For more information and/or application materials relating to announcements in this section, please contact Jim Dauer, Development and Alumni Affairs, 577-6468.

American Council of Learned Societies

Deadline: November 10, 2005

With funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (http://www.mellon.org/), the American Council of Learned Societies (http://www.acls.org/) has announced the first annual competition for ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships.

ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships are intended to support an academic year dedicated to work on a major scholarly project that takes a digital form. Projects might include but are not limited to digital research archives, new media representations of extant data, innovative databases, and digital tools that further humanistic research. ACLS does not support creative works (e.g., novels or films), textbooks, straightforward translations, or purely pedagogical projects.

ACLS will award up to five Digital Innovation Fellowships in this competition year. Each fellowship carries a stipend of up to $55,000 toward an academic year’s leave and provides for project costs of up to $25,000.

The fellowships are intended as salary replacement and may be held concurrently with other fellowships and grants and any sabbatical pay up to an amount equal to the candidate’s current academic year salary.

The program is open to scholars in all fields of the humanities and the humanistic social sciences. Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree conferred prior to the application deadline. (An established scholar who can demonstrate the equivalent of the Ph.D. in publications and professional experience may also qualify.) U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is required as of application deadline.

Visit the ACLS Web site for complete program details, application procedures, and information on other ACLS competitions.

Contact:
Cynthia Mueller
Manager, Office of Fellowships and Grants
American Council of Learned Societies
633 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-6795
Telephone: (212) 697-1505, ext. 136
Facsimile: (212) 949-8058
E-mail: cmueller@acls.org

J.C. Penney Company, Inc.

Eligibility: Nonprofits across America where the company has a presence.

Funding: About $9.9M.

Priorities: This retailer invests in local projects addressing two main issues:
- Health & Welfare—united funds, disaster relief and diversity
- Education—after-school programs, marketing studies, economic education and higher education institutions.

Comments: Funding restrictions include give-aways, special events, individual schools (unless the company has a partnership with them), scholarships, travel programs, merchandise donations, conferences, capital campaigns, religious or political activities, multi-year pledges, film or video projects, and research.

Deadlines: Send proposals year-round. Allow six weeks for a response.

Contact:
Jeannette Siegel
Community Relations and Contributions Manager
J.C. Penney Co.
P.O. Box 10001
Dallas, TX 75301-4317
Telephone: (972) 431-1000
Internet: http://www.jcpenney.net/company/commrel/index.htm

Winthrop Inc.

Scope: Winthrop Inc. is the company-sponsored foundation of Fisher Scientific International Inc., which manufactures and distributes scientific equipment. The foundation supports organizations involved in arts and culture, education, health care, recreation and human services.

Deadline: None.

Funds: In 2004, grants included $25,000 to University of Scranton (Penna.); $36,000 to the Boston Symphony Orchestra; and $50,000 to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

Eligibility: Giving is on a national basis. No grants to individuals. Applicants should submit a copy of their IRS determination letter, descriptive literature about the organization and a detailed description of the project and amount of funds requested.

Contacts:

Questions:
Mary Damas, President
Telephone: (858) 793-2554

Application:
Winthrop Inc.
12625 High Bluff Drive
Suite 215
San Diego, CA 92130