Funding for Nonprofit Scholars

Posted by on December 13, 2002

[RFP Bulletin]

Woodrow Wilson Center and National Service Agency Announce Civil Society Nonprofit Scholars Program

Deadline: February 3, 2003

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (http://www.wilsoncenter.org/) and the Corporation for National and Community Service (http://www.nationalservice.org/) have launched the Civil Society Nonprofit Scholars Program to increase collective understanding of the relationship between civil society, the nonprofit sector, voluntarism, and public policy in the United States.

The program will support up to three scholars who will spend nine months conducting their research starting in September 2003. Scholars will receive a stipend based on their current salary (up to $85,000 for the 2003-2004 program), be located at the Corporation for National and Community Service in Washington, D.C., and develop relationships with other Washington-area organizations. Each scholar also will have access to the research resources afforded by the Corporation, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the Washington area. In addition, scholars will be encouraged to participate in Corporation-sponsored activities as well as seminars and other events offered by the Center. After the program period, scholars will be expected to disseminate their research findings through various public media, including presentations, open-forum discussions, publications, and Web postings.

Scholars from a wide variety of backgrounds (including government, the corporate world, the professions, and academia) will be chosen for their outstanding capabilities and relevant experience. Applications are welcome from any country, but research proposals must explore preferred themes within an American context. For academic applicants, eligibility is limited to postdoctoral candidates who can demonstrate scholarly development — as evidenced through publications — beyond their doctoral dissertation. For other applicants, an equivalent level of professional achievement is expected. Applicants working on degrees at the time of the application are not eligible unless there is an equivalent level of professional achievement evidenced in their work experience.

Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals that connect to three primary themes: (1) the relationship between democratic institutions and nonprofit organizations; (2) the role of service and citizenship in modern society and civil society; and (3) civic engagement and public policy. Proposals must explore these themes within an American context.

Detailed program information and application forms can be downloaded from the Center’s Web site.

RFP Link: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/scholars

For additional RFPs in Philanthropy and Voluntarism, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_philanthropy.jhtml