Social Science Research Council (SSRC) - Data Fluencies Dissertation Grant

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Social Data Research and Dissertation Fellowships

Fellowships for PhD students and researchers to support research on social media's impact on democracy and elections, and methods for analyzing social data.

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Award amount

up to $50,000 US for Social Data Research Fellowship

Eligibility

Researchers with a PhD for Social Data Research Fellowship; PhD students enrolled in a PhD program for Social Data Dissertation Fellowship; Applicants must have completed all PhD coursework by fellowship term start; Not eligible if primary research affiliation is with a partisan organization; Research projects must have a scientific, not partisan, objective

Requirements

Application Form; Project Narrative (max 5 pages); Data Management Plan; CV (2 pages); Budget (max 2 pages); Letter of Affiliation

Application materials

Application Form; Project Narrative; Data Management Plan; CV; Budget; Letter of Affiliation

How to apply

Submit proposal and application form via http://apply.ssrc.org; Begin proposal and save progress until final submission

Documents

Data Management Plan requirements: https://s3.amazonaws.com/ssrc-cdn2/5ea0af34abfc6.pdf

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