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Social Sciences and Humanities

  • American Indian Graduate Center
    Fellowships and scholarships for predoctoral Native American Indians in a number of areas of study.
    www.aigcs.org

  • The American Political Science Association Minority Fellows
    "The APSA Minority Fellows Program, which was established in 1969 as an effort to increase the number of minority scholars in the discipline, has designated more than 300 fellows and contributed to the successful completion of doctoral political science programs for over 70 individuals."
    www.apsanet.org/content_3284.cfm

  • Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
    "The fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations appropriate to the Newcombe Fellowship competition might explore the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature."
    www.woodrow.org/newcombe

  • International Dissertation Research Fellowship
    The IDRF is designed to support distinguished graduate students in the humanities and social sciences who are conducting dissertation research outside the United States. Seventy-five fellowships of approximately $20,000 will be awarded in 2008 with funds provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
    www.ssrc.org/programs/idrf/

  • International Research and Exchanges Individual Advanced Research Opportunities
    "Fellowships are available to masters and doctoral students, post-docs, and professionals with advanced degrees for overseas research on contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments relevant to US foreign policy."
    www.irex.org/project/individual-advanced-research-opportunities-iaro

  • The McNeal Center for Early American Studies
    Doctoral candidates from any PhD-granting institution who are in the research or writing stage of the dissertation are eligible to compete for these fellowships. Any project dealing with the histories and cultures of North America in the Atlantic world before 1850 will be considered. Proposals dependent on the use of Philadelphia-area archives and libraries are particularly welcome. Applications are encouraged from students of all relevant disciplines, including African American Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Economics, Folklore, Gender Studies, History, Law, Literature, Music, Political Science, Religion, Urban Studies, and Women's Studies.
    www.mceas.org/dissertationfellowships.htm

  • Phillips Fund Grant for Native American Research
    "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. Grants are not made for projects in archaeology, ethnography, psycholinguistics, or for the preparation of pedagogical materials. The committee distinguishes ethnohistory from contemporary ethnography as the study of cultures and culture change through time. The grants are intended for such costs as travel, tapes, films, and consultants' fees but not for the purchase of books or permanent equipment."
    www.amphilsoc.org/grants/phillips

  • Social Science Research Council
    "SSRC fellowship and grant programs provide support and professional recognition to innovators within fields, and especially to younger researchers whose work and ideas will have longer-term impact on society and scholarship. These programs often target the spaces between disciplines, where new perspectives emerge and struggle for acceptance, thus ensuring the production of knowledge and expertise on key topics, regions, and social challenges. They promote the diversification of knowledge production, strengthening research by ensuring that it remains open to (and challenged by) a range of perspectives, backgrounds, and nationalities."
    http://fellowships.ssrc.org