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Community-Based Participatory Research Grants

Sociological Initiatives Foundation

NontraditionalFoundation grant

Funds community-based participatory research that connects research to social change, including research on language learning and behaviour and its intersection with policy — a route for work with immigrant and linguistic-minority communities.

Indicative award
$15k–$30k (total award)Guidelines state grants typically range from $15,000 to $30,000; the homepage states $20,000 to $30,000. Projects typically run two years.
Timing
Annual cycleAnnual cycle · AugPublished deadline: 2026-08-14 — 0 days awayShort concept applications due 14 August 2026; full proposals invited in November; grants disbursed in February.
Who can apply
Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty, Any faculty rank, Community organisation, Practitioner
Eligibility
Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) classified as not a private foundation under 509(a). Individual researchers, lone academics without an ongoing community partnership, and government or municipal agencies are ineligible; academic institutions may act as fiscal sponsors for scholars. US and territories only.
SSWR clusters
Topics
community-based participatory research · language policy · bilingualism · research for social change
Apply at
https://www.sifoundation.org/guidelines/
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