Sociology
April, 2007
| Fellowship/Scholarship | Foundation | Focus | Eligibility | Amount | Deadlines | Website |
| Academic Research Grant Program | Borchard Foundation Center | Research on public policy laws that enhance quality of life for the elderly. | Graduate students & professionals | $20,000 | March | http://www.borchardcenter.org/argp_rfp.html |
| 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/ |
| Association for Women in Science Predoctoral Awards | Association for Women in Science | anthropology, economics, political science, psychology or sociology | Women who have passed their qualifying exam & expect to complete thesis within 2 years. | $1,000 | January | http://www.awis.org/ |
| Barbara Rosenblum Scholarship for the Study of Women & Cancer | Sociologists for Women in Society | Research on social science aspects of women and cancer. | Women Doctoral students | $1,500 | February | http://www.socwomen.org/ |
| Charolotte 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/newcombe |
| 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 |
| Dissertation Fellowships for the Stdy of International Migration to the US | Social Science Research Council | Theoretical understanding of immigration | US citizens, permanent residents, & foreign students matriculated in social science doctoral programs. | $15,000 | January | http://www.ssrc.org/ |
| 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/ |
| Fellowships: Advanced Social Science Research in Japan | NEH | research on the modern Japanese political economy, international relations and society, and on US-Japan relations. | Must have completed all formal education. Advanced language skills. | $24,000-40,000 | May | http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships-japan.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/ |
| Graduate Research Fellowships | NSF | fellowships for graduate study leading to research-based master's 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/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 |
| Hubert H. Humphrey Doctoral Fellowships in Arms Control, Nonproliferation and Disarmament | Department of State | Research on a topic related to arms control. | US citizens or nationals. Dissertation approved. | Tuition & fees paid, and $8,000 stipend. | March | http://www.state.gov/www/global/arms/fellows.html |
| HUD Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program | Department of Housing and Urban Development | Dissertation research related to housing and urban development issues. | Approved dissertation proposals. | $25,000 | June | http://www.hud.gov/progdesc/ddrg.cfm |
| 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 |
| Institute for Research on Poverty Young Scholars Small Grants | University of Wisconsin at Madison | Research on the causes and consequences of poverty in the US | Predoc candidates who have completed all requirements for the doctorate except for the dissertation. Postdoc who have received the Ph.D. w/n 5 years. | $20,000-30,000 | April | http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/ |
| 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/ |
| Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Grants in Women's Health | Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation | Research on issues related to women's health. | Predissertation requirements completed. | $2,000 | November | http://www.woodrow.org/ |
| Lou Hochberg University Thesis/Dissertation Improvement and Implementation Grants | Orgone Biophysical Research Laboratory | Research that addresses William Reich's sociological discoveries | Graduate Students | $1,500 | All Year | http://www.orgonelab.org/hochberg.htm |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Miller Center Fellowships in Contemporary Politics, Policy & Political History | University of Virginia | Dissertation or books on 20th century politics and governance in the US | Ph.D. candidates & other scholars | $15,000 | January | http://millercenter.virginia.edu/ |
| Minority Dissertation Research Grants in Aging | National Institute on Aging | Research on Aging | Underrepresented minority doctoral students. | $30,000 | March or November | http://www.nia.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 |
| Population Council Predoctoral Training Fellowships | Population Council | Research in population studies | Completed all of the course work requirements for the Ph.D. | Monthly stipend & tuition | December | http://www.popcouncil.org/ |
| 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 Corporation as a Social Institution Grants | Social Science Research Council | Business institutions in society. | Graduate Students | $10,000 | January | http://www.ssrc.org/ |
| Research Grant Awards | Foundation for the Future | Research on issues affecting the future of humanity. | Residents of US | $5,000-25,000 | April | http://www.futurefoundation.org/awards/rga_home.htm |
| SBE Doctoral Dissertaion Research Improvement Grants | NSF | undertake significant data-gathering projects and to conduct field research in settings away from their campus that would not otherwise be possible. | Enrolled at an US academic institution. | See Web Site | February & October | http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05574/nsf05574.htm |
| 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/allport.html |
| Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Dissertation Research Grants | Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation | Breast Cancer research | Completed all of the course work requirements for the Ph.D. | September | $15,000 | http://cms.komen.org/komen/index.htm |
| Sydney S. Spivack Program in Applied Social Research & Social Policy | American Sociological Association | Community action projects to address community-identified issues & concerns | Cannot use the funding to support doctoral dissertation research. | January | $1,000-2,000 | http://www.asanet.org/ |
| Tova Fellowship | Olfatory Research Fund | Research on the sense of smell and human reaction to odors. | US graduate students | May | $10,000 | http://www.senseofsmell.org/resources/aromachology.php |
| 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 |
| 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://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/par-06-118.html |