If you are interested in these or any other private funding opportunities, please contact Jim Dauer at 577-6468 or jdauer@wayne.edu.

The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) can assist you with private funding prospect identification, proposal development including grant writing, and the coordination of a variety of university resources. Please see CFR’s website http://www.dev-alumni.wayne.edu/giving/corpfound.php for more information.

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

Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin

Deadline: February 1, 2006

The application process has begun for 2006-07 research fellowships sponsored by the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/) at the University of Texas at Austin.

About forty fellowships are awarded annually by the Ransom Center to support scholarly research projects in all areas of the humanities. Priority is given to proposals that concentrate on the center’s collections and that require substantial on-site use of them.

Each year the fellowship program has a special topic. In 2006-07, the topic will be “The Post-War Cultures of 20th-Century America,” a theme that corresponds with the center’s fall 2006 exhibition on Norman Mailer and American culture from 1945-1980, and its spring 2007 exhibition on America in the 1920s. The major wars of the last century reshaped American consciousness and left in their wake distinct post-war cultures. Special consideration will be given to research proposals that address any of these cultures.

Fellowships range from one month to two to four months, with a stipend of $3,000 per month. Also available are $1,000-$1,500 travel stipends and dissertation fellowships with a $1,200 stipend.

All applicants, with the exception of those interested in dissertation fellowships, must be post-doctorates or possess an equivalent terminal degree or substantial record of scholarly achievement. United States citizens and foreign nationals are eligible to apply.

A single application is required for consideration for all of the center’s various fellowships. Because the center matches scholars with appropriate fellowships, applicants do not need to specify the fellowship in which they are interested.

For additional information about the fellowships and the application process, see the center’s Web site.

Lumina Foundation for Education

Scope: The Indiana-based Lumina Foundation for Education is a private, independent foundation that strives to expand access and success in post-secondary education. The foundation pursues its mission by focusing on three theme areas: access, success and adult learners. The foundation funds research, activities and innovative programs.

Deadline: Applications are accepted year-round, although at times, there may be deadlines in place for particular awards.

Funds: Grants vary by type. The median size grant is $75,000 and the average grant is around $200,000.

Eligibility: Giving is limited to the United States and its territories. Funding is also set for grants within Indiana. Applicants must be 502(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, public charities, or public organizations. Projects should include communities, families and students.

Contact: You can contact the Program Area at (317) 951-5300. Grant inquiries should be sent to:
Program Office—“New Inquiries”
Lumina Foundation for Education
30 South Meridian Street
Suite 700
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Internet: http://www.luminafoundation.org