Research, Grant Funding, and Related Policies

SBS encourages its faculty to apply for fellowships and grants that support their creative activities and research efforts. As noted by the Academy for Arts and Sciences, "The importance of social and behavioral science research to the nation’s economic and national security is enormous. Most of the problems we face benefit from research in these sciences. In addition, basic research in these sciences contributes to American innovation."

The Senior Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development oversees the College Grants Program in collaboration with the Director of the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR).

ISSR provides UMass social scientists with methodological training and consultation, assistance with grant writing, and free NVivo software.

Learn about SBS External Funding Support and the Grant Proposal Submission Process

Learn about SBS Grant Indirect Costs

Learn about the SBS Course Reduction Policy

Apply for an SBS Faculty Seed Funding Grant

Learn about Research Ethics, Training, and Compliance

Contacts

lundquist [at] soc [dot] umass [dot] edu (Jennifer Lundquist) | Questions about the SBS Faculty Seed Funding Grant submission and review processes.
Senior Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development & Professor of Sociology

mviscione [at] umass [dot] edu (Mikayla Viscione) | Questions about the SBS Faculty Seed Funding Grant submission process.
Associate Director of Events and Projects

jkamilar [at] umass [dot] edu (Jason Kamilar) | Resources and support with all externally-sponsored research.
Director of ISSR & Professor of Anthropology

bonniesmith [at] umass [dot] edu (Katie Smith) | Resources and support with all externally-sponsored research.
Associate Director of Research Administration and Operations – ISSR

mpenland [at] umass [dot] edu (Carrie Morrison Penland) | Resources and support with all externally-sponsored research.
Grants and Contracts Coordinator III – ISSR

Institute for Social Science Research
E-22 Machmer Hall
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: 413-545-5970
Fax: 413-545-1925