preference will be given to proposals...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA researchers for studies in the area of real estate management. Funding is intended for individual researchers, academic institutions and associations, corporate partners, and workforce development partners. Eligible proposals are aligned ...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International artists to participate in a New York-based residency program within their artistic discipline. Residencies are available in the following disciplines: music, architecture, writing, art, and dance. The residency will take p...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International individuals from a range of professional backgrounds to study the ethics of their profession in relation to the Holocaust. Eligible participants are involved in the following careers: business, law, design and technology, m...
Grants of up to $20,000 to USA Native American youth and young adults partnering with nonprofit organizations, schools, or tribal organizations for projects that promote positive change in their communities. Funding is intended to recognize Native youth, ages 18-30, wh...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International scholars to pursue humanities-related projects at an institute in Illinois. Funding is intended to facilitate research and the use of the Foundation's resources for a limited period of time. Several categories of fellowship...
Fellowships of $5,000 to USA high school teachers to pursue writing projects. Applications are welcome from current teachers of grades 9-12 who consider themselves creative writers. Funding is intended to support the writing of new works in progress. The goal of the pr...
Competition for USA, Canada, and International photographers for images in a selection of categories. There will be an award for the overall winner of the open competition and another for female photographers entering the competition, as well as 15 shortlisted photogra...
Opportunity for USA military service members, veterans, and civilians to participate in a professional development program to further their work in enhancing the quality of life of veterans and military families. Selected participants will attend sessions on military t...
Fellowship of $5,000 to a USA scholar for research projects related to the musical and artistic traditions of Louisiana. The purpose of the program is to encourage the scholarly use of local historical resources and the production of new scholarship related to the arti...
Fellowships of $8,000 to USA, Canada, and International researchers to study race and slavery at a university in the United States. The purpose of the program is to facilitate research regarding the impact of slavery and race on the United States and the world at large...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International early-career researchers in the fields of circadian and sleep research for assistance in submitting applications for federal funding. Funding is intended for projects that address important issues related to sleep health, circad...
Grants of up to $30,000 to USA and Canada educators at academic institutions for the addition of a lighting design component to an existing curriculum. Funding is intended to enhance programs in interior design, engineering, technology, and architecture. Eligible IHE p...
Fellowship of $20,000 to a USA or Canada lighting educator at an academic institution for the opportunity to work in the industry or at an IHE with an established lighting program. The program is intended to expand the fellow's knowledge of architectural lighting, ther...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International emerging woman playwright to recognize exceptional creative talent. The award is intended to honor full-length works written for theater production. In addition to a monetary prize, the winner will be given the opportunity to pr...
Opportunity for USA active, guard, and reserve military, veterans, and their immediate family members to participate in a business development program. Successful applicants will participate in an entrepreneurship accelerator. Sessions take place virtually and are give...
Opportunity for USA K-12 and postsecondary educators, faculty, administrators, librarians, and museum staff to participate in short-term seminars abroad. The purpose of the program is to provide opportunities for educators in the humanities and social sciences fields t...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International researchers for research projects in the field of dermatology. Funding is intended to support research projects that increase the understanding of dermatological diseases and their symptoms. Eligible projects are those that addr...
Opportunity for USA and Puerto Rico medical students from underrepresented populations to participate in an externship. The purpose of the program is to provide participants with training in the following three categories: leadership development, clinical research, and...
Opportunity for USA entities, individuals, and teams to participate in a challenge to repurpose existing medications to treat a variety of substance use disorders. This challenge is intended to take pharmaceuticals that already have an acceptable safety profile and to ...
Awards of $36,000 to USA Jewish teenagers to recognize outstanding leadership in community service. Awards will recognize teens who have demonstrated initiative in the creation of new projects or the expansion of existing projects that embody the concept of tikkun olam...
Awards to USA and Canada young scientists to acknowledge exceptional contributions to the study of skin disease. Funds may be used for salaries, equipment, and materials necessary for conducting and completing dermatological research. The awards are intended to recogni...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International individuals with doctoral degrees for sarcoma research. Eligible research projects must be translational or clinical in nature and must be directly applicable to sarcoma. Funding is intended to support the fellow's salary for th...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International early-career researchers affiliated with nonprofit research institutions, hospitals, and universities for research related to Parkinson's disease. Funding is intended to assist researchers who are underrepresented in the field. ...
Fellowship of $60,000 to a USA, Canada, or International postdoctoral or clinical researcher to conduct research related to sarcoma. The purpose of the program is to support translational or clinical research to advance knowledge about sarcoma and help the successful a...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International researchers affiliated with nonprofit organizations, IHEs, hospitals, laboratories, government agencies, and for-profit entities for research related to autoimmune disease. Funding is intended for projects designed to offer proo...