Miscellaneous External Funding Opportunities

Note: Where upcoming deadlines have not been released yet, the most recent past deadlines dates are retained since the time-frame will most likely be similar.

Miscellaneous Funders

Program			Deadlines
Program			Campus	Proposal
Funder	Acronym	Name	Campus	Pre	Full
NASA Office of STEM Engagement		2021 NASA Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) The NASA Office of STEM Engagement invites proposals from museums, science centers, planetariums, NASA Visitor Centers, youth-serving organizations, libraries, and other eligible nonprofit institutions via the 2021 NASA Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) Notice of Funding Opportunity, NH21ZHA002N. The 2021 TEAM II NOFO is an omnibus solicitation, offering distinct program elements to which eligible IEIs may propose, issued as appendices to the NOFO. Initially, two program elements are offered, Standard Awards for TEAM II (STAT) which is analogous to previous TEAM II NOFOs, and Community Anchor Awards for TEAM II (CAAT).	none	CAAT: 5/4/21 & 5/5/21 STAT: 5/4/21	CAAT: 6/17/21 STAT: 7/19/21
Amgen Foundation		Amgen Foundation Science Education Teacher quality and professional development in math and science: Comprehensive programs that enhance the quality of math and science teachers entering the classroom, and support teachers with meaningful professional-development opportunities that have a positive impact on student achievement. Pivotal hands-on science experience: Support programs that provide students and teachers with opportunities for hands-on, inquiry-based learning experiences that significantly impact students' excitement about science and scientific careers.	Limited # campus submissions	none	no deadline
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation		Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program	none	none	early 2022
Cancer Research Institute		Postdoctoral Fellowships	none	none	10/1/21
Conservation, Food, and Health Foundation		Grants Program	none	none	7/1/21
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation		The Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering	none	none	none
Directed Energy Professional Society	DEPS	Graduate Scholarships in High Energy Laser (HEL) & High Power Microwave (HPM) Technologiesy	none	none	4/30/21
Kresge Foundation		Expanding Opportunities in America's Cities Program	none	none	none
SIR Foundation		Grant Programs	none	none	various dates

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