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New Social Sciences Funding Opportunities

Browse upcoming and rolling funding opportunities for the social sciences.

Upcoming

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NIH - Multiple Funds may be available for competitive revisions to meet immediate needs to help address a specific public health crisis in a timely manner Oct. 26, 2025
Department of Defense Submit research proposals to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory for funding consideration Nov. 20, 2027
Department of Defense Inform Army modernization and readiness decisions with objective Analysis enabled through Tool development and Data curation Jan. 4, 2028
Department of Defense Seeks innovative applications on mechanisms to implement and research the effectiveness of STEM education, outreach and/or workforce initiative programs Feb. 8, 2028
Department of Defense US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences broad agency announcement for basic, applied and advanced scientific research Apr. 30, 2028

Rolling

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Mellon College of Science The DSF Charitable Foundation has agreed to reallocate a portion of its Block Grant funds, administered by the Mellon College of Science (MCS), to specifically target life-science related COVID-19 research at Carnegie Mellon Rolling
National Science Foundation Catalyze the advancement along the academic tenure-track of highly meritorious individuals who are returning from a hiatus from active research Rolling
Franklin Institute Recognizes individuals whose work has had a significant impact on the fields of chemistry, civil and mechanical engineering, computer and cognitive science, earth and environmental science, electrical engineering, life science, and physics Rolling
Simons Foundation Supports high-risk theoretical mathematics, physics and computer science projects of exceptional promise and scientific importance on a case-by-case basis Rolling
Simons Foundation Provides supplements to existing grants for the recruitment of new lab members from American underrepresented minority groups at the postdoctoral level Rolling
National Science Foundation Supports quantitative, mechanistic, predictive and theory-driven fundamental research designed to promote understanding of complex living systems at the molecular, sub-cellular and cellular levels Rolling
National Science Foundation Supports the continued operation of existing research infrastructure that advances contemporary biology in any research area supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences at NSF Rolling
National Science Foundation Supports research aimed at understanding why organisms are structured the way they are and function as they do Rolling
National Science Foundation Builds capacity in research infrastructure that is broadly applicable to a wide range of researchers in three programmatic areas: Cyberinfrastructure, Biological Collections and Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories Rolling
National Science Foundation The Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences allows mid-career or later-stage researchers to expand or make a transition in their research programs via a sabbatical leave or similar mechanism of professional development and then develop that research program in their own lab Rolling
National Science Foundation Proposal for mathematic sciences conferences, workshops or conference-like activities may request funding of any amount and for durations of up to three years Rolling
National Science Foundation Supports the generation of extended time series of data to address important questions in evolutionary biology, ecology and ecosystem science Rolling
National Science Foundation Supports innovative fundamental research into processes that shape and modify earth's landscapes over a variety of length and time scales, with a focus on the Holocene Rolling
National Science Foundation Seeks to further develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem that guides the output of scientific discoveries closer to the development of technologies, products and services that benefit society Rolling
National Science Foundation Explore the research frontiers in photonics principles, engineering and technology that are relevant for critical problems in fields of medicine, biology and biotechnology Rolling
National Science Foundation Supports research to advance fundamental and quantitative understanding of the interactions of nanomaterials and nanosystems with biological and environmental media Rolling
Simons Foundation Supports high-risk theoretical mathematics, physics and computer science projects of exceptional promise and scientific importance on a case-by-case basis Rolling
National Science Foundation Supports basic scientific research about the nature, causes and/or consequences of the spatial distribution of human activity and/or environmental processes across a range of scales Rolling
Cure Alzheimer's Foundation Supports research with the potential to accelerate a cure or disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer’s disease Rolling
Wellcome Offers health professionals outstanding research training in supportive and inclusive research environments Rolling
National Science Foundation Accelerate the creation of the scientific and engineering foundations that will enable smart and connected communities Rolling
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Supports the development of tools, standards, practices, and institutions that enable the efficient management and sharing of data and code at every point in the scientific pipeline—from acquisition through analysis to archiving Rolling
National Science Foundation Promotes the fundamental science and engineering of dynamic systems to advance solutions to urgent societal problems Rolling
National Science Foundation Revisit and synthesize prior research into a unique, integrated product(s) useful to the scientific community, now and in the future Rolling
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Supports theoretical and experimental efforts aimed at unraveling the physical principles and mechanisms that distinguish living systems from inanimate matter, and that explore whether and how physical principles guide the complexification of matter towards life Rolling
National Science Foundation Promote the creation and development of the next generation of mathematical and statistical software tools Rolling
National Science Foundation Supports research in areas of applied and computational mathematics with relevance to the biological sciences Rolling
National Institute on Drug Abuse Supports the discovery and development of medications to prevent and treat opioid and/or psychostimulant use disorders and overdose Rolling
National Science Foundation Awards Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to highly qualified early career Rolling
National Science Foundation Supports research to design novel or greatly improved research tools and methods that advance contemporary biology in any research area supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences Rolling
National Science Foundation Supports fundamental research addressing the opportunities and challenges that digital technologies present for the next industrial revolution, with particular emphasis on the digital integration of design and manufacturing within the larger life cycle ecosystem Rolling
Open Philanthropy Supports early-career individuals as they start ambitious projects, tackle difficult problem, and address key bottlenecks in areas such as biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence Rolling
Future of Life Institute Supports promising researchers for postdoctoral appointments who plan to work on AI existential safety research Rolling
National Science Foundation Promotes sustainable engineered systems that support human well-being and that are also compatible with sustaining natural (environmental) systems Rolling
I Hope This Helps A global feature film, created with videos from every corner of the world, creating a deeper understanding of mental health for everyone Rolling
Wellcome PhD Programmes for Health Professionals offer health professionals outstanding research training in supportive and inclusive research environments (contact individual programmes for applications) Rolling
NSF Supports research addressing cybersecurity and privacy Rolling
Open Philanthropy Supports the development of courses on a range of topics that are relevant to reducing global catastrophic risks (potential risks from advanced AI, biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, other global catastrophic risks) Rolling
Glenn W. Bailey Foundation Supports organizations that have invested in careful planning and consideration of various elements of their STEM program who are providing students with a comprehensive and engaging educational experience Rolling
Open Philanthropy Supports benchmarks that measure how close LLM agents can get to performing consequential real-world tasks Rolling