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The College and University Fund for the Social Sciences Welcomes New Member Institutions

The SSRC College and University Fund for the Social Sciences (CUF) is proud to welcome six new institutions to its consortium of higher education partners: Boston University; Carnegie Mellon University; Purdue University; the University of California, Los Angeles; the University of California, Riverside; and the University of California, Santa Cruz. “CUF is a critical mechanism through which the SSRC is bringing together researchers and research funders, including public and private funders, to set a broad research agenda, build the kinds of networks that can work toward finding solutions to global challenges, and ensure that research funding can be directed toward …

The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program Celebrates Ten Years of Funding Doctoral Studies in Africa

The Social Science Research Council is thrilled to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program, supporting PhD students in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and South Africa at each phase of their doctoral journey, from the formative stages of proposal development through dissertation research and completion. To mark the program’s anniversary, the SSRC presents a series of essays exploring Next Gen’s goals and impact over the past decade as well as a brochure highlighting key doctoral projects and publications from alumni.  Watch the following video celebrating the program’s work over the course of ten …

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