Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar Awards
Supports research into the causes, manifestations, and prevention of physical violence, prioritizing urgent, policy-relevant topics across natural and social sciences.
Funder: Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Due Dates: August 1, 2026 (LOI) | September 15, 2026 (Full application, by invitation)
Funding Amounts: $15,000–$75,000 per year for 1–2 years; larger/longer awards considered if strongly justified.
Summary: Supports research that advances understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, with priority on urgent, policy-relevant topics.
Key Information: Two-stage application: LOI required before full proposal; no institutional affiliation or specific degree required, but award cannot support graduate-degree research.
Description
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar Awards support leading researchers investigating the causes, manifestations, and control of violence. The Foundation welcomes proposals from the natural and social sciences and aligned disciplines, with a strong emphasis on research addressing urgent, present-day problems of violence—such as war, crime, terrorism, family or intimate-partner violence, climate instability, ethnic or religious conflict, political extremism, and nationalism. Projects should aim to elucidate what produces violence, how it operates, and what prevents or reduces it, with clear policy relevance. Historical or basic research is eligible if it is relevant to contemporary issues or has implications for reducing violence. The Foundation prioritizes research into the causes and dynamics of violence over studies focused solely on the effects of violence, unless those effects are themselves potential causes of future violence.
