Washington Grants for Individuals

Fellowships to USA immigrants and children of immigrants for graduate school support. Funding is intended to assist individuals pursuing advanced degrees in any field. In addition to funding to offset the cost of tuition and fees, Fellows will receive a stipend and wil...

Grants to USA college graduates, young professionals, and graduate students for international exchange programs. Applicants applying through an institution are required to submit an application by the campus-specific deadline prior to applying. Funding is intended to p...

Grants to USA and territories researchers and scholars for projects that advance scholarly craft research. Funding is intended for expenses related to research. Previously funded projects include research on Hopi jewelry, textile-making and autism, the history of glass...

Grants of up to $15,000 to USA curators, galleries, and museums for art exhibition research projects. Funding is intended to promote art research and to provide new contributions to this research field. Research should be innovative, cross-disciplinary, and address typ...

Fellowships to USA individuals planning to pursue a doctoral degree in mathematics, science, or engineering at eligible IHEs throughout the country. This program is open to college seniors, individuals in a gap year applying to graduate school, and first-year graduate ...

Grants to USA agricultural producers collaborating with a technical advisor in multiple states and territories to benefit the agriculture industry. Funding is intended to support projects that promote sustainable agriculture. With the support and guidance of the techni...

Prizes to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations, teams of individuals, and institutions for creating innovative gene editing technology. Funding is intended for systems that will enable the treatment of various genetic disorders, including those whose relevant cel...

Grants and fellowships to USA, Canada, and International researchers at nonprofit organizations and institutions for projects that explore and increase the understanding of Alzheimer's disease. Applicants should submit a letter of intent prior to applying. Funding is i...

Opportunity for USA graduate and undergraduate students to participate in a STEM competition. Finalists will be invited to a competition and the winning team will receive a summer internship. Eligible topics include carbon emissions, energy use, and resilience to clima...

Grants to USA and Canada researchers and professors affiliated with IHEs for innovative scientific research related to the manufacturing industry. The purpose of the grant program is to encourage applicants to utilize their expertise in technical and engineering fields...

Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International researchers to participate in a competition to analyze data related to senior health. The purpose of the competition is to develop a method by which machine learning can be used to assess information from emergency departm...

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International graduate students, medical students, and postdoctoral fellows for research projects related to autism. The program is intended to support training in a broad range of clinical and basic research areas that are closely relat...

Grants to USA and territories individuals and non-federal agencies to promote the adoption and development of innovative approaches to conservation in agriculture. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Priority areas inc...

Grants of up to $60,000 to USA writers to write nonfiction books related to the humanities that are geared toward the general public. Applicants are advised that required registration may take at least two weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support the writing o...

Grants to USA IHEs, agencies, producers, and nonprofit organizations in multiple western states and territories for educational activities related to agricultural sustainability. Funding is intended to support projects that assist farmers and agricultural professionals...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International research teams for collaborative projects related to democracy. Applicants are required to submit a notice of intent prior to a full grant application. Applications should discuss up to three of the themes outlined by the fundin...

Grants of up to $15,000 to USA, Canada, and International students, research interns, faculty members, or association management professionals affiliated with academic institutions for research addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the association community. F...

Opportunity for USA individuals, nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, government agencies, and academic institutions to participate in a competition to advance clean energy technology. The purpose of the competition is to advance the transition to clean e...

Competition for USA, Canada, and International nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, government agencies, and individuals to increase the nutritive value of foods and to develop previously underused crops. The purpose of the competition is to identify ingredien...

Awards to USA individuals and teams from nonprofit organizations, government agencies, academia, and industry for artificial intelligence projects that benefit the military. Applicants are required to register prior to submitting a full application. Funding is intended...

Grants to Washington artists, community-based groups, and neighborhood arts councils in eligible locations to support arts and cultural events and festivals held in local parks. Funding is intended to activate parks located in economically distressed and disadvantaged ...

Grants of up to $35,000 and grants of up to $50,000 to USA researchers to conduct social sciences research. Priority will be given to proposals from scholars who are underrepresented in the social sciences. The purpose of this program is to support research that identi...

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International individuals from a range of professional backgrounds to study the ethics of their profession in relation to the Holocaust. Eligible participants are involved in the following careers: business, law, design and technology, m...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, IHEs, government agencies, for-profit organizations, and individuals for technical education programs. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. The purpose of the program is to produce...

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International scholars to pursue studies in the humanities. Funding is intended for scholars focusing on any area of humanities, as well as the arts, the professions, and natural and social sciences. The residencies will take place at th...

Fellowships of $2,000 to USA, Canada, and International individuals for research, discussion, and the creation of works related to pre-twentieth-century American history, culture, and literature. Eligible applicants include filmmakers, performing artists, writers, and ...

Fellowships to USA doctoral candidates for a professional development program in education. Funding is intended for early career researchers pursuing research to improve the formal and informal education field. The fellowship includes retreats, networking, writing supp...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International researchers with a doctoral degree who are affiliated with nonprofit institutions for research addressing age-related macular degeneration. Applicants are required to submit an LOI prior to a full grant application. Funding is i...

Fellowships to USA individuals to work on projects that advance social justice. In addition to a cash stipend of $30,000, fellows will receive networking and capacity-building opportunities, business development coaching, and storytelling training. The fellowship is in...

Prizes of up to $50,000 to USA individuals and entities for innovative plans to address human trafficking. Applicants are required to register with staff prior to submitting an application. The program is intended to prevent the trafficking of women and girls in the Un...

Contest for USA individuals and teams to develop innovative technologies that could prevent fetal deaths. The purpose of the contest is to generate products that could realistically be brought to market within the next five years. Eligible types of technologies include...

Grants of $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International researchers for projects that explore how to improve business forecasting methods and practices, including the organizational management aspects of the forecasting process. Grant recipients are required to author a pa...

Grants of up to $25,000 to USA and territories filmmakers for the production of short movies. Funding is intended for stories addressing topics relevant to indigenous Pacific Islanders. FIlms should encourage social change and equity and may be narrative or non-fiction...

Awards to Washington individuals working in the healthcare sector in eligible locations to recognize leadership and performance excellence. The awards are intended to honor those who are consistently on the front lines of the healthcare industry and have demonstrated i...

Grants to USA and Canada nonprofit organizations to support research on rare diseases conducted by early-stage researchers. The purpose of the opportunity is to provide the organizations with matching funds to support the investigator's basic bench research. At least o...

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International Indigenous women for funding, support, and services related to film directing. The purpose of the program is to enable Indigenous women to tell their stories. In addition to a cash award, fellows will receive a year-long co...

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International graduate students to use the funding source's collections in the United States for their research. Fellows are expected to devote the majority of their time to conducting research but are also expected to get involved in un...

Grants to USA individual artists and teams of artists to showcase their work and further their creative projects. Funding is intended to support emerging musical theater artists who are creating new, fully producible stage works. Eligible artists include composers, lyr...

Grants to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations, journalists, universities, and documentary filmmakers for health care information initiatives. Funding is intended for educational projects that inform the public about health issues and ways to improve health care.

Awards of $1,000 to USA, Canada, and International scholars to attend the funding source's professional conference supporting instruction in college-level writing. Funding is intended to encourage the professional development of first-time presenters from historically ...

Grants of up to $3,000 to Washington artists, arts organizations, and individuals in eligible areas for innovative arts and cultural projects serving visitors and local residents. Funding will be provided for projects that provide fresh and exciting engagement opportu...

Competition for USA individuals and groups to devise coping methods for communities disproportionately affected by environmental threats. Funding is intended to address the health and mental health ramifications of climate-related dangers, with an emphasis on the impac...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International researchers and research teams of entities from the private and public sectors, research centers, and IHEs for research in the area of inequalities faced by people of African descent and Indigenous Peoples. Funding is intended t...

Fellowship of $2,000 to a USA, Canada, or International early-career fiction writer to develop their craft. The program is intended for writers who have experienced exclusion in some form, as a result of race, religion, gender, or other reasons. Eligible applicants mus...

Awards to USA individuals ages 14-18 to recognize innovative efforts to address challenges in their local communities. Applicants will receive funding, coaching, and skills development to continue and improve their projects that address social justice, environmental, e...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International researchers associated with research institutions for projects related to retinal disease. Applicants are required to submit an LOI prior to a full grant application. Funding is intended for projects that address a therapeutic g...

Grants of up to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit and for-profit organizations and individuals to devise and implement new technologies in the field of architecture. The purpose of the grant is to generate creative methods to employ technology in the ...

Fellowships to USA and Canada Jewish high school students to attend an educational program in Israel during the summer. In addition to the summer experience, selected fellows will participate in a year of transformative projects, studying, and seminars. Participants me...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International individuals and organizations to address educational challenges. Applicants are required to submit a concept paper prior to a full application. Funding is intended for projects that implement artificial intelligence to improve e...

Fellowships to USA early-career teachers to participate in a professional development program to advance their teaching careers in high school-level mathematics and science. Selected fellows will receive stipends and grants, mentoring and coaching, and networking resou...