Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

For decades, taxpayer investments in the National Science Foundation (NSF) have helped fuel discoveries and technologies that shape everyday American life. From cell phones and weather forecasting to MRI machines, web search, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), NSF-supported research has generated enormous public value. While the outcomes of basic research are never ful...

It is with great sadness that the Council marks the passing of Kenneth Prewitt, eminent social scientist, dedicated public servant, and organizational leader who served twice as president of the Social Science Research Council (1979–1985 and 1995–1998).

Under Prewitt’s leadership, the Council advanced research across international peace and security studies, area st...

As part of its 40th anniversary, the LEGO Foundation invites applications for the LEGO Foundation Fellowship, a new global research fellowship for early- and mid-career researchers whose work can strengthen the understanding of how children thrive across diverse contexts. The fellowship has been developed in partnership with the SSRC, which will administer the program and ove...

Advancing the science and practice of supporting children to thrive

The new, three-year fellowship will support up to 10 early- and mid-career researchers working across crisis and conflict settings, inclusion and wellbeing of neurodivergent children, and children’s learning and development in an AI-enabled world.

With generous support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Social Science Research Council is pleased to invite U.S. R1 research universities in SSRC’s College and University Fund for the Social Sciences to apply to join the Public Exchange Network<...