Young Investigator Awards for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science Faculty

American Council on Germany (ACG), Richard M. Hunt Fellowship for the Study of German Politics, Society, and Culture - covers costs of pre-approved international and domestic travel and per diem of $150 for up to 28 days in Germany to (but not limited to) postgraduate students in relatively early stages of their careers, including individuals enrolled in PhD programs finishing their dissertation, scholars with an academic affiliation, and those who are independent or have other professional associations; should demonstrate interest in German political, social, and cultural affairs; no prior experience in Germany or knowledge of the language required. Deadline: July 2008.

American Council of Learned Societies, ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies Fellowships - for scholars who are at least 2 years beyond their PhD for 6–12 month fellowships to pursue research and writing on the societies and cultures of Asia, Africa, the Near and Middle East, Latin America, East Europe and the former Soviet Union. Deadline: 3 October 2007.

American Council of Learned Societies, Fellowships - up to $30K for assistant professors in a broad range of humanities and humanistic social sciences including anthropology, archeology, art history, economics, geography, history, language, psychology, religion, musicology, and literature; must be at least a 3-year lapse since last supported leave. Deadline: 3 October 2007.

American Council of Learned Societies, Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars - $75K for 1 academic year, plus institutional support for an additional period. Intended to support an academic year of residence at any one of the national residential research centers participating in the program. Deadline: 3 October 2007.

American Council of Learned Societies, New York Public Library Fellowships - up to $50K to support residential collaborations at the library's new Center for Scholars & Writers; must be at least 3 years' lapse since last supported research leave. Deadline: 3 October 2007.

American Philosophical Society, Franklin Research Grants - up to $6K per year; grants made payable to individual applicant and are taxable to the recipient. Deadlines: October 1 and December 1.

American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, W.F. (Jerusalem), George A. Barton Fellowship - $7K for 5 months to recent PhD recipients in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, including archeology, anthropology, art history, Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology and religion, or related disciplines from prehistory through the early Islamic period; research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country. Deadline: 1 October 2007.

Baeck Institute, Leo Baeck Institute/DAAD Fellowship - Research in the Federal Republic of Germany - monthly stipend of up to E975 (depending on level) from July through January; travel is one-time lump sum of E520; no support for family; applicants must be PhD candidates or PhDs who have received the degree in the preceding 2 years; to prepare a scholarly essay or book on the social, communal, and intellectual history of German-speaking Jewry that requires research in Germany. Deadline: 1 November.

Brown University, Pembroke Center for Teaching & Research on Women - $35K a year for residential fellowship; applicants may not hold a tenured position in a US college or university; preference to third-world and minority scholars; the Center has an annual research focus. Deadline: 7 & 14 December 2007.

Carnegie Scholars Program, Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) - helps faculty to design and to conduct scholarly investigations of teaching and learning in their fields, contributing to thought and practice. Deadline for nominations: 27 August 2007.

Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, CCK Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research - up to $30K to persons who have received their PhD. in the last 2 years. Research should target Chinese cultural heritage, classical studies, Republic of China, Taiwan area studies (including history, archaeology, socioeconomic, political & cultural aspects), China-related comparative studies. Deadline: October 15 annually.

Council of American Overseas Research Centers, Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program for Advanced Multi-Country Research - up to $9K for doctoral candidates and established postdoctoral scholars to conduct research in at least one of the countries that host overseas research centers as well as other countries, unless subject to official security or travel restrictions or warnings.Countries include Bangladesh, Cambodia, Cyprus, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey, West Bank, Yemen. Research in Nepal is possible via the Center for South Asia Libraries. Applicants must be US citizens. Deadline: most recent, January 2007.

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowships - for a stay of 6-12 months in Germany for research. Monthly stipends range from Ç 2,100 to Ç 3,000; special allowances are available for accompanying family members, travel expenses, and German language instruction. Applicants must be highly qualified scholars who hold a PhD (or equivalent) and are under 40 years of age. Deadline: continuous.

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), DAAD-AICGS Grant - provides funds for research at AICGS in Washington, DC, to assist PhD candidates, recent PhDs and junior faculty members in their research.. Deadlines: June and February.

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Faculty Research Visit Grants - 1-3 months to pursue research in all academic disciplines at universities, libraries, archives, institutes or laboratories in Germany. Deadlines:1 February and 1 August 2008.

Harvard University, Davis Center for Russian Studies, Postdoctoral Fellowships- $33,500 stipend plus basic family medical insurance for 1 academic year or 1 semester; must have completed PhD not earlier than September 2000; for recent PhDs whose work combines disciplinary excellence in the humanities or social sciences with a focus on Russia, Eastern Europe, or Central Asia. Deadline: 3 December 2007.

Harvard University, Korea Institute, Postdoctoral Fellowships - non-Korean scholars who received the PhD in a subject related to Korea within 5 years but do not hold a regular faculty position; well-designed projects from initial research to revision for publication in the humanities and social sciences related to Korea. Deadline: 15 November 2007.

Harvard University, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japanese Studies - $40K stipend and health insurance for 10 or 12 months beginning July 1 or September 1 to give recent PhDs of exceptional promise in humanistic or social science Japanese studies the opportunity to turn their dissertations into publishable manuscripts; residence in the Cambridge or Boston area and participation in institute activities required. Deadline: 15 January 2008.

Humboldt Foundation, Humboldt Research Fellowships - awards of monthly stipend plus other expenses to highly qualified, early-stage researchers, who hold doctorates, to carry out research projects of their own choice in Germany. applications may be submitted for long-term research stays of 6-12 months. Deadline: Continuous.

Humboldt Foundation, Summer Research Fellowships for US Scientists and Scholars - fellowships to conduct research for 9-18 months within a period of up to 3 years. Fellowship holders are expected to spend at least 3 consecutive months per year in Germany. Deadline: Continuous.

Institut Français de Washington, Fellowships - $1500 for at least 2 months; must be in the final stage of dissertation or have held PhD no more than 6 years or research in France in art, economics, history, history of science, linguistics, literature, and social sciences. Deadline: 15 January annually.

Jacobs Foundation, Grants for Research and Action - to use science-based knowledge, understanding, and education to foster the welfare, social competence, and human potential of future generations of young people; particular interest in strengthening the competence and potential of youths who are at risk because of economic, social or educational disadvantage, or because of chronic psychosocial adversity. As part of the range of activities designed to fulfil its mission, it makes grants to support research, research training, research collaborations and policy or practice innovations. Deadline: 1 September; 1 March.

Library of Congress, Kluge Center Fellowships - $4K per month for 6-11 months of residential research at the Library of Congress; must have received PhD within the past 7 years in the humanities, social sciences or law. Deadline: post-marked by 15 August 2007.

McDonnell Foundation, Bridging Brain, Mind, & Behavior - 21st Century Scientists Awards - up to $450K in direct costs for 3-6 years, applications from early career scientists encouraged as well a collaborative projects. Focuses on neural and cognitive analysis in studies of human behavior and higher cognitive functions. Deadline: Continuous.

National Institutes of Health Career Transition Award - support for an individual postdoctoral fellow in transition to a faculty position. The following nstitutes participate in this program, click on the institute name to view guidelines, deadlines, etc.: NCI; NHGRI; NHLBI; NIAID; NIAMS; NIDA; NIDCR; NIDDK; NIEHS; NIMH; NINDS; NLM.

National Science Foundation, Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program - $400K for 5 years; prestigious award for new faculty; teacher/scholars selected for creative plans integrating research and education within context of institution's mission. Deadlines: mid-July.

National Science Foundation, Office of International Science and Engineering, International Research Fellowship Program - up to $60K for research and travel available to scholars within 2 years of their PhD; open to all fields supported by NSF. Deadline: 11 September 2007.

Office of Naval Research, Young Investigator Program (YIP) - $100K per year for 3 years with possibility of greater support for equipment or for additional collaborative research with Navy lab to young academic scientists who promise creative research and teaching in ONR areas of interest. Deadline: January.

Pew Charitable Trusts, Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences - $60K per year for 4 years; designed to support young investigators of outstanding promise in the basic and clinical sciences relevant to the advancement of human health. Must be assistant professor or independent researcher for no more than 3 years total (including employment at other institutions). One nominee per university. Deadline: November 1 annually.

Sigma Delta Epsilon/Graduate Women in Science, Inc., Fellowships - for female faculty engaged in early-stage academic research in all natural sciences, including: physical, environmental, mathematical, computer, life sciences, anthropology, psychology, and statistics. The applicant must also be a member of SDE/GWIS. Deadline: 15 January.

Sloan Foundation, Research Fellowships - $45K for 2 years to tenure-track faculty no more than 6 years removed from completing PhD. Awards in chemistry, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, related fields in the biological sciences, and related interdisciplinary fields. Deadline for nominations by department chairs: 15 September.

Social Science Research Council, Postdoctoral Research Fellowships, Eurasia Program - up to $20K to junior faculty within the first 5 years of having received PhD and who have no more than 3 years' experience in a tenure-track position for significantly revising and rewriting an existing project or on designing a new research project. Deadline: 1 September 2007.

Social Science Research Council, JSPS Fellowship Program - for promising and highly qualified recent PhDs to conduct research in Japan; provides roundtrip international airfare for fellows originating in the US; insurance coverage for accidents and illness; monthly stipend of ¥392,000; settling-in allowance of ¥200,000; eligibility for up to an additional ¥1,500,000 annually for research expenses for stays of 12-24 months; domestic research travel allowance of ¥58,500 for stays of 12+ months, ¥117,000 for stays of 18+ months. Deadline: 1 December.

Stanford University, Stanford Humanities Center, External Faculty Fellowships- up to $25K for scholars at least 3 years beyond receipt of their PhD by the start of their prospective fellowship year. Fellows remain in residence from September to June. Deadline: 15 October 2007.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, Visiting Scholars Program, Pearl Resnick Postdoctoral Fellowship Program - $3K per month for 1 academic year, includes direct travel to/from Washington, DC; no support for housing, health insurance, or accompanying family; persons who received a PhD or equivalent within the last 10 years; for research in Holocaust and genocide studies, especially scholarly work that uses museum’s archival materials; fields include, but are not limited to, historiography and documentation of the Holocaust, ethics and the Holocaust, comparative genocide studies, impact of the Holocaust on contemporary society and culture; refuge and rescue, propaganda and mass media as they relate to genocide; welcomes a variety of approaches by scholars in history, political science, philosophy, religion, sociology, literature, psychology, and other disciplines. Deadline: November.

University of California, Berkeley; S.V. Ciriacy-Wantrup Fellowships in Natural Resource Economics and Political Economy - 1-year, nonrenewable fellowship of up to $50K for persons receiving PhD in last 5 years; 1-year, renewable fellowship of up to $50K for persons receiving PhD in last 10 years support advanced research at UC-Berkeley in the areas of agricultural and natural resource economics, economics and economic development, business, energy studies, environmental engineering, environmental sciences, forestry, geography, law, natural resource management, public health, and public policy. Preference to proposals whose orientation is broadly institutional or historical and conceptually and theoretically innovative. Proposals with a primarily statistical or econometric orientation are not eligible Deadline: December.

University of Michigan, Center for Afro-American and Asian Studies, DuBois-Mandela-Rodney Postdoctoral Fellowship - up to $45K a year in residence for applicants no more than 5 years beyond their degree. Deadline: 30 November 2007.

Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, W.E., Mini-Grants - $5K to untenured junior faculty within 6 years of earning their PhD to conduct policy-relevant research on employment issues. Deadline: August 1; January 31.

USDA, CSREES, National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, Agricultural Research Enhancement Awards, New Investigator Awards - research awards for new investigators (those beginning research career without extensive research publication record, and less than 5 years' postgraduate, career-track research experience). The new investigator may not have received competitively awarded Federal research funds beyond pre- or postdoctoral research awards. Deadlines: vary by program.

US-Israel Binational Science Foundation, Start-Up Grant Program - up to $45K for 2-year program to support 1st investigative efforts in a variety of fields for 18 months; final 6 months must have home institution support. Applicants must be within 7 years of receiving their PhD. Deadline: November annually.

Vienna Institute for Human Sciences (Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen), Junior Fellowships - Stipendien fur DoktorandInnen und Post-Docs - gives promising young scholars in humanities and social sciences an opportunity to pursue research in Vienna under the guidance of IWM's Permanent and Visiting Fellows; projects should be thematically related to IWM's fields of research or policy-oriented projects: Robert Bosch Junior Visiting Fellowships are awarded in cooperation with IWM's partner institutions in Bucharest, Bratislava, Prague, and Warsaw; Jan Patocka Junior Visiting Fellowships enable young scholars to conduct research on the philosophy of Patocka and related fields. Deadlines vary.

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Richard Carley Hunt Postdoctoral Fellow - up to $40K for scholars within 10 years of receiving their PhD; projects should be affiliated with human development. Deadline: 1 November, 1 May, annually.

Wesleyan University, Center for the Humanities, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cultural Studies - $40K to scholars in any field of the humanities or humanistic social sciences who received PhD after June 2003 to further their own work in a cross-disciplinary setting; teach a one-semester undergraduate course; participate in the collegial life of the Center, and give 1 public lecture. Deadline: 1 November 2007.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Fellowships - $26,200- $85,000 stipend, 75% of health insurance, and travel expenses. Residencies to individuals with outstanding proposals on national and international issues, especially those fostering communication between the world of ideas and public affairs. Topics and scholarship should relate to key public policy challenges or provide the historical or cultural framework to illumine policy issues of contemporary importance.Primary themes are 1. governance, including the key features of the development of democratic institutions, democratic society, civil society, and citizen participation; 2. the US role in the world and issues of partnership and leadership - military, political, and economic dimensions; and 3. key long-term future challenges confronting the US and the world. Deadline: 1 October 2007.