General Social Sciences
April, 2007
Fellowships/Scholarship |
Foundation |
Focus |
Eligibility |
Amount |
Deadlines |
Website |
| American Association of University Women Dissertation fellowships | American Association of University Women | Any discipline accept Engineering. | Women. US Citizens or permanent residents. | $20,000 | November | http://www.aauw.org/ |
| 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 |
| Applied Social Issues Internship Program | Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues | Applying social science principles to social issues; psychology, applied social science and related. | College seniors, grad students, 1st year post docs | $300-2,500 | May or Nov | http://www.spssi.org/ |
| Barbara Rosenblum Scholarship for the Study of Women & Cancer | Sociologists for Women in Society | Social Science Aspects of Women and cancer | Women. | $1,500 | February | http://www.socwomen.org/ |
| Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program | National Park Service | Research that relates to national parks | Doctoral Students | $26,000 | June-Not offering funding in 2009-2010 |
http://www.nature.nps.gov/socialscience/ |
| Charlotte W Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships | Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation | Ethical or religious values in humanities & social sciences | Candidate for Ph.D. | $16,500 | November | http://www.woodrow.org/newcombe/ |
| Clara Mayo Grants | Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues | Sexism, racism, or prejudice | Graduate students | $1,000 | March | http://www.spssi.org/mayo.html |
| David L Boren Graduate Fellowships | National Security Education Program | Study of languages, cultures, & world regions that are critical to US interests. | US Citizen. Sevice 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/ |
| Dissertation Fellowships in East European Studies | American Council of Learned Societies | Social Sciences & Humanities relating to eastern Europe. | US Citizens or permanent residents. | $15,000 | October | http://www.acls.org/eeguide.htm |
| Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants in the Directorate for SBE | NSF | Social Sciences | Doctoral Candidates | Varies, check website | http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13453&org=SBE | |
| Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowships | Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund | Social Sciences | US Citizen | $18,000 | January | http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/liebmann/ |
| Drug Abuse Treatement & Services Dissertation Research | National Institute on Drug Abuse | Drug abuse treatment & health services | US Citizens or permanent residents. | $30,000 | Varies, check website | http://www.nida.nih.gov/ |
| Early Doctoral Student Research Grant Program | Department of Hosuing and Urban Development | Pre-dissertation research related to housing and urban development issues. | Must have completed 2 semesters of doctoral program. Urban economics as their major field. | $15,000 | June | http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppld=12965&mode=VIEW |
| Ford Foundation Dissertatoin Fellowship Program for Minorities | National Research Council | Social Sciences | Underrepresented minorities. US Citizens. Final year of dissertation work. | $21,000 | November | http://www7.nationalacademies.org/policyfellows/ |
| Graduate Research Fellowships | NSF | fellowships for graduate study leading to research-based masterŐs or doctoral degrees in the fields of STEM | US Citizens, nationals & permanent residents | See Web Site | November | http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201 |
| Grants-In-Aid of Research | Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society | Science & Engineering | Undergrad & Graduate students | $1,000 | October & March | http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/index.shtml |
| Hayek Fund for Scholars | Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University | Humanities, social sciences, law or journalism | Advanced graduate students & untenured faculty. | $1,000 | Year round | http://www.theihs.org/ |
| Hispanic Scholarship Fund | Hispanic Scholarship Fund | to strengthen the country by advancing college education among Hispanic Americans. | Hispanic heritage. US citizen, permanent resident. | See Web Site | October | http://www.hsf.net/ |
| Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Research Grant | Irving Louis Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy | Social Sciences | None | $2,000-5,000 | January | http://www.horowitz-foundation.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/ContentDetails.aspx?id=178
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| 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/ |
| Irish Research Fund | Irish American Cultural Institute | Research on the Irish in America. | Predoctoral & Independent scholars. | $1,000-4,000 | September | http://www.iaci-usa.org/ |
| Lindbergh Grants | Lindbergh Foundation | Balance between the advance of technology and the preservation of the natural/human enviroment. | Must be working on a research or education project | $10,580 | June | http://www.lindberghfoundation.org
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| Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in the Humanities | Council on Library and Information Resources | Utilization of original sources to conduct research in the humanities or social sciences. | Have not completed their dissertation. | $1,600 per month | November | http://www.clir.org/fellowships/mellon/mellon.html |
| NIH Research Supplements for Underrepresented Minority Graduate Research Assistants | National Institutes of Health | Biomedical & behavioral sciences of concern to the NIH. | Underrepresented minority. | Varies | http://www.nih.gov/ | |
| Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship | United States Institute of Peace | Projects addressing international peace & conflict resolution at US universities. | upport the research and writing of doctoral dissertations | $17,000 | January | http://www.usip.org/fellows/scholars.html |
| Peter K New Student Prize Competition | Society for Applied Anthropology | Research papers in aplied social, health, or behavioral sciences. | Undergraduate & graduate students | $1,000 | December | http://www.sfaa.net/pknew/pknew.html |
| Phi Beta Kappa Annual Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Students | Northern California Association of PBK | Members of Phi Beta Kappa | $4,000 | March | http://www.pbknca.org/scholarship-info.phi.beta.kappa.pbk.htm | |
| Predoctoral Awards | Association for Women in Science | Behavioral, life, physical, social science or engineering | Women | $1,000 | See web site | http://www.awis.org/careers/edfoundation.html#graduate |
| Program on the Arts Dissertation Fellowships | Social Science Research Council | Research on the social dimension of art | Completed all requirements for the Ph.D. except their dissertation research. | $16,500 | February | http://www.ssrc.org/ |
| Sheila Starks Dudley Educational Research Award | African American Success Foundation | Research that identifies instructional strategies that contribute to high academic achievement in African Americans. | Graduate students | $1,000 | March | http://www.blacksuccessfoundation.org/ |
| Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research | Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society | Scientific research | Sigma Xi members | $100-1,000 | March or October | http://www.sigmaxi.org/ |
| Summer/Short Term Research Public Grant | American Association of University Women | fund women 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 |
| Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program | National Academies | Several internships lasting for 10 weeks are offered to engage graduate students in the analysis and creation of science and technology policy and to familiarize them with the interactions of science, technology, and government. | Graduating seniors are eligible to apply provided they are able to submit proof of admission into a graduate school. Postdoctoral scholars should have received their PhD within the past five years. | $4800 to $5300 plus living expenses | June & November | http://www7.nationalacademies.org/policyfellows/ |
| Lindbergh Grants | Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation | Up to 10 grants are awarded annually to men and women whose individual initiative and work in a wide spectrum of disciplines further the Lindberghs' vision of a balance between the advance of technology and the preservation of their natural/human environment. Nonrenewable. | Lindbergh Grants do not have any minimum requirements. Candidates are not required to hold any graduate or post-graduate academic degrees, however, many applicants are conducting research at the master's or PhD level. | $10,580 | June | http://www.lindberghfoundation.orgl |
| Grants for Health Services Dissertation Research | Agency for Health Care Research & Quality | Approximately 30 grants to support dissertation research on issues related to health care services. | Must be enrolled in a doctoral degree program and have completed all non-dissertation requirements for their degrees. | $30,000 | June, October, February | http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/grantix.htm |
| Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences | Woodrow Wilson Center | Approximately 20-25 residential fellowships for individuals with outstanding project proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues. | Open to postdoctoral scholars who have demonstrated their scholarly development by publication beyond the doctoral dissertation and individuals with an equivalent level of professional achievement. | $26,200 to $85,000 | October | http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=fellowships.welcome |
| Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Will award up to 15 Dissertation Fellowship grants | Ph.D., D.B.A or other doctoral students for the support of dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship | $20,000 | August | http://sites.kauffman.org/kdfp/index.cfm |
| Alphonse Fletcher, Sr. Fellowship Program | Fletcher Foundaiton | Awarded over a number of years to scholars, writers and artists whose works contribute to improving race relations in American Society and further the broad social goals of Brown v. Board of Education | Scholars at all stages of their careers | $50,000 | December | http://www.fletcherphilanthropy.org |