1. Institute of Behavioral Science University of Colorado Boulder
Sources for Social Science Funding for Graduate and Post-Graduate Research, Language Training, and Travel
Judith McCabe, Ph.D., MPH
Grants Coordinator
CU Population Center
Institute of Behavioral Science
University of Colorado Boulder

2. What do you need funding for?
Pre-dissertation travel/site selection
Language Training
Preliminary Data collection
Workshops on Research Design & Methods
Statistical Techniques or Courses
Field-based Research
Data acquisition or collection
Dissertation Grants or Fellowships
Post-Doc Fellowships

3. CU Boulder Resources To Help You Search:
At the University of Colorado Boulder, Graduate School:
CU Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research – Funding Sources and Grant Writing webpage
Includes Colorado sources of funding
SPIN – source for national and international funding, search at this url:

4. Professional Associations
American Anthropological Association, Fellowships and Support
Wenner-Gren Foundation, Grant Programs for Anthropological research
American Educational Research Association 
American Psychological Association
Student Travel Award
Research Funding
American Sociological Association
Research Funding
Student Forum travel Awards

5. More Professional Associations & Fellowships
American Political Science Association Grants & Fellowships (large list)
Linguistic Society of America
The American Economics Association, Resources for Economists
Association of American Geographers
Dissertation Research Grants
Population Association of America Fellowship
Smithsonian Institute Research Programs
National Geographic Society
Society of Women Geographers Fellowships
National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowships

6. More Fellowships & Scholarships
International Scholarships Search
Presidential Management Fellows Program
McNair’s Scholars Program – Funding Sources (large list)   
Ford Foundation Fellowships
Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, Post-Bachelor Fellowship
Boren Awards for International Study, Language Study and Research Fellowships

7. Federal Sources
Grants.gov – source for U.S. federal funding, search the system at this url:
National Institutes of Health, Office of Extramural Research
Pre and Post-doctoral Research Training and Research Career Development
Ruth L Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA)
Fogarty International Center, Non-NIH Funding Opportunities
(Large list of U.S. and international funding sources)

8. National Science Foundation
For Graduate Students
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
 For Post-Doctoral Fellows
Cross-cutting Programs
Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate
SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
SBE’s Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (SMA)
Directorate for Education & Human Resources

9. National Endowment for the Humanities http://www.neh.gov/grants
Fellowships
U.S. Department of Education
National Center for Education Research
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program
Fulbright-Hayes Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad

10. Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program http://www.iie.org/fulbright
U.S. Department of State
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Exchange Programs, Critical Language Scholarships
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, STAR Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program

11. For Evaluation Research
 3ie – International Initiative for Impact Evaluation
USAID

12. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Global Health:
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE)
Non-Profit Sector:
Foundation Center – online search, trends in foundation funding
Looking forward:
Rebuilding the Mosaic: Fostering Research in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences at the National Science Foundation in the Next Decade