Fellowship and Grant Opportunities
for Faculty

Humanities and Social Sciences
Deadlines: February 2008 - July 2008


  • Research Support (May or May Not Include Salary Support or Stipend)


RESEARCH SUPPORT (MAY OR MAY NOT INLUDE SALARY SUPPORT OR STIPEND)

(by deadline)


NOTE: Many deadlines are anticipated deadlines, based on prior application cycles. Please confirm deadlines with the funding agencies

Resources for the Future
Krutilla Research Stipend
DEADLINE: February 29, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: The award is open to young scholars who are no more than five years beyond receipt of the doctorate.
ABSTRACT: The focus of the award is research related to environmental and resource economics. The awardee may be invited to present the results of the research activities at RFF in the year after completion of the work.
URL: http://www.rff.org

American Historical Association
Small Research Grants
DEADLINE: February 15, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: Only AHA members are eligible. Preference will be given to junior scholars and Ph.D. candidates.
ABSTRACT: The American Historical Association offers the following four small grants:
Beveridge Grant: supports research in the history of the Western Hemisphere; Kraus Research Grant: supports research in colonial American history, especially the intercultural aspects of American/European relations; Littleton-Griswold Grant: supports research in U.S. legal history and the field of law and society; Schmitt Grants: support research in the history of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The grants are intended to further research in progress and may be used, for example, for travel to a library or archive, for microfilms, for photographs, or for photocopying (other expenses, such as child care, can be included).
URL: http://www.historians.org/prizes/index.cfm

Association for Asian Studies, Inc.
Short-Term Travel to Japan for Professional Purposes
DEADLINE: February 15, 2008 for spring/summer awards
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must have a Ph.D. or comparable professional qualifications. Applicants must not have received funds in this category within the past five years.
CITIZENSHIP: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
ABSTRACT: The Northeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies, in conjunction with the Japan-United States Friendship Commission, supports a variety of grant programs in Japanese studies designed to facilitate the research of individual scholars, to improve the quality of teaching about Japan on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of Japan into the major academic disciplines. Grants are available to cover expenses in Japan while conducting a specific project explicitly related to Japan, which can be accomplished in the period of time requested.
URL: http://www.aasianst.org/grants/main.htm

Association for Asian Studies, Inc.
Research Travel - North America Awards
DEADLINE: February 15, 2008 for spring/summer awards
ABSTRACT: The Northeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies, in conjunction with the Korea Foundation, offers a grant program in Korean studies designed to assist the research of individual scholars based in North America, to improve the quality of teaching about Korea on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of Korea into the major academic disciplines. The Research Travel - North America Awards are available to scholars who are engaged in research on Korea and wish to use museum, library, or other archival materials located in the United States and Canada. The awards are primarily intended to support postdoctoral research. Predoctoral dissertation research will be considered.
URL: http://www.aasianst.org/grants/main.htm

Association for Asian Studies, Inc.
Short-Term Research Travel to Korea Grants
DEADLINE: February 15, 2008 for spring/summer awards
ELIGIBILITY: Individual scholars should be based in North America.
CITIZENSHIP: US or Canadian citizenship
ABSTRACT: The Northeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies, in conjunction with the Korea Foundation, offers a grant program in Korean studies designed to assist the research of individual scholars based in North America, to improve the quality of teaching about Korea on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of Korea into the major academic disciplines. Short-Term Research Travel to Korea Grants are available to cover travel, research, and subsistence expenses on trips to Korea for projects explicitly related to Korean studies that can be accomplished in a relatively short period. These grants are intended for use by scholars who are already familiar with Korea and with their topic, but who need time in Korea in order to complete their work.
URL: http://www.aasianst.org/grants/main.htm

National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
NEH Collaborative Humanities Research Fellowship
DEADLINE: February 15, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: U.S. citizenship, permanent resident status, or residence in the United States for three years before date of application are required. Candidates must have a working knowledge of one or more of the languages of East-Central Europe or the NIS, unless they can demonstrate that their research does not require it.
ABSTRACT: Postdoctoral scholars from the United States in the humanities may apply for collaborative research opportunities at universities and institutes in any country of East-Central Europe and the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union. Topics are not restricted to regional or area studies; however, the project must involve at least one collaborator from the region and research in the region itself. Especially encouraged are applications with a strong regional focus and the potential to broaden and strengthen international academic linkages beyond the traditional centers such as Moscow, St. Petersburg, Warsaw, and Prague.
URL: http://www.nceeer.org/Programs/NEH_fellowship.html

American Educational Research Association
Research Grants Program
DEADLINE: February 22, 2008 (for review in March)
ELIGIBILITY: Research Grants are available for faculty at institutions of higher education, postdoctoral researchers, and other doctoral-level researchers. Applicants must have received the doctoral degree by the start date of the grant. Researchers who have previously received a Research Grant as a PI or Co-PI, a Postdoctoral Fellowship, or an AERA Fellowship through the AERA Grants Program may not apply for a Research Grant.
ABSTRACT: The program's goals are (1) to stimulate research on issues related to U.S. education policy and practice using NCES and NSF data sets; (2) to improve the educational research community's firsthand knowledge of the range of data available at the two agencies and how to use them; and (3) to increase the number of educational researchers using the data sets. The program supports research projects that are quantitative in nature, include the analysis of existing data from NCES and NSF, and have U.S. education policy relevance. AERA invites education policy- and practice-related research proposals using NCES, NSF, and other national data bases. Applications are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics.
URL: http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/res_training/res_grants/RGFly.html

Association for the Sociology of Religion
Fichter Research Grants
DEADLINE: March 1, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be members of the ASR and also have been members at least during the year prior to that in which they submit their application. Scholars at the beginning of their careers are particularly encouraged to apply. Dissertation research qualifies for funding.
ABSTRACT: The Association for the Sociology of Religion invites applications for the 2008 Fichter Research Grant Competition from scholars involved in promising research in either of two areas, prioritized as follows: (1) women and religion, gender issues, and feminist perspectives on religion; and (2) sociology of the parish.
URL: http://www.sociologyofreligion.com/FICHEXLP2004.html

American Philosophical Society
Phillips Fund Grant for Native American Research
DEADLINE: March 3, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: The committee prefers to support the work of younger scholars who have received the doctorate. Applications are also accepted from graduate students for research on master's theses or doctoral dissertations.
ABSTRACT: The Phillips Fund of the American Philosophical Society provides grants for research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans in the continental United States and Canada. The committee distinguishes ethnohistory from contemporary ethnography as the study of cultures and culture change through time. Grants are not made for projects in archaeology, ethnography, psycholinguistics, or for the preparation of pedagogical materials.
URL: http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/phillips.htm

United States Department of Justice
National Institute of Justice
Crime and Justice Research - 2008-NIJ-1730
DEADLINE: March 5, 2008
CITIZENSHIP: United States
ABSTRACT: NIJ is seeking applications for funding of social and behavioral research on, and evaluations related to, crime and justice topics relevant to state or local criminal and juvenile justice policy and practice.
URL: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/funding.htm

Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University
Butler Faculty Research Awards
DEADLINE: March 15, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants should be faculty members at an institution of higher education.
ABSTRACT: The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University invites applications for the John Topham and Susan Redd Butler Faculty Research Awards, funded by the John Topham and Susan Redd Butler Research Endowment. The proposed research should illuminate some aspect of the American experience in the Mountain West (defined as including the states of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico). Both new and ongoing projects are eligible.
URL: http://fhss.byu.edu/reddcent/NEWPAGES/AWARDS/NEWFACULTY.htm

Hartford Seminary Religious Research Association
Constant H. Jacquet Research Awards
DEADLINE: April 1, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: The committee especially encourages proposal submissions from scholars who are in the early stages of their careers, as well as proposals from students. Applicants are required to be members of the RRA. Full-time students may join the Association at the time of their application. All others must hold membership in the RRA for at least one full year prior to the application deadline.
ABSTRACT: The Religious Research Association gives awards for applied and basic research on religion each year on a competitive basis, with priority being given to applied projects. In this competition, applied research is that which has an identifiable organizational or institutional client who will use the research results for specific goal-centered activities.
URL: http://rra.hartsem.edu/constant.htm

Religious Research Association
Jacquet Research Awards
DEADLINE: April 1, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must hold a membership with RRA for at least one full year prior to the application deadline.
ABSTRACT: The Religious Research Association gives awards for applied and basic research on religion each year on a competitive basis with priority being given to applied projects. Applied client-centered projects are given priority, but basic research is also regularly funded.
URL: http://rra.hartsem.edu/constant.htm

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.
International Collaborative Research Grants
DEADLINE: June 1, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: Proposals must involve collaboration between two or more researchers of different nationalities who are working in different countries. Each researcher must hold a doctorate or equivalent qualification in anthropology or a related discipline. Scholars are eligible without regard to institutional or departmental affiliation. Priority is given to those projects involving at least one principal investigator who is a citizen of, and is working and residing in, a country where anthropology is underrepresented and where there are limited resources to develop the discipline.
ABSTRACT: The International Collaborative Research Grant supports international research collaborations between two or more qualified scholars, where the principal investigators bring different and complementary perspectives, knowledge, or skills to the project. Supplemental funds are also available to provide essential training for academic research participants in ICRG-funded projects (co-applicants, students, as well as other professional colleagues). By encouraging international collaborations, the grant contributes to the development of an international anthropology that values and incorporates different national perspectives and resources. By providing training funds, the grant helps to build capacity in countries were anthropology may be under-resourced.
URL: http://www.wennergren.org

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.
Postdoctoral Research Grants
DEADLINE: May 1, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants can apply regardless of institutional affiliation, country of residence, or nationality. Current grantees must have completed all requirements of their existing grant, including submission of the final report, before an application for a new project can be accepted.
Postdoctoral Research Grant applications that were unsuccessful in a prior funding cycle may be resubmitted only if they are accompanied by a resubmission statement, explaining how the application is different from the prior application and how the referees' comments have been addressed.
ABSTRACT: The program contributes to the foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. The foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. The foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, or integrate two or more subfields.
URL: http://www.wennergren.org

American Sociological Association
Fund for the Advancement of the Discipline
DEADLINE: June 15, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: Awards are limited to individuals with Ph.D. degrees or the equivalent. Preference is given to applicants who have not previously received an award from this fund.
ABSTRACT: The American Sociological Association invites submissions for the Fund for the Advancement of the Discipline awards. Supported by the ASA and the National Science Foundation, the goal of this award is to nurture the development of scientific knowledge by funding small, ground-breaking research initiatives and other important scientific research activities, such as conferences. FAD awards provide scholars with venture capital for innovative research that has the potential for challenging the discipline, stimulating new lines of research, and creating new networks of scientific collaboration. The award is intended to provide opportunities for substantive and methodological breakthroughs, broaden the dissemination of scientific knowledge, and provide leverage for acquisition of additional research funds.
URL: http://www.asanet.org

Gerda Henkel Foundation
Research Scholarships
DEADLINE: June 29, 2008. Applications for research grants may be submitted to the Gerda Henkel Foundation's head office at any time. The foundation committees meet twice a year, usually in April and October, to consider the applications and decide on funding grants. June 29 is the deadline for consideration at the October meeting.
ABSTRACT: The Gerda Henkel Foundation's funding activities concentrate basically on German and foreign academia in the following fields of historical humanities: History; Prehistory and early history; Archaeology; Art history; History of Islam; Legal history. The foundation will consider applications for financial support for a research project submitted by universities, other research institutes, or similar institutions. The foundation will also consider limited travel and material grants, funding for conferences, and publishing aid.
URL: http://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de

Greenwall Foundation
Interdisciplinary Program in Bioethics
DEADLINE: August 1, 2008
CITIZENSHIP: United States
ABSTRACT: Through its Interdisciplinary Program in Bioethics, The Greenwall Foundation provides funding for physicians, lawyers, philosophers, economists, theologians, and other professionals to address micro and macro issues in bioethics, providing guidance for those engaged in decision making at the bedside as well as those responsible for shaping institutional and public policy. The foundation is especially interested in supporting pilot projects and the work of junior investigators, and it is prepared to address issues regarded by some as sensitive or potentially controversial.
URL: http://www.greenwall.org/guidebio.htm