The higher education program seeks to strengthen private four-year liberal arts institutions with outstanding records of teaching and whose students primarily choose majors in the humanities and science or math education. Support generally will be reserved for colleges and universities of broadly acknowledged academic excellence and a solid record of financial strength. A few grants are also made to larger teaching and research universities with a national reputation for excellence in graduate and undergraduate education.

The foundation also has an interest in helping to improve programs at historically black colleges, those that primarily have a Native American student body, and colleges that provide opportunities for traditionally underserved students. Some grants are made competitively to such colleges each year.

Funding: $100,000
Letter of Intent: Unspecified
Deadline of Proposal Submission: Continuous. Grant applications may be submitted at any time of the year.

The Toyota USA Foundation is committed to improving the quality of K-12 education by supporting innovative programs that improve the teaching and learning of mathematics and science. A high priority is placed on the following:

- Systemic math and science programs that are broad in scope and incorporate interdisciplinary curriculum, ‘real world’ classroom applications and high student expectations
- Creative and innovative programs that develop the potential of students and/or teachers
- Cost-effective programs that possess a high potential for success with relatively low duplication of effort

Grants are used to support the development and implementation of programs.

Funding: Single- and multi-year grants are available.
Letter of Intent: Continuous
Deadline of Proposal Submission: Continuous

The purpose of this program is to support research in applied mathematics, computer science, and high-performance networks performed by exceptionally talented scientists and engineers early in their careers.

The objective of the applied mathematics component is to support research on the underlying mathematical understanding as well as the numerical algorithms needed to enable effective description and prediction of physical, chemical and biological systems such as fluids, materials, magnetized plasmas, or protein molecules.

The objective of the computer science component is to support research that results in a comprehensive, scalable, and robust high performance software infrastructure that translates the promise and potential of high peak performance to real performance improvements in DOE scientific applications.

For the high-performance networks component, networks should be amenable to dynamically controllable end-to-end performance and differentiated services.

Funding: It is anticipated that up to $2,000,000 will be available for up to 20 awards for exceptional applications in FY 2004 to meet the needs of the program, contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds. The maximum support that can be requested under this notice is $100,000 per year for three years.
Letter of Intent: Unspecified
Deadline of Proposal Submission: February 10, 2004

The International E. Balzan Prize Foundation Fund, registered in Zurich, manages Eugenio Balzan’s estate to provide the necessary funds for the International E. Balzan Prize Foundation Prize with a registered office in Milan.

The fund fosters, on a world-wide level, culture and science, outstanding humanitarian causes, and peace and brotherhood among peoples, regardless of nationality, race, or creed.

Two prizes will be awarded for the following subjects in the humanities:
- The Islamic world from the end of the 19th to the end of the 20th century
- Prehistoric archaeology

Two prizes will be awarded from among the following scientific disciplines:
- Epidemiology
- Mathematics

Funding: Each Prize is worth 1,000,000 Swiss Francs (€650,000, £449,000, or US $709,000). Half of each prize will be designated by the winners to research projects involving young scientists and scholars.
Letter of Intent: Unspecified
Deadline of Proposal Submission: March 15, 2004

The focus of the foundation includes educational, medical, and community grants. Grants include support for
- research, conferences, and programs that promote academic excellence in institutions of higher learning;
- programs that raise literacy levels;
- programs that attract minority and women students into the fields of math, science, and technology; and
- programs that promote the health and well being of children.

The foundation has sponsored studies in several areas of national and international concern including health, corporate governance, energy, economic analysis, and technology transfer.

Funding: Unspecified
Letter of Intent: Continuous
Deadline of Proposal Submission: Continuous