Grants
Solicitation Title: Grants
Funding Amount: Grant sizes normally range from $10,000 to $20,000. Applicants chosen for funding will receive 60% of the funds the following January. They will receive the remaining 40% after 11 months, contingent upon submitting evidence that the project’s 11 month milestones have been met.
Sponsor Deadline: Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Solicitation Link: http://www.sifoundation.org/guidelines/
Overview
<p>The Sociological Initiatives Foundation supports social change by linking research to social action. It funds research projects that investigate laws, policies, institutions, regulations, and normative practices that may limit equality in the United States. It gives priority to projects that seek to address racism, xenophobia, classism, gender bias, exploitation, or the violation of human rights and freedoms. It also supports research that furthers language learning and behavior and its intersection with social and policy questions.<br>The Foundation supports research that focuses on improving services and systems and increasing positive social and physical conditions through:<br>Policy development<br>Placement and shaping of the policy agenda<br>Policy adoption or implementation<br>Policy blocking<br>Increasing advocacy capacity and political influence<br>Shaping public sentiment<br>The Foundation also supports research that addresses linguistic issues including, literacy, language loss and maintenance, language policy, language and national security, bilingualism, language and gender, language and law, language disabilities, language and health, language and education, different language cultures, second language acquisition, and dialects.<br>In the context of social and racial inequality dating back centuries, the Foundation supports projects that address institutional rather than individual or behavioral change. It seeks to fund research and initiatives that provide insight into sociological and linguistic issues that can help specific groups and or communities expand opportunities and challenge injustices.</p>
Solicitation Limitations: <p>Preference is given to providing support in areas that tend to be under-funded and for projects of a size where a Sociological Initiatives Foundation grant can make a difference.</p> <p>The Foundation does not provide operating support or capital grants.</p> <p>The geographic focus is limited to the United States and its territories.</p> Other Information:<p>Short concept proposals are due on August 15th each year. A limited number of concept applicants are then invited to submit full proposals in November. Applicants chosen for funding will receive 60% of the funds the following January. They will receive the remaining 40% after 11 months, contingent upon submitting evidence that the project’s 11 month milestones have been met. Generally, the Foundation will not consider proposals that:</p> <ul> <li>represent the work of a lone academic without a strong relationship with a constituency or organization</li> <li>do not demonstrate the capacity or intent to carry out bona fide research, as indicated by either a past track record or a credentialed researcher partner</li> <li>are led by government/municipal agencies</li> <li>result only in reports, publications, websites, gatherings, films, theatrical productions, concerts, conferences, or the like that are not part of a larger explicit social change strategy</li> <li>only evaluate existing programs</li> <li>request funds for operating support or capital grants</li> </ul>Last Updated:
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