Applications for the research, display, interpretation, and collection of artifacts relating to the history of the underground railway. Non-profit educational institutions. Support may be awarded to preserve the intellectual content, to aid bibliographic control of library and archival collections, and to stabilize material culture collections. Any US nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, institution or consortium is eligible. When two or more organizations or institutions collaborate on a project, one of them must serve as the lead applicant and administer the grant on behalf of all the participating entities.
Individuals are eligible for grants to create research tools and reference works.
The Asia Foundation with support from the Henry Luce Foundation invites faculty of American institutions of higher learning to apply for a five-month research and curriculum development grant in Vietnam. The successful candidate will be placed as a visiting scholar at an appropriate research or educational institution in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City. Applicants must be faculty members at an accredited American college or university, with a doctoral degree from an institution of higher education. The purpose of the Fulbright Scholar Program is to enable Americans to learn firsthand about other countries and cultures, and to enable people of other countries to learn more about the United States and its citizens. The program also promotes academic and professional development.