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Gross, Ronald – Academe, 1984
Alternative research and scholarly opportunities for scholars outside academe are discussed, including communitites of scholars and university outreach to unaffiliated scholars. A list of organizations of independent scholars is included. (MSE)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation, Professional Associations, Research Opportunities
Sacarto, Douglas M. – 1974
Eighty-eight applicable responses, national and international, were received as a result of a mailed questionnaire concerning the nature of current efforts related to growth problems in postsecondary education. These responses are compiled in this directory, alphabetized by respondent, with the descriptive portions of the questionnaire summarized…
Descriptors: Directories, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
National Endowment for the Humanities (NFAH), Washington, DC. – 1988
Information about the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), an independent grant-making federal agency to support research, education, and public programs in the humanities, is provided in this booklet. The first part covers the programs that NEH does and does not support, eligibility for assistance, and how applications are evaluated. NEH…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Federal Programs, Grants

Hellweg, Susan A.; Mandel, Jerry E. – 1979
This book seeks to acquaint communication researchers with the process of procuring research funding. Following an introduction, two chapters discuss the identification of potential funding sources and the process of developing proposals. Other chapters provide information about government grant and contract programs, private foundation grant…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Fund Raising, Higher Education, Proposal Writing
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bucharest (Romania). European Centre for Higher Education. – 1981
A directory that provides information on institutions and international organizations engaged in research on higher education is presented to strengthen international cooperation. For each institution, the following information is provided: official institutional name, address, phone number and telex number, cable address, director or head,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, International Educational Exchange

American Annals of the Deaf, 1990
This directory lists, by state, the 1989-90 research and/or demonstration projects reported by schools and classes for the deaf in the United States. Listed separately are projects funded by the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, Chapter I. (DB)
Descriptors: Deafness, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Upshaw, Charles – 1982
Compiled to help educational researchers and policy makers learn about current, relevant research efforts, this directory lists 350 research projects in 4 broad categories: educational finance and economics, educational law, educational organization, and educational politics. The entries in each broad area are alphabetized by the researcher's…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Elementary Secondary Education
Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Washington, DC. – 1977
Listed are visiting scholars from abroad who have been awarded grants under the provisions of the Fulbright-Hays Act for university lecturing and advanced research in the United States. Approximately 650 senior scholars from 67 countries are sponsored under the act, and all those whose grants were awarded or extended prior to September 15, 1977.…
Descriptors: Directories, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Foreign Nationals
Roth, Roberta; Waiwada, Mark – 1973
This research identifies urban-oriented interdisciplinary instructional programs currently being offered at colleges and universities throughout the United States, presents an overall analysis of these programs, and ascertain the vocational and educational areas of pursuit chosen by graduates of these programs. Following a description of the…
Descriptors: Colleges, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Instructional Programs
Engineering Education, 1985
Provides data collected from 218 institutions offering graduate and undergraduate engineering degrees. These data (presented alphabetically by institution) include number of faculty, student enrollment, graduate degree requirements, degree programs, degrees offered, appointments to graduate students, major research areas, and research…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic), Engineering

Whitener, John C. – Journal of Optometric Education, 1981
A survey undertaken by the American Optometric Association reveals research projects, investigators, and in some cases, funding sources for research in the areas of low vision, ophthalmic lenses, pharmacology, anatomy and pathology, and sensory and motor functions. A total of 205 projects are charted. (MSE)
Descriptors: Anatomy, Financial Support, Higher Education, Medical Schools
Bjorklund, Eskil – 1982
Information on research efforts concerning higher education in Sweden is presented. The development of the research program has involved a shift of emphasis among four major problem areas (the role of higher education in society, the organization of higher education, the educational function, and the research function). While in the early 1970s…
Descriptors: College Role, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational Research
Motschall, Melissa M., Ed.; Lobsiger, Amy J., Ed. – 1991
This directory provides detailed information on 64 university urban programs across the nation and Canada. The descriptions are organized according to state, and each includes information on the following topics: (1) general program information (program head, establishment date, organization description, current funding source, and distribution of…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Degrees (Academic), Financial Support, Higher Education
Schlachter, Gail Ann; Weber, R. David – 1992
This reference book offers information about nearly 1,200 funding opportunities open to Americans interested in research, creative, professional, or related activities abroad. The directory is divided into three separate sections: a descriptive list of financial aid programs established to support research and creative activities abroad; an…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Students, Creative Activities, Graduate Students
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. – 1989
In 1980, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) initiated the Graduate Student Researchers Program in order to cultivate additional research ties to the academic community and to support promising students pursuing advanced degrees in science and engineering. Section I of this handbook summarizes the program and lists the…
Descriptors: College Science, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Higher Education