ASA Small Grants Program: Teaching Enhancement Fund

ASA Small Grants Program: Teaching Enhancement Fund is sponsored by American Sociological Association (ASA). These grants support projects that enhance the quality of teaching in the United States and Canada. Awards can be given to individuals, departments, programs, or committees of state/regional associations.

ASA Grants and Fellowships | American Sociological Association ASA Grants and Fellowships Last Updated: July 27, 2026 Minority Fellowship Program The Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) supports students in pursuit of a doctoral degree in sociology.

MFP seeks to attract talented doctoral students to ensure that a diverse and highly-trained workforce is available to assume leadership roles and conduct research that is relevant to today’s society. Student Forum Travel Awards Approximately 50 awards are available for student participants in the ASA Annual Meeting to defray the cost of travel.

Student Forum Paper Award The Student Forum Advisory Board selects one student paper that was submitted to the Student Forum Paper Sessions for that year’s ASA Annual Meeting for the Student Forum Paper Award. Annual Meeting Travel Fund Awards Annual Meeting Travel Fund awards are designed to help offset some of the costs associated with the Annual Meeting for sociologists who would otherwise find it difficult to attend.

Howery Teaching Enhancement Fund Grants The Carla B. Howery Teaching Enhancement Fund provides small grants to support projects that advance the scholarship of teaching and learning within the discipline of sociology. Community Action Research Initiative Grants (CARI) The Community Action Research Initiative grants support projects that bring social science knowledge and methods to bear in addressing community-based problems.

These grants provide funding to host a winner of an ASA-wide award from the past two calendar years to deliver a lecture at a state, regional, or aligned sociological association meeting or on an academic campus.

Additional Funding Resources Funding Your Future: How to Get Grants for Sociology Research Grant Seeking from Private Foundations: What Investigators Should Know Looking for information about the Fund for the Advancement of the Discipline (FAD)? We no longer accept applications for FAD awards. Information about past awardees is available here .

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