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Michigan, University of

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Total Grants to Michigan, University of
Total $ Granted: $ 1,367,246
For Years: 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1994 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985
# Grants: 37

Grants to Michigan, University of

Date Amount Purpose Funder
12-31-2001 24,357 Department of Political Science
To provide one graduate fellowship in political theory tenable during academic year 2002-2003 (Ms. Monicka Tutschka, Recipient)		 Earhart Foundation
12-31-2001 12,500 Department of Political Science
To provide one graduate fellowship in political theory tenable during academic year 2002-2003 (Ms. Monicka Tutschka, Recipient)		 Earhart Foundation
12-31-2001 22,000 Business School
During the period January-April 2002 to support travel and accommodations for the first year MBA students to travel to Jordan and Europe for a Global Projects/IMAP course		 Earhart Foundation
12-31-2001 3,000 Fellowship Research Grant
Jeffrey Mirel
Educational Studies Program
During the summer of 2002 to prepare a journal article on the topic, "Americanization, Reconsidered"		 Earhart Foundation
12-31-2001 15,221 Fellowship Research Grant
Jeffrey Mirel
Educational Studies Program
During the summer of 2002 to prepare a journal article on the topic, "Americanization, Reconsidered"		 Earhart Foundation
12-31-2000 129,305 The Internal Revenue Service at a Crossroads
Joel Slemrod will lead an effort to examine how the administration of tax policy can be improved. He will commission research and convene a conference that will consider topics such as how well theInternal Revenue Service enforces tax laws and whether the complexity of the tax system creates incentives for tax avoidance. The project’s findings will be published in an edited volume.		 Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2000 130,000 The John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-2000 12,000 Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
To provide support in 2001 for preparation of an edited book to commemorate Raoul Wallenberg's humanitarian activities and his status as an alumnus of the University of Michigan, Joan Lowenstein and Penny Schreiber, Research Principals		 Earhart Foundation
12-31-2000 1,500 Department of Political Science
To provide support during the summer of 2001 for travel and research related expenses for Mr. Eric Kos to prepare a study of the political thought of Michael Oakeshott and participate in the first Annual Conference of the Michael Oakeshott Association		 Earhart Foundation
12-31-2000 700 Fellowship Research Grant
Stephen J. Tonsor
Department of History
To transfer to the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, letters received from Mr Henry Regnery over a period in excess of thirty years		 Earhart Foundation
3-29-2000 50,000 To support "Taxation and the Race to the Bottom" The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1999 130,000 Law School
The John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics.		 John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1998 10,000 Post-Cold War International Security Threats: Terrorism, Drugs, and Organized Crime
Joshua Levy will convene a conference for scholars and policy makers to address a series of legal issues concerning terrorism and counter-terrorism policy. The project will result in a series of papers that will be published in the Michigan Journal of International Law.		 Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1998 119,856 Rethinking Estate and Gift Taxation
James Hines will direct a project to analyze the impact of the estate and gift tax on taxpayer behavior and charitable giving and edit a volume containing the project’s findings. He will commission research papers on key topics such as the incidence of estate tax avoidance and the impact of estate taxes on donations and charitable bequests.		 Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1998 50,000 To support research on tax policy The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1998 8,000 Bentley Historical Library
During 1999 for one or more seminars for Chinese and American archivists focusing on professional library and archival systems and the organization of research materials in the United States		 Earhart Foundation
12-31-1998 10,000 Center for Russian and East European Studies
To provide partial support for a major international conference to be held in 1999, "Communism's Negotiated Collapse: The Polish Round Table of 1989, Ten Years Later."		 Earhart Foundation
8-9-1998 39,942 To support research on the organization and governance of higher education The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
4-19-1998 39,942 To support research on the organization and governance of higher education The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1997 8,500 David Potter
Department of Classical Studies
During the summer of 1998 to continue preparation of a book on Roman history and civilization.		 Earhart Foundation
5-11-1997 31,000 To support research of tax progressivity The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1996 49,500 Does Atlas Shrug? The Economic Consequences of Taxing the Rich
This grant supports a research conference on how wealthy individuals and households respond to tax policies. The project will commission a series of papers that will examine such topics as the response of upper income tax payers to changes in income taxes, capital gains taxes, and inheritance taxes. The papers will be published as a book.		 Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1996 5,000 Office of Vice Chancellor for Development
University of Michigan-Flint
To provide support for the establishment of an archive of primary materials documenting the history and contributions of the Arab-Americans to the State of Michigan.		 Earhart Foundation
12-31-1996 10,000 Research Center for Group Dynamics
Institute for Social Research
During a 12 month period beginning August 1996 to provide support for a research and publication program focusing on alternative educational programs for troubled adolescents ie Michigan public schools, Martin Gold, Research Principal. (Amended 12 May 1997, time period through calendar 1997.)		 Earhart Foundation
12-31-1996 11,000 Center for Political Studies
Institute for Social Research
To support preparation during 1996-1997 of one or more journal article(s) and/or a book on likely outcomes of current negotiations between the Palestinian National Authority and theeli government, A.F.K. Organski, Research Principal.		 Earhart Foundation
12-31-1996 49,995 Infant-Toddler Assessment System
This grant supports a project that will develop a new performance assessment system to measure infant and early toddler development. Specialists plan to test their Infant-Toddler Assessment System (ITAS) in anEarly Head Start program in Flint, Michigan. The ITAS offers a user-friendly interactive system for both parents and providers who wish to document, monitor, and assess child development from birth to age three.		 Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1994 7,000 Fellowship Research Grant
Dearborn
Parth J. Shah
Department of Economics
During the summer of 1995 to continue preparation of a journal article, "An 'Ideal-Typical' Professor Under Tenure: A Blessing or a Curse?"		 Earhart Foundation
12-31-1994 500 Fellowship Research Grant
Dearborn
Parth J. Shah
Department of Economics
During the summer of 1995 to continue preparation of a journal article, "An 'Ideal-Typical' Professor Under Tenure: A Blessing or a Curse?"		 Earhart Foundation
11-3-1991 35,000 To support a conference on tax progressivity sponsored by the University's Office of Tax Policy Research. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
7-30-1991 137,400 Trans & Health Policy Center
To support the Center's 1991 conference on organ procurement and publication of conference proceedings.		 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
3-26-1990 20,000 To support Dr. Paul Kelly's research on Jeremy Bentham. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
8-14-1989 22,025 To support a research project on the "Contractual Mechanisms for Protecting Non-Patentable Innovations." The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
7-31-1989 49,478 To support a research project on the politics of psychological research and theory. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
7-18-1988 71,525 Transplant Policy Center
Conference on ethics and transplant policies.		 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
7-14-1987 25,000 Support of conference on contemporary central European religious movements to be held in the fall of 1987. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1986 20,000 Center for Russian and East European Studies.
To support a conference on "Contemporary Central European Religious Movements"		 John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1985 6,000 Institute of Public Policy Studies.
To support a student-run conference on social welfare policy		 John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.