Social Sciences and Humanities grants and R&D funding

GrantField tracks 92 open US R&D funding calls in Social Sciences and Humanities, drawn from federal agencies, state programs, and private foundations and refreshed daily. Browse every active call below, or run the matcher to see only the social sciences and humanities grants your organization is genuinely eligible for, each scored and explained.

92 open calls

• 2020 SFARI Collaboration on Sex Differences in Autism, Request for ApplicationsSimons
• 2024 SFARI Pilot Progression Award, Request for ApplicationsSimons
• Accelerating the Pace of Substance Use Research Using Existing Data (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)NIH
• Accelerating the Pace of Substance Use Research Using Existing Data (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)NIH
• Accountable Institutions and BehaviorNSF
• Addressing Substance Use PCORI Funding Announcement -- Cycle 3 2026PCORI
• Advancing the Science of Engagement in Research PCORI Funding Announcement -- Cycle 2 2026PCORI
• Advancing the Science of Engagement in Research PCORI Funding Announcement -- Cycle 3 2026PCORI
• Analysis of Postmortem Brain Tissue from the Autism BrainNet Collection, Request for Applications, Ph.D.Simons
• Archaeology Program Senior Research AwardsNSF
• ArchaeometryNSF
• Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing NetworkNSF
• Autism Rat Models Consortium 2.0 RFASimons
• Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research AwardsNSF
• Broad Pragmatic Studies Supplemental Funding Announcement (SFA) to Support Studies within a Study Focused on Developing and Validating Measures to Advance the Science of Engagement in Research -- Cycle 2 2026 (Invitation Only)PCORI
• Career Awards for STEM TeachersBWF
• Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Improvement and Advancement GrantSAMHSA
• Circuit Dynamics Request for ApplicationsSimons
• Cognitive NeuroscienceNSF
• Collaborative ResearchNEH
• Collections StewardshipNEH
• Countering Transnational Repression Through Evidence-based ResearchDRL
• Cross-Species Studies of ASD, Request for ApplicationsSimons
• Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research AwardsNSF
• Decision, Risk and Management SciencesNSF
• Decision, Risk and Management Sciences - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement GrantsNSF
• Defense Security Cooperation University - Research GrantsWHS
• Department of Interior Wildland Fire Service BLM-National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP)Fire Leaders And Managers, Emerging Scientists (FLAMES)BLM
• Developing Civilizational Bonds, Democratic Resilience, and Rule of Law in EuropeDRL
• Developing novel theory and methods for understanding the genetic architecture of complex human traits (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)NIH
• Developing novel theory and methods for understanding the genetic architecture of complex human traits (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)NIH
• Development of Psychosocial Therapeutic and Preventive Interventions for Mental Disorders (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)NIH
• Developmental SciencesNSF
• Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Research on Resilience and Positive Mental Health Outcomes Among People with Spinal Cord InjuryACL
• EconomicsNSF
• EDU Core ResearchNSF
• Effects of International Parental Child Abduction on Abducted Children and Left-Behind ParentsCA
• Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort Data and Biospecimen Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)NIH
• Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)NIH
• Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)NIH
• Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)NIH
• FoundationsNSF
• FY 2026 SPRO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEYSID
• FY2026 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual State Historic Preservation Office GrantsNPS
• FY26 Bureau of Land Management Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management - Bureau wideBLM
• FY26 Bureau of Land Management Eastern Nevada Conservation, Recreation and Development - NEVADA BLMBLM
• Global Documentation for Accountability InitiativeDRL
• High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and ArchaeologyNSF
• Human Cognitive and Behavioral Science, Request for Applications, Ph.D.Simons
• Interventions to Address Disparities in Liver Diseases and Liver Cancer (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional)NIH
• Law & ScienceNSF
• Leveraging Academic Institutions and Judicial Professional Bodies to Document TNRDRL
• Liberty Under Law: The Shared Anglo-American TraditionGBR
• Limited Competition: Building Partnerships and Broadening Perspectives to Advance Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (BBAER) Program (UM1), Clinical Trial OptionalNIH
• Methodology, Measurement, and StatisticsNSF
• Mind and Body Interventions to Restore Whole Person Health via Emotional Well-Being Mechanisms (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)NIH
• Mood and Psychosis Symptoms during the Menopause Transition (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)NIH
• National Capital Parks- East Shaw Neighborhood Research InternsNPS
• NIDA Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder Research (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)NIH
• NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered LanguagesNSF
• Perception, Action & CognitionNSF
• Pilot Studies of Biological, Behavioral and Social Mechanisms Contributing to HIV Pathogenesis Within the Mission of NIDDK (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)NIH
• Plateau Regional Archaeological Curation Services Contract USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division W912P9DOD
• Redeploy Illinois - Planning GrantDHS
• Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral SciencesNSF
• Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods (NCSES S&T)NSF
• Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)NIH
• SBE Postdoctoral Research FellowshipsNSF
• Scholarly Editions and TranslationsNEH
• Science and Technology StudiesNSF
• Science of OrganizationsNSF
• Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and ImpactNSF
• Security and PreparednessNSF
• SFARI Circuit Dynamics awardeesSimons
• Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies and Approaches in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)NIH
• Simons Collaborations in Mathematics and the Physical SciencesSimons
• Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial EcologySimons
• Simons SymposiaSimons
• SociologyNSF
• Southwest Border Resource Protection ProgramNPS
• SPARK Research Match Expansion, Request for ApplicationsSimons
• Street Outreach Program (SOP)FYSB
• Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)NIH
• The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the U.S. (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)NIH
• Travel Support for MathematiciansSimons
• Treating Fairly Research AwardASH
• Tribal Colleges and Universities ProgramNSF
• U.S. Embassy Jakarta Media Small Grants CompetitionIDN
• UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (ARI) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BASIC, APPLIED, AND ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHAMC
• UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (ARI) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BASIC, APPLIED, AND ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHDOD
• UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (ARI) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BASIC, APPLIED, AND ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHDOD
• Utilizing Invasive Recording and Stimulating Opportunities in Humans to Advance Neural Circuitry Understanding of Mental Health Disorders (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)NIH