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The Elaine Chapin Fundinvites applications for its postsecondary scholarships program. Elaine Chapin was an exceptional woman and loving wife and mother who passed away on November 1, 2008, after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. One of her proudest moments was the day that her son graduated from college, just months before her death. Through the fund named in her honor, scholarships of up to $1,000 will be awarded to support the post-secondary education of students impacted by multiple sclerosis, either directly or as a family member. To be eligible, applicants must be a citizen of the United States who plans to enroll in or who is enrolled in an undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, voc...

The International Foundation for Ethical Researchaims to fundamentally change the course of science by incorporating respect and compassion for animals along with the pursuit of knowledge.The foundation invites applications for its Graduate Student Fellowships for Alternatives in the Use of Animals in Science program. Fellowships of up to $15,000 per year, renewable for up to three years, will be awarded in tuition or salary and supplies for proposals that show the greatest potential to replace or reduce the use of animals in research, testing, and/or education.To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled in master’s and PhD programs in the sciences.For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the International Foundatio...

Greater Washington Community Foundationinvites applications for its LEARN Foundation Scholarship, which was established in 1996 to support education programs for Prince George’s County youth residing in the vicinity of FedEx Field stadium in Landover, Maryland. Since its inception, the LEARN Foundation has awarded close to $1 million in scholarships and grants to Prince George’s County students and community organizationsThe fund invites applications for its 2024 awards. The minimum scholarship amount is $1,000.Applicants must be high school seniors residing in the immediate vicinity of FedExField with a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA or better. Applications must include a short personal essay, an official transcript, a school letter, and two l...

The Vermont Community Foundationinvites applications for the Crosby-Gannett Fund, which aims to support endeavors that help improve the vitality of the Brattleboro area.Each year the fund awards one three-year grant in the amount of $7,500 per year—for a total of $22,500—to provide meaningful capacity-building support to brilliant, creative ideas that would benefit from reliable funding and enable them to take off and make a difference in the betterment of the Brattleboro area. Grant awards may be used to fund programs, capital projects, and operating expenses. Support for endowments or operational deficits are not allowable. To maximize impact, the fund will prioritize small community-based organizations or discrete projects within larger ...

Before her death from breast cancer in 1944 at the age of 59, Elsa Uhinck Pardee directed $1 million in Dow stock to be devoted to the “control and cure of cancer.” The Elsa U. Pardee Foundationwas formed in her memory by the family she left behind.The foundation invites applications from investigators at nonprofit institutions in the United States who are working to identify new treatments or cures for cancer. The foundation encourages one-year proposals that enable new cancer researchers to establish their capabilities or established cancer researchers to create new approaches. The foundation anticipates that this early-stage funding may lead to subsequent and expanded support from a government agency or other source. Project relevance to...

The mission of Franklin Furnaceis to present, preserve, interpret, educate, and advocate on behalf of avant-garde art, especially forms that may be vulnerable due to institutional neglect, cultural bias, ephemerality, or politically unpopular content. Franklin Furnace invites applications for the inaugural Jacki Apple Award in Performance and Artist Projects awards, an annual award to reflect Jacki Apple’s commitment to championing artists, demonstrated through her multidisciplinary career as a writer, educator, radio host, and artist since the early 1980s. The fund is a tribute to Jacki’s lifelong dedication to New York and Los Angeles’s avant-garde art communities. Franklin Furnace and sister organization LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Ex...

Established in 2015, the Los Alamos Community Foundationworks to improve the quality of life in the Los Alamos, New Mexico, community by inspiring local philanthropy and building the capacity and success of its nonprofit organizations.The foundation invites applications in the following categories: Capacity Building Grants:Nonprofits may request up to $5,000 to fund initiatives that increase an organization’s capacity to improve its financial health. Grants should support efforts with measurable results that strengthen financial sustainability; operations and program support are not eligible. Eligible activities include but are not limited to initiatives that diversify or expand funding sources, building technological capacity to increase e...