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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 2101 E. Jefferson St., Rockville, MD 20852, 301-594-1449.

AHRQ, through its Small Conference Grant Program, seeks to support conferences that help to further its mission to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health services, and access to such services. The grant is available to public and private non-profit organizations. See the website for details.

American Association of University Women (AAUW), 1111 Sixteenth St., NW, Washington, DC 20036, 800-326-AAUW(2289).

Career Development Grants support women currently holding a bachelor's degree who are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the workforce. Approximately 60 grants are available in two categories: Academic Grants and Professional Development Institute Grants.

American Society on Aging (ASA), Awards Committee, American Society on Aging, 833 Market Street, Suite 511, San Francisco, CA 94103-1824, 415-974-9642.

The Gloria Cavanaugh Award for Excellence in Training and Education. Presented annually to a member who has demonstrated continued excellence in training and education in the field of aging.

Aspen Institute, Nonprofit Sector Research Fund (search: MARI), One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036, 202-736-5838.

The Model Applied Research Initiative supports research on the nonprofit sector. Research projects should have the potential to contribute to efficient, effective, and accountable nonprofit practices and organizations. Awards are up to $50,000 to support research by any eligible applicant.

Brookdale Foundation, 126 East 56th Street, New York, NY 10022-3668.

To foster the development of a new generation of leaders in geriatrics and gerontology by supporting investigators in the developmental stages of their careers and by aiding established researchers who are shifting the focus of their work to the field of aging. It is an invitational competition among selected institutions with centers of geriatric and gerontological study. For further details, refer to website.

Brown University Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Brown University, Box G-B222, Providence, RI 02912, 401-863-1560.

Postdoctoral fellows in health services research or clinical epidemiology will have the opportunity to participate in on-going research in one or more substantive areas, including breast cancer, health promotion and prevention, long-term care, and community-based systems of care, health care organizations and methodological approaches to health services research.

Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, 75 Alta Road, Stanford, CA 94305, 650-321-2052.

Invites nominations for nine- to 12-month Residential Postdoctoral Fellowships that provide scholars of exceptional achievement or promise free time to devote to their own study and to associate with colleagues in the same discipline or related field. Stipend based on Fellow's salary for preceding academic year. Normally selection for the fellowship begins with nomination. The Center awards up to 50 fellowships each year.

Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College, Boston College, Fulton Hall 550, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3808, 617-552-1762.

Steven H. Sandell Grant Program. To promote research on retirement issues by junior scholars in a wide variety of disciplines. Each grant awarded will be up to $25,000. Must have a PhD and be a non-tenured or junior scholar, or be a senior scholar working in a new area.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program. Fellows with focus on research, either on their own or in collaboration with one or more of the Center's research associates. Fellows receive a one-year stipend of $30,000 plus benefits and will be provided with office space and computer support.

Visiting Scholar Program. Scholars focus on research, either their own or in collaboration with one or more of the Center's research associates. Scholars receive a one-year stipend of $45,000 plus benefits and are provided with office space and computer and secretarial support.

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, 1720 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 263-2800 .

To provide talented women and men with the opportunity to learn about all aspects of the legislative process while working as congressional staff. Applicants must have an understanding of, and a commitment to, black political empowerment. Compensation is up to $20,000.

Cornell University College of Human Ecology, Funding Opportunities, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, 607-254-4336.

The multidisciplinary postdoctoral fellowship program is a blend of formal and informal training and offers opportunities to work with senior researchers in a variety of social and behavioral science fields. The institute focuses on the simultaneous and shifting relationships among work organizations, community institutions, occupational careers, and family "careers." The program is designed as a 12-month fellowship with the possibility of renewal for one additional year.

Employee Benefit Research Institute, Suite 600 2121 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037-1896, 202-659-0670.

Enables researchers in the employee benefits field to undertake projects on health, retirement, and other economic security issues.

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships

Approximately 30 one-year fellowships will be awarded to enable fellows to engage in a year of postdoctoral research and scholarship in an environment free from the interference of their normal professional duties. The stipend amount is $35,000, $3,000 for travel and relocation allowance, $2,000 for cost-of-research allowance, and $2,500 for employing institution allowance.

Grantmakers in Health (GIH), 1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036, 202-452-8331.

GIH generates and disseminates information about health issues and grantmaking strategies that work in health by offering issue-focused forums, workshops, and large annual meetings; publications; continuing education and training; technical assistance; consultation on programmatic and operational issues; and by conducting studies of health philanthropy.

Harry S. Truman Library Institute, 500 West US Highway 24, Independence, MO, 64050-1798, 816-833-0425.

Research grants to enable postdoctoral scholars to come to the Library for one to three weeks to use its archival facilities. Awards are up to $2,500 for travel and living expenses.

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, 18700 West Bluemound Road, P.O. Box 69, Brookfield, WI 53008-0069, 414-786-6710 x8440.

The Grants for Research Program encourages research on employee benefits in the United States and Canada. Grants are awarded for original research on employee benefit topics, including health care benefits, retirement and income security, and other aspects of employee benefits systems. Awards do not exceed $10,000 for postdoctoral grants.

John A. Hartford Foundation, 55 East 59th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022-1178, 212-832-7788.

To increase the nation's capacity to provide effective and affordable care to its rapidly increasing elderly population. In order to maximize the Foundation's impact on the health and well-being of the nation's elders, grants are made in two priority areas (refer to website for details): 1) Academic Geriatrics and Training. Supports efforts, on an invitational basis, in selected academic medical centers and other appropriate health setting to strengthen the geriatric training of America's physicians, nurses, and social workers; 2) Integrating and Improving Health-Related Services. Supports a limited number of projects offering considerable potential for national impact in demonstrating integrated financing and care delivery for comprehensive geriatric services.

John Heinz Senate Fellowship Program, 3200 Dominion Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, 412-497-5775.

Designed to identify and train new leaders in issues affecting seniors. For mid-level professionals, provides first-hand knowledge in the development and advancement of public policy and legislation that will improve the quality of life for older Americans.

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 90 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016, 212-687-4470.

Provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields to allow them to engage in research in any field of knowledge. Awarded to men and women who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship. The amounts of the grants will be adjusted to the needs of the Fellows, considering their other resources and the purpose and scope of their plans.

Manhattan Institute of Policy Research, 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017, 212-599-7000.

Fellowships offered to rising academics for original research in an array of policy areas, including welfare, education, crime, tax policy, regulation, tort reform, affirmative action, privatization, and environment. The stipend amount is up to $10,000.

Radcliffe Institute Fellowship, 34 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, 617-495-8212.

The Bunting Fellowship is to support women of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment who wish to pursue independent work in academic and professional fields and in the creative arts. Residence in the Boston area and participation in the institute community are required during the fellowship year. The stipend amount is up to $40,000.

Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Program in Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Washington University Campus Box 1122, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, 314-935-5190.

To broaden and enrich the training of a select group of newly qualified Ph.D.'s by placing them in an environment with highly developed expectations of transdisciplinary research and teaching. The fellows will receive a two-year appointment with stipends beginning at $35,000 per year.

Michigan Society of Fellows at the University of Michigan, 3030 Rackham Building 915 E. Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070, 313-763-1259.

To give fellows an opportunity to interact across disciplines and to expand their horizons and knowledge and also enrich the University of Michigan through teaching during their residency an bringing new insights to other faculty members. The annual stipend is $40,000.

Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, PO Box 400406, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4406, 804-924-7236.

The Fellowships in Public Affairs Invites promote and disseminate scholarships in contemporary politics, public policy and political history. The Miller Center funds up to ten fellowships for PhD candidates and other scholars who are completing dissertations or books on Twentieth-century politics and governance in the United States. The Miller Center welcomes applicants from a broad range of disciplines. The fellowships provide a stipend of up to $15,000 to support one year of research and writing.

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892.

NIH provides support for scientific meetings, conferences, and workshops that are relevant to its scientific mission and to public health. A U.S. institution or organization, including an established scientific or professional society, is eligible to apply. See website for further opportunities and details.

International Clinical, Operational and Health Services Research and Training Award (ICOHRTA). Supports training to facilitate collaborative, multidisciplinary, international clinical, operational, health services and prevention science research between US institutions and those in developing countries.

Planning Grants for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Intervention in Middle-Aged and Older Populations. Invites qualified researchers to submit applications for planning grants to assist in the design, testing and preliminary evaluation of prevention and treatment interventions for HIV/AIDS among the middle-aged and older populations.

National Institute on Aging (NIA), Building 31, Room 5C27, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2292, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-496-1752

Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01). With support from the American Geriatric Society, the award serves two distinct purposes: "career-change" for an investigator who wishes to redirect his or her career, and/or "career enhancement" for a relatively junior investigator for an additional period of supervised research experience.

Independent Scientist Award (K02). For "time off teaching" or "time off clinical duties"-intended to enable an investigator to concentrate on building her or his research career.

Academic Career Award (K07). For "development" or "leadership"-to allow a senior individual the resources needed to enhance the institution.

Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08). An award for "aspiring clinician-scientists." It allows individuals who have received clinical training a sufficient length of time to acquire training and experience in research.

Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award (K12). An institutional K08 (see above). Each appointee receives the equivalent of a K08, i.e., salary and research expenses, to train as a research scientist.

Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23). Designed to increase human resources for patient-oriented research by training aspiring clinician-scientists to become independent researcher. NIH has set a limit of $25,000, but the announcement allows up to $50,000 in exceptional cases.

Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25). Early to mid-assistant professor level quantitatively trained scientists. The award allows these individuals three to five years of salary support and research development expenses to work with a mentor or mentors in the biomedical or behavioral sciences. See website for examples of relevant specialties.

Behavioral and Social Research Program (BSRP). Supports the basic social and behavioral research and research training on the aging process and the place of older people in society.

The National Academies, 500 5th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20001, 202-334-2760.

Research Associateships Programs are offered at more than 120 research laboratories throughout the US representing nearly all federal agencies with research facilities. The Associateship Program provides an opportunity for recent PhD graduates to do advanced research in association with selected members of the permanent, professional laboratory staff. Award period is three months to one year. Annual stipends range from $34,000 to $55,000 depending on experience, with some relocation reimbursement and professional travel provided.

Novartis Foundation for Gerontological Research, 59 Route 10, East Hanover, NJ 07936,973-781-5567, web search: "Novartis Gerontological Research"

Research Program to support development of new approaches to maximize the function and independence of older persons in the US and Canada. Investigators must be affiliated with educational, not-for-profit organization. Value: One year grants will be awarded to a maximum of $50,000 each.

Open Society Institute (OSI), Open Society Institute, 400 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019, 212-548-1334.

Invites Letters of Inquiry for Individual Project Fellowships, awarded to individuals pursuing research, writing or other efforts on issues of importance to promoting an open society either in the US or internationally. Awards range from $15,000 to $100,000.

Project on Death in America (PDIA). To identify outstanding faculty and clinicians, and to support them in disseminating existing models of good care, developing new models for improving the care of the dying, and developing new approaches to the education of healthcare professionals about the care of dying patients and their families. Two-year awards of up to $70,000 per year will be made to institutions on behalf of the scholars.

RAND with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute on Aging, M-16b, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, 310-393-0411 x7173.

Enables outstanding junior scholars in demographic and aging research to sharpen their analytic skills, learn to communicate research results effectively, and advance their research agenda. Must have completed a PhD in a relevant discipline. Open to new scholars in the field of demographic and aging research, as well as individuals who have some research experience.

Retirement Research Foundation, 8765 West Higgins Road, Suite 430, Chicago, IL 60631-4170, 773-714-8080.

Supports programs that improve the quality of life for older Americans. Funding interest should include programs that: improve the availability and quality of community-based and institutional long-term care; provide new and expanded opportunities for older adults to engage in meaningful roles in society; seek causes and solutions to significant problems of older adults through support of selected basic, applied, and policy research for which federal funding is not available; and increase the number of adequately trained professionals and paraprofessionals to serve the elderly through support of selected education and training initiatives. Awards range from $5,000 to $408,000. Activity restricted to: Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, PO Box 2316, College Road East and Route 1, Princeton, NJ 08543.

Scholars in Health Policy Research. Two-year fellowships for recent PhDs and junior faculty to foster creative thinking in health policy research for those coming from economics, political science, and sociology.

Rockefeller Foundation, 420 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018-2702, 212-852-8407.

The Warren Weaver Fellows Program offers a one-year residency at the Rockefeller Foundation offices in New York. This program provides a small group of individuals with a firsthand experience in the field of philanthropy. The professional background of applicants may be in any field. The stipend range is $50,000 to $65,000.

University of California, 510-987-9503.

The President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Diversity offers approximately 20-25 postdoctoral fellowships every year to qualified persons who intend to pursue academic careers and to enhance their prospects for appointments to faculty positions at the university and other institutions of higher education. The annual stipend is approximately $30,800, depending on the discipline and experience, as well as health benefits and up to $4,000 for research related expenses.

University of Pennsylvania, Penn Humanities Forum, School of Arts and Sciences, 3619 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6213, 215-898-8220.

Invites applications for the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities. Five fellowships are available for untenured scholars to conduct research in all areas of humanistic study, except educational curriculum-building and the performing arts. Fellows will have the opportunity to pursue their own research and study, to meet regularly with other Mellon fellows and university faculty, and to take part in all aspects of the intellectual life of the Penn community. Fellows also will teach one course per semester (fall and spring terms) in an appropriate department, participate in the weekly Seminar Series of the Penn Humanities Forum, and present their research at one of those seminars. The stipend amount is up to $34,000.

Wills Foundation (not an independent site-fellowship information listed),CONTACT: Mrs. Alice E. Pratt, President, Wills Foundation, P.O. Box 27534, Houston, TX 77227-7534, 713-965-9043, fax 713-960-8111, email WillsFnd@AOL.com. Pre-application guidelines will be sent on request.

Postdoctoral Fellowships in neurobiology are offered, with special consideration given to work relevant to Huntington's Disease. Applicants must have a confirmed position in an established laboratory at the time preliminary application is made. Award is up to $40,000 per year.