Community Studies
April, 2007
Fellowships/Scholarship |
Foundation |
Focus |
Eligibility |
Amount |
Deadlines |
Website |
| American Fellowships-Dissertation | American Association of University Women | Support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions. | US citizen or permanent resident. applicants must have completed all course work, passed all required preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposal or plan by Nov. 15, 2006. | $20,000 | November | http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/american.cfm |
| Charlotte W Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship | Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation | Ethical or religious values are central to their dissertations & they can expect to complete their dissertations during tenure of the award. | Candidates for Ph.D. in US | $19,000 | November | http://www.woodrow.org/ |
| David L Boren Graduate Fellowships | National Security Education Program | Study of languages, cultures, & world regions that are critical to US interests. | US Citizen. Service Requirement | $30,000 | January | http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/graduate/default.htm |
| Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund | Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund | grants to students actively working for peace and justice | art of the progressive movement on the campus and in the community. | $6,000 | April | http://www.davisputter.org/ |
| Eileen Blackey Doctoral Fellowship | National Association of Social Workers | Welfare Policy | Enrolled in social work or social welfare doctoral program. | $4,000 | February | http://www.naswfoundation.org/blackey.html |
| Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships for Achieving Excellence | The National Academies | increase the diversity of the college and univ. faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. | US Citizens & US Nationals | $20,000 | November | http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/ |
| GLAAD Dissertation Fellowship | Gay & Lesbian Alliance against Defamation | Relations among sexual orientation, gender identity, and media representation. | Completed pre-dissertation requirements. | $5,000 | June | http://www.glaad.org/ |
| Graduate Research Fellowships | NSF | fellowships for graduate study leading to research-based masterŐs or doctoral degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics | US Citizens, nationals & permanent residents | See Web Site | November | http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06592/nsf06592.htm |
| Hadassah International Research Grants | Brandeis University | Jewish women's studies | Graduate students & professionals | $2,000-5,000 | September | http://www.brandeis.edu/hbi/grants/grants.html |
| Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Dissertation Fellowship | Harry Frank Goggenheim Foundation | Causes and consequences of dominance, aggression and violence. | Graduate students. In final stages of writing dissertation. | $15,000 | January | http://www.hfg.org/ |
| Humane Studies Fellow | Institute for Humane Studies | exploring the principles, practices, and institutions necessary to a free society through their academic work. | Student in US & Abroad | $12,000 | December | http://www.theihs.org/scholarships/id.775/default.asp |
| Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation Dissertation Fellowships | UCSD | Research on the causes of international conflict | Doctoral students from UC campuses. Advanced to candidacy for their Ph.D. | $12,000 | January | http://igcc.ucsd.edu/ |
| Joan Heller-Diane Bernard Fellowship in Lesbian & Gay Studies | The Center for Lesbian & Gay Studies | research by a junior scholar (graduate student, untenured university professor or independent researcher) or senior scholar (tenured university professor or advanced independent scholar) into the impact of lesbians and/or gay men on U.S. society and culture. | Graduate students & professionals | $5,000 | November | http://web.gc.cuny.edu/Clags/awards.htm#heller |
| Lydia Donaldson Tutt-Jones Memorial Fellowship | African American Success Foundation | Research that identifies attitudinal and behavioral contributors to African American academic success. | Graduate students & professionals | $1,000 | June | http://www.blacksuccessfoundation.org/lcdtj.htm |
| Maria Ransburg Graduate Scholarship Award | Association of Former Intelligence Officers | Cross-cultural studies impacting on national security and intelligence analysis and decision making. | Graduate Students | $2,500 | May | http://www.afio.com/13_scholarships.htm |
| Martin Duberman Fellowship | The Center for Lesbian & Gay Studies | Research on the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/queer experience | Senior scholars | $7,500 | November | http://web.gc.cuny.edu/Clags/awards.htm#duberman |
| Martin P Levine Memorial Dissertation Award | American Sociological Association | Dissertation in the field of human sexuality. | Completed a dissertation proposal. | $3,000 | April | http://www.asanet.org/page.ww?section=Awards&name=Martin+Levine+Dissertation+Fellowship |
| Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment Dissertation Research Award | Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment | Violence prevention and treatment | Dissertation proposal approved | $1,500 | March | http://www.melissainstitute.org/ |
| Minority Dissertation Research Grants in Aging | National Institute on Aging | Research on Aging | Underrepresented minority doctoral students. | $30,000 | March or November | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-98-110.html |
| NCFR Student Award | National Council on Family Relations | Family Studies | Graduate student members of the National Council on Family Relations | $1,000 | April | http://www.ncfr.org/ |
| NWSA Graduate Scholarship Award | National Women's Studies Association | Interdisciplinary field of women's studies | Members of the National Women's Studies Association | $1,000 | February | http://www.nwsa.org/scholarship/index.php |
| Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship | United States Institute of Peace | Projects addressing international peace & conflict resolution at US universities. | support the research and writing of doctoral dissertations | $17,000 | January | http://www.usip.org/fellows/scholars.html |
| Research Grants | The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation | research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence, aggression, and dominance in the modern world. | $15,000-30,000 | August | http://www.hfg.org/rg/guidelines.htm | |
| Roy Scrivner Small Grant Awards | American Psychological Foundation | Research on lesbian & gay family psychology & therapy. | doctoral candidates & postdoctoral | $1,000-4000 | October | http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/placek.html |
| Ruth Jewson Award | National Council on Family Relations | Research on family relations. | NCFR members | $2,500 | April | http://www.ncfr.org/ |
| Sexuality Research Program Dissertation Fellowships | Social Science Research Council | Sexuality topics | Completed all of the course work requirements for the Ph.D. | $28,000 | December | http://www.ssrc.org/ |
| Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Student Research Grants | Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality | Research in the area of human sexuality | Enrolled in a degree granting program | $1,000 | January or August | http://www.sexscience.org/awards/index.php |
| SPSSI Grants-in-aid Program | Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues | Research studies in social problem areas, especially racism & sexism | Dissertation stage. | $1,000 | March or November | http://www.spssi.org/awards.html |
| Summer/Short Term Research Public Grant | American Association of University Women | fund women college and university faculty and independent researchers to prepare research for publication. | Applicants may be tenure track, part-time, or temporary faculty or new or established scholars and researchers at universities. | $6,000 | November | http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/american.cfm |
| Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Grants in Women Studies | Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation | Women's Studies | Completed all pre-dissertation requirements? Related to Women's Studies. School in the US. | $3,000 | November | http://www.woodrow.org/ |
| Jacob K Javits Fellowship Program | Department of Education | to undertake graduate study in selected fields in the arts, humanities, and social sciences | US Citizen or permanent resident. Have not completed 1st year of masters or dr. | See website | October | http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html |