Funding Sources: Humanities, Social Sciences
Federal Grant Opportunities
- Department of Justice (DOJ) - Office of Justice Programs Solicitations
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) - Grants
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant Programs
- National Science Foundation (NSF) - Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE)
Non-Federal Grant Opportunities
(Looking for Fellowships?)
- American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) - Funding Programs
- Social Science Research Council (SSRC) - Current Solicitations
- Institute of Museum and Library Services - Open Solicitations
- Russel Sage Foundation – Research Programs
- Smith Richardson Foundation – Domestic Public Policy Grants
- Humanities Without Walls - Initiatives
- American Philosophical Society - Fellowships & Grants
- American Sociological Association – Grants & Fellowships
- Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation - Research Grants
- Institute for New Economic Thinking – Grants & Research Programs
- Spencer Foundation - Programs
- Open Society Foundations – Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships
Early Investigators
- Greenwall Foundation – Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics*
- William T Grant Foundation – Scholars Programs*
- Russel Sage Foundation - Behavioral Economics Small Grants
*limited submission- please follow the NU Office for Research Limited Submissions Process
Northwestern offices
- The Office of Research Development can help you search funding databases for opportunities related to your specific research interests or facilitate collaborative research relationships with other faculty members.
- The Office of Foundation Relations assists with both seeking and applying for funding from a number of foundations.
- Corporate Engagement works to establish partnerships between faculty and corporate sponsors