Social Science Research Council

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is a US-based, independent, international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing research in the social sciences and related disciplines. Established in Manhattan in 1923, it maintains a headquarters there with a staff of approximately 70.

The SSRC currently administers more than 20 programs in the US and around the world, including work on democracy, expanding opportunity, health, innovation, peacebuilding, and public safety. The SSRC offers several fellowships to researchers in the social sciences and related disciplines, including for international fieldwork. The SSRC also provides research grants, convenes researchers and stakeholders, produces knowledge platforms and reports, and supports mentoring programs that broaden opportunity.