American Dental Association, Innovative Dental Education Assessment (IDEA) program

http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/idea_grant_recipient.asp

For the 2008-09 funding cycle, the program awarded two or three year grants up to $60,000.The IDEA program supports research and development to encourage innovation in Joint Commission of National Dental Exams and Dental School testing programs. 

National Board of Medical Examiners/Stemmler Medical Education Research Fundhttp://www.nbme.org/research/stemmler/ 

For the 2008-09 funding cycle, the program awards two year projects up to $150,000. The Stemmler Fund provides support for research or development of innovative assessment approaches that will enhance the evaluation of those preparing to, or continuing to, practice medicine. Expected outcomes include advances in the theory, knowledge, or practice of assessment at any point along the continuum of medical education, from undergraduate and graduate education and training, through practice.

 

San Antonio Area Foundation (SAAF) grant program

http://www.saafdn.org/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?id=52

For the 2008 funding cycle, the program awarded 10 grants to UTHSCSA projects up to $50,000. SAAF accepts proposals for grants on an annual basis. Principal Investigators who received a Biomedical Research grant in 2008 are not eligible to submit a proposal for 2009.

 

Spencer Foundation:  http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/mission

Research grants can range from less than $5,000 to slightly more than $400,000.  Focuses funding on four strategic areas:  1) The Relation between Education and Social Opportunity, 2) Organizational Learning in Schools, School Systems, and Higher Education Institutions, 3) Teaching, Learning, and Instructional Resources, and 4) Purposes and Values of Education.