Grants Roundup: Stanford Receives $15 Million for Women’s Leadership

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by The Chronicle:

VMware

$15 million to Stanford University to establish the Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab, which aims to achieve equity for women in the work force.

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

$14 million to the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for a study to compare two approaches to treating childhood obesity.

Clements Foundation

$10 million to the Highland Park Education Foundation Tartan Fund to endow support for teachers in the Highland Park Independent School District, in Dallas.

Amgen Foundation

$6.5 million to Harvard University for LabXchange, a free online science-education platform that offers digital classes and virtual lab time to high-school and college students who are interested in careers in science.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

$3 million to the Woodrow Wilson Academy of Teaching and Learning to support this nonprofit organization, which has spun off of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation to offer continuing education for teachers.

Ikea Foundation

$2.3 million to the World Resources Institute to provide clean electricity to 1 million people throughout India and East Africa.

James Graham Brown Foundation

$1 million to the Kentucky Derby Museum for its renovation and expansion project.

KeyBank Foundation

$1 million over five years to Akron Children’s Hospital for efforts to diversify its nursing staff.

New Grant Opportunities

Islamic Relief USA is accepting letters of inquiry for its Silver Anniversary Community Investment Project, which will distribute grants to groups of people who historically haven’t intersected and help them work together on community service-oriented projects. Nonprofit and faith-based groups that are bringing together people with “meaningful divisions” — representing different political philosophies, races, religions, or other characteristics — are eligible. Each grant is worth $1,000 to $25,000, and proposed projects must be completed within the United States or a U.S. territory within one year. Letters of inquiry are due June 15.

The Roddenberry Foundation is soliciting nominations for its 2018 Roddenberry Prize, given to nonprofit organizations working on food waste, plant-rich diets, girls’ education, and women’s rights as overlooked solutions for climate change. Four awards of $250,000 each will be given. Applicants for the prize must register before July 12.

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