Social Sciences & Humanities

Policy-Relevant Insurance Studies

Deadline: February 19, 2016

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) seeks to fund quantitative studies that evaluate or predict the effects of policies or policy changes related to health insurance coverage using appropriate empirical methods.

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Berman Foundation Early Career Fellowships

Deadline: February 26, 2016

The Berman Early Career Fellowships aim to support the development and expansion of the field of the social scientific study of the North American Jewish community; enhance funding opportunities for early career scholars in the social sciences; encourage scholars in sociology, social psychology, social anthropology, demography, social work, economics, and political science to expand their research to include study of the North American Jewish community; and nurture a new generation of scholars in this critical area of research.

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Sociology Program – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards

Deadline: February 29, 2016

The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization — societies, institutions, groups and demography — and processes of individual and institutional change. The Program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes.

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International OCD Foundation

Deadline: February 29, 2016

The IOCDF awards grants to investigators whose research focuses on the nature, causes, and treatment of OCD and related disorders.

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Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders

Deadline: February 16, 2016

The sponsors invite applications to support research designed to elucidate the etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and optimal means of service delivery in relation to autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Basic, clinical, and applied studies are encouraged. This FOA will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism.

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