Research and Funding
The Sociology Department welcomes the new initiatives throughout the University to involve undergraduates in first-hand scholarship and primary research, career-building internships, and other funding opportunities.
Undergraduate Research at Northwestern
Northwestern offers many opportunities for undergraduate research funding. Sociology undergraduates frequently apply for the awards below, typically junior or senior year while carrying out research for a senior thesis.
- Academic Year Undergraduate Research Grant
- Summer Undergraduate Research Grant
- Weinberg Grants for Undergraduate Research (NOTE: Students usually apply for these grants after applying for corresponding grants from the Office of Undergraduate Research)
Work Experience Opportunities
Sociology majors and minors have a variety of opportunities to gain hands-on work experience while in the program. Our students participate in a wide variety of programs that prepare them for further work in an academic setting or an industry career immediately after graduation:
Academic Research
- Institute for Policy Research (IPR) Summer Undergraduate Research Assistants
- Summer Research Fellowship Program
- Undergraduate Research Assistant Program
Career Preparation
External Research and Grant Resources
The following grants and research opportunities are based outside of Northwestern; however, undergraduates may find these sources helpful depending on their area of research or career interests.
Research and Policy Institutes
- Brookings Institution
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Center for Security Policy
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Chatham House
- Federation of American Scientists
- Henry Stimson Center
- Institute of International Economics
- RAND Corporation
- Stockholm Int'l Peace Institute
- US Institute of Peace
Government and International Government Agencies
- European Union
- Library of Congress
- United Nations
- US Dept of Defense
- US State Department
- US Trade Representative
- World Bank
- World Intellectual Property Organization
Grants and Foundations
- Arca Foundation
- Asia Foundation
- Carnegie Corporation
- Eurasia Foundation
- Ford Foundation
- The Foundation Center
- IREX (Central and E. Europe/ Former USSR)
- MacArthur Foundation
- Mellon Foundation
- National Science Foundation
- Pew Charitable Trusts
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Soros Foundations Network
- Social Science Research Council
- Tinker Foundation