Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

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1. SSRC-JF Next Gen Japan Study Tour Grants

   Supported by the Japan Foundation, the Social Science Research Council offers institutional grants of up to $32,500 to U.S. colleges and universities for immersive Japan study tours serving undergraduate and master’s students.

   TravelJapan Studies, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Interdisciplinary Studies

   Deadline

   Nov 1, 2026

   Amount

   $32,500

2. Data Fluencies Project — Dissertation Grants, Research Workshops, Publications

   The Mellon Foundation offers the Data Fluencies Dissertation Grants to support scholars in the humanities and social sciences who are researching innovative engagements with and resistances to our data-filled world.

   FellowshipSocial sciences; Humanities; Data science

   Deadline

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   Amount

   $100,000

3. From Lego Pieces to Public Health Interventions: Actionable Reflections from the Mercury Project Solutions Summit

   The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) offers research grants to support studies inspired by the Mercury Project Solutions Summit, which addressed challenges in vaccine uptake and public health trust.

   Workshop/ConferencePublic Health

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4. From Lego Pieces to Public Health Interventions: Reflections on the Mercury Project Solutions Summit

   The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) offers research grants to support initiatives inspired by the Mercury Project Solutions Summit, which focused on enhancing vaccine uptake and public trust in health institutions.

   Workshop/ConferencePublic Health

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5. Mercury Project Findings: Bihar Information and Media Literacy Initiative (BIMLI)

   The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) offers research grants to support initiatives like the Bihar Information and Media Literacy Initiative (BIMLI), aimed at enhancing students' health information literacy and critical thinking skills in Bihar, India.

   Research ProjectHealth and Education

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6. Mercury Project Findings: Boosting Boosters at Scale

   The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) offers research grants through its Mercury Project to support global studies evaluating interventions aimed at increasing vaccination and evidence-based health behaviors.

   OtherHealth

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7. Mercury Project Findings: Health Information Literacy Trainings

   The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) presents findings from the Mercury Project, which evaluated global interventions to enhance health information literacy and promote evidence-based health behaviors, particularly vaccination.

   Research ProjectHealth

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8. Mercury Project Findings: Intention2Action

   The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) offers research grants through its Mercury Project to support global initiatives evaluating interventions aimed at promoting vaccination and evidence-based health behaviors.

   OtherHealth

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9. Mercury Project Findings: Knowledge Versus Skills

   The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) offers research grants to support studies evaluating interventions aimed at improving health behaviors and vaccination uptake globally, as demonstrated by the Mercury Project’s Knowledge Versus Skills experiment in Sierra Leone.

   OtherPublic Health; Social Science

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10. Mercury Project Findings: SMS-based Interventions

    The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) offers research grants through its Mercury Project to support global studies evaluating interventions aimed at promoting vaccination and evidence-based health behaviors.

    Research ProjectHealth; Social Science

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11. Mercury Project Solutions Summit

    The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the University of Nairobi's Institute for Development Studies hosted the Mercury Project Solutions Summit on October 3-4, 2024, to address global challenges in vaccine demand and science-based health decision-making.

    Workshop/ConferenceHealth

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12. Mercury Project Solutions Summit

    The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the University of Nairobi's Institute for Development Studies are hosting the Mercury Project Solutions Summit, an event focused on evidence-based strategies to increase vaccine demand and support science-based health decision-making.

    Workshop/ConferencePublic Health; Social Science

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13. SSRC Postdoctoral Fellow — MVPF estimates for criminal justice policy

    The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship (beginning summer 2025) to join a University of Chicago– and University of Oregon–led team, in collaboration with MIT’s Policy Impacts initiative, to produce Marginal Value of Public Funds (MVPF) estimates for criminal-justice–related programs such as summer youth employment and cognitive behavioral therapy interventions.

    Post-doctoralEconomics, Public Policy, Political Science, Computer Science or related

    Deadline

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    Amount

    $125,000

14. The Mercury Project

    The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) offers research grants through The Mercury Project, a global initiative aimed at developing cost-effective, scalable interventions to enhance science-based health decision-making, particularly focusing on increasing vaccination rates in the U.S., Africa, Asia, and Latin America/Caribbean.

    Research ProjectSocial and Behavioral Sciences

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