Funding Opportunities - Upcoming

ISERP supports the research of Columbia faculty and graduate students in the social sciences. We were established to generate external support for your research, and serve as the liaison between Columbia University's Sponsored Projects Administration and the social science departments.

Below you will find a selection of highlighted funding opportunities curated by our staff that we think may interest you. If you would like to discuss your funding requirements, we encourage you to contact us to setup a meeting.

Title Funding Amount Deadline Organization Interests
Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network 05/16/2022, 12/15/2022, 05/15/2023, 12/15/2023, 05/15/2024, 12/16/2024 National Science Foundation Social Science, Arctic, Climate Change, Climate, Environment
Statistics Program 12/15/2022, 12/15/2023 National Science Foundation Statistics
Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship up to $110,000 12/15/2022, 12/15/2023 Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs, Public Policy, International Security, National Security, Political Science
Human Networks and Data Science - Core Research 01/12/2023, 01/11/2024, 01/09/2025 National Science Foundation Data Science, Social Science
Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program 08/16/2022, 01/17/2023, 08/15/2023, 01/16/2024, 08/20/2024, 01/21/2025 National Science Foundation Geography, Social Science, Behavioral Science, Sociology, History, Science, Technology
Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods 01/17/2023, 01/16/2024, 01/21/2025 National Science Foundation Technology, Statistics, Social Science, Analytical Methods
Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods Dissertation Grant 01/17/2023, 01/16/2024, 01/21/2025 National Science Foundation Technology, Social Science, Statistics, Analytical Methods
Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS) 08/18/2022, 01/17/2023, 08/18/2023, 01/17/2024, 08/19/2024 National Science Foundation Risk Analysis, Public Policy, Organizational Design
Decision, Risk and Management Sciences Dissertation Research (DRMS) 08/18/2022, 01/17/2023, 08/18/2023, 01/17/2024, 08/19/2024 National Science Foundation Decision Making, Risk, Management
Economics Program 08/18/2022, 01/18/2023, 08/18/2023, 01/18/2024 National Science Foundation Econometrics, Economic History, Environmental Economics, Finance, Industrial Organization, International Economics, Labor Economics, Macroeconomics, Public Finance, Mathematical Economics
Economics Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants 08/18/2022, 01/18/2023, 08/18/2023, 01/18/2024, 08/19/2024 National Science Foundation Economics
Ethical and Responsible Research 01/23/2023, 01/22/2024, 01/21/2025 National Science Foundation Ethics, Technology, Social Science, Natural Science, Behavioral Science
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics Dissertation Research 08/25/2022, 01/26/2023, 08/31/2023, 01/25/2024, 08/29/2024 National Science Foundation Economics, Statistics, Sociology, History, Political Science, Anthropology
Human Networks and Data Science – Infrastructure 02/02/2023, 02/01/2024, 02/06/2025 National Science Foundation Technology, Data, Social Science, Statistics
Science and Technology Studies 08/03/2022, 02/02/2023, 08/03/2023, 02/02/2024 National Science Foundation STEM, Engineering, Ethics, Equity, Governance, Policy, Medical Science
Science of Organizations (SoO) 09/06/2022, 02/02/2023, 09/05/2023, 02/02/2024, 09/03/2024 National Science Foundation Organizational Theory, Behavior, Sociology, Economics, Business Policy, Communication Science, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Information Science, Industrial Psychology, Organizational Cognition, Public Administration
Mid-Career Advancement 02/06/2023, 02/05/2024, 02/03/2025 National Science Foundation Social Science, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Underserved and Vulnerable Populations 06/06/2022, 10/05/2022, 02/06/2023, 06/05/2023, 10/05/2023, 02/05/2024, 06/05/2024 National Institutes of Health COVID, Social Science, Economics, Sociology, Inequality, Health, Health Economics, Public Health, Health Care
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Sex and Gender Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) 07/08/2022, 11/14/2022, 03/10/2023, 07/10/2023, 11/13/2023, 03/11/2024, 07/09/2024, 11/12/2024 National Institutes of Health Health, Health Care, Health Policy, Public Health, Aging
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Behavioral and Social Science Priority Areas in Dementia Care Partner/Caregiver Research 07/08/2022, 11/14/2022, 03/10/2023, 07/10/2023, 11/13/2023, 03/11/2024, 07/09/2024, 11/12/2024 National Institutes of Health Health, Health Care, Aging, Health Policy, Public Health
Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award (Dissertation Award) $5,000 03/31/2023, 03/31/2024 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Public Policy, Political Science, History, Foreign Policy
Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network 05/16/2022, 12/15/2022, 05/15/2023, 12/15/2023, 05/15/2024, 12/16/2024 National Science Foundation Social Science, Arctic, Climate Change, Climate, Environment
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Underserved and Vulnerable Populations 06/06/2022, 10/05/2022, 02/06/2023, 06/05/2023, 10/05/2023, 02/05/2024, 06/05/2024 National Institutes of Health COVID, Social Science, Economics, Sociology, Inequality, Health, Health Economics, Public Health, Health Care
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Behavioral and Social Science Priority Areas in Dementia Care Partner/Caregiver Research 07/08/2022, 11/14/2022, 03/10/2023, 07/10/2023, 11/13/2023, 03/11/2024, 07/09/2024, 11/12/2024 National Institutes of Health Health, Health Care, Aging, Health Policy, Public Health
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Sex and Gender Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) 07/08/2022, 11/14/2022, 03/10/2023, 07/10/2023, 11/13/2023, 03/11/2024, 07/09/2024, 11/12/2024 National Institutes of Health Health, Health Care, Health Policy, Public Health, Aging
Faculty Early Career Development Program min. $400,000 07/27/2022, 07/26/2023, 07/24/2024, 07/23/2025 National Science Foundation Social Science, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology, History
Economics Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants 08/18/2022, 01/18/2023, 08/18/2023, 01/18/2024, 08/19/2024 National Science Foundation Economics
Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS) 08/18/2022, 01/17/2023, 08/18/2023, 01/17/2024, 08/19/2024 National Science Foundation Risk Analysis, Public Policy, Organizational Design
Decision, Risk and Management Sciences Dissertation Research (DRMS) 08/18/2022, 01/17/2023, 08/18/2023, 01/17/2024, 08/19/2024 National Science Foundation Decision Making, Risk, Management
Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program 08/16/2022, 01/17/2023, 08/15/2023, 01/16/2024, 08/20/2024, 01/21/2025 National Science Foundation Geography, Social Science, Behavioral Science, Sociology, History, Science, Technology
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics Dissertation Research 08/25/2022, 01/26/2023, 08/31/2023, 01/25/2024, 08/29/2024 National Science Foundation Economics, Statistics, Sociology, History, Political Science, Anthropology
Science of Organizations (SoO) 09/06/2022, 02/02/2023, 09/05/2023, 02/02/2024, 09/03/2024 National Science Foundation Organizational Theory, Behavior, Sociology, Economics, Business Policy, Communication Science, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Information Science, Industrial Psychology, Organizational Cognition, Public Administration
The Myrna F. Bernath Fellowship up to $5,000 10/15/2022, 10/15/2024 Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations History, Foreign Policy, International Affairs, International Relations
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Sex and Gender Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) 07/08/2022, 11/14/2022, 03/10/2023, 07/10/2023, 11/13/2023, 03/11/2024, 07/09/2024, 11/12/2024 National Institutes of Health Health, Health Care, Health Policy, Public Health, Aging
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Behavioral and Social Science Priority Areas in Dementia Care Partner/Caregiver Research 07/08/2022, 11/14/2022, 03/10/2023, 07/10/2023, 11/13/2023, 03/11/2024, 07/09/2024, 11/12/2024 National Institutes of Health Health, Health Care, Aging, Health Policy, Public Health
Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems 11/15/2022, 11/15/2023, 11/15/2024 National Science Foundation Systems, Science, Social Science, Biology, Environment, Sociology, Economics, Political Science, Public Policy, Anthropology
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases 11/16/2022, 11/15/2023, 11/20/2024 National Science Foundation Ecology, Health, Public Health, Medicine, Sociology, Social Science, History, History of Science, Anthropology
Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network 05/16/2022, 12/15/2022, 05/15/2023, 12/15/2023, 05/15/2024, 12/16/2024 National Science Foundation Social Science, Arctic, Climate Change, Climate, Environment
Human Networks and Data Science - Core Research 01/12/2023, 01/11/2024, 01/09/2025 National Science Foundation Data Science, Social Science
Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program 08/16/2022, 01/17/2023, 08/15/2023, 01/16/2024, 08/20/2024, 01/21/2025 National Science Foundation Geography, Social Science, Behavioral Science, Sociology, History, Science, Technology
Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods 01/17/2023, 01/16/2024, 01/21/2025 National Science Foundation Technology, Statistics, Social Science, Analytical Methods
Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods Dissertation Grant 01/17/2023, 01/16/2024, 01/21/2025 National Science Foundation Technology, Social Science, Statistics, Analytical Methods
Ethical and Responsible Research 01/23/2023, 01/22/2024, 01/21/2025 National Science Foundation Ethics, Technology, Social Science, Natural Science, Behavioral Science
Mid-Career Advancement 02/06/2023, 02/05/2024, 02/03/2025 National Science Foundation Social Science, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science
Human Networks and Data Science – Infrastructure 02/02/2023, 02/01/2024, 02/06/2025 National Science Foundation Technology, Data, Social Science, Statistics
Faculty Early Career Development Program min. $400,000 07/27/2022, 07/26/2023, 07/24/2024, 07/23/2025 National Science Foundation Social Science, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology, History

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