Research funding

Political science

124 open programsCatalog updated

Political science has a small number of open private programs, concentrated in policy research, international affairs and the discipline's own societies.

The Smith Richardson Foundation is the most significant research funder here, and its World Politics and Statecraft fellowship is one of the few dissertation-scale awards in the field with a reliable annual cycle. The Social Policy Association, the American Political Science Association, the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute make up most of the rest.

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Fellowships are the largest category and the median award is $10,000, with the range running from small travel support to programs worth up to a million dollars. Postdocs and doctoral students are the two most commonly eligible stages.

A larger share of these programs than in any other discipline are placements rather than grants, meaning the award is a year in a policy organization rather than money for a study. The program type on each listing tells you which you are looking at.

Open programs 124

  1. Request for Proposals to Organize the 2027 Summer Institute on Democracy from the Margins

    The Russell Sage Foundation seeks proposals to organize its 2027 Summer Institute on Democracy from the Margins, supporting a one- to two-week multidisciplinary institute on democratic life, civic engagement, and political institutions as experienced by marginalized communities.

    Workshop/ConferenceSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Amount
    $200,000
  2. World Politics & Statecraft Fellowship

    Smith Richardson Foundation’s World Politics and Statecraft Fellowship awards up to twenty $10,000 grants annually to support Ph.D. dissertation research on American foreign policy, international relations, international security, strategic studies, area studies, and diplomatic and military history, funding field work, archival research, and language training.

    FellowshipAmerican foreign policy; International relations; International security; Strategic studies; Area studies; Diplomatic and military history

    Deadline
    Amount
    $10,000
  3. J. Thomas May Memorial Internship

    The Society for Applied Anthropology offers the J. Thomas May Memorial Internship to support students gaining practical experience in nonprofit operations and applied social science through work with the SfAA Office and partner organizations.

    InternshipSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Amount
    $2,250
  4. Kellogg Institute Graduate Research Grants

    The Kellogg Institute for International Studies offers Graduate Research Grants of up to $10,000 to support overseas, or appropriately U.S.-based, research in international studies related to its core democracy priority.

    Research ProjectInternational Studies

    Deadline
    Amount
    $10,000
  5. O 2Donnell Grant Program

    The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs (Bush School, Texas A&M) administers the Peter and Edith O’Donnell Grant Program, offering reimbursable awards of $500–$2,500 to defray travel, living, and related expenses for scholars conducting research at the George Bush Presidential Library; applications are due Nov 2, 2026, with awards announced by Jan 2027 and an award period of Jan 2027–July 2028.

    FellowshipInternational Affairs

    Deadline
    Amount
    $2,500
  6. CHCI Public Policy Fellowship Program

    The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) offers a nine-month, paid Public Policy Fellowship in Washington, D.C., providing recent college graduates with placements in congressional offices, federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, or the private sector.

    FellowshipPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Amount
    $34,200
  7. Congressional Internship Program (CHCI) — Paid Summer and Fall internships in Washington, D.C.

    The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) offers paid Summer and Fall Congressional Internship Program placements in Washington, D.C., providing congressional office experience plus a stipend ($4,776 Summer; $5,400 Fall), furnished housing, domestic round‑trip travel, medical insurance, a $100/month Metro stipend, weekly leadership training, and networking opportunities.

    InternshipPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Amount
    $5,400
  8. Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy 2026-2027 Application

    The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy offers funding to support research in social policy.

    Research ProjectSocial Policy

    Deadline
    Amount
    Not listed
  9. Postgraduate Fellowship Program (Masters or JD)

    The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) offers the Postgraduate Fellowship Program, a nine-month paid fellowship providing hands-on experience across a range of public policy areas for exceptional Latinos and individuals deeply committed to the Latino community.

    FellowshipPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Amount
    Not listed
  10. Bronislaw Malinowski Award

    The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) presents the annual Bronislaw Malinowski Award to an outstanding individual, or professional collaborators, whose career applies social science to understanding and addressing global societal challenges.

    OtherSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Amount
    Not listed
  11. Bronislaw Malinowski Award

    The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) presents the annual Bronislaw Malinowski Award to an outstanding individual or professional collaborators whose careers apply social science to address global societal challenges.

    OtherSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Amount
    Not listed
  12. Junior Professional Researcher Program

    The Institute for Social Research’s Junior Professional Researcher Program provides recent college graduates with a paid, two-year, full-time research associate position in a multidisciplinary social science research environment.

    InternshipSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Amount
    Not listed
  13. Constructive Dissent Awards

    The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) sponsors the annual Constructive Dissent Awards to recognize and encourage initiative, integrity, intellectual courage and constructive dissent among U.S. Foreign Service personnel.

    OtherInternational Affairs

    Deadline
    Amount
    $4,000
  14. Alexis J. Walker Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Feminist Family Studies

    The National Council on Family Relations offers the Alexis J. Walker Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Feminist Family Studies biennially in odd-numbered years to recognize outstanding contributions to feminist family scholarship.

    OtherSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Amount
    Not listed
  15. Outstanding Article Award

    The Communal Studies Association offers its Outstanding Article Award for a single outstanding popular or scholarly article that advances understanding of communal societies and was published within the previous two calendar years.

    Publishing/EditorialSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Amount
    Not listed
  16. Timothy Miller Outstanding Book Award

    The Communal Studies Association offers the Timothy Miller Outstanding Book Award for a single scholarly or popular book that makes an outstanding contribution to understanding communal societies.

    Publishing/EditorialSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Amount
    Not listed
  17. Martin Lubin Undergraduate Award in the Social Sciences

    The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) offers the Martin Lubin Undergraduate Award in the Social Sciences to recognize outstanding undergraduate research or creative work addressing any aspect of Canada within the social sciences.

    OtherSocial Sciences; Canadian Studies

    Deadline
    Amount
    Not listed
  18. AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF)

    The AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships offer a unique opportunity for STEM professionals to immerse themselves in federal policy work.

    FellowshipEngineering; Life Sciences/Health Sciences; Physical Sciences; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000
  19. AI and Society Post-doctoral Fellowship Program

    The New York Academy of Sciences, in partnership with Arizona State University’s School for the Future of Innovation in Society, offers a postdoctoral AI and Society Fellowship to cultivate multidisciplinary scholars who integrate technical AI research with social science and humanities perspectives to address ethical and societal impacts of AI.

    Post-doctoralArtificial Intelligence; Computer Science; Social Sciences; Humanities; Neuroscience

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  20. Alabama Academy of Science Student Research Grant

    The Alabama Academy of Science offers student research grants up to $250 to support student-member projects across its disciplinary sections (e.g., biological sciences, chemistry, physics & mathematics, engineering & computer science, social sciences, environmental & earth science, health sciences, STEM education, anthropology, and bioethics/history/philosophy of science).

    Research ProjectMultiple (Biological sciences; Chemistry; Physics; Mathematics; Engineering; Computer Science; Social Sciences; Anthropology; STEM Education; Environmental and Earth Science; Health Sciences; Bioethics/History/Philosophy of Science)

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $250
  21. Alice Wilson Award — for three women entering postdoctoral scholarship/research

    The Royal Society of Canada annually awards the Alice Wilson Award to three women of outstanding academic qualifications in the Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, or Science who are entering a postdoctoral career, each receiving a diploma and $1,000.

    OtherArts and Humanities; Social Sciences; Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,000
  22. Anthropic Economic Futures Program — Research Awards, Policy Symposia, and Strategic Partnerships

    Anthropic’s Economic Futures program funds multidisciplinary research, policy development, and data-infrastructure projects to measure and inform responses to AI’s economic transformation, offering Research Awards ($10,000–$50,000), Claude API credits, consultation on the Anthropic Economic Index, and opportunities to present at policy symposia.

    Research ProjectEconomics; Public Policy; Artificial Intelligence

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $50,000
  23. APSA Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics

    The American Political Science Association (APSA) offers Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics to support innovative research or research-related professional development in Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Political Science, sovereignty, tribal governance, and Native Studies.

    Research ProjectPolitical Science; Indigenous Studies; Indigenous Politics

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,500
  24. APSA Congressional Fellowship Program

    The American Political Science Association (APSA) sponsors the Congressional Fellowship Program, which funds year‑long placements in the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, and other congressional offices to provide firsthand experience of Congress and policymaking, complemented by an intensive orientation and ongoing enrichment activities.

    FellowshipPolitical Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  25. APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grant — Early-Career Scholars

    The American Political Science Association (APSA) offers the Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grant — Early-Career Scholars to support research advancement and professional development of early-career political scientists investigating phenomena affecting underserved communities and underrepresented groups.

    Research ProjectPolitical Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  26. ASF Visiting Lectureships to Host Norwegian and Swedish Lecturers

    The American-Scandinavian Foundation offers semester-long visiting lectureship awards for U.S. colleges and universities to host a Norwegian or Swedish lecturer, providing a $20,000 teaching/research stipend, a $5,000 travel stipend for outside appearances, and J‑1 short-term scholar visa sponsorship.

    FellowshipContemporary Studies; Public Policy; Conflict Resolution; Environmental Studies; Multiculturalism; Healthcare

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000
  27. Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context

    Russell Sage Foundation’s Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context program funds interdisciplinary research that applies behavioral economics and decision-making perspectives to advance understanding of economic, social, political, and psychological decision processes and institutional practices across domains such as policing, employment, housing, politics, racial/ethnic relations, and immigration.

    Research ProjectBehavioral Science; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  28. Botstiber Visiting Professorship / Botstiber Compact Seminar in Austrian Studies (UC Berkeley)

    The Botstiber Institute for Austrian‑American Studies sponsors a Botstiber Visiting Professorship/Compact Seminar at UC Berkeley’s Institute of European Studies to fund a visiting professor who will teach a 2‑unit compact seminar and deliver a public Botstiber Lecture on the historical relationship between the United States and Austria (including lands of the former Habsburg Empire).

    FellowshipAustrian Studies; Humanities; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  29. Building a Chicago Region with Equity, Opportunity, and Prosperity

    The Chicago Community Trust offers grants to support organizations working towards equitable and prosperous communities in Cook County.

    Research ProjectSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  30. Cambridge University Press Awards for Excellence in Social Policy Scholarship

    The Social Policy Association, in partnership with Cambridge University Press, annually presents awards for excellence in social policy scholarship—one prize for each SPA journal (Journal of Social Policy; Social Policy & Society; Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy).

    Publishing/EditorialSocial Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $100
  31. Carvalho International Research Fellowship

    The Government Accountability Project invites faculty members in the social sciences to apply for the Carvalho International Research Fellowship, a three-month opportunity to delve into corruption, illegality, and whistleblowing on an international scale.

    FellowshipSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000
  32. CCR Annual Fundraising Event: Swing into Spring (tickets and sponsorships)

    The Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR), a nonprofit organization, offers volunteer mediator opportunities to individuals passionate about conflict resolution.

    Workshop/ConferenceConflict Resolution

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  33. Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program

    The Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program, sponsored by the University of Southern California, offers a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to immerse themselves in international affairs.

    FellowshipInternational Affairs

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $3,200
  34. China Public Policy Postdoctoral Fellowship

    Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia offers a single China Public Policy Postdoctoral Fellowship supporting up to two years of research in contemporary Chinese public policy, with a $65,000 annual stipend and a dedicated workspace.

    Post-doctoralPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $65,000
  35. Civic Fabric Fund – State & Local Policy

    The Denver Foundation's Civic Fabric Fund offers grants to support state and local policy initiatives, with a focus on community engagement and advocacy.

    SolicitationPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $22,500
  36. Convention Inclusion Travel Grant

    The Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) offers the Diversity and Inclusion Convention Travel Grant to support underrepresented minority students in attending the ASEEES Annual Convention.

    TravelHumanities; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $500
  37. Core Research Grants

    The Russell Sage Foundation (RSF) provides Core Research Grants to support innovative research projects led by PhD holders.

    Research ProjectSocial Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $200,000
  38. Core Research Grants (Russell Sage Foundation)

    The Russell Sage Foundation offers multiple funding streams for social science research aligned with its priority areas, including Core Research Grants (up to $200,000), the Sheldon Danziger Pipeline Grants for early‑career faculty (up to $65,000), Causal Research on the Criminal Justice System Grants for assistant professors (up to $100,000), Dissertation Research Grants ($15,000), a 10‑month Visiting Scholar Fellowship with partial salary support (up to 50% of academic salary, max $150,000), and occasional unpaid Visiting Researcher residencies.

    Research ProjectSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $200,000
  39. CRS Research Grants

    Creation Research Society (CRS) offers research grants up to $5,000 to support projects that advance the creation/flood model, funding equipment, supplies, travel to field sites, and modest salary (larger requests considered only in extraordinary circumstances).

    Research ProjectAstronomical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth/Physical Sciences; Engineering; Social Sciences; Bible/Theology

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $5,000
  40. 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
    Not listed
    Amount
    $100,000
  41. Dispute Resolution Institute, Inc. — mediation and alternative dispute resolution

    The Dispute Resolution Institute, Inc. (DRI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, offers mediation and conflict resolution services across various programs in Champaign County, Jackson County, and St. Clair County, Illinois.

    OtherConflict Resolution

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  42. Do Tribal Casinos Affect Intergenerational Socio-economic Mobility and Reduce Inequality in Native American Children?

    William T. Grant Foundation offers a grant to study the impact of tribal cash transfers on American Indian young adults.

    Research ProjectSocial Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $432,136
  43. Domestic Public Policy Program

    Smith Richardson Foundation’s Domestic Public Policy Program funds research and projects that help the public and policymakers understand and address critical U.S. policy challenges by supporting evaluation of existing policies and development of new ideas to inform public debate.

    Research ProjectPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  44. Dulles Research Institute Research Grant Program

    Dulles Research Institute's Research Grant Program offers awards up to $20,000 to support original research on sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and/or healthy priesthood in the Catholic Church, accepting qualitative or quantitative proposals from any discipline that can demonstrate relevance to the DRI’s mission and without regard to applicants’ religious affiliation.

    FellowshipCriminology/Criminal Justice; Sociology; Social Work; Theology/Religious Studies; Anthropology; Law/Canon Law; Public Policy; Organizational Development; Organizational Leadership; History; Psychology/Psychiatry; or other fields demonstrating relevance to the DRI mission

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $20,000
  45. Early Career Awards

    The Russell Sage Foundation offers residential scholar awards at its New York headquarters to support innovative social and behavioral science research that advances methods, questions, and policies to improve social and living conditions in the United States.

    Research ProjectSocial and behavioral sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  46. Eisenhower Global Scholars Program — postgraduate study at University of Oxford and IE University

    The Eisenhower Global Scholars Program, run by Eisenhower Fellows, funds up to four U.S. university graduates annually for a full academic year of postgraduate study—leading to a Master in Public Policy at Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government or a Master in International Relations at IE University—combined with hands-on experience and immersion in the Eisenhower Fellows global network.

    FellowshipPublic Policy; International Relations

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  47. Elise J. Bean Oversight Fellowship Program

    Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy at Wayne State University Law School offers the Elise J. Bean Oversight Fellowship, an annual non‑resident award (renamed in 2025) that for 2026/27 provides $10,000 to one early‑career scholar to research and produce a paper on congressional or state legislative oversight.

    FellowshipLaw; Political Science; Public Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $10,000
  48. Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowships (IRP)

    The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) offers two-year Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowships that provide flexible funding, individualized mentoring by senior poverty scholars, quarterly cohort meetings, and opportunities to showcase research to strengthen career development for exceptional junior scholars from underrepresented populations.

    FellowshipSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  49. Emerging Scholars Program — two-year, full-time fellowship

    Mercatus Center at George Mason University offers the Emerging Scholars Program, a full‑time, two‑year fellowship based in Arlington, VA that funds rising public intellectuals to pursue innovative, ideas‑driven research and public‑facing projects advancing classical‑liberal principles.

    FellowshipPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  50. Excellence in Doctoral Research Award

    The Social Policy Association offers the Excellence in Doctoral Research Award to recognise outstanding single‑authored doctoral papers that advance the study of social policy; winner(s) receive £250.

    OtherSocial Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $250
  51. Explorers Club Exploration Fund Grant

    The Explorers Club offers the Exploration Fund Grant, supporting students at various academic levels with funding for exploration and field research.

    FellowshipEngineering; Life Sciences/Health Sciences; Physical Sciences; Social Sciences; Interdisciplinary

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $5,000
  52. Facilitating Collaboration Between Social Scientists and Legal Advocates to Improve Uses of Research in Justice-Oriented Court Cases

    The William T. Grant Foundation offers a grant to explore the potential of collaboration between social scientists and legal advocates.

    Research ProjectSocial Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $49,678
  53. Grants for Faculty Conferences

    The Weatherhead Center provides grants of up to $25,000 to support faculty-led conferences, promoting global and comparative research.

    Workshop/ConferenceInternational Affairs

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000
  54. Guidelines for Grant Applications

    Smith Richardson Foundation’s International Security and Foreign Policy Program and Domestic Public Policy Program fund research and writing on public policy topics aligned with each program’s stated priority areas.

    Research ProjectPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  55. Harold Gulliksen Psychometric Research Fellowship

    The Educational Testing Service (ETS) offers the Harold Gulliksen Psychometric Research Fellowship to support doctoral students in the field of educational assessment and psychometrics.

    FellowshipSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  56. Haynes Lindley Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

    The John Randolph Haynes Foundation offers annual fellowships to support PhD students in the social sciences at select Los Angeles-area institutions.

    FellowshipSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000
  57. Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Predissertation-Summer Travel Grant in China Studies

    The Henry Luce Foundation, in partnership with the American Council of Learned Studies (ACLS), offers a predissertation travel grant for PhD students to conduct research in China.

    TravelArts and Humanities; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000
  58. HFG Distinguished Scholars (Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar Awards)

    The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation’s Distinguished Scholar Awards fund individual researchers (or small PI teams) conducting policy-relevant research that advances understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence across disciplines, with priority for proposals addressing urgent, present-day problems such as war, terrorism, intimate-partner violence, climate-related conflicts, and political extremism.

    Research ProjectSocial sciences; Natural sciences; Interdisciplinary violence research

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $75,000
  59. Horowitz Foundation Dissertation Grant (PhD/DrPH candidates)

    The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy (founded by Mary Curtis Horowitz and Irving Louis Horowitz) provides merit-based dissertation grants to support social-science research with a social policy application.

    FellowshipSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $10,000
  60. Huerta Center Graduate Student Research Grant

    The Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas (Huerta Center) at UC Santa Cruz offers graduate student awards—research grants up to $1,000, the Lionel Cantú Memorial Award ($600–$700), and a modest professional development fund—to support research travel, archival/data collection, supplies and services, and conference presentation or job-market expenses in Chicanx/Latinx/Latin American, migration, cross-border/hemispheric, and human-rights related fields.

    FellowshipChicanx/Latinx/Latin American studies; Migration studies; Cross-border/hemispheric studies; Human rights

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,000
  61. IASGP project and event funding (up to £2,000)

    The International Association for the Study of German Politics (IASGP) offers project and event grants of up to £2,000 to support conferences, research projects, and related events that advance scholarship on German politics, with funded activities potentially resulting in publications or a special issue of the journal German Politics.

    SolicitationPolitical Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,000
  62. ICMA Conference Travel Award

    Illinois City/County Management Association (ILCMA) and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) offer the ICMA Conference Travel Award: ICMA will waive registration fees for two ILCMA members and ILCMA will match that dollar amount to help defray transportation and housing.

    TravelPublic Administration

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  63. IHS Requests for Proposals

    Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) funds and mentors humanities and social‑science research that advances understanding of free societies through fellowships, research grants, residencies, and program support.

    SolicitationHumanities; Social Sciences; Public Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $20,000
  64. Ikeda Center Education Fellows Program

    The Ikeda Center, a foundation, offers a $10,000 annual fellowship for two years to support doctoral research in Ikeda/Soka studies in education.

    FellowshipSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $10,000
  65. Individual Research Fellowship (IRF) — APDD/SSRC (2026)

    The Social Science Research Council’s APDD program, funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, offers the Individual Research Fellowship (IRF) to support independent African peacebuilding research, awarding up to nine fellowships in 2026 of up to $12,000 each.

    FellowshipPeacebuilding; Conflict studies; Social sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $12,000
  66. International Program — Focus Areas (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

    Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s International Program invites proposals to support innovative, sustainable efforts addressing preventing and managing conflict, the security and societal implications of movements of people, and the role of non‑state actors in governance and stability, with emphasis on regional flashpoints (including nuclear security, China, Russia, and Africa), new technologies, and actionable, locally grounded responses.

    OtherInternational Relations

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  67. IRP Visiting Poverty Scholars Program

    The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) offers the Visiting Poverty Scholars Program to support research by U.S.-based poverty scholars from low-income backgrounds and to enhance their professional resources and networks.

    FellowshipSocial Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  68. Japan-U.S. Global Partnerships Small Grant

    Japan Foundation, New York (JFNY) offers Japan–U.S.

    Collaboration/Cooperative AgreementInternational Relations

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $10,000
  69. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship (Guggenheim Fellowship)

    The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awards competitive Guggenheim Fellowships to scholars, scientists, poets, artists, and writers to support advanced, independent research or creative work across the arts, humanities, natural and social sciences.

    FellowshipCreative Arts; Humanities; Interdisciplinary Studies; Social Sciences; Natural Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  70. Kellogg Institute Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student Contributions

    The Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame offers the annual Kellogg Institute Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student Contributions (est.

    FellowshipInternational Studies

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $500
  71. Kellogg Institute Conference Travel Grants

    The Kellogg Institute at the University of Notre Dame offers Conference Travel Grants to help Kellogg Doctoral Student Affiliates cover travel costs for presenting papers at academic conferences or other invited presentation forums, with individual awards generally up to $2,000 (effective July 1, 2024) and applications reviewed on a rolling basis (apply soon after confirmation and no later than 30 days before travel).

    TravelInternational Studies

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,000
  72. Kellogg Institute Professionalization Grants

    The Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame offers Professionalization Grants to support doctoral student affiliates and Kellogg Fellowship MGA students for professional training and related expenses that strengthen preparation for academic careers and align with the Institute’s core democracy theme.

    FellowshipInternational Studies

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,000
  73. Kellogg/Kroc Undergraduate Research Grants (Notre Dame)

    The Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame offer summer undergraduate research grants—typically up to $6,000 (increase possible in exceptional cases)—to support student research with a clear international dimension aligned with the institutes’ thematic priorities, to be conducted abroad or, when demonstrably appropriate, in the United States.

    ScholarshipInternational Studies; Peace Studies

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $6,000
  74. Kornfeld Foundation Grants (Civic Engagement & Arts Education)

    Kornfeld Foundation provides rolling, flexible grants—including multi-year and general operating support—to New York City nonprofits advancing civic engagement (policy advocacy, organizing, movement-building, community service and related technical assistance) or arts education that develops creativity in youth enrolled in NYC Public Schools.

    OtherArts Education; Civic Engagement

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  75. Land Value Taxation Progress of Ideas Grant (2026)

    The Progress and Poverty Institute (PPI) invites applications for its 2026 Progress of Ideas Grants to support research and applied projects that advance understanding and adoption of Land Value Taxation, including work that leverages the Mason Gaffney Digital Archive.

    Research ProjectPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $10,000
  76. Living Literature Reviews — Abundance and Growth Fund support

    Abundance and Growth Fund (Coefficient Giving) supports the creation and maintenance of "living literature reviews"—continuously updated, online, accessible syntheses of academic research authored by a single expert to ensure rigor and public accessibility without paywalls.

    FellowshipPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  77. Measuring Susceptibility to Misinformation in Lower-Income Populations

    The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), through its Mercury Project, offers a research grant to study susceptibility to misinformation in lower-income populations, with a focus on women in rural India.

    Research ProjectSocial Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  78. 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

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  79. 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

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  80. 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

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  81. MMUF Dissertation Grant

    The Mellon Foundation, through the MMUF Advancement Program/Institute for Citizens & Scholars, offers MMUF Dissertation Grants providing up to $30,000 for a 12‑month period to support Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumni in completing dissertation writing.

    FellowshipHumanities; Social Sciences; Physical Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $30,000
  82. National Poverty Fellows Program

    The National Poverty Fellows (NPF) Program, a federal government–university partnership administered by the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at UW–Madison, supports postdoctoral scholars conducting high-quality, policy-relevant research on poverty and economic mobility in the United States.

    Post-doctoralSocial Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  83. Outstanding Achievement in Social Policy Award

    Social Policy Association (SPA) offers the annual Outstanding Achievement in Social Policy Award to academics (UK and international) who have made an outstanding and sustained contribution to advancing social policy scholarship; the winner(s) receive £250.

    OtherSocial Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $250
  84. Paul Green Foundation grants for dramatic productions, projects, programs, and publications

    The Paul Green Foundation, in partnership with the Triangle Community Foundation, offers grants ranging from $500 to $2,500 to support dramatic productions, projects, and programs that align with Paul Green's legacy of advancing human rights, racial equality, and literary preservation.

    Artistic/Exhibit/CollectionArts; Human Rights

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,500
  85. Pelto International Award — Travel scholarship to attend SfAA Annual Meeting

    The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) offers the Pelto International Award, a travel scholarship to bring an international scholar or practitioner in applied social sciences to the SfAA Annual Meeting.

    TravelSocial Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  86. Pelto International Award — Travel scholarship to attend SfAA Annual Meeting

    The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) sponsors the Pelto International Award, a nomination-based travel scholarship that brings an international applied social science scholar or practitioner to the SfAA Annual Meeting in honor of Pertti “Bert” Pelto’s commitment to global academic networks.

    TravelSocial Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  87. Pipeline Grants (Sheldon Danziger Pipeline Grants)

    Russell Sage Foundation’s Sheldon Danziger Pipeline Grants (launched 2020; renamed 2025) fund innovative research on economic mobility and access to opportunity in the United States, with particular interest in structural barriers and how individuals, communities, and state entities understand, navigate, and challenge systemic inequalities.

    Research ProjectSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  88. Pipeline Grants Competition (Sheldon Danziger)

    Russell Sage Foundation offers three funding streams to support doctoral and early-career social‑science research: the Sheldon Danziger Pipeline Grants Competition for assistant professors, lecturers, and adjunct assistant professors; Dissertation Research Grants for innovative dissertations aligned with RSF priority areas; and the Causal Research on the Criminal Justice System competition (co‑funded with Arnold Ventures) to promote causal studies of policing, courts, jails, prisons, probation/parole, and immigration detention.

    Research ProjectSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  89. Policy Press Outstanding Teaching Award

    The Social Policy Association offers the Policy Press Outstanding Teaching Award to recognise sustained or innovative excellence in social policy teaching and student learning/engagement, with a prize of £100 in books and a one-year digital subscription to a Policy Press journal.

    OtherSocial Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $100
  90. Pre-announcement: Northern Ireland Election Study 2026 to 2031

    The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is soliciting applications to run the Northern Ireland Election Study (NIES) over 2026–2036, including funded data collection for the 2027 devolved election and the 2029 UK general election in Northern Ireland.

    Research ProjectPolitical science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  91. Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience

    Columbia University is inviting applications for its Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience program, offering three postdoctoral positions.

    Post-doctoralInterdisciplinary; Arts and Humanities; Life Sciences/Health Sciences; Physical Sciences; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $80,000
  92. Primary Grants

    The Community Foundation of North Louisiana is offering Primary Grants to support nonprofit organizations with a focus on specific program areas such as civic engagement, education, and health.

    OtherCivic Engagement; Economic Development; Education; Environment; Health & Science; Human Services; Organizational Development

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $78,317
  93. Public Exchange Network Expansion Grants

    The Social Science Research Council, with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, offers Public Exchange Network Expansion Grants to eligible U.S. R1 universities to establish campus-based programs connecting researchers with government, nonprofit, and industry partners to address urgent public challenges.

    Collaboration/Cooperative AgreementSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $300,000
  94. Public Understanding of Social Policy Award

    The Social Policy Association offers the Public Understanding of Social Policy Award to recognise individuals or organisations that have made a significant and lasting contribution to social policy via research engagement, policy influencing, fundraising, dissemination to non‑academic audiences, or other non‑academic means; the winner(s) receive £250.

    OtherSocial Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $250
  95. Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program

    The Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program offers the Rangel Graduate Fellowship to recruit and prepare candidates for careers in the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service, planning to award 45 fellowships in 2025 that provide up to $42,000 annually for two years (up to $24,000/year for tuition/fees plus an $18,000 academic-year stipend) to support graduate study, internships, mentoring, and professional development.

    FellowshipInternational Affairs

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $42,000
  96. Research Cluster Grants (Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas)

    Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas is offering small Research Cluster Grants to support independent collaborative projects in Chicanx/Latinx/Latin American studies, migration, cross-border/hemispheric studies, and human rights, including conferences, workshops, seminars, and projects that can develop into larger outputs (websites, edited volumes, etc.).

    Collaboration/Cooperative AgreementChicanx/Latinx Studies; Latin American Studies; Migration; Cross-border/Hemispheric Studies; Human Rights

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $800
  97. Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence

    The William T. Grant Foundation offers research grants to enhance the use of evidence-based research for youth-serving systems in the US.

    Research ProjectEducation; Social Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,000,000
  98. Research Grants on Reducing Inequality

    The William T. Grant Foundation is offering research grants to address inequality among young people in the US, with a focus on academic, social, and economic outcomes.

    Research ProjectSocial Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $600,000
  99. Residency Funding for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

    The Institute for Humane Studies offers Residency Funding providing up to $10,000 (with larger awards considered for exceptional projects) to support short-term research residencies—typically one week to one month—at universities, academic centers, or research organizations for access to archives, datasets, mentors, or collaborators.

    FellowshipPolitical Science; Economics; Law

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $10,000
  100. Responsible Computing Challenge (RCC) — Curricular grants for U.S. universities

    Mozilla Foundation and the Mellon Foundation are jointly funding the Responsible Computing Challenge (RCC), awarding up to ten U.S. institutions grants of up to $125,000 each over two years to develop innovative, interdisciplinary undergraduate curricular models connecting Computer Science/STEM with the Humanities and Social Sciences.

    Research ProjectComputer Science; STEM; Humanities; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $125,000
  101. Richard Titmuss Book Award (SPA)

    The Social Policy Association (SPA) administers the Richard Titmuss Book Award to recognise contributions to the advancement of understanding of social policy through single- or co-authored scholarly monographs, with a prize of £250 for the winner(s) and a particular welcome to early-career authors.

    Publishing/EditorialSocial Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $250
  102. Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies

    The American Council of Learned Societies, supported by the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, offers one-year fellowships to PhD candidates in Buddhist Studies.

    FellowshipArts and Humanities; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000
  103. Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies

    The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) offers the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies, providing a $30,000 stipend for PhD candidates to dedicate 10 months to their dissertation research.

    FellowshipArts and Humanities; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $30,000
  104. Russell Sage Foundation — Social, Political, and Economic Inequality Funding Opportunities

    The Russell Sage Foundation’s Social, Political, and Economic Inequality program funds innovative research on the causes and consequences of social, political, and economic inequalities in the United States, including impacts on educational and labor-market access, intergenerational mobility, and civic participation.

    SolicitationSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  105. Russell Sage Foundation Program on Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

    Russell Sage Foundation’s Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration program supports innovative, investigator-initiated social science research on how race, ethnicity, nativity, and legal status—and their interactions with other social categories—shape social, economic, and political outcomes for immigrants, U.S.-born racial and ethnic minorities, and native-born whites.

    Research ProjectSocial Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  106. Scowcroft Institute Grants Overview

    The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs provides research grants to support scholars utilizing the George Bush Presidential Library.

    Research ProjectInternational Affairs

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,500
  107. SDAO Scholarship and Grant Fund

    The Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO) administers the SDAO Scholarship and Grant Fund to cover registration fees for SDAO/SDIS trainings, approved external educational opportunities (affiliate conferences/trainings), and other association‑defined programs that support special district operations; travel expenses are generally not covered except in limited cases when registration is complimentary or nominal.

    ScholarshipPublic Administration

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  108. Seamus Hogan Research Prize

    The New Zealand Association of Economists awards the Seamus Hogan Research Prize (NZ$1,000) for the best public policy paper by a student presented at the NZAE annual conference, judged on clarity of presentation, critical application of economics to policy, and appropriate use of empirical and theoretical tools.

    ScholarshipEconomics; Public Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,000
  109. Small Organization Grants (Small Grants)

    The Community Foundation of North Louisiana offers Small Organization Grants to support programs in various fields, including arts, education, and human services.

    OtherArts and Culture; Civic Engagement; Economic Development; Education; Environment; Health & Science; Human Services; Organizational Development

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $10,000
  110. Smith Richardson Foundation - Research Grants (International Security, Foreign Policy, Domestic Public Policy)

    Smith Richardson Foundation’s International Security and Foreign Policy and Domestic Public Policy programs fund research and writing that advance knowledge on the Foundation’s identified public‑policy priority areas.

    Research ProjectPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  111. Sociological Initiatives Foundation Research Grants

    Sociological Initiatives Foundation (SIF) funds U.S.-focused sociological and linguistic research that connects scholarship to social action to improve equality and social conditions, prioritizing institutional analyses of laws, policies, regulations and normative practices that perpetuate racism, xenophobia, classism, gender bias, exploitation and human-rights violations.

    Research ProjectSociology; Linguistics; Social Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000
  112. Special Projects Fund

    The American Political Science Association (APSA) is offering grants through its Special Projects Fund to support collaborative initiatives that enhance the political science discipline.

    Collaboration/Cooperative AgreementPolitical Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000
  113. Spring Centennial Center Research Grants (APSA Small Research Grant Program)

    The American Political Science Association’s Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs offers a portfolio of grants, fellowships, and professional-development awards — including $2,500 small research grants, collaborative grants up to $10,000, over $100,000 annually in Centennial Center research funding, the four-day ICER fellowship for up to 20 scholars, the Fund for Latino Scholarship, and a remote Public Scholarship Fellowship.

    Research ProjectPolitical Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,500
  114. SPSSI Grants-In-Aid Program (GIA)

    The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), funded by the Sophie and Shirley Cohen Memorial Fund and membership contributions, offers Grants‑in‑Aid to support scientific research on social problems aligned with SPSSI priorities, with particular encouragement for unique or timely projects, work at underrepresented institutions, graduate students and junior scholars, volunteer teams, and full (not pilot) studies.

    Research ProjectSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,000
  115. Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship

    The Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship, sponsored by the Stanton Foundation, provides a unique opportunity for post-doctoral scholars to delve into nuclear security research.

    FellowshipSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000
  116. 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

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  117. Theodore C. Sorensen Research Fellowship

    The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation offers the Theodore C. Sorensen Research Fellowship, funded by Mr. Sorensen, a former advisor to President Kennedy.

    FellowshipHistory; Political Science; Journalism

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $3,600
  118. U.S. Fulbright Distinguished Chair Opportunities

    The Australian-American Fulbright Commission funds Distinguished Chair scholarships for qualified U.S. academics and professionals to undertake full‑time research and educational exchange at Australian host institutions (typically 4–6 months); common entitlements include Medicare coverage for the scholar, Health and Accident Insurance (ASPE) up to US$100,000, alumni network access, and Commission support for administration and visas, with international travel funding generally limited to travel between the U.S. and Australia on American or Australian carriers.

    FellowshipPublic policy; Advanced science and technology; Health; Cultural competence; Entrepreneurship and innovation; Arts; Humanities; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $100,000
  119. Weatherhead Research Clusters

    The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University provides research cluster grants, supporting interdisciplinary social science investigations over three years.

    Research ProjectInternational Affairs; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $200,000
  120. Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Article Prize

    The Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia (University of Michigan) awards an annual Article Prize for an outstanding English‑language, peer‑reviewed social science research article on Eastern Europe or Eurasia; the prize carries a $1,000 cash award and is presented at the ASEEES Annual Convention.

    OtherSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,000
  121. William Spriggs Memorial Award

    The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) awards the William Spriggs Memorial Award to recognize trailblazing academics and practitioners who have advanced understanding of racial discrimination in public policy, education, labor markets, academic disciplines, or society.

    OtherPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,500
  122. Women’s Giving Circle 2025 Grant – Civic Engagement & Community Advocacy

    The Women’s Giving Circle of Missoula County (Missoula Community Foundation) is offering a 2025 grant to support organizations engaged in civic engagement and community advocacy; applications are open July 15–August 30, 2025.

    OtherCivic Engagement; Community Advocacy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  123. Zintellect - Listings of internships, experiential learning opportunities, fellowships and scholarships

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) offers the ICAR - Consortium on Habitability and Atmospheres of M-dwarf Planets (CHAMPs) fellowship to support interdisciplinary research on the habitability of M-dwarf planets and their atmospheres.

    OtherBusiness; Chemistry and Materials Sciences; Communications and Graphics Design; Computer, Information, and Data Sciences; Earth and Geosciences; Engineering; Environmental and Marine Sciences; Life Health and Medical Sciences; Mathematics and Statistics; Other Non-Science & Engineering; Physics; Science & Engineering-related; Social and Behavioral Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  124. Zintellect opportunity listings portal (internships, fellowships, scholarships)

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) offers a postdoctoral fellowship through the NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) to investigate the formation and evolution of prebiotic organics in extraterrestrial environments, focusing on astrochemistry's role in the origin of life.

    OtherMultiple disciplines (Business; Chemistry and Materials Sciences; Communications and Graphics Design; Computer, Information, and Data Sciences; Earth and Geosciences; Engineering; Environmental and Marine Sciences; Life, Health and Medical Sciences; Mathematics and Statistics; Physics; Science & Engineering-related; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Other Non-Science & Engineering)

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

Student funding

Programs for students and researchers on the move

Fellowship 36

  1. World Politics & Statecraft Fellowship

    Smith Richardson Foundation’s World Politics and Statecraft Fellowship awards up to twenty $10,000 grants annually to support Ph.D. dissertation research on American foreign policy, international relations, international security, strategic studies, area studies, and diplomatic and military history, funding field work, archival research, and language training.

    FellowshipAmerican foreign policy; International relations; International security; Strategic studies; Area studies; Diplomatic and military history

    Deadline
    Amount
    $10,000
  2. O 2Donnell Grant Program

    The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs (Bush School, Texas A&M) administers the Peter and Edith O’Donnell Grant Program, offering reimbursable awards of $500–$2,500 to defray travel, living, and related expenses for scholars conducting research at the George Bush Presidential Library; applications are due Nov 2, 2026, with awards announced by Jan 2027 and an award period of Jan 2027–July 2028.

    FellowshipInternational Affairs

    Deadline
    Amount
    $2,500
  3. CHCI Public Policy Fellowship Program

    The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) offers a nine-month, paid Public Policy Fellowship in Washington, D.C., providing recent college graduates with placements in congressional offices, federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, or the private sector.

    FellowshipPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Amount
    $34,200
  4. Postgraduate Fellowship Program (Masters or JD)

    The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) offers the Postgraduate Fellowship Program, a nine-month paid fellowship providing hands-on experience across a range of public policy areas for exceptional Latinos and individuals deeply committed to the Latino community.

    FellowshipPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Amount
    Not listed
  5. AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF)

    The AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships offer a unique opportunity for STEM professionals to immerse themselves in federal policy work.

    FellowshipEngineering; Life Sciences/Health Sciences; Physical Sciences; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000
  6. APSA Congressional Fellowship Program

    The American Political Science Association (APSA) sponsors the Congressional Fellowship Program, which funds year‑long placements in the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, and other congressional offices to provide firsthand experience of Congress and policymaking, complemented by an intensive orientation and ongoing enrichment activities.

    FellowshipPolitical Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  7. ASF Visiting Lectureships to Host Norwegian and Swedish Lecturers

    The American-Scandinavian Foundation offers semester-long visiting lectureship awards for U.S. colleges and universities to host a Norwegian or Swedish lecturer, providing a $20,000 teaching/research stipend, a $5,000 travel stipend for outside appearances, and J‑1 short-term scholar visa sponsorship.

    FellowshipContemporary Studies; Public Policy; Conflict Resolution; Environmental Studies; Multiculturalism; Healthcare

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000
  8. Botstiber Visiting Professorship / Botstiber Compact Seminar in Austrian Studies (UC Berkeley)

    The Botstiber Institute for Austrian‑American Studies sponsors a Botstiber Visiting Professorship/Compact Seminar at UC Berkeley’s Institute of European Studies to fund a visiting professor who will teach a 2‑unit compact seminar and deliver a public Botstiber Lecture on the historical relationship between the United States and Austria (including lands of the former Habsburg Empire).

    FellowshipAustrian Studies; Humanities; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  9. Carvalho International Research Fellowship

    The Government Accountability Project invites faculty members in the social sciences to apply for the Carvalho International Research Fellowship, a three-month opportunity to delve into corruption, illegality, and whistleblowing on an international scale.

    FellowshipSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000
  10. Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program

    The Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program, sponsored by the University of Southern California, offers a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to immerse themselves in international affairs.

    FellowshipInternational Affairs

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $3,200
  11. 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
    Not listed
    Amount
    $100,000
  12. Dulles Research Institute Research Grant Program

    Dulles Research Institute's Research Grant Program offers awards up to $20,000 to support original research on sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and/or healthy priesthood in the Catholic Church, accepting qualitative or quantitative proposals from any discipline that can demonstrate relevance to the DRI’s mission and without regard to applicants’ religious affiliation.

    FellowshipCriminology/Criminal Justice; Sociology; Social Work; Theology/Religious Studies; Anthropology; Law/Canon Law; Public Policy; Organizational Development; Organizational Leadership; History; Psychology/Psychiatry; or other fields demonstrating relevance to the DRI mission

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $20,000
  13. Eisenhower Global Scholars Program — postgraduate study at University of Oxford and IE University

    The Eisenhower Global Scholars Program, run by Eisenhower Fellows, funds up to four U.S. university graduates annually for a full academic year of postgraduate study—leading to a Master in Public Policy at Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government or a Master in International Relations at IE University—combined with hands-on experience and immersion in the Eisenhower Fellows global network.

    FellowshipPublic Policy; International Relations

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  14. Elise J. Bean Oversight Fellowship Program

    Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy at Wayne State University Law School offers the Elise J. Bean Oversight Fellowship, an annual non‑resident award (renamed in 2025) that for 2026/27 provides $10,000 to one early‑career scholar to research and produce a paper on congressional or state legislative oversight.

    FellowshipLaw; Political Science; Public Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $10,000
  15. Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowships (IRP)

    The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) offers two-year Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowships that provide flexible funding, individualized mentoring by senior poverty scholars, quarterly cohort meetings, and opportunities to showcase research to strengthen career development for exceptional junior scholars from underrepresented populations.

    FellowshipSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  16. Emerging Scholars Program — two-year, full-time fellowship

    Mercatus Center at George Mason University offers the Emerging Scholars Program, a full‑time, two‑year fellowship based in Arlington, VA that funds rising public intellectuals to pursue innovative, ideas‑driven research and public‑facing projects advancing classical‑liberal principles.

    FellowshipPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  17. Explorers Club Exploration Fund Grant

    The Explorers Club offers the Exploration Fund Grant, supporting students at various academic levels with funding for exploration and field research.

    FellowshipEngineering; Life Sciences/Health Sciences; Physical Sciences; Social Sciences; Interdisciplinary

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $5,000
  18. Harold Gulliksen Psychometric Research Fellowship

    The Educational Testing Service (ETS) offers the Harold Gulliksen Psychometric Research Fellowship to support doctoral students in the field of educational assessment and psychometrics.

    FellowshipSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  19. Haynes Lindley Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

    The John Randolph Haynes Foundation offers annual fellowships to support PhD students in the social sciences at select Los Angeles-area institutions.

    FellowshipSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000
  20. Horowitz Foundation Dissertation Grant (PhD/DrPH candidates)

    The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy (founded by Mary Curtis Horowitz and Irving Louis Horowitz) provides merit-based dissertation grants to support social-science research with a social policy application.

    FellowshipSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $10,000
  21. Huerta Center Graduate Student Research Grant

    The Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas (Huerta Center) at UC Santa Cruz offers graduate student awards—research grants up to $1,000, the Lionel Cantú Memorial Award ($600–$700), and a modest professional development fund—to support research travel, archival/data collection, supplies and services, and conference presentation or job-market expenses in Chicanx/Latinx/Latin American, migration, cross-border/hemispheric, and human-rights related fields.

    FellowshipChicanx/Latinx/Latin American studies; Migration studies; Cross-border/hemispheric studies; Human rights

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,000
  22. Ikeda Center Education Fellows Program

    The Ikeda Center, a foundation, offers a $10,000 annual fellowship for two years to support doctoral research in Ikeda/Soka studies in education.

    FellowshipSocial Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $10,000
  23. Individual Research Fellowship (IRF) — APDD/SSRC (2026)

    The Social Science Research Council’s APDD program, funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, offers the Individual Research Fellowship (IRF) to support independent African peacebuilding research, awarding up to nine fellowships in 2026 of up to $12,000 each.

    FellowshipPeacebuilding; Conflict studies; Social sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $12,000
  24. IRP Visiting Poverty Scholars Program

    The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) offers the Visiting Poverty Scholars Program to support research by U.S.-based poverty scholars from low-income backgrounds and to enhance their professional resources and networks.

    FellowshipSocial Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  25. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship (Guggenheim Fellowship)

    The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awards competitive Guggenheim Fellowships to scholars, scientists, poets, artists, and writers to support advanced, independent research or creative work across the arts, humanities, natural and social sciences.

    FellowshipCreative Arts; Humanities; Interdisciplinary Studies; Social Sciences; Natural Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

Scholarship 3

  1. Kellogg/Kroc Undergraduate Research Grants (Notre Dame)

    The Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame offer summer undergraduate research grants—typically up to $6,000 (increase possible in exceptional cases)—to support student research with a clear international dimension aligned with the institutes’ thematic priorities, to be conducted abroad or, when demonstrably appropriate, in the United States.

    ScholarshipInternational Studies; Peace Studies

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $6,000
  2. SDAO Scholarship and Grant Fund

    The Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO) administers the SDAO Scholarship and Grant Fund to cover registration fees for SDAO/SDIS trainings, approved external educational opportunities (affiliate conferences/trainings), and other association‑defined programs that support special district operations; travel expenses are generally not covered except in limited cases when registration is complimentary or nominal.

    ScholarshipPublic Administration

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  3. Seamus Hogan Research Prize

    The New Zealand Association of Economists awards the Seamus Hogan Research Prize (NZ$1,000) for the best public policy paper by a student presented at the NZAE annual conference, judged on clarity of presentation, critical application of economics to policy, and appropriate use of empirical and theoretical tools.

    ScholarshipEconomics; Public Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $1,000

Post-doctoral 4

  1. AI and Society Post-doctoral Fellowship Program

    The New York Academy of Sciences, in partnership with Arizona State University’s School for the Future of Innovation in Society, offers a postdoctoral AI and Society Fellowship to cultivate multidisciplinary scholars who integrate technical AI research with social science and humanities perspectives to address ethical and societal impacts of AI.

    Post-doctoralArtificial Intelligence; Computer Science; Social Sciences; Humanities; Neuroscience

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  2. China Public Policy Postdoctoral Fellowship

    Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia offers a single China Public Policy Postdoctoral Fellowship supporting up to two years of research in contemporary Chinese public policy, with a $65,000 annual stipend and a dedicated workspace.

    Post-doctoralPublic Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $65,000
  3. National Poverty Fellows Program

    The National Poverty Fellows (NPF) Program, a federal government–university partnership administered by the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at UW–Madison, supports postdoctoral scholars conducting high-quality, policy-relevant research on poverty and economic mobility in the United States.

    Post-doctoralSocial Policy

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed
  4. Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience

    Columbia University is inviting applications for its Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience program, offering three postdoctoral positions.

    Post-doctoralInterdisciplinary; Arts and Humanities; Life Sciences/Health Sciences; Physical Sciences; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $80,000

Travel 6

  1. Convention Inclusion Travel Grant

    The Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) offers the Diversity and Inclusion Convention Travel Grant to support underrepresented minority students in attending the ASEEES Annual Convention.

    TravelHumanities; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $500
  2. Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Predissertation-Summer Travel Grant in China Studies

    The Henry Luce Foundation, in partnership with the American Council of Learned Studies (ACLS), offers a predissertation travel grant for PhD students to conduct research in China.

    TravelArts and Humanities; Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $25,000
  3. ICMA Conference Travel Award

    Illinois City/County Management Association (ILCMA) and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) offer the ICMA Conference Travel Award: ICMA will waive registration fees for two ILCMA members and ILCMA will match that dollar amount to help defray transportation and housing.

    TravelPublic Administration

    Deadline
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    Amount
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  4. Kellogg Institute Conference Travel Grants

    The Kellogg Institute at the University of Notre Dame offers Conference Travel Grants to help Kellogg Doctoral Student Affiliates cover travel costs for presenting papers at academic conferences or other invited presentation forums, with individual awards generally up to $2,000 (effective July 1, 2024) and applications reviewed on a rolling basis (apply soon after confirmation and no later than 30 days before travel).

    TravelInternational Studies

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $2,000
  5. Pelto International Award — Travel scholarship to attend SfAA Annual Meeting

    The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) offers the Pelto International Award, a travel scholarship to bring an international scholar or practitioner in applied social sciences to the SfAA Annual Meeting.

    TravelSocial Science

    Deadline
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    Amount
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  6. Pelto International Award — Travel scholarship to attend SfAA Annual Meeting

    The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) sponsors the Pelto International Award, a nomination-based travel scholarship that brings an international applied social science scholar or practitioner to the SfAA Annual Meeting in honor of Pertti “Bert” Pelto’s commitment to global academic networks.

    TravelSocial Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    Not listed

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