The SSRC Collaborative Grants in Media and Communications have funded 36 projects since 2006 and currently offers 3 bounty awards.  Click here for a guide to this body of work (1.22 MB PDF).

Small Grants

Competitive grants of up to $7,500 for short-term advocacy and activist focused research.  Small Grants are awarded 2-3 times per year, and are open to collaborations between academic researchers and advocates or activists.  New proposals should be submitted online using the button on this page.   More information...

Research Bounties

Bounties combine a project brokerage with a prize system.   Project ideas are submitted by advocates, activists, or other research users.  Some of these are awarded prize or 'bounty' money.  Researchers can apply to conduct the research and collect the bounties.  All submitted bounty proposals will be published on the site.  Projects can be submitted or responded to at any time.   More information...

Large Grants

Competitively awarded $30,000 grants for research-advocacy collaborations.  One competition per year.  More info...