Activists & Researchers on Social Development

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) was established in 1923 to generate new knowledge on key social issues. We are committed to international, interdisciplinary social science that focuses on themes of public importance: from human sexuality to the challenges of globalization, from the impacts of information technology to current transformations in international higher education.

For more than 75 years, the SSRC has linked universities, foundations, social science disciplines, area studies associations, and government and nongovernmental organizations in exploring new intellectual paths and testing theories and methods against the challenges of contemporary and historical problems.

The GSC Program particularly seeks to bridge the gap between the knowledge held by practitioners— human rights activists, humanitarian relief workers and development consultants, etc.—and academics. We believe that new and more appropriate forms of collaboration between these two communities are vital for both understanding and ameliorating the varieties of threats to human security around the world. The Program is funded by the MacArthur Foundation.

Grants for Research Collaboration in Conflict Zones. Applications are invited from teams of researchers working or living in a zone of widespread or intractable violent conflict for short research projects of 4-6 months in length. Each team must have a designated team leader with at least 3 years of professional experience. Maximum award:$12,000.

Research Fellowships for Professionals Working in International Affairs. Applications are invited from practitioners (NGO professionals, activists, journalists, lawyers etc.) to conduct a research and writing project for 8-18 months under the supervision of an academic mentor in a university or research institute. A significant piece of writing is expected as a result. Applicants should have 5-15 years of experience working in issues related to international security and cooperation. Maximum award:$38,000 per year. Deadline: December 3,2001. Postdoctoral Fellowships on Global Security and Cooperation Applications are invited from scholars holding PhDs or its equivalent for 8-18 months of support. The first half of the fellowship is to be spent working in a nongovernmental, international or multilateral organization involved in peace and security issues. The second half must be spent conducting a research project informed by that experience. Maximum award:$38,000 per year.

Dissertation Fellowships on Global Security and Cooperation. Applications are invited from students working towards the PhD or equivalent for a two-year fellowship. The first year must be spent working at a non-governmental, international or multilateral organization involved in peace and security issues outside the applicant’s country of residence. The second year must be spent conducting a research project related to that experience. Maximum award:$19,000 per year.

For more information and application forms please contact GSC at: The Social Science Research Council — Global Security & Cooperation Program; 810 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019; Email: gsc@ssrc.org; Web: www.ssrc.org; Telephone: 212.377.2700/ fax: 212.377.2727

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