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Council News
The Council is proud to announce the 12 recipients of the Democratic Anxieties in the Americas Research Grants. Established by the Drugs, Security and Democracy & Anxieties of Democracy programs, the grants generate a comparative dialogue on sources of and solutions to democratic anxieties such as rising inequality and the spread of populism, disinformation, political polarization & distrust
The SSRC Measure of America program is proud to announce the release of the latest report in the series on youth disconnection, A Decade Undone: 2021 Update, with updated data on America’s disconnected young people and analysis on the impact of Covid-19. Read the report
The Council is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2021 SSRC Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal fellowships, in partnership with the Fetzer Institute. Congratulations! Learn more about the ten early-career scholars and their projects
The SSRC invites proposals for small grants to support research projects using materials from the An American Dilemma for the 21st Century digital platform to examine the impact of Myrdal’s study, racial inequality, and social injustice. Apply by August 1, 2021
The Council is proud to announce the 64 recipients of the 2021 SSRC International Dissertation Research Fellowships, representing 13 disciplines and 11 world regions. Congratulations! Learn more about the new IDRF cohort
The SSRC invites proposals for small grants of up to $25,000 for projects that explore the ongoing social, economic, political, and cultural impacts of slavery in the contemporary US, through the lens of the GU 272 and their descendants. The deadline to apply is June 15