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Diversity Opportunities
As part of the Provost's diversity initiatives at Hofstra University, the Office for Research and Sponsored Programs has compiled a list of potential sponsors and their programs. If you are interested in submitting an application to any of the following requests for proposals below, please contact the Office for Research and Sponsored Programs at 516-463-6810.
The Mazda Foundation
The Mazda Foundation awards grants to programs promoting:
- Education and literacy
- Environmental conservation
- Cross-cultural understanding
- Social welfare
- Scientific research
Application deadline: The Mazda Foundation only accepts applications from May 1 through July 1 each fiscal year.
The Laura Jane Musser Fund
THE LAURA JANE MUSSER FUND would like to promote mutual understanding and cooperation between groups and citizens of different cultural backgrounds within defined geographical areas through collaborative, cross-cultural projects. Projects must be inter-cultural, rather than focused on just one culture.
Priority is placed on projects that:
- Build positive relationships across cultural lines
- Engender intercultural harmony, tolerance, understanding, and respect
- Enhance intercultural communication, rather than cultural isolation, while at the same time celebrating and honoring each culture's unique qualities
- Offer members of various cultural communities an opportunity to work together on projects with common goals
Application deadline: October 1, 2008
PepsiCo Foundation
PepsiCo Foundation Focus Area Objectives are Global Health, Environment and Global Inclusion. Our mission in the area of Global Inclusion is to work towards closing the gap and creating a pathway to equality for ethnic minorities, girls and women in underserved communities, through education and empowerment models. Initiatives of particular interest are dropout prevention in the U.S. and girls education and women's empowerment outside the US.
Application deadline: see website for future date
The National Italian American Foundation
The National Italian American Foundation's mission is to promote, preserve and protect Italian American heritage and culture. The NIAF's Grant Program offers financial awards to individuals, organizations and institutions with projects that enhance and advance our mission.
Culture and Heritage Grant Awards
Available to individuals or organizations pursuing projects to promote, research, educate, or preserve Italian American culture, history, or heritage. Examples include: documentaries, doctoral research, exhibits, conferences, books, media stereotyping/anti-defamation surveys, campaigns, etc., plays, and course syllabi.
Grants range from $2,000 to $15,000
Application deadline: May 30, 2008 and November 28, 2008
Ford Motor Company Fund
Ford Fund supports nonprofit organizations in three major areas: education, auto-related safety education, and community development. Through active involvement, Ford Fund seeks to build partnerships with organizations that have a well-defined sense of purpose, a demonstrated commitment to maximizing available resources and a reputation for meeting objectives and delivering high-quality programs and services. Ford Fund places priority on supporting organizations the promote diversity and inclusion.
Application deadline: Requests for support are accepted and reviewed throughout the year.
MetLife Foundation
Teaching and learning across the lifespan are critical to the well-being of all people, particularly as 21st century demands require a skilled and knowledgeable workforce. MetLife and MetLife Foundation demonstrate longstanding commitment to strengthening the quality of education by supporting activities initiatives that:
- develop the leadership skills of principals, teachers and students;
- promote access and opportunity to schooling, including a focus on diversity and inclusion;
- create connections between schools and communities to encourage shared understandings; and
- foster supportive relationships between educators and students through mentoring.
Education is the cornerstone of all Foundation programs because it brings together diverse groups, sparks creativity, promotes economic freedom, and inspires a lifetime of knowledge acquisition. These ideals are pivotal to all of our initiatives across all of our program areas.
Application deadline: Requests are accepted and reviewed and accepted throughout the year.
Please visit the ORSP website for information on how to submit a proposal at hofstra.edu/grants.