Funding
This article gives a sampling of organizations offering fellowships, research, or travel funding in the areas of political science, sociology, criminology, public policy, foreign relations, and social justice.
Below is a sampling of organizations offering fellowships, research or travel funding in the areas of political science, sociology, criminology, public policy, foreign relations, and social justice. Hopefully this serves as a starting point and can lead to other ideas or connections for funding.
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS
American Political Science Association (APSA)
- Grants Fellowships and Funding in the Discipline http://www.apsanet.org/grants
- Outside of APSA - http://www.apsanet.org/grants/other
International Sociological Association Fellowships
International Sociological Association Funding Opportunities
American Society of Criminology Awards and Fellowships
American Political Science Association Grants, Fellowships and Funding
American Sociological Association Minority Doctoral Graduate Fellowships - Download Flyer
American Anthropological Association Minority Dissertation Fellowship
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Presidential Management Fellows Program
The White House Fellows Program
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Graduate Fellowships in Science & Technology
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Congressional Fellows Program
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute - Graduate Fellowship Program
Library of Congress - Kluge Center Fellowships
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Glasgow Human Rights Network - join their listserv to get current info and funding announcements
FOUNDATIONS
Hispanic Scholarship Fund for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Public Policy Fellowship Program
Harold W. Rosenthal Graduate Fellowship in International Relations
LBJ Foundation Research Grants
Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship - to promote responsible journalism
Point Foundation National LGBTQ Scholarship Fund - Undergraduate and Graduate
Gerald Ford Foundation Research Travel Grants
von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship Program - research in Germany
Charles Koch Foundation Requests for Proposals - Rolling Deadlines
Areas:
- Foundation of Well-Being
- Corporate Welfare Reform
- Toleration & Free Speech
- Foreign Policy
- Criminal Justice & Policing Reform
- Technology & Innovation
- Economic Freedom
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NONPROFIT AGENCIES
Open Society Foundation Fellowship - March deadline
The Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation - Program on Philanthropy and Social Enterprise
Institute for Humane Studies Travel Grant - for presenting on research related to "advancing the principles of freedom"
National Urban Fellows Program - to support change agents in the public and non-profit sectors, with a strong commitment to social justice and equity
The Humanity in Action Fellowship - to explore national histories of discrimination and resistance
International Career Advancement Program
Council on Foreign Relations Fellowships
Soros Justice Fellowship in Criminal Justice
Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship for Foreign Service
Center for Social Inclusion Maya Wiley Fellowship
Center for Social Inclusion Senior Fellowship
The Greenlining Institute Policy Fellowships
Ashoka ChangeMakers and Social Entrepreneurship Fellows Program
Boren Fellowships for Critical Languages
Bridging the Gap Project Fellowship Programs - policy-relevant research and theoretically grounded policy work
Center for Third World Organizing Movement Activist Apprenticeship Program (MAAP)
Center for Third World Organizing Participants of our Community Action Trainings (CAT)
Congressional Hunger Center - Social Justice Training and Field Experience in fighting hunger and poverty
The College Board Professional Fellowship Program - for equity, excellence and achievement in education
Coro Fellows Program for Change Makers
International Human Rights Exchange Study Abroad
CONFLICT RESOLUTION ORGANIZATIONS
Alternatives - Solidarity in Action
Oxford Center for Mission Studies
International Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP)
Pact World Org - improve the lives of those who are poor and marginalized; all people exercise their voice, build their own solutions and take ownership of their future
Association for the Development for Civic and European Initiatives - considers mobility as a way to integrate, mix and promote people, enabling them to acquire social, professional and intercultural competences.
OTHER LISTS OR CENTERS
Social Science Research Council Fellowships
Fellowships for U.S. Minorities in Humanities, Social Sciences, Business, and Other Fields
UNIGO Hispanic Scholarships Directory - For Graduate Students
Global Religion Research Initiative Fellowships and Opportunities