social sciences

October 1, 2020

Horowitz Foundation Dissertation Research Grants — 12/1/2021

The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy was established in 1997 to support the advancement of research and understanding in the major fields of the social sciences, which include psychology, anthropology, sociology, economics, urban affairs, area studies, and political science. Grants are based solely on merit. Each is worth a total of $7,500;…

March 5, 2020

The ISSI Graduate Fellows Program — 3/30/2020

The Institute for the Study of Societal Issues has announced a call for applications for the Graduate Fellows Program (GFP). In its forty years of existence, the Program has provided an interdisciplinary research and training environment as a complement to, and resource for, graduate programs in the social sciences and…

February 13, 2019

Matrix Research Teams Proposals — 3/29/2019

UC Berkeley faculty, graduate students, and researchers are invited to submit proposals for Matrix Research Teams for the 2019 – 2020 academic year. Matrix Research Teams are groups of scholars who gather regularly to explore or develop a novel question of significance in the social sciences. Successful…
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January 14, 2019

Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Competition for Recent PhDs — 3/13/2019

ACLS invites applications for the ninth competition of the Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows program. This year the program will place up to 21 recent PhDs from the humanities and humanistic social sciences in two-year term staff positions at partnering organizations in government and the nonprofit sector. Fellows will participate in…

November 15, 2018

Berkeley – Austria Research Fellowships — 2/1/2019

The UC Berkeley Institute of European Studies and the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation announced a competition for a Pre-Dissertation and Dissertation Research Grant for graduate students in the Social Sciences (including Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Law, History, Music, and Sociology) and all areas in the Humanities at all UC Campuses.

October 3, 2018

CAORC Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program — 1/24/2019

Multi-Country Fellowship Program The Council of American Overseas Research Centers Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program supports advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their Ph.D. Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative…

August 13, 2018

Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies Scholarships — 10/1/2018

This program is open to all recent Ph.D. recipients and doctoral candidates in the social sciences or law. The Academy Scholars Program identifies and supports outstanding scholars at the start of their careers whose work combines disciplinary excellence in the social sciences or law with a command of the language…

May 29, 2018

Big Ideas Contest & Positions for Berkeley Students

Big Ideas Is Recruiting Innovation Ambassadors Are you interested in social impact, entrepreneurship and innovation, or public service? Big Ideas is recruiting highly motivated UC students to serve as Innovation Ambassadors at each UC campus. Innovation Ambassadors work with students, academic and industry leaders, and the Big…

April 12, 2018

Mentorship in the Social Sciences — 4/23/2018

Faculty mentorship is a key ingredient in the development of our graduate and professional student researchers. The recent “Nature Research: Health of Research Groups” symposium at Berkeley identified the importance of supporting PIs in their roles as mentors for research trainees, both for the university, and academia at large.

November 7, 2017

Abstracts Invited for Graduate Research Symposium — 12/8/2017

The William & Mary’s Graduate Research Symposium Committee is seeking abstract submissions from currently enrolled graduate students in the following discipline(s): American Studies, Anthropology, Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, History, Physics, Psychology, and Public Policy.  This broadly themed conference is designed to bring together Arts &…

September 25, 2017

Center for Engaged Scholarship (CES) Dissertation Fellowships — 12/15/2017

The Center for Engaged Scholarship (CES) is accepting applications from Ph.D. students in the social sciences who have already completed all departmental and institutional requirements for the Ph.D. degree, including approval of the dissertation proposal. The only requirement not completed must be the writing and, where required, the defense of the dissertation. The…

December 15, 2015

Fellowship for Social Science Dissertation Students — 1/31/2016

The Center for Engaged Scholarship, a fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives in San Francisco,  is accepting applications for dissertation fellowships of $25,000 each. The Center supports “scholarship that can move us to a society that is more egalitarian, more democratic, and committed to environmental sustainability.” Students working on…