The Social Scientist's Grant Guide (Paperback)

Keri K. Stephens

ISBN 13: 9798881801878

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2026

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Paperback. Its time for social scientists to thrive in the grant-getting world.Securing external funding has never been more important for social scientists, nor has it ever required so much creativity! The Social Scientists Grant Guide answers the call to support researchers who are scrambling to navigate the rules, processes, and social dynamics of the funding world. This guide welcomes you into the funding landscape and gives you the strategic and cultural knowledge crucial for grant success. As you build a personalized funding action plan that aligns with your research interests and career stage, youll learn how to-Identify funding opportunities that genuinely align with your research strengths-Position your work for maximum impact across different types of funders in the US and internationally -Navigate political and social dynamics that shape reviewer decisions-Develop the adaptive mindset needed to thrive as funding landscapes inevitably shiftHaving secured more than $25 million from federal, state, industry, and foundational support while working with 5 different academic institutions and 7 different institutional support organizations, Keri K. Stephens and Kerk F. Kee know the keys to success and the pitfalls to avoid as you build your research future. This book gives researchers scrambling to navigate the rules, processes, and social dynamics of the funding world the strategic and cultural knowledge crucial for grant success. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Social Scientist's Grant Guide (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798881801878
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

It's time for social scientists to thrive in the grant-getting world.

Securing external funding has never been more important for social scientists, nor has it ever required so much creativity! The Social Scientist's Grant Guide answers the call to support researchers who are scrambling to navigate the rules, processes, and social dynamics of the funding world.

This guide welcomes you into the funding landscape and gives you the strategic and cultural knowledge crucial for grant success. As you build a personalized funding action plan that aligns with your research interests and career stage, you'll learn how to
-Identify funding opportunities that genuinely align with your research strengths
-Position your work for maximum impact across different types of funders in the US and internationally
-Navigate political and social dynamics that shape reviewer decisions
-Develop the adaptive mindset needed to thrive as funding landscapes inevitably shift

Having secured more than $25 million from federal, state, industry, and foundational support while working with 5 different academic institutions and 7 different institutional support organizations, Keri K. Stephens and Kerk F. Kee know the keys to success and the pitfalls to avoid as you build your research future.

About the Authors

Keri K. Stephens is the George Christian Centennial Professor in Organizational Communication Technology and Co-Director of the Technology and Information Policy Institute at the Moody College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin, USA. Her research on disaster communication, organizing, infrastructure systems, and technology has produced 140+ peer-reviewed publications, and she has secured $10 million in external funding as a PI or CoPI. She is an International Communication Association Fellow, a TEDx presenter, and an award-winning community-engaged scholar.

Kerk F. Kee is the Virginia & Choc Hutcheson Professor in Mass Communication at Texas Tech University, USA. He studies the adoption of AI, digital infrastructures, and emerging technologies in organizations and society. He has secured over $13 million in external funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In 2015, he received an NSF CAREER Award.