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External Funding Opportunities

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Office of Research Services (ORS) promotes, facilitates, and supports research, scholarship, teaching, and creative activities that are conducted by DePaul University faculty, students, and staff that are consistent with the university's mission. ORS has compiled the following funding opportunities in Arts and Humanities and the Social Sciences. Full details of each initiative are available on the sponsoring agencies’ websites. If you are interested in applying for one of these initiatives or if you have questions on the opportunities, please feel free to contact ORS Pre-Award staff for assistance at x2-7388.

An updated listing will be added as soon as the information becomes available.

Social Science Research Council
NSF-Mercury Project Partnership
Deadline: Various 
https://www.ssrc.org/programs/the-mercury-project/nsf-mercury-project-partnership/

Justice Grants
Field Foundation of Illinois*
Deadline: Ongoing
https://fieldfoundation.org/generalguidelines/justice

Charles Koch Foundation*
Ending Endless Wars in the Middle East
Deadline: Rolling
https://charleskochfoundation.org/grants/ending-endless-wars-in-the-middle-east/

Ford Foundation*
Just Films Grant Letter of Inquiry
Deadline: OPEN
https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grant-opportunities/

National Science Foundation
Sociology Program
Deadline: OPEN
https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/sociology

Infrastructure Systems and People
National Science Foundation | *Advancement Office Clearance Required
Deadline: OPEN
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/isp-infrastructure-systems-people

National Science Foundation
Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (RISBS)
Deadline: Continuous
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/research-infrastructure-social-behavioral-sciences

National Science Foundation
Humans, Disasters, and the Built Environment (HDBE)
Deadline: Continuous
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/humans-disasters-built-environment-hdbe

Smith Richardson Foundation*
The Domestic Public Policy Program
Deadline: Continuous
https://www.srf.org/programs/domestic-public-policy/

U.S.Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences Broad Agency Announcement for Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research (Fiscal Years 2023 - 2028)
Department of Defense
Deadline: Continuous
https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/PKG00281438-instructions.pdf

Infrastructure Systems and People
National Science Foundation
*Advancement Office Clearance Required
Deadline: Continuous
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/isp-infrastructure-systems-people

Effects of the Usage of Digital Technology on Brain Development, Social Behaviours and Mental Health in Children and Young People
Huo Family Foundation*
Deadline: May 23, 2025
https://huofamilyfoundation.org/our-grants/special-projects/

Gladys Brooks Foundation Grant
Gladys Brooks Foundation*
Deadline: May 31, 2025
http://www.gladysbrooksfoundation.org/guidelines.html

LOI: Ministries, Health, Relief, Education, Community Service, Welfare, and Arts
DEW Foundation*
Deadline: June 1, 2025
https://www.dewfoundation.org/grant-guidelines/

Restorative Practices
City of Chicago
Deadline: June 2, 2025
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdph/provdrs/cdph_administration/svcs/rfps-and-grants.html#section03

LOI: Archaeological and Ethnographic Field Research
National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: June 16, 2025
https://www.neh.gov/program/archaeological-and-ethnographic-field-research

Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods
National Science Foundation
Deadline: June 17, 2025
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/research-science-technology-enterprise-indicators-statistics

Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards (Arch-SR)
National Science Foundation
Deadline: July 1, 2025
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/arch-sr-archaeology-program-senior-research-awards/nsf23-566/solicitation

Future Energy Job Act Multi-Cultural Grant Program
Illinios Department of Commerce and Economicpportunity 
Deadline: July 1, 2025
https://dceo.illinois.gov/aboutdceo/grantopportunities/2875-2990.html

Institutional Grants
Japan-United States Friendship Commission
Deadline: July 1, 2025
https://www.jusfc.gov/grant_program/

Incorporating Human Behaviour in Epidemiological Models (IHBEM)
National Science Foundation
Deadline: July 14, 2025
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ihbem-incorporating-human-behavior-epidemiological-models/nsf25-538/solicitation

Future of Work
Russell Sage Foundation*
Deadline: July 16, 2025
https://www.russellsage.org/research/funding/future-work?utm_source=Email_marketing&utm_campaign=Friday_March_21_2025_-_1&utm_content=rsf_bulletin&cmp=1&utm_medium=HTMLEmail

Social, Political, and Economic Inequality
Russell Sage Foundation*
Deadline: July 16, 2025
https://www.russellsage.org/research/funding/social-inequality?utm_source=Email_marketing&utm_campaign=Friday_March_21_2025_-_1&utm_content=rsf_bulletin&cmp=1&utm_medium=HTMLEmail

Promoting Educational Attainment and Economic Mobility among Racially, Ethnically, and Economically Diverse Groups after the 2023 Supreme Court Decision to Ban Race-Conscious Admissions at Colleges and Universities
Russell Sage Foundation*
Deadline: July 16, 2025
https://www.russellsage.org/special-initiatives/promoting-educational-attainment-and-economic-mobility-among-racially-ethnically-and?utm_source=Email_marketing&utm_campaign=Friday_March_21_2025_-_1&utm_content=rsf_bulletin&cmp=1&utm_medium=HTMLEmail

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
National Science Foundation
Deadline: July 23, 2025
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/career-faculty-early-career-development-program

Research Project (RP) proposals and Exsting Program Evaluation (EPE) proposals
Brady Education Foundation*
Deadline: August 1, 2025
https://bradyeducationfoundation.org/application-guidelines/

John Templeton Foundation Funds
John Templeton Foundation*
Deadline: August 15, 2025
https://www.templeton.org/grants/apply-for-grant

Community-Based Participatory Research Projects
Sociological Initiatives Foundation*
Deadline: August 15, 2025
https://www.sifoundation.org/guidelines/

Economics
National Science Foundation
Deadline: August 18, 2025
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/economics

Civil Discourse on Campus
Arthur Vining Davis Foundation*
Deadline: August 28, 2025
https://www.avdf.org/programs-overview/private-higher-education/

Science of Science: Discovery, COmmunication and Impact (SoS:DCI)
National Science Foundation*
Deadline: September 9, 2025
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/sosdci-science-science-discovery-communication-impact

Education, Improving the Environment, or Supporting Healthy and Vibrant Communities
Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation*
Deadline: September 12, 2025
https://www.clevelandcliffs.com/sustainability/social/requesting-support

Time-Sensitive Evaluation of Policies Affecting Health Behaviors and Chronic Disease Risk (R01- Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health
Deadline: Through January 11, 2028
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-312.html

Small Grants for New Investigators to Broaden Participation in Health-Related Researcg (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health
Deadline: Through October 16, 2027
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-097.html

Opportunities marked with an (*) require completion of a clearance form with DePaul's Development Office. Additional funding search tools are available on the ORS website.