Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship
Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)
Two annual fellowships of $15,000 each supporting advanced doctoral students' living costs and dissertation research costs, for dissertations examining any aspect of inequality, injustice and oppression.
- Indicative award
- $15k stipend (stipend)Two fellowships of $15,000 each, paid in equal installments (September 2026 and January 2027 for the current cycle).
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · FebNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The 2026 deadline was February 1, 2026. The page states 2027 application procedures will be available in fall 2026.
- Who can apply
- Doctoral candidate
- Eligibility
- Must be accepted into an accredited doctoral programme in the social/behavioral sciences, hold a minimum 3.25 graduate GPA, be at advanced doctoral status, and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (DACA/undocumented applicants exempt from the citizenship requirement). Restricted to specified racial/ethnic minority groups; recipients must attend the annual meeting.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- inequality · injustice · oppression · scholar activism · dissertation support
- Apply at
- https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/261/Racial/Ethnic_Minority_Graduate_Fellowship/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
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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