The Social Science Research Commons is pleased to offer two funding opportunities to support social science research at IU-Bloomington: SSRC Research Grants and Kentucky Research Data Center grants.
Researchers can also browse campus, university, and external funding opportunities to support social science research.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Indiana University has announced a temporary delay in all internal funding competitions and decisions, including the SSRC's programs. More information will be shared as soon as it is available.
The Social Science Research Commons invites applications for its research grants program. The program will provide grants for individual-investigator or collaborative projects in the social sciences. Priority will be given to innovative projects that will advance empirical knowledge, theories, or methods in the social sciences and that include funding to support graduate students. Typical requests will be for $2,000 - $10,000.
All tenured and tenure-track faculty in the social sciences are eligible to apply. Applicants may only serve as the primary investigator on one application per academic year.
Complete and submit your application to ssrc@indiana.edu, using the provided template, which includes:
(1) A cover sheet listing the project's title, primary contact, and a short abstract;
(2) A project narrative describing the project’s goals and its advancement of empirical knowledge, theories, or methods (maximum 2 pages);
(3) A budget, short budget justification, and statement about any other funding applied for and/or received for the project;
(4) A list of personnel involved with the project, their status (faculty, graduate student, staff, etc.), and their home schools and/or departments.
Reviewers will consider the proposed project's significance, innovation (advancing empirical knowledge, theory, or methods), approach (methodology), contributions to social science, personnel (investigators and support for graduate students), and broader impact (publications, future external funding, or community impact).
Grant recipients must submit a brief 1-2 page report of the outcomes of the grant within 3 months of the end of the project period. Reports should address grant and fellowship proposals submitted or awards received as a result of the funded research, publications/presentations, and/or how the project advanced the recipient’s research agenda. Faculty must submit these progress reports and provide evidence of seeking external funding and/or publication in order to be eligible for SSRC funding in subsequent years.
The Social Science Research Commons invites requests for funding to support research that uses the resources of the University of Kentucky RDC (KRDC). Requests can be made for funds to support travel to the RDC by faculty or their graduate students and for any charges associated with using RDC data. We expect that typical requests will be for $500 - $3,000.
Deadline: KRDC grant applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.
All IU Bloomington faculty, and graduate students (with faculty sponsor) are eligible for funding. Researchers with multiple KRDC projects are encouraged to submit an application for each project.
Submit the following materials to ssrc@indiana.edu:
Funding recipients must submit a brief 1-2 page report of the outcomes of the grant within 3 months of the end of the project period. Reports should address grant and fellowship proposals submitted or awards received as a result of the funded research, publications/presentations, and/or how the project advanced the recipient’s research agenda.
*Please note that researchers may submit requests for funding prior to receiving project approval from the appropriate federal entity, but will be required to provide documentation of project approval before funds will be disbursed.
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