March 10, 2011
The following requests for proposals have been posted to Philanthropy News Digest:
Operation Homefront and Saban Family Foundation Announce 2011 Saban Military Wife Educational Scholarship
Scholarships of up to $30,000 will be awarded to wives of uniformed service members attending vocational training in the medical field....
Deadline: May 1, 2011
Posted: March 10, 2011
Toyota International Teacher Program Accepting Applications for Costa Rican Study Program
All expenses will be paid for middle and high-school American teachers and librarians to travel to Costa Rica to meet with local experts, visit schools and museums, and experience the rainforest first-hand from November 19 - December 3, 2011....
Deadline: May 4, 2011
Posted: March 10, 2011
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Invites Applications From Junior and Senior Investigators for New Connections: Increasing Diversity of Programming Initiative
Grants of up to $75,000 will be awarded to scholars from historically disadvantaged and underrepresented communities to submit programming ideas that relate to one of the foundation's interests; in this round, public health law is of special interest....
Deadline: May 5, 2011
Posted: March 10, 2011
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