Every year the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) in collaboration with SAS has been supporting forecasting research with grants up to $5,000. The application deadline for this year is the 30th of September 2014.
Applications must include:
- Description of the project, up to 4 pages;
- Letter of support from the home institution that the researcher is based at;
- Brief CV, up to 4 pages;
- Budget and workplan for the project.
For more information have a look at the IIF website and blog. There you can also find previously successful grants to give you an idea about their scope.