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Please check back regularly to learn of new funding opportunities from federal agencies, and foundations dedicated to social science research. Internal (BU) funding sources are provided on the Faculty Opportunities page<\/a>. If you would like to announce a funding opportunity,\u00a0 please share with CISS using the Contact form here.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n BU\u2019s Successful Proposal Library<\/a> – Consider donating your own successful proposal to the library.<\/p>\n LEWIS BURKE OPPORTUNITIES<\/strong><\/a> Lewis-Burke\u2019s 2025 Overview of Federal Funding Opportunities for STEM Education. This overview provides information on a wide range of funding opportunities to advance research and implement education and workforce programs in the STEM fields from early childhood education through graduate degree and adult learning programs. This document is also available\u00a0<\/span>here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on our website.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n <\/em> Innovation in Religion and Spirituality Seed Grants<\/a> (07\/01)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The Social Science Research Council is excited to announce the\u00a0Innovation in Religion and Spirituality Seed Grants<\/strong>, the\u00a0<\/span>Religion and the Public Sphere<\/a><\/span>\u00a0program\u2019s seed grant competition offering research support on the wider implications of new forms of religious and spiritual life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Application Dea<\/span>dli<\/span>ne:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n International Fellowships, Urban Studies Foundation<\/a> (07\/06)<\/strong><\/p>\n USF International Fellowships offer up to nine months to urban scholars from the Global South.\u00a0Each award will cover the cost of a visiting sabbatical period at a host university of the candidate\u2019s choice, for the purpose of writing-up the candidate\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>existing<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0research findings in the form of publishable articles, book chapters, and\/or books.<\/span><\/p>\n While \u201cinnovation\u201d is often associated with technological advancements or other brand-new ideas, rapid changes in contemporary life have also shaped religion and spirituality. \u201cInnovation\u201d is one way of framing these changes, but it remains a partial and contested analytic lens, as noted in a recent\u00a0<\/span>forum<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0The Immanent Frame<\/em>. This grant aims to produce a fuller understanding of the dynamics of innovation in religion and spirituality.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The seed grant offers research support over a period of up to 6 months, and grant funds will be up to $10,000 per award.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The seed grant competition is open to all scholars working as professional researchers, postdoctoral researchers, or university faculty, as well as doctoral students who have advanced to candidacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Application Dea<\/span>dli<\/span>ne: <\/span><\/strong>Applications are open now and close\u00a0<\/span>Wednesday, July 1, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Posted: 05\/6\/2026<\/em><\/p>\n Russell Sage Foundation Core Research Grants in Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context, and Race, Ethnicity and Immigration<\/a> (07\/15)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Topic Area: Humanities, Social Sciences<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcb0Funding:<\/strong> $200,000<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Application Dea<\/span>dli<\/span>ne: <\/span><\/strong>July 15 (letter of inquiry)<\/span><\/p>\n Posted: 06\/25\/2026<\/em><\/p>\n John Templeton Foundation<\/a> (07\/15 & 12\/04)<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Purpose: <\/strong>To support interdisciplinary research and public engagement projects that align with the Foundation’s 6 major funding areas, including Character Virtue Development, Life Sciences, Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Public Engagement, Individual Freedom & Free Markets, and Religion, Science, & Society. The Foundation seeks bold ideas that cross disciplinary boundaries and challenge conventional assumptions. This venture focused on understanding the nature, purpose, and future of intelligence itself. This includes the story, diversity, plurality, and future of intelligence. This focus on Intelligence is integrated into each of the 6 major funding areas.<\/span><\/p>\n Eligibility: <\/strong>Eligible applicants are charitable organizations operating inside or outside the United States. Projects must align with the Foundation’s major funding areas.<\/span><\/p>\n Funding: <\/strong>In 2025, grants to universities ranged from $230,000 to $6.9 million, typically over up to 3 years. In rare instances, the Foundation may support a project for up to 5 years. Up to 15% IDC.<\/span><\/p>\n \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Application Dea<\/span>dli<\/span>ne\/<\/span>Key Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n July 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT (LOI\/OFI deadline)<\/span><\/p>\n October 9, 2026 (OFI decisions; rolling starting in Sept)<\/span><\/p>\n December 4, 2026 (invited full proposal deadline)<\/span><\/p>\n July 9, 2027 (award decision)<\/span><\/p>\n Details & Links: <\/strong>Note, the Foundation is expecting a large volume of requests in 2026, and recommends applicants submit their OFI prior to the July 15 deadline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Meet the Funder<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/2022\/05\/12\/meet-the-john-templeton-foundation\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n BU Proposal Library<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0\u00a0John Templeton Foundation<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Posted: 06\/09\/2026<\/em><\/p>\n National Humanities Alliance<\/a> (07\/24)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n This summer, NHA is offering a new professional development opportunity for faculty and administrators interested in creating courses and programs that integrate the humanities with other fields of study to solve problems and strengthen pre-professional training.<\/span><\/p>\n Running July 27\u2013August 6, this four-part course draws upon our research documenting how humanities faculty have built applied, interdisciplinary undergraduate programs that demonstrate the value of specific humanities disciplines and liberal arts education to skeptical students. Participants will learn about the impact of successful models, processes for identifying relevant resources and partners, strategies for garnering support by aligning projects with institutional priorities, and protocols for facilitating a collaborative, interdisciplinary program development process. Each session is offered on two dates; registrants can choose which to attend. Attendees who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion from the National Humanities Alliance for their records.<\/span><\/p>\n General public: $500 full course \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Registration Dea<\/span>dli<\/span>n<\/span>e:<\/span> Friday, July 24th, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Posted: 04\/16\/2026<\/em><\/p>\n William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants on Reducing Inequality<\/a> (07\/29)<\/strong><\/p>\n Purpose:<\/strong> To support research to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people (ages 5-25) in the United States. Studies that aim to reduce inequalities that exist along dimensions of race, ethnicity, economic standing, language minority status, or immigrant origins are prioritized.<\/p>\n The program welcomes descriptive studies<\/u> that clarify mechanisms for reducing inequality or explain how or why a specific program, policy, or practice operates to reduce inequality; intervention studies<\/u> that examine attempts to reduce inequality; and studies that improve the measurement of inequality<\/u>.<\/p>\n Funding<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Likelihood:<\/strong><\/p>\n \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Application Dea<\/span>dli<\/span>n<\/span>e: <\/span>July 29, 2026 (LOI due)<\/strong><\/p>\n Officers\u2019 research grants are awarded on the merit of the LOI alone. For major research grants the total timeline from letter of inquiry to funding decision is 10-12 months.<\/p>\n Meet the Funder (2021):<\/strong> https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/2021\/02\/11\/william-t-grant-foundation<\/a><\/p>\n BU Successful Proposal Library:<\/strong> William T. Grant Foundation<\/a> (Kerberos required)<\/p>\n<\/span>Search for Funding<\/h2>
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\nStudies involving secondary data analysis receive up to $300,000, whereas studies that involve new data collection can have larger budgets (typically up to $600,000). Proposals to launch experiments in which settings are randomly assigned to conditions are eligible for funding above $600,000.<\/li>\n
\nStudies may be stand-alone projects or may build off larger projects. The budget should be appropriate for the activities proposed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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