Social Sciences & Humanities

Franklin Research Grants

Deadline: October 1, 2015

The American Philosophical Society awards small grants to scholars in order to support the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge. The Franklin program is particularly designed to help meet the costs of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses. Franklin grants are made for noncommercial research.

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Grants to Institutions and Schools; Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies

Deadline: October 1, 2015

The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies considers applications from institutions and schools for small grants to assist projects and events in the field of Hellenic Studies. Typical projects include bursary schemes for academic conferences, productions of Greek drama, Hellenic events, the development of School courses in Greek, the purchase of books and other teaching materials, summer schools.

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RFA-HD-16-002–CAPSTONE Centers for Multidisciplinary Research in Child Abuse and Neglect (P50)

Deadline:  October 19, 2015

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) invites applications for multidisciplinary centers to serve as the CAPSTONE for research and education n child maltreatment and as a resource for the field. The Center(s) will conduct innovative and high quality research including: 1) trials testing the efficacy and effectiveness of clinical interventions; 2) longitudinal prospective studies examining the long term impact of specific and understudied types of maltreatment including abusive head trauma, medical neglect, sexual abuse; 3) studies examining the neurobiology of abuse and neglect and implications for health outcomes; and 4) studies testing the development of screening tools and clinical assessment measures for early identification and treatment of specific types of abuse and neglect to decrease morbidity and mortality and to identify potential comorbidities.

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William R. Waters Research Grant; Association for Social Economics

Deadline: October 31, 2015

The Association for Social Economics offers a grant promote research in social economics and the social economy. The research grant is for promising new faculty members who have not yet been granted tenure and for graduate students in Ph.D. programs who have not yet completed their dissertation.

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