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The American Academy of Periodontology Foundationaims to improve the periodontal and general health of the public through increasing public and professional knowledge of periodontal diseases and their therapies, stimulating basic and clinical research to generate new knowledge, and enhancing educational programs at all levels to create opportunities in periodontal education and practice.Through its Bud and Linda Tarrson Fellowship, the foundation will award a single fellowship of $30,000 ($10,000 a year for up to three years) to a periodontist pursuing an academic career. Candidates must be either full-time faculty members at the instructor or assistant level or part-time faculty members. Candidates also must have been affiliated for 10 yea...

The Army Heritage Center Foundationaims to raise funding and awareness for U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center(USAHEC) and help it fulfill its mission to engage, inspire, and inform the Army, the American people, and global partners, with a unique and enduring source of knowledge and thought.The foundation invites applications for the LTC John William Whitman Research Grant. A grant of $1,750 will be awarded to support an unfunded independent researcher working on under-explored military history topics. Funded research is to be conducted at the USAHEC in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The grant may cover lodging and meals for any nights spent in the local area when conducting research, mileage reimbursement or airfare to USAHEC, and an allowan...

Since 1979, the Chicago-based RRF Foundation for Aginghas supported projects that enhance and improve the quality of life for older people.The foundation invites applications for its grantmaking program, which aims to improve the quality of life for older people. In an effort to strengthen the foundation’s impact, it has established the following priority areas:Caregiving:Ensuring care partners are informed, well-trained, and supported while providing care to older people in community settings.Housing:Promoting efforts to make housing more affordable and provide coordinated services that enable older people to live safely in community settings.Economic Security in Later Life:Valuing the dignity of older people through efforts that ensure an...

The Alliance for California Traditional Artsinvites applications for its Apprenticeship Program, which encourages the continuity of the state’s thriving traditional arts and cultures by contracting mentor artists to offer intensive, one-on-one training to eligible apprentices.Through the program, each $5,000 contract will support a period of concentrated learning, from six months to a year, for apprentices who demonstrate a committed engagement with, and a talent for, a specific traditional art form or cultural practice. As defined by the alliance, a mentor artist is someone who is recognized as an exemplary practitioner of a traditional art form by their community and peers, and an apprentice is someone who learns from a mentor artist. Pro...

The mission of the Santa Barbara Foundationis to mobilize collective wisdom and philanthropic capital to build empathetic, inclusive, and resilient communities.The foundation invites applications for the William and Lottie Daniel Fund Child Care Scholarships program, which will award grants of up to $50,000 to nonprofit organizations that provide quality child care for working families. Funding may subsidize childcare program fees/costs for current Santa Barbara County residents.Applicants must be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and provides programs and services in Santa Barbara County to be eligible. The foundation accepts applications from public entities such as schools, universities, and libraries throug...

The Wenner-Gren Foundationis committed to playing a leadership role in anthropology and works to help anthropologists advance knowledge, build sustainable careers, and amplify the impact of anthropology in the wider world.The foundation invites applications for its Post-PhD Research Grants program, which will award grants of up to $25,000 to support individual research projects undertaken by doctorates in anthropology or a closely related field. The program aims to bolster vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of what it means to be human, and there is no preference for any methodology, research location, topic, or subfield. The foundation particularly welcomes proposals that integrate two or more subfields and pionee...

Founded in 1920, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics(NCTM) is the world’s largest mathematics education organization.NCTM invites applications for the Enhancing Student Mathematics Learning through the Use of Tools and Technology Grant (PK-12). Grants of $3,000 will be awarded to encourage the innovative use of technology and other tools to help teachers and students visualize and concretize mathematics abstractions. The focus of the proposal should be on the mathematics being taught and innovative uses of the tools and technology.Eligible organizations include schools, school districts, universities, or nonprofit mathematics education organizations. The primary applicant must be a current (on or before the application deadline)...