Social science research funding

Following chart is a listing of current federal and private funding opportunities in the social sciences, arts, and humanities. You may not apply directly to the sponsor for a limited check back regularly as the list is updated as new opportunities are , please remember that the “five day” policy applies—full proposal packets (including ppf) are due to the office of research administration and finance five days in advance of the sponsor’s ance in developing proposal submissions is available through the office of research development and the office of corporate and foundation an academy in prize american academy in berlin is a private, independent, non-profit center for advanced study in the humanities, public policy, social sciences, and the arts. And is the leading private institution supporting scholars in the humanities and related social sciences at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels. Fellowships and grants are offered through multiple an academy of arts and ng scholars interdisciplinary research fellowship, housed at the headquarters of the academy in cambridge, massachusetts, to stimulate and support scholarly work by promising scholars and practitioners in the early stages of their careers. Encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern and promote a new level of intellectual cooperation between the japanese and american academic and professional communities committed to and trained for advancing global understanding and problem solving. Fellowship tenure need not be continuous, but at least one third should be in residence abroad in science research council (ssrc). Program post-dissertation research es research funds to early-career scholars who have been awarded their phd within the last five years to support the furthering of the work initiated in their dissertations or the launching of their first post-dissertation research project. And gainfully employed in teaching and or to $33,000 over 2 simon guggenheim memorial heim advanced professionals in all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts), except the performing arts, to further the development of scholars and artists by assisting them to engage in research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the l sage grants program in behavioral russell sage behavioral economics roundtable supports a small grants research program to support high quality research in behavioral economics and to encourage young investigators to enter this developing field. There are no limitations on the disciplinary background of the principal investigator, and the proposed research may address any economic topic. Applicants must be advanced doctoral students or junior (non-tenured) faculty members who have been out of graduate school for two or fewer l sage foundation's awards are restricted to support for basic social science research within the foundation’s announced programs. Applications for external awards should be preceded by a brief letter of inquiry to determine whether the foundation's present interests and funds permit consideration of a proposal for inary letter of inquiry l sage year, the russell sage foundation invites a number of scholars to its new york headquarters to investigate topics in social and behavioral sciences. Visiting scholars typically work on projects related to the foundation's current an philosophical ships and eminent scholarly organization of international reputation, the american philosophical society promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community society and open society foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve this mission, the foundations seek to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental investigator education and project finra investor education foundation, formerly known as the nasd investor education foundation, supports innovative research and educational projects that give investors the tools and information they need to better understand the markets and the basic principles of saving and tz foundation for social foundation makes targeted grants for work in major areas of the social sciences, including anthropology, area studies, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, and urban studies, as well as newer areas such as evaluation research. Research grants are open to scholars in all social science disciplines for projects that deal with contemporary issues in the social sciences, particularly issues of policy relevance. Of particular interest are innovative projects that address one or more of the rockefeller foundation’s five interconnected issue areas: basic survival safeguards, global health, climate and environment, urbanization, social and economic and the composer offers a wide array of on-going programs and other initiatives that aim to benefit composers and the new music al endowment for the humanities (neh). Research orative research grants support original research undertaken by a team of two or more scholars, for full-time or part-time activities for periods of at least one year up to a maximum of three years.

Kluge center conduct research in the in the humanities and social sciences in the john w. Kluge center using the library of congress collections and resources , especially research that is interdisciplinary, cross-cultural or multilingual. Scholars who have received a terminal advanced degree within the past seven years in the humanities, social sciences or in a professional field such as architecture or law are eligible. Although cost sharing is not required in this program, neh is rarely able to support the full costs of projects approved for funding. Organizations are not eligible to an antiquarian ships for creative and performing artists and ng fellowships for historical research by creative and performing artists, writers, film makers, journalists, and other persons whose goals are to produce imaginative, non-formulaic works dealing with pre-twentieth-century american history. 1,350 - $1,850 for one month during the calendar an antiquarian -national endowment for the humanities long-term -term (four to twelve months) postdoctoral fellowships at aas, designed to enable scholars to spend an uninterrupted block of time doing research in the aas library on their projects and discussing their work with others. Mid-career scholars are encouraged to an association of university ctoral research leave year of support for women in tenure-track faculty positions in support of their earning tenure and further promotions. Limited additional funds may be available when matched by the fellow's an association of university /short-term research publication ed for tenure-track, part-time, or temporary faculty or new or established scholars and researchers at universities to prepare research for publication.. Scholars with strong publishing records should seek other an councils for international viii research scholar by the u. Department of state’s program for research and training on eastern europe and the independent states of the former soviet union (title viii), provides full support for faculty seeking to conduct in-country, independent research for three consecutive months to nine consecutive months in central asia, moldova, russia, the south caucasus, southeast europe, and an educational research association (aera). Education issues using data from the large-scale, national and international data sets supported by the national center for education statistics (nces), nsf, and other federal agencies, and to increase the number of education researchers using these data sets. Applications are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, demography, statistics, and an institute for economic ng research fellowship (summer). Summer research fellowships for professionals in the economics field or in related disciplines, especially applicants who are interested in money, banking and credit; public and personal finance; economic and monetary history; the role of government in society; the methodology of economics; and the role of individual freedom, private property, and free enterprise in economic progress. Provides cash stipend, office, and housing at the institute's great barrington, ma an political science ssional fellowship program for political early- to mid-career political scientists to learn more about congress and the legislative process through direct participation as full-time legislative aides in the house of representatives and/or senate from december to an political science ssional fellowship program for communications scholars and early- to mid-career scholars and journalists to learn more about congress and the legislative process through direct participation as full-time legislative aides in the house of representatives and/or senate from december to august. Ideal candidates should have an analytical interest in politics, communications, and public policy, and show promise of making a significant contribution to the public's understanding of the political of naval faculty research program and sabbatical leave provide an opportunity for faculty members to engage in scholarly, creative, professional, research, or other academic activities that will enhance the faculty member's further contributions to their institution. Applications should be submitted six months prior to the start of the proposed research -december sabbatical- an sociological b.

Spivack program in applied social research and social fellowship brings a phd-level sociologist to washington, dc, to work as a staff member on a congressional committee or in a congressional office, or as a member of a congressional agency (e. This intensive eleven month experience reveals the intricacies of the policy making process to the sociological fellow, and shows the usefulness of sociological data and concepts to policy an sociological ity action research initiative (cari) encourage sociologists to undertake community action projects that bring social science knowledge, methods, and expertise to bear in addressing community-identified issues and concerns. Funding may not be used for the principal investigator's salary or for travel beyond the local sco liguria study center for the arts and humanities welcomes persons doing both creative and scholarly work in the arts (such as art history, musicology, film criticism, and so on). Ching-kuo foundation for international scholarly provide support for research on chinese studies in the humanities and social sciences , especially those focusing on the social, cultural, economic or political development of taiwan over the past few decades. Research grants are usually given for no more than two ching-kuo foundation for international scholarly r grants (non-residential sabbatical). Tenured faculty may apply for a cck scholar grant to help replace half of the salary of faculty on sabbatical, or for time off for research and writing. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional academic exchange service (daad). Research visit grant & art offers grants for one to three months in all academic disciplines to scholars at us and canadian institutions of higher education to pursue research at universities, libraries, archives, institutes or laboratories in germany. Grants are awarded for specific research projects and cannot be used for travel frank guggenheim foundation welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression in relation to social change, intergroup conflict, war, terrorism, crime, and family relationships, among other subjects. Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence and aggression in the modern world. 15,000 – $40,000 per ute for new economic individual research grants for original work that can’t get sponsored elsewhere. The process is open to anyone with a big idea that could help move the field of economics, though most awards will go to those working in al council for eurasian and east european viii national research es funds for both collaborative and individual research projects in the humanities and social sciences in or on any country of eurasia or east-central opportunities at this al gallery of art - center for advanced study in the visual visiting ds for two-month residential fellowships for research in the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, prints and drawings, film, photography, decorative arts, industrial design, and other arts) of any geographical area and of any period. Applications are also solicited from scholars in other disciplines whose work examines artifacts or has implications for the analysis, interpretation, and criticism of visual al gallery of art - center for advanced study in the visual ntial fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in washington and to participate in the activities of the center throughout the fellowship period. Ngs/waitt grants are able to fund "proof of concept" research for applicants at an earlier stage in their careers than other ngs grant programs. Grant recipients are expected to provide national geographic with rights of first refusal for popular publication of their al science foundation (nsf). Interdisciplinary research and education projects that develop new knowledge at the interfaces between these disciplines.

Projects that advance only one field are not of er through al science foundation (nsf). The goal is to fund projects that will help make the many years of legacy data available to researchers who seek to answer current scientific al science foundation (nsf). The cultural anthropology program supports basic scientific research about the causes, consequences, and complexities of human social and cultural variability. Because the national science foundation’s mandate is to support basic research, the nsf cultural anthropology program does not fund research that takes as its primary goal improved clinical practice or applied to $100,000 per al science foundation (nsf). Anthropology – faculty scholars ts methodological training for cultural anthropologists who wish to learn new skills that are needed as part of an ongoing research program. Because the national science foundation’s mandate is to support basic research, the nsf cultural anthropology program does not fund research that takes as its primary goal improved clinical practice or applied al science foundation (nsf). Risk management ts scientific research directed at increasing the understanding and effectiveness of decision making by individuals, groups, organizations, and society. Disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, doctoral dissertation research, and workshops are funded in the areas of judgment and decision making; decision analysis and decision aids; risk analysis, perception, and communication; societal and public policy decision making; management science and organizational design. Supports fundamental research that increases our understanding of cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to children's and adolescents' development and learning. Economy and of the world system of which it is a part, and supports research in almost every area of economics. The program also funds conferences and interdisciplinary research that strengthens links among economics and the other social and behavioral sciences as well as mathematics and al science foundation (nsf). And social science ts social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules, institutions, processes, and behaviors. Supports research within a single nation or between or across legal systems or al science foundation (nsf). Research proposals are expected to be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, and empirically oriented. Substantive areas include, but are not limited to, american government and politics, comparative government and politics, international relations, political behavior, political economy, and political al science foundation (nsf). Technology, and society (sts) considers proposals that examine historical, philosophical, and sociological questions that arise in connection with science, engineering, and technology, and their respective interactions with society.

Modes of support include scholars awards, standard research grants and grants for collaborative research, small grants for training and research, and conference and workshop al science foundation (nsf). Basic research on all forms of human social organization -- societies, institutions, groups and demography -- and processes of individual and institutional change, and encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes. Included is research on organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender roles, and the sociology of science and technology. Supports both original data collections and secondary data analysis that use the full range of quantitative and qualitative methodological y, february, and ffe institute for advanced ships for creative artists, humanists, and social ntial fellowship support scholars, scientists, artists, and writers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment who wish to pursue work in academic and professional fields and in the creative arts. Visual artists and film, video, sound, and new media artists may apply to come for either one or two ific research projects grant to organizations and individuals to support research on the impact of music on the human condition. Priority is given to projects with strong methodological design as well those addressing an important research ing and preservation to organizations and individuals to support efforts that advance the archiving and preservation of the music and recorded sound heritage of the americas. The archiving and preservation area has two funding categories: preservation implementation; planning, assessment and/or richardson ational security and foreign policy program - junior faculty research grant ts junior faculty research on american foreign policy, international relations, international security, military policy, and diplomatic and military history. Grants support tenure-track junior faculty engaged in the research and writing of a scholarly book on an issue or topic of interest to the policy community, to buy-out up to one year of teaching time and to underwrite research costs (including research assistance and travel). Grant ts peacebuilding projects managed by non-profit organizations including educational institutions, research institutions, and civil society organizations involving research, the identification of promising models and effective practices, the development of practitioner resources and tools, the development and delivery of education, training and dialogue programs, and the production of films, radio programs, and other states institute of peace (usip). Applicants from outside a priority country must partner with a nonprofit organization located within the priority country and the project must be based in the priority institute for employment career research awards (ecras, formerly mini-grant program). For untenured junior faculty within six years of earning their phd degree, awards provide flexibility to meet special funding needs that, without support, would impede researchers from pursuing the project. Recipients are expected to write a research paper that would be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, to prepare a synopsis of the research for consideration as an article in the institute’s newsletter employment research, and to enter the paper in the institute’s working paper series. Any proposal related to employment issues will be considered, but the institute encourages research relevant to labor market issues of the recent recession and current ry (anticipated). Institute for employment research es under this program should produce two distinct products: 1) a research paper and 2) a policy brief. The research paper should be suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed journal and will be included in the upjohn institute working paper series. The policy brief focuses on the policy implications of the analysis presented in the research paper and is intended to be accessible to practitioners and policymakers.

Any proposal related to employment issues will be considered, but the institute encourages research relevant to labor market issues of the recent recession and current ne: february (anticipated). Projects that enhance teaching and learning in the fields of religion or theology and that promote a sustained conversation about pedagogy through the improvement of practical applications of teaching and learning methods, the encouragement of research and study of pedagogical issues, and the creation of a supportive environment for teaching. Research fellowships are intended to support scholars in the production of substantial works in either of the following areas: the foreign policy of the kennedy presidency, especially in the western hemisphere; or the kennedy administration's domestic policy, particularly with regard to racial justice or the conservation of natural resources. The successful candidate(s) will develop at least a portion of their original research using archival materials from the kennedy al funding l funding g in the arts, humanities and social ational funding and early investigator ctoral funding e funding g search tation completion te thesis/dissertation research al grant programs in support of interdisciplinary 16 tier 1 grant 15 tier 1 grant 14 tier 1 grant 13 tier 1 grant 12 tier 1 grant d submissions d submissions review al writing g opportunities in the social der von humboldt research fellowships and research awards for pis to work on a research project with a host and collaborative partner in an anthropological an association of physical an association of university an fellowships include postdoctoral research leave fellowship ($30,000) and summer/short-term publication grant ($6,000). Deadlines vary; most fellowship deadlines september 30, an philosophical le research grants and the aps/british academy fellowship for research in london offered, including the franklin research grant program, designed to help meet the costs of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes, the purchase of research materials, fieldwork costs, or laboratory expenses ($6,000), deadlines october 1 and december an political science apsa small research grant program supports research in all fields of political science. The intent of these grants is to support the research and further the careers of political scientists who are not employed at phd-granting departments in the field. Applications due: december 1 through february an psychological for early career funding and seed grants for research and for targeted programs. Various an sociological ation for psychological centre for research in the arts, social sciences and humanities (crassh)  a range of fellowship programs bring together scholars from cambridge and beyond for a period of  leave from their normal institutional commitments. Deadline for visiting fellowship applications is november l of american overseas research ch fellowship for scholars addressing broad questions of multi-country significance in the fields of humanities, social sciences, and related natural sciences. Deadline january ment of ment of ment of her akademischer austausch dienst (daad) - german academic exchange s funding opportunities for faculty members to build ties with institutions in germany and/or to complete your own research. Includes support to lead students to germany for a short stay, conference funding, or bringing a german professor to the u. Faculty and professionals abroad each year; grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. Deadline august 1, museum and belin du pont fellowships support access to, and use of, hagley’s research collections. Hagley’s collections document the interaction between business and the cultural, social, and political dimensions of our society from the late 18th century to the present. Deadline december horowitz foundation for social ts the advancement of research and understanding in the major fields of the social sciences: specifically, the fields of psychology, anthropology, sociology, economics, urban affairs, area studies, political science, and other disciplines. Kluge s fellowship programs for post-doctoral scholars pursuing resident research for periods of six to 12 months.

Kluge fellowship (deadline july 15) supports research in the humanities and social sciences, especially interdisciplinary, cross-cultural or multilingual. Nih funds research that supports the advancement of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems to meet the nih mission of extending healthy life and reducing the burdens of illness and disability. Various grant programs available in support of the social and behavioral sciences, including the standard nih research project grant program (r01) and the nih academic research enhancement award (area), which support small research projects in the biomedical and behavioral sciences conducted by students and faculty in academic components that have not been major recipients of nih research grant funds. Offers a wide range of grant opportunities and programs in support of the social, behavioral, and economic sciences. Vaughn visiting fellowship; the robert penn warren center for the humanities promotes interdisciplinary research and study in the humanities and social sciences and, when appropriate, the natural sciences. Deadline january for advanced research the school for advanced research currently offers two residential fellowship programs for scholars in the social sciences, humanities, and native arts: a six to nine month residential fellowship and a two month summer science research ssrc is an independent nonprofit organization devoted to the advancement of social science research and scholarship. Department of education: fulbright-hays faculty research abroad program - please note competition cancelled for program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of modern foreign language and area studies in the u. Deadline december states institute of grants increase the breadth and depth of the institute’s work by supporting peacebuilding projects managed by non-profit organizations including educational institutions, research institutions, and civil society organizations. Various wenner-gren foundation grants are available to scholars with a doctorate include individual research grants, writing fellowships, and awards to encourage collaborative research between international scholars. Deadlines generally may 1 and november w wilson ntial fellowships are awarded to individuals with outstanding project proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues. Deadline october red research al funding and natural sponsored research is located in room 208 of albany on the undergraduate or kelly l. Delfatti, cra 503-768-7211 delfatti@ post award administrator megan hagler 503-768-7193 mhagler@ program assistant julia unangst 503-768-7362 junangst@ sponsored sponsored researchlewis & clark0615 s. Palatine hill roadmsc to:investigator-initiated research project awards | visiting scholars program | visiting journalist program | visiting researchers | small grants program in behavioral economics | rsf russell sage foundation was established by mrs. Margaret olivia sage in 1907 for "the improvement of social and living conditions in the united states. The foundation now carries out that mission by sponsoring rigorous social scientific research as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies. In sponsoring this research, the foundation is dedicated to strengthening the methods, data, and theoretical core of the social sciences.

The foundation’s awards are restricted to support for social science research within its program upcoming current funding to rsf application budget eligibility igator-initiated research project foundation makes external awards for research projects that address questions of interest under our programs and special initiatives. We provide support primarily for analyzing data and writing up results and are particularly interested in innovative projects that collect or analyze new data to illuminate issues that are highly relevant to the foundation's funding priorities. We also encourage projects that are interdisciplinary and combine both quantitative and qualitative ng scholars russell sage foundation’s visiting scholars program provides a unique opportunity for select scholars in the social, economic and behavioral sciences to pursue their research and writing while in residence at the foundation’s new york headquarters. Research carried out by visiting scholars constitutes an important part of the foundation’s ongoing effort to analyze and understand the complex and shifting nature of social and economic life in the united states. The foundation annually awards up to 17 residential fellowships to select scholars in the social sciences who are at least several years beyond the ng journalist fellowship is a long, rich history of journalists writing and reporting compellingly about topics—centrally expressed in the russell sage foundation's (rsf) motto—related to the "improvement of social and living conditions in the united states. Visiting journalists will have an opportunity to work in residence at the foundation for a period of 2-3 months and to interact with resident visiting scholars who might help inform the development of their an occasional basis, the foundation has unoccupied office space and makes it available for short-term fellowships to scholars who are conducting research relevant to the foundation’s priority areas. These positions do not come with any foundation financial support and are available for visits of 2-3 months as space grants program in behavioral russell sage foundation offers a small grants research program to support high quality research in behavioral economics and to encourage young investigators to enter this developing field. Only doctoral students and recent graduates are eligible for these small : the russell sage foundation journal of the social sciences is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of original empirical research by both established and emerging scholars. Each issue is thematic in nature and focuses on a specific research question or area of interest. The introduction to each issue will begin with an accessible, broad and synthetic overview of the research question under consideration and the current thinking from various russell sage foundation funds only social science research that seeks to "improve social and living conditions in the us. The foundation may occasionally consider cross-national research that has clear implications for the an operating foundation carrying out our own programs of social science research, we are in a position to publish only those books related to our core research guidelines restrict us from giving grants for pre-doctoral study or research, and we do not award scholarships or other types of grants for support of college of the foundation’s most successful endeavors over time has been our visiting scholars program—as a result, we do not fund residential fellowships a general rule, we do not provide support for the development or maintenance of are enjoined by irs code from making general support grants to other institutions. The foundation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender and/or gender identity, pregnancy or parental status, marital or domestic partner status, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, disability or medical condition, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by our mailing list for email ing innovative research 1923, the ssrc has awarded more than fifteen thousand fellowships to researchers around the globe. Council fellowship programs are strategic—they target specific problems, promote individual and institutional change, and expand ssrc’s varied fellowships and prizes share a core commitment to improving conditions for social science knowledge production worldwide. Hub for stories from our fellows and ation resourceon the art of writing fellowsnext generation social sciences in we workfellows society for the promotion of science (jsps) fellowshipdeadline: december 1st collaborative working group research grantsdeadline: january 5th individual research grantsdeadline: january 5th tanur memorial prize for visual sociologydeadline: january 24th fellowships & -ssrc dissertation workshop book manuscript completion grantsdeadline: january 5th collaborative working group research grantsdeadline: january 5th individual research grantsdeadline: january 5th fellowship for ct research university tation proposal development , security and democracy -ssrc winter school “media activism and postcolonial futures”. Society for the promotion of science (jsps) fellowshipdeadline: december 1st studies dissertation studies workshop for junior mays predoctoral research ating agreement in congress research generation social sciences in africa: doctoral dissertation completion generation social sciences in africa: doctoral dissertation proposal generation social sciences in africa: doctoral dissertation research tanur memorial prize for visual sociologydeadline: january 24th albert o. Hirschman egional research junior scholar fellowship: interasian contexts and 2nd 2017abe journalism fellow (2016) alana semuels explores how japanese public schools serve the needs of students across economic backgrounds in article for the 18th 2017next generation social sciences in africa fellow, xichavo alecia ndlovu, named one of 200 promising young south africans for her accomplishments in higher 16th 2017the interasia program has announced the 2018 transregional research junior scholar fellowship: interasian contexts and connections and the 2018 ssrc global summer semester residency at the university of gö 27th 2017the international dissertation research fellowship program announces its 2017 cohort of 70 fellows, whose research spans the breadth of the social sciences and humanities, as well as virtually every region of the 16th 2017the interasia program has awarded the 2017 transregional research junior scholar fellowship to fourteen scholars working on innovative transregional and transnational research projects that transform conventional understandings of asia and cross traditional area studies office of behavioral and social sciences research (obssr) coordinates and participates in nih-wide funding opportunities that support basic and applied behavioral and social sciences research.

Although obssr does not have grant-making authority, it works with nih institutes and centers (ics) to develop, coordinate and administer co-funded obssr-led funding opportunity funding opportunity announcements view a list of all the current funding opportunity announcements in which the office of behavioral and social sciences research (obssr) is reporter research portfolio online reporting foas in addition to the funding opportunities offered through the oppnet, there are a number of other funding opportunity announcements (foas) across the nih that may be of interest to researchers working in the area of the basic behavioral and social g resources and guide for grants and rv for bssr funding an recovery and reinvestment act of 2009 (arra). Basic behavioral and social science opportunity network (oppnet) funding or's webinar series presents tamara somers, zing delivery of a behavioral cancer pain intervention using a sequential ... Career paper authors sought for nih honor - social science for article submissions: nih matilda white riley early stage investigator paper awards honors impactful research contributions by early stage researchers.