Research Grants in the Arts support research studies that investigate the value and/or impact of the arts, either as individual components of the U.S. arts ecosystem or as they interact with each other and/or with other domains of American life.
With these guidelines, the NEA welcomes research proposals that align with at least one of the priority topics and possible questions within the agency’s FY 2022-2026 research agenda. The priority topics, in brief, are listed below:
Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides expansive funding opportunities to strengthen the nation’s arts and culture ecosystem.
Through project-based funding, the program supports opportunities for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and for the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector.
ECR’s Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER) supports projects that build investigators’ capacity to carry out highquality STEM education research that will enhance the nation’s STEM education enterprise. In addition, ECR: BCSER seeks to broaden the pool of researchers who can advance knowledge regarding STEM learning and learning environments, broadening participation in STEM fields, and STEM workforce development.
The Sociological Initiatives Foundation (SIF) is dedicated to the belief that research and action are intrinsically inseparable. We invite concept proposals for community-led projects that link an explicit research design to a concrete social action strategy. Projects should have specifically stated social change goals.
In the past SIF has funded projects in the areas of civil rights, community organizing, crime and law, education, health, housing, immigration, labor organizing, and language/literacy.
The Al Qasimi Foundation’s Seed Grants provide modest start-up funding (maximum 50,000 AED) to conduct applied research or to pilot initiatives that fall beyond the scope of its Doctoral and Faculty Research programs. Individuals and organizations in the United Arab Emirates and overseas are eligible to apply, and proposals are welcomed from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields.
Researchers have identified a persistent underrepresentation of students by race and gender in STEM fields. One way to address this issue is by offering professional development that integrates culturally relevant pedagogy, which can provide educators with increased content knowledge, confidence and awareness of learning styles. However, most professional development programs focused on STEM domains are more focused on knowledge acumen, rather than treating underlying issues such as racism, sexism, classism and ableism.
Researchers have identified a need to address persistent challenges globally of promoting women to leadership positions in higher education. In Lebanon, researchers found that women filled just 15 of 65 dean positions in higher education. Among the challenges faced by women aspiring to academic leadership positions, according to researchers, are both a lack of professional development and the collective network support needed to elevate their presence and voice.