The SSRI offers flexible seed and bridge funding to support social science faculty whose research promises long-term impact. The fund is primarily for Brown regular faculty but we will also consider requests from other members of the Brown community based on the availability of funds and consistency with SSRI's overall mission to support social science research at Brown. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. The SSRI director typically approves proposals up to $4,999 within a week. Proposals in excess of $4,999 and up to $10,000 will be reviewed jointly by the SSRI director and the SSRI Steering Committee, and thus take more time. Please email SSRI@brown.edu for more information.
To apply, please submit the following electronically to SSRI@brown.edu:
1. An abstract (one page) outlining a research plan, impact, and plans for external award submissions.
2. A detailed budget (no more than $10,000) and a list of other anticipated support. (The SSRI director is able to approve proposals up to $4,999. Proposals in excess of $4,999 and up to $10,000 will be reviewed jointly by the SSRI director and the SSRI Steering Committee.)
3. Current CV of applicant (an abbreviated version will generally suffice).
Important: Recipients will have a full year from the award date to complete their projects. A one-time extension may be requested at the end of the term with a revised research plan, as applicable. All recipients are expected to submit a narrative report (no more than two pages) upon completion of the project.
Other funding opportunities at Brown:
- Arts Initiative Grants
- Brazil Initiative Collaboration Grants
- Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Developmental Grants Program
- Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
- Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA) Faculty Grants
- Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice Faculty Grants
- China Initiative Collaboration Grants
- Cogut Humanities Research Group Grants
- Cost-Sharing Funds
- Faculty Curriculum Development Grants
- Faculty Development Funds
- Faculty Travel Fund
- Global Experiential Learning and Teaching Grants
- Global Innovation Fund
- Global Mobility Program: Faculty Research Grants
- Grant Resubmission Awards
- Humanities Research Funds
- India Initiative Faculty Research Grants
- International Teaching Fellowship
- New Initiative Collaboration Grants
- Pembroke Center Seed Grants
- Research Seed Funding
- Salomon Faculty Research Awards
- Watson Collaboration Grants
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- American Council of Learned Societies
- Gates Foundation
- Grants.Gov
- Hewlett Foundation
- International Growth Centre
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Endowment for the Arts
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- NIH Listserv: At the end of each week, NIH transmits an e-mail to NIH Guide LISTSERV subscribers with the Current Weekly Table of Contents (TOC), including links to announcements published during the week.
- Office of Naval Research
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Smith Richardson Foundation
- Social Science Research Council
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Energy
- William T. Grant Foundation
- W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Grant preparation aids: