Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Grants
Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
Small grants to PhD students at the dissertation level for social-policy research across the major fields of the social sciences. 441 grants awarded since 1999; the 2027 cycle is open.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (total award)The funder's grant-info and homepage describe these only as 'small grants' and publish no dollar figure. Do not assume an amount.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · DecNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The Apply page shows a recurring submission deadline of December 1, 11:59pm EST; the year was not stated on the page, so treated as an annual December cycle. Applications for 2027 awards were described as open.
- Who can apply
- Doctoral candidate
- Eligibility
- PhD students at the dissertation level conducting social science research on contemporary social policy issues. Applications are individual and international applicants have been funded; the pages checked do not state citizenship or institution-type restrictions.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- social policy research · dissertation research
- Apply at
- https://www.horowitz-foundation.org/grant-info
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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