I want to attend a TED conference. I'm a junior at a liberal arts College in the US, and I have a $3000 grant to do pretty much anything I want next summer (mid-May through mid-August 2010). Give me your suggestions of awesome things in any discipline that $3000-$5000 will let me do/make/research/found/publish/etc. (If it's a money-making business venture that a collegiate entrepreneur can run, it can cost more than $5000.) [more inside]
posted by cmchap on Jul 19, 2009 - 11 answers

Just started a PhD in cognitive neuroscience/imaging genetics and looking for some way to fund my research. [more inside]
posted by doctor.dan on Aug 9, 2008 - 10 answers

I am applying for a small travel grant to fund a trip to a semi-local conference. The problem is that I have no idea how to write one! [more inside]
posted by tickingclock on Apr 21, 2008 - 7 answers

How do I get an undergraduate summer research grant in history? I want to spend my summer working on my senior thesis without going completely broke. [more inside]
posted by slowcat on Jan 29, 2008 - 3 answers

How does preventing public access to federally-funded scientific research serve the public interest? [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Nov 15, 2007 - 39 answers