Social
Science Research Council: "...the Social Science
Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, nongovernmental, not-for-profit,
international association devoted to the advancement of interdisciplinary
research in the social sciences. It does this through a wide variety
of interdisciplinary workshops and conferences, fellowships and
grants, summer training institutes, scholarly exchanges, and publications..."
The
Grantsmanship Center: "...TGCI was founded
in 1972 to offer grantsmanship training and low-cost publications
to nonprofit organizations and government agencies... Today TGCI
conducts some 200 workshops annually in grantsmanship and proposal
writing..."
National
Academy of Education: "...to promote scholarly
inquiry and discussion concerning the ends and means of education,
in all its forms, in the United States and abroad..."
The
National Academies: "...the Fellowship Programs
Unit administers predoctoral, dissertation, postdoctoral, and other
fellowship programs for advanced study in research-based disciplines.
The fellowships include the Ford Foundation Predoctoral, Dissertation,
and Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities, the Howard Hughes Medical
Institute Predoctoral Fellowships in Biological Sciences, the DOE
Integrated Manufacturing Predoctoral Fellowships, the NASA Administrator's
Fellowship Program, and the U.S. Department of Education OERI Visiting
Scholar's Program..." including, but not
only:
The
Gates Cambridge Scholarships: "... establishing the
Gates Cambridge Scholars programme, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
hopes to create a network of future leaders from around the world
who will bring new vision and commitment to improving the life circumstances
of citizens in their respective countries... The programme will
offer a substantial number of scholarships for study as an affiliated
student or to pursue taught or research courses of postgraduate
study at the University of Cambridge."
FastWeb: "...an extensive college
directory of more than 4,000 schools with information on admissions,
financial aid and general information. Easy-to-find information
from national experts on admissions, financial aid, money management,
career planning, jobs and life after college..." (mostly for undergrads,
but can do very specific search after you fill out short profile)
Academic
Careers: Academic
Careers Online includes faculty, research, post doc, adjunct, administrative,
and senior management positions at (community) colleges, universities,
and research institutes around the world.
