Funder: Cornell University
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $35,000 to support an external grant application
Summary: Supports Cornell faculty with time and research outputs that strengthen applications for external social science funding exceeding $100,000.
Key Information: Applicants must meet a qualifying continuation or resubmission scenario and submit their external proposal within 12 months of the award.
Description
The Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS) administers Accelerated Research Grants to help Cornell faculty secure the next stage of external funding for ambitious social science research. Part of CCSS’s support across the research lifecycle, the program targets identified external funding opportunities rather than providing seed funding for new projects.
Awards support faculty time or specific outputs directly connected to a pending external proposal. Examples include hiring research assistants, teaching assistants, or grant-writing support, as well as producing publications, websites, pilot studies, or making existing work open access. The central goal is to increase the likelihood of a successful external application through support for a phase transition, continuation of funded research, or revision of an unsuccessful proposal.
