Social Science Research Council

Application Submission Deadline: November 13, 2007

Eligible applicants must be from a relevant field in a social science or humanities discipline, either at an accredited university or working as an independent scholar. In most cases, scholars would use approximately $15,000 to release themselves from teaching and administrative obligations in their departments (or as a living stipend for independent scholars) and $5,000 for research expenses. All funds must be expended within no more than 18-24 months of receiving the award.

It is the applicant's responsibility to describe in sufficient detail the duration of time for which they would require the fellowship (time away from teaching and administrative obligations) and the approximate dates during which the award funds would be used. Changes to the dates may be negotiated upon receipt of the award; however, the duration should remain approximately the same. Generally, the fellowship should be requested for a semester or more of uninterrupted time. It is also incumbent upon the applicant to receive support from their department/university to provide a minimum 10% cost-sharing toward the fellowship as well as to release the applicant from teaching and administrative obligations for the full duration of the fellowship. Please refer to the Institutional Support form contained in the application for additional details.

Further, detailed information on eligibility criteria and award conditions (including a list of countries considered eligible for funding) is available in "Eligibility & Guidelines."