Social Sciences Opportunities
Although not exhaustive, this list is intended to provide faculty in the social sciences with funding resources that may be available. Please work with your Authorized University Official when seeking support.
Funding Program |
Deadline |
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences Visiting Scholars Program One-year research fellowships in the areas of science, scholarship, business, public affairs, and the arts, for postdoctoral scholars and junior faculty; stipends of up to $60,000 |
October |
American Association of University Women American Fellowships Postdoctoral research leave for women in all fields |
November |
American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships in the humanities and related social sciences |
Various |
American Educational Research Association Research Grants Programs One- to two-year awards ($20,000 to $35,000) for education policy- and practice-related research proposals using NCES, NSF, and other national databases to monitor education in the U.S. and other nations to promote and accelerate the improvement of American education. Proposals reviewed three times a year |
January, March & September |
American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowships Assist scholars in their study of all aspects of Indian history, culture, and the contemporary life of India |
July |
American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants Small grants to support the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge |
October & December |
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Faculty Grant Program For research in the social sciences and humanities to better understand Canada, its relationship with the U.S., and its international affairs |
November |
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Cattell Sabbatical Awards Support for the science and the application of psychology |
December |
Center for Contemplative Mind in Society Contemplative Practice Fellowships Support development of courses and teaching materials that explore contemplative practice from a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives |
This program is suspended until further notice. |
Council of American Overseas Research Centers Fellowships for Advanced Multi-Country Research Awards of $12,000 for research overseas in the Near and Middle East and South Asia, on issues of multinational significance in the social sciences, humanities, and related natural sciences |
January |
Traditional Fulbright Scholar Program Grants for U.S. faculty and professionals to lecture and conduct research abroad in a wide variety of academic and professional fields |
August |
Council for International Exchange of Scholars Fulbright Senior Specialists Program Short-term academic opportunities (two to six weeks) for U.S. faculty and professionals |
Rolling |
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International Research and Studies Program Grants to conduct research to improve instruction in modern foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields |
March |
Five College Women's Studies Research Center Research Associateships Open to feminist scholars, teachers, artists, writers, and activists |
February |
Ford Foundation (via the National Research Council) Ford Postdoctoral Fellowships Fellowships to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties and to maximize the educational benefits of diversity |
November |
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation One- to two-year awards ($15,000 to $40,000) for research in the natural and social sciences and the humanities to increase understanding of violence and aggression |
August |
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships in all fields for "advanced professionals" |
September |
George A. & Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation Howard Fellowships For mid-career faculty for independent projects in fields selected on a rotational basis. Fields for 2012-2013 are: Photography, Anthropology, and Archeology |
November |
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowships Promote academic cooperation between excellent scientists and scholars from abroad and in Germany |
Rolling |
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Short-Term and Long-Term Awards Fellowships for research on British and American history, literature, art history, and the history of science and medicine |
December |
IREX - International Research and Exchanges Board Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program (IARO) Fellowships for individual long-term policy-relevant research in Europe and Eurasia |
November |
National Council for Eurasian & East European Research Fellowships for research on Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union |
Various |
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Residential Fellowships For humanists, natural and social scientists, and artists, in Research Triangle Park, NC. For AY08-09, those studying the human attributes of autonomy, singularity, and creativity are encouraged to apply. Fellowships also available in: art history or visual culture, French history or culture, Asian Studies, theology, American art history, and environmental history; stipends of up to $50,000 |
October |
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NIH is the primary federal agency responsible for biomedical and behavioral research to improve the health of the nation. |
Various |
National Institutes of Health - AREA Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15) AREA awards support biomedical and behavioral research projects proposed by faculty members at institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees, but have not been major recipients of NIH support. |
Various |
National Council for Eurasian & East European Research Fellowships for research on Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union |
Various |
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The NSF funds research and education in some areas of the social and behavioral sciences. Most grants are funded through program solicitations or program announcements (unsolicited applications with no deadlines). |
Various |
Oregon Council for the Humanities OCH aims to connects Oregonians to ideas that change lives and transform communities by the belief that the humanities help build healthy communities where citizens think, learn, and talk together about important ideas |
Various |
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Fellowships Fellowships in the creative arts, humanities, and social sciences, in residence in Cambridge, MA |
October |
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Educational Programs Fellowships to promote international understanding by bringing together people from different countries and cultures |
Various |
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Sloan Research Fellowships Two-year research fellowships of $45,000 for early-career faculty in chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, economics, neuroscience, relevant fields in the biological sciences, or in a related interdisciplinary field |
September |
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Domestic Public Policy Program Supports projects that help stimulate and inform important public policy debates |
June |
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Junior Faculty Research Grant Program Supports junior faculty research on American foreign policy, international relations, international security, military policy, and diplomatic and military history |
June |
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Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program Residential fellowships for independent research projects in association with Smithsonian staff |
January |
Social Science Research Council Abe Fellowship Program Grants to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern |
September |
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Research Grants Funds research projects that study education in the United States and abroad |
Rolling |
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Supports bold ideas that engage the "big questions" and draw in multiple disciplines, including natural and human sciences, philosophy, and theology |
Rolling |
United States Institute of Peace Jennings Randolph Fellowship Program: Senior Fellowships 10-month residential fellowships (up to $80,000) in Washington, D.C. for scholars working on projects concerning international conflict |
September |
United States Institute of Peace Grant and Fellowship Program Supports innovative projects, involving academic and applied research, the identification of promising models and effective practices, and the development of practitioner resources, tools, and training programs related to conflict management, international peace and security and peace building |
October |
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Programs for anthropological research and scholarship |
Various |
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Executive Office and Cabinet staff assignments |
January |
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Residential fellowships in the humanities and social sciences, in Washington, D.C. |
October |
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Career Enhancement Fellowships for Junior Faculty Program seeks to increase the presence of minority junior faculty and other junior faculty committed to eradicating racial disparities in core fields in the arts and sciences. |
November |
