[Air-L] big grants for big ideas

[David M Silver]

folks,

there's been a recent surge in new media / social media grant
opportunities and they are coming from many different directions. here
are four:

(please note: this same post also exists on my blog. the blog version is
superior because it has hyperlinks to the grants, the sponsoring
organizations, etc.  if interested, please visit:
http://silverinsf.blogspot.com/2007/08/big-grants-for-big-ideas.html )

1. ACLS digital innovation fellowships: third annual competition
sponsored by the american council of learned societies. ACLS digital
innovation fellowships "support digitally based research projects in all
disciplines of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences. it
is hoped that projects of successful applicants will help advance
digital humanistic scholarship by broadening understanding of its nature
and exemplifying the robust infrastructure necessary for creating
further such works." the fellowships award time off from teaching and up
to $55,000 for stipends and $25,00 for project costs. eligibility: US
citizenship or permanent resident status; PhD or equivalent in all
fields of the humanities and the humanistic social sciences. deadline:
october 3, 2007.

2. digital humanities start-up grants: a big time set of grants
co-sponsored by the national endowment for the humanities (NEH) and the
institute of museum and library services (IMLS). the goal of the digital
humanities start-up grants is "to encourage innovations in the digital
humanities. by awarding relatively low-dollar grants during the planning
stages, the goal is to identify projects that are particularly
innovative and have the potential to make a positive impact on the
humanities." level I grants range from $5,000 to $25,000; level II
grants range from $25,000 to $50,000. eligibility: 1) US-based nonprofit
organizations and institutions; 2) state and local governmental agencies
and native american tribal organizations; and 3) US citizens and foreign
nationals who have been living in the US for at least three years.
deadline: october 16, 2007.

3. knight news challenge: a competition run by the john s. and james l.
knight foundation. the goal of the knight news challenge is "to spur
innovation in the delivery of information and news using digital media."
does your idea use digital media? is it new and original? does it
involve giving people access to news/information? is your idea timely?
does your idea create a community and does it affect people in a
specific geographic area? is it open source? if you said "yes!" to each
question, you should apply. they are giving away $5 million this year
and plan to drop $25 million over five years period. eligibility:
anyone. deadline: october 15, 2007.

4. macarthur foundation's innovation awards and knowledge-networking
awards: a public competition sponsored by the foundation's digital media
and learning initiative and administered by the humanities, arts,
science and technology advanced collaboratory (HASTAC). innovation
awards "support learning pioneers, entrepreneurs, and builders of new
digital learning environments for formal and informal learning."
knowledge-networking awards "support communicators in connecting,
mobilizing, circulating or translating new ideas around digital media
and learning." innovation awards are $100,000 and $250,000;
knowledge-networking awards range between $30,000 and $75,000.
eligibility: the primary applicant must be at least 21 and be a US
citizen or resident with a work permit for the duration of the grant
term. also eligible: nonprofit organizations, educational institutions,
and corporations. deadline: october 15, 2007.

david silver
http://silverinsf.blogspot.com/