There are many external funding opportunities for graduate students in Sociology. You will benefit from getting to know the organizations listed below—become familiar with their requirements and forms of support.
During recent academic years, we have had graduate students supported by:
Our advanced students are also provided financial assistance by faculty members’ research grants. In recent years, our students have been supported by grants from:
On-Campus:
You can automatically use SpinPlus from any on-campus IP address.
Off-Campus:
You'll need a SpinPlus profile (free and available here) to use the service off-campus. A profile also allows you to save searches to revisit.
Grants.gov A government-funded site that provides you with ways to search for and locate grants and RFPs.
FoundationCenter.org Foundation Center is a database of grants and RFPs, and a great resource for grant-seeking individuals.
Find a Foundation Center near you Locate a Foundation Center for grant research.
Federal Grant Programs This site provides a list of grant providers organized by subject.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources - Grants & Funding Search across a wide array of HHS bureaus and agencies. Includes a Grants and Funding page with links to Funding, Grants, Research, and Partners/Training.
U.S. Department of Education - Office of the Chief Financial Officer The site has links to other grants and aid websites and
information. There is also a "How Do I Find" box with links to specific grant information as well.
Grantsmanship Center: You can search grant funding resources by state and the Grantsmanship Center also offers training for
groups/people to be able to compete for available grant opportunities.
GuideStar This resource allows you to check out nonprofit organizations, charity organizations, and look at the reports on them for free. You can write a review on any experiences you've had with a charity organization as well.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy The Chronicle provides news and information for tax-exempt organizations. In addition, it offers lists of grants, fundraising ideas and techniques, statistics, reports on tax and court rulings, summaries of books, and a calendar of events.
USC - The Best of The Web for Grant Writers The online grant writing class at USC has compiled this great list of resources for grant writers!
