Exploratory grants that seek to break new ground to address an old or a new problem through innovation on one of two topics:

Graduate Students and Law Students:  Would you like to conserve ocean and coastal resources?  Become a Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellow and use your natural or social science knowledge to work on environmental issues.  A placement process will match you with  a federal agency or Congressional office in  Washington, D.C., where you will work for one year as a paid fellow.

In one year you will:

http://www.spencer.org/small-research-grants

The Foundation currently accepts proposals for small research grants, with a budget limit of $50,000.  The foundation leaves the duration of the project up to the PI/research team to determine, with the expectationthat it will be appropriate for the work being proposed.  The foundation currently receives over 500 proposals per year, of which they can fund roughly 10%.

http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/digital-projects-the-public

Digital Projects for the Public grants support projects that significantly contribute to the public’s engagement with the humanities.

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13352

Annual sponsor due dates for full proposals are in February and September.

http://www.neh.gov/grants/odh/digital-humanities-implementation-grants

Sponsor deadline Febraury 17, 2016.

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13380

Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowships for 2016

National Academy of Sciences

Two-year research fellowships that recognize tenure track faculty (or equivalent) for exceptional leadership, past performance, and potential for future contributions to improving oil system safety, human health and wellbeing, or environmental protection.

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