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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/

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

Conserving Black Modernism Grant Program
National Trust for Historic Preservation*
Deadline: March 14, 2025
https://savingplaces.org/conserving-black-modernism

Health & Wellness Agency Grants
Jack and Jill Foundation*
Deadline: March 15, 2025
https://jackandjillfoundation.org/grants/

LOI: Home- and Community- Based Health Services
VNA Foundation*
Deadline: March 20, 2025
https://vnafoundation.net/funding-guidelines/

LOI: Luce/ American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Collaborative Grant in China Studies
American Council of Learned Societies*
Deadline: April 1, 2025
https://www.acls.org/competitions/luce-acls-collaborative-grant-in-china-studies/

Causal Research on the Criminal Justice System
Russell Sage Foundation
Deadline: April 3, 2025
https://www.russellsage.org/special-initiatives/causal-research-criminal-justice-system

Spring Centennial Center Research Grants
Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs
Deadline: April 15, 2025
https://connect.apsanet.org/centennialcenter/research-grants/

State and Impact of the Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: April 16, 2025
https://www.neh.gov/program/state-and-impact-humanities

Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI)
National Science Foundation
Deadline: April 17, 2025
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/sai-strengthening-american-infrastructure

Fellowship for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan
National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: April 23, 2025
https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/fellowships-advanced-social-science-research-japan

Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants
Burroughs Welcome Fund*
Deadline: April 24, 2025
https://www.bwfund.org/funding-opportunities/climate-change-and-human-health/climate-change-and-human-health-seed-grants/

Project Grants
State Justice Institute
Deadline: May 1, 2025
https://www.sji.gov/grants/project-grants/

Technical Assistance Grants
State Justice Institute
Deadline: May 1, 2025
https://www.sji.gov/grants/technical-assistance-grants/

Racial Equity Research Grants
Spencer Foundation*
Deadline: May 1, 2025
https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/racial-equity-special-research-grants

Strategic Initiatives Grants
State Justice Institute
Deadline: May 1, 2025
https://www.sji.gov/grants/strategic-initiatives-grants/

Publishing Historical Records in Collaborative Digital Editions
National Archives and Records Administration
Deadline: May 7, 2025
https://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/editions.html

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/

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

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

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

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

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.