For Faculty in the Social Sciences
 

Amer.Acad.Arts & Sciences, Visiting Scholar    www.amacad.org/visiting.aspx
To $60,000 for academic year research residency supporting humanities, social sciences, policy analysis, espec. multidisciplinary topics. Pref to untenured junior faculty.  October 15

American Antiquarian Society                www.americanantiquarian.org
Library collections = Amer. hist or culture through 1876.  Fields = history, art and music history, literature, political science, 18th-cent. studies, newspapers, magazines, history of book.
   Hench Post-Dissertation Fellowship -- $35,000 for 12-month fellowship. Up to 3 yrs from Ph.D.  Any topic in collection; to revise or extend dissertation for publication. Deadline Oct.
   AAS-NEH Fellowships -- To $40,000 for 4-12 mo residency.  Mid-career encouraged.  January.
   AAS Short-term Fellowships - $1,000 per month for 1-3 mo. For research in collections. January.

AGLSP National Faculty Award                www.aglsp.org
Assoc. of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs.  $1,000, conference presentation; to outstanding interdisciplinary faculty teaching in graduate liberal studies program.  Deadline June.

Bodossaki Prize                                        www.bodossaki.gr
Academic Prizes €22,000 in sciences, social sciences, and medicine; persons under age 40 of Greek heritage.
Aristeion Award for Excellence, €150,000 no age limit.

S. DuBois Cook Postdoc Fellowship      
$40,000 one-year fellowship researching constructs of race, ethnicity, and gender from interdisciplinary perspectives. Social Science Research Institute, Duke University.  January 15

Dumbarton Oaks, Fellowships                    www.doaks.org
One-month, summer, or acad. yr residential fellowships in Byzantine or Pre-Columbian studies.

Dumbarton Oaks, Project Grants            www.doaks.org
$3,000 to $10,000 to survey/excavate/document sites in imminent danger/immediate threat.  Oct. 1

The Einstein Fellowship                            http://www.einsteinforum.de
5-6 months at Einstein's summerhouse + € 10,000. "For young thinkers to pursue project in a field different from their previous research."  Age under 35, with a degree in humanities, social sciences, or natural sci.  Not awarded to complete an academic study already begun.  Deadline May 15.

eurias                                                        www.eurias-fp.eu
European Institutes for Advanced Study.  10-month residencies for self-directed research, at one of 14 institutes (Berlin, Bologna, Brussels, Budapest, Cambridge, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Paris, Vienna...)  May 31

Fichter Research Grant                        www.sociologyofreligion.com
Association Sociology of Religion.  For research on women and religion, incl. gender issues and feminist perspectives. May 1

Foundation for Child Development        http://fcd-us.org/our-work
Young Scholars Program.  To $150,000 for research on development of children in immigrant families from birth to age 10.  Behavioral and social sciences, education.  Ph.D. within past 15 yrs; pre-tenure or tenure within past 4 yrs.

Fulbright-Hays Research Grants            http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsfra/index.html
Travel, stipend, research expenses for research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies (not Western Europe).  US citizen or perm res. Deadline October.

Fulbright-Hays Short Seminars Abroad    http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap/index.html
Airfare, room, board, fees to month-long seminars abroad (not Western Europe) to improve knowledge of culture.  Humanities, social sciences; US citzn or perm res.  Deadline early Sept.

Getty Research Institute                        www.getty.edu/grants/research
Arts, humanities, social sciences.  Museum Institute or at Villa.  All deadlines are Nov 1
   Research Scholar -- To $75,000 for academic-yr residency
   Visiting Scholar -- $3,500 monthly, up to 3 mo.
   Post-doc -- $22,000 for academic year.  Ph.D. 2002 or later
   Library Research Grant -- To $2,500.  Five days to 3 months.
   Pre-doc -- $18,000 for academic year.

Gittler Prize                                            www.brandeis.edu/gittlerprize
$25,000  For a body of published work that reflects scholarly excellence and a lasting contribution to racial, ethnic or religious relations anywhere in the world.  Deadline April.

William T. Grant Scholars                        www.wtgrantfoundation.org
$350,000 over 5 yrs for research on settings for youth ages 8-25 in the US.  All disciplines; researcher within 7 yrs of receiving terminal degree.  For study contributing to a body of relevant and useful empirical evidence.  July 1

Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order      www.grawemeyer.org
$200,000 for original, feasible ideas which could lead to a more just and peaceful world order. They may address a wide range of global concerns such as cooperation on environmental or other issues; international law; world politics; global economic issues; resolution of regional, ethnic, or racial conflicts; proliferation of destructive technologies; international relations; or other.  Deadline early January.

Grawemeyer Award in Psychology                www.grawemeyer.org
$200,000 to honor a specific idea or achievement with originality, creativity, scientific merit and broad impact on the field of Psychology.  Deadline February.

Harry F. Guggenheim Research Grants        www.hfg.org  see "Research grants"
$15-30,000  Postdoc grants for research related to dominance, aggression, violence.  Deadline Aug. 1

Hirschman Prize                                            www.ssrc.org/hirschman/nominations
$10,000 award for outstanding contributions to international, interdisciplinary social science research, theory, and public communication.  Nomination deadline Feb 1.

Howard Fellowships                                        www.brown.edu/Howard_Foundation
$25,000 stipend to support mid-career (completed degree in past 5-15 yrs) project; espec. intended to augment paid sabbatical leave. Topics announced annually, in 6-yr rotation of fields in Liberal and Fine Arts.  Nomination deadline November.

HWK European Studies Fellowships        www.h-w-k.de/europefellowship.html
3 to 10-month fellowships, social sci and related disciplines (eco, law, history, philosophy...) for research projects on European cultures and societies. Espec. encourage setting up temporary study groups on the topic.  Two deadlines: Aug. 31, Feb. 28

John Carter Brown Library Fellowships            www.brown.edu/Facilities
Short-term = $2,000 per month for 2-4 mo, all aspects of colonial history of the Americas.
Long-term = $4,000 per month for 5-10 months.  Deadline January 1

Leibniz-DAAD Research Fellowships          www.daad.de/leibniz
Postdoc grants in Germany, up to 12 months.  PhD within past 2 yrs.  Humanities, social science, education, math, life sciences, engineering.  June 15

Lukas Work-in-Progress Award            www.journalism.columbia.edu
$30,000 to aid in completion of a significant work of nonfiction on a topic of American political or social concern. Must already have contract with publisher.  November 15

National Book Critics Circle Award            http://bookcritics.org
Nonfiction, fiction, poetry.  Published in current year.  Submit as early as possible

Netherlands Institute                                        www.nias.knaw.nl
Academic-year or 5-month fellowships; humanities/social sciences, senior scholars and prominent researchers. Deadline March 1.

Newton International Fellowships            www.newtonfellowships.org
Funding for 2 yrs post-doc collaborative research in U.K.  Humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering.  Apply when completing Ph.D. or up to 6 yrs postdoc.  Deadline August.

Pulitzer Prize                            www.pulitzer.org
Categories general non-fiction, US history, music, drama, fiction, poetry, journalism.  June 15 and Oct 1

Troland Research Awards                               www.nationalacademies.org
$50,000  For unusual research achievement in the broad spectrum of experimental psychology

John F. Kennedy Library Fellowships               www.jfklibrary.org
   Kovler Fellowship -- to $2,500 Research on foreign intelligence and presidency, or related. March
   Schlesinger -- $5,000 Western Hemisphere history or policy, Roosevelt to Kennedy.  Aug 15
   Schwartz -- $3,100 Immigration, naturalization, or refugee policy.  March 15
   Sorensen -- $3,600 Domestic policy, political journalism, polling, or press relations. March 15
   Kennedy Research Grants to $2,500 Any topic relating to Kennedy period. Mar. for fall, Aug for spr.
   Hemingway Research Grants to $1,000  Use of Hemingway collection.  November 1

Henry Kissinger Award                                www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/
Study of foreign policy and international relations.  Library of Congress.

American Sociological Association                www.asanet.org
Distinguished Book Award: Best single book published in the two preceding years. Deadline January

Jessie Bernard Award                                      www.asanet.org
American Sociological Association.  For scholarly work that has enlarged the horizons of sociology to encompass fully the role of women in society.  Deadline January.

Massachusetts Historical Society                www.masshist.org/fellowships
$1,500 for short-term (20 days) research in Society collections.  Deadline March 1
$40,000 for long-term (6-12 months, may be divided time periods).  January 1
$5,000 for 8 wks research at regional consortium institutions.  February 1
$4,000 for 8 wks, research related to Civil War.  Deadline February 1

Pepler International Award                            www.rtpi.org.uk
Royal Town Planning Institute, Britain.  For 3-4 weeks study in Britain on town and country planning.  Must be under age 30.  Deadline March.

Publication Grant, Archaeological Institute        www.archaeological.org
$5,000 in two installments. For final analysis, writing, prep for publication of research, excavated material of any period from anywhere in the world.  Nov. 1

Resident Scholars                                        www.sarweb.org
School of American Research, Santa Fe.  9-mo residency for writing manuscript (research completed).  Anthropology or anthropological perspectives in history, sociology, philosophy, art, law.  Deadline Nov 1.

Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholars        www.russellsage.org
Visiting Scholar at Foundation (New York), to research changing US social and economic life, especially: nature of work; immigration; economic behavior; cultural contact; social inequality.  Deadline Sept.

Shohet Scholars                            www.catacombsociety.org
$10,000-30,000, one yr.  For significant original research in archaeology, art history, classical studies, history, comparative religions, or related subjects, within the sphere of the Mediterranean world from late Hellenistic to end of Roman Empire.  Special interest: interdisciplinary, new perspectives.  Nov. 15

Sloan Industry Studies Fellows                      www.sloan.org/programs
$45,000 for 2 yrs.  Junior tenure-track faculty (no more than 6 yrs from Ph.D.), to contribute to understanding companies, product and labor markets, institutions and interactions via research grounded in direct observation.  Encouraging academic - industry cooperation.  Ph.D. in economics, political science, sociology, management, or related interdisciplinary field.  Deadline Oct. 

Smithsonian Postdoc Fellowships            www.si.edu
Anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, social/cultural history of US.  For scholars up to 7 yrs beyond Ph.D.  $42,000/yr, 3-12 months.  January 15.

Smithsonian Senior Fellows                      www.si.edu
For scholars 7+ yrs beyond Ph.D.  $42,000/yr, 3-12 months.  January 15.

Sociology, CARI Grants                            www.asanet.org/funding
ASA, Community Action Research Initiative.  Applied social policy, social research; for work with community organizations or community action projects.  Febr. 1

Spanish Ministry PCC            www.umabroad.umn.edu/professionals/faculty/pcc.php
Program for Cultural Cooperation, to disseminate Spanish history/culture in US; matches up to 50% of direct costs for research projects in Spain.  Grants also for translations, symposia, arts productions, publication subvention, dissertation research.  Deadline April 1.

Staley Prize,  Anthropology                                www.sarweb.org
$10,000 Book published 2-8 yrs before nomination; innovative in theory, research method, or application; integrating subdisciplinary perspectives; impact on field of anthropology.  Nom deadline Oct. 1

Summer Scholars                                        www.sarweb.org
8-week residency, School for American Research, Santa Fe, for research or writing project in human behavior, culture, society;  anthropology or related fields, humanistically or scientifically oriented.  Deadline Dec 15.

Supreme Court Fellows                                www.fellows.supremecourtus.gov
One-year fellowship with Supreme Court. Seeks diverse backgrounds, including social/behavioral sciences. Need multi-disciplinary training and experience, including familiarity with the judicial process; 2+ yrs professional experience; administrative ability.  Deadline Nov.

Su Buchin Prize
ICIAM, CSIAM.  Application of mathematics to emerging economies and human development, in particular at economic and cultural level in developing countries.

Transatlantic Academy Fellows                    www.transatlanticacademy.org
German Marshall Fund of the US.  10-month residential Fellows (interdisciplinary, selected from N. America and Europe), in Washington D.C. for research/discussion on annual announced topic. App 2011 for '12-'13: Future of the Western Liberal Order.  May 1

UNESCO Fellowship                    www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/programs
to $15,000 for 1 to 6 months abroad in training or advanced research.  April 1

Ralph Kleinman Prize                                    www.siam.org/prizes
$5,000   For outstanding research bridging math to applications

ETS tests, Visiting Scholars                        www.ets.org/visitingscholars
$3,500 honorarium, travel, housing.  Month of June at ETS; write/review test questions and equity.  Members of underrepresented groups.  Deadline early December.

Waterman Award                            www.nsf.gov/od/waterman/waterman.jsp
$500,000 over 3 yrs.  Any field of science or engineering supported by the NSF. Criteria: originality, innovation, significant impact on the field. Age 35 or younger, or less than 7 yrs beyond receipt of Ph.D.