The Funding Tree | 5
Nonprofits
Opportunities for
Colleges and Universities
Brad Cohen Tourette Foundation, Awards vary. Deadline is September 1. Supports programs and
projects that increase the socialization, achievement,
and education for children with Tourette’s syndrome.
InterConnection, Award is up to 20 computers. Deadline is September 1. Offers used desktop and laptops to provide training, health care, education, and
job training to underserved populations.
J.M. Kaplan Fund, Awards from $1,500 to $15,000. Deadline is September 1. Supports nonfiction book publishing about the urban experience; natural and historic resources; art, architecture, and design; cultural history; and civil liberties.
Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation, Awards up to $150,000. Deadline is September 15.
Supports efforts to increase economic literacy, giving special attention to projects that raise the public’s participation in economic education.
Comerica Charitable Giving, Awards vary. Deadline is September 15. Finds scholarships for students with income needs for studies in business, finance, and growth industries.
Les Paul Foundation, Awards vary. Deadline is September 15. Supports programs for music and sound that serve youth, and music-related student scholarships at schools. Preference is given to music programs that are related to the guitar.
Hertz Giving, Awards vary. Deadline is September 30. Supports programs in the areas of education, environ-ment, safety, and travel.
The Ray Charles Foundation, Awards vary. Deadline is September 30. Provides grants for scientific, educa-tional, and charitable purposes; to encourage and educate people about the causes and cures for diseases and hearing impaired disabilities.
American Psychological Foundation, Awards
up to $8,000. Deadline is September 15. Supports basic and clinical research on anxiety and anxiety-related disorders conducted by graduate students and early
career researchers.
Primate Conservation, Inc., Awards up to $5,000. Deadline is September 20. Supports field research focused on the conservation of wild populations of primates. Priority will be given to projects that study the least known and most endangered species.
American Psychological Association - Pearsall American Psychological Association - Pearsall Grant Program, Award is $10,000. Deadline is October 1. Supports a graduate student or early career psychologists whose work seeks to increase the public’s understanding of psychological pain and stigma.
Lizette Peterson-Homer Inquiry Prevention Grant, Award is $5,000. Deadline is October 1. Supports research into psychological and behavioral aspects of the prevention of injuries in children and adolescents. Eligible applicants must be students or faculty at accredited universities.