Where do we get funding?

[canklean]

So we all know how it is, academia is undernourished right now and university/external funding is scarce, but still out there in odd and obscure places. I was thinking that a thread of opportunities on this forum might be helpful to continuously revisit and discover what opportunities are new / relatively unknown / hard to find.

 

I know that being in the under-appreciated social sciences we have the tendency of getting territorial with our access to the very limited watering hole, but if everyone chips in some info, all of us will probably learn of opportunities that we weren't previously aware of. 

 

I'll go first, but it's likely you all already know of these:

 

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program 

http://www.nsfgrfp.org

 

Fulbright (kind of a no-brainer)

http://us.fulbrightonline.org

 

Archeological Institute of America (I don't apply for this but I happen to know of it…)

http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10007

 

 

 

 

 

[canklean]

Also I know there was a thread about this below, but this is more oriented towards listing fellowships and grants. Might be easier to navigate and revisit. 

Edited March 31, 2014 by canklean

[Monochrome Spring]

If you do field work, there is bound to be funding through your field station and through the major journals in your area of study.

[DigDeep(inactive)]

To begin, check out Dukes amazing website: https://researchfunding.duke.edu/List.asp?SearchTerm=&Category.CatID=15&Eligibility1.E1ID=9&StartDate=&EndDate=&StartPostDate=&EndPostDate=&AmountNumber=&SearchType=Advanced+Search

 

 

National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant (SBE DDRG: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13453)

[different than above]

 

National Foundation for Global Scholars (http://www.foundationforglobalscholars.org/) - Travel grants, study abroad

 

The McNeal Center for Early American Studies (http://www.mceas.org/dissertationfellowships.shtml)

 

Wenner-Gren Foundation - http://www.wennergren.org/programs/

 

National Geographic Grants and Fellowships (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/grants-programs/)

 

Smithsonian Fellowships and Internships (http://www.smithsonianofi.com/)

 

Leakey Foundation for Human Origins Research (http://leakeyfoundation.org/grants-overview/)

 

Social Science Research Council (SSRC: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/)

 

Russel Sage Foundation (http://www.russellsage.org/how-to-apply)

 

Horowitz Foundation (http://www.horowitz-foundation.org/)

 

National Institute of Health (http://obssr.od.nih.gov/funding_opportunities/foas/)

 

Harry Frank Gugenheim Foundation (http://www.hfg.org/rg/guidelines.htm)

 

 

[Daisy123]

generally speaking, do you have to be ENROLLED in an institution to be able to apply to most of these.

[DigDeep(inactive)]

generally speaking, do you have to be ENROLLED in an institution to be able to apply to most of these.

Yes

[fasboo]

thats what i dont understand - if you have to be enrolled to apply for these - then what are the major support you can apply while your applying?

[Monochrome Spring]

thats what i dont understand - if you have to be enrolled to apply for these - then what are the major support you can apply while your applying?

 

The support may be contingent upon your enrollment during the time that the award is distributed. You can apply for funding while you apply to graduate programs, but you must be enrolled at a graduate program in order to receive the award.

[Daisy123]

ahh that makes sense. And, if we are just AFFILIATED on paper without taking classes , we can probably just still apply

[DigDeep(inactive)]

ahh that makes sense. And, if we are just AFFILIATED on paper without taking classes , we can probably just still apply

 

If by affiliated you mean enrolled and not taking courses, yes. It varies per grant. For example, some grants ask for transcripts showing current enrollment. That is, some are merit based and require transcripts only and some are research based that require proposals be written. Most undergraduate to graduate school grants are the former, and most graduate grants, the latter. However, it's not always so black and white. They all require lots of research, time, and work..That's why most do not apply for them. 

 

I think the easiest grants (smaller pool of applicants, easier access, general familiarity with process, etc.) are those that are inter-departmental. Whilst in grad school, travel grants are usually given without even an application as long as you are presenting something. However, there are also larger research grants that require proposals, and these should always be applied for, in my opinion. 

Edited April 2, 2014 by DigDeep

[sarab]

I don't know if you've heard, but NSF might not be something we can count on much longer http://blog.aaanet.org/2014/03/11/take-a-standforscience/

 

Contact your representatives!

[anthro2014]

Just chiming in to say that you do not need to be enrolled or even affiliated with a program to get some of these. I applied for Ford Pre-Doctoral and received an Honorable Mention last week, which puts me in a better position to get the actual fellowship next year once I am in fact enrolled this fall.

[Forsaken in LA]

Just chiming in to say that you do not need to be enrolled or even affiliated with a program to get some of these. I applied for Ford Pre-Doctoral and received an Honorable Mention last week, which puts me in a better position to get the actual fellowship next year once I am in fact enrolled this fall.

congrats on that!