Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation, Inc.
| Human Sexual Function |
| No submissions |
| Medical History |
| No submissions |
| Medical Ethics and Humanities |
| Michelle L. Bailey The Role of Culture and Language in Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment $5000.00 |
| International Studies |
| Catherine Admay Re-presenting Justice and the Constituting of a Human Rights Culture $5000.00 KarenGlynn Building Relationships between Duke University Libraries and the University of Cape Town $3100.00 Emmanuel Katongole Teaching Communities Week 2009 with Angelina Atyam $5000.00 Randall Kramer Biodiversity Conservation, Food Production and Poverty Alleviation in Post-Conflict Uganda: Developing a Policy Relevant Research Agenda $3600.00 Karin Shapiro Fulbright Revisited - A Documentary $5000.00 Susan Thorne Durham Exchange Workshop: International Approaches to Historical Studies $1500.00 Guillermo Trejo Organized Crime in New Democracies: The Political Origins of Narco-Related Assassinations in Mexic $1250.00 |
The Trent Foundation was established in 1977 by Mrs. Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans to honor the memory of Dr. Josiah Charles Trent. Twice a year, in the spring and the fall, the Trent Foundation assists faculty and staff members of Duke University by providing modest grants for projects whose funding might be difficult to obtain from other sources.
The foundation is most interested in work that tests new ideas, projects that share cutting-edge work, or conferences or symposia that promote intellectual engagement by the Duke community. The foundation particularly encourage applications from junior faculty.
Advice to Applicants
The foundation's staff welcomes and encourages inquiries from applicants regarding the fit of their projects with the foundation's interests. See the Proposal Requirements & Reporting Guidelines for more information.
Areas of Funding
Human Sexual Function
Clinical or laboratory research involving human sexuality or reproduction, with emphasis on the psychobiological aspect of sexual function and dysfunction
Medical History
Research projects, conferences, speakers, etc. in the area of medical history
Medical Ethics and Humanities
Conferences, speakers, or research on ethical issues in the fields of medical and biomedical research, treatment and practice as well as in the areas of medical professionalism, mind/body connection, spirituality/faith, and related topics; in short, humanism in medicine
International Studies
The foundation's international studies grant-making intends to increase faculty and student knowledge of other countries and/or to deepen cultural exchange. The foundation supports conferences, lectures, research, and other projects that will have a broad impact on the Duke community. The foundation particularly encourage projects that engage students in significant ways and that may encourage students to consider diplomatic careers. Students are not eligible for direct funding. (Note: The guidelines for this funding area were revised in 2007.)
What the Trent Foundation funds
The Trent Foundation offers funding to Duke faculty and staff for research projects, invited speakers, seed funding for pilot projects, research service learning if faculty involvement is essential to the project and the student will produce an intellectual product, and other program support. In the case of conferences, the foundation prefers to fund those held at Duke, but will consider proposals for those elsewhere. Grants normally average $3,000, with a maximum of $5,000, and are available for one year. A second request for the same project has a diminished chance of funding. If successive proposals are submitted, a summary of previous Trent funding and the relationship of the initial results to the additional request are required.
What the Trent Foundation does not fund
The Trent Foundation does not fund publication subventions and generally will not fund visiting scholars. Neither undergraduates nor graduate students are eligible to apply for grants.