Fellowships and Resources

Departmental Funding
Besides University-wide, Division-wide or non-University funding sources, the following sources of funding for graduate students are available. Applications are typically due in March. A call for applications with specific deadlines and other detail will be provided to students separately.

1. The Department of Sociology Henderson Research Fund 

​​Funding is provided to successful applications for research expenses, such as research travel and accommodations, transcription, research incentives, or software. Conference travel is not considered a research expense. Award amounts vary, but maximum awards are usually around $4000.

2. The Wing C. Chan and Angelina H. Li Fund

The Wing C. Chan and Angelina H. Li fund, generously endowed by University of Chicago Sociology PhD alumna, Angelina Li, provides dissertation proposal development seed money grants (e.g. a “pre-dissertation” research grant) for Sociology PhD students. PhD students who are pre-ABD are eligible to apply. Typically, preference is given to students who are working on their dissertation proposal but we will consider strong qualifying paper research projects as well. Students are expected to use these funds for research expenses, such as research travel and accommodations, transcription, research incentives, or software. Conference travel is not considered a research expense. Students may not receive this funding more than once over their time in the program, though they are welcome to reapply in subsequent years if they are not funded in this cycle. Awards typically range from $50 to $2,500.

​​​​​​​3. Gerald Suttles Fund

Information TBA

External Fellowships
Graduate students are encouraged to apply for externally funded fellowships such as those awarded by the American Sociological Association and federally funded programs.

Some Suggestions for External Fellowships:

University Resources

  • Chicago Center for Teaching: The Chicago Center for Teaching provides training and resources for students in teaching situations.

  • UChicago GRAD Resources and services for University Graduate Students

  • Library Resources: The University of Chicago Library Home Page.

  • Library's Sociology Page: A page sponsored by the University of Chicago Library Information Service, LibInfo for short. The page contains information about where to find sociology materials in the library and also gives links to outside sources.