Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Dissertation Research Grant

Applications for this year’s Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy awards are open! The awards are given to PhD candidates working on a dissertation that contributes to social policy and the social sciences.The amount of each award is $10,000, and twenty awards will be given. The Foundation will also give two Special Awards: A Trustees Award, for the most innovative project (worth an additional $3,000), and the Irving Louis Horowitz Award for the most outstanding project (worth an additional $5,000). To learn more about the Horowitz Awards, click here. 

All eligible applications must be submitted by this year’s deadline, 11:59pm EST, December 1, 2026..