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Published: 10 Jun 2022 726 views
The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy was established in 1997 by Irving Louis Horowitz and Mary E. Curtis as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Its general purpose is to support the advancement of research and understanding in the major fields of the social sciences. Its specific purpose is to provide small grants to aspiring PhD students at the dissertation level to support the research they are undertaking for their project.
| Application Deadline | 01 Dec 2022 |
| Type | Entrepreneurs |
| Sponsor | Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy |
| Gender | Men and Women |
To support emerging scholars through small grants;
To promote scholarship with a social policy application; and
To encourage projects that address contemporary issues in the social sciences.
Grants are based solely on merit. Each is worth a total of $7,500; $5,000 is awarded initially and $2,500 upon completion of the project.
Applicants must be current PhD (or DrPH) candidates who are working on their dissertation;
Applicants must not have a PhD; those who do, are ineligible;
Applicants must have defended their dissertation proposal or had their topic approved by their department;
Applicants can be from any country and any university in the world. US citizenship or residency is not required.
Awards are made to individuals, not institutions. If processed through an institution, a waiver for overhead is required.
Recipients are expected to acknowledge assistance provided by the foundation in any publication resulting from their research and should notify the foundation with publication details.
Grants are issued immediately on receipt of an acceptance letter from the recipient. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure the grant does not conflict with other funding they have secured. Grants are usually administered in June of the year they are decided.
Grant recipients will be publicized on the foundation's website, in appropriate professional media, and a press release to university media offices.
For more details, visit Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy website.
