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The College and University Fund (CUF) is a consortium of institutions of higher education strengthening the funding and research infrastructure for social science worldwide.

In partnership with the SSRC’s network of philanthropic foundations, public science funders, and state and local governments, our members are pioneering new strategies to support research for the public good.

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ANNOUNCEMENT
SEPT 2026
Meet the 2026 Lindblom, Janeway, and Powell Fellowship award winners
Our graduate research fellowships support doctoral candidates pursuing original and interdisciplinary social science research at CUF member institutions.
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DECEMBER 2026 · New York City

The 2026 CUF Conference

Every year, the SSRC convenes institutional leaders from the College and University Fund for the Social Sciences with leaders of philanthropic organizations and other research partners to share insights on higher education, social science research, and more.

Panelists in conversation at a CUF conference session
PAST CONFERENCES
2025
On Earning Trust: The Case for the Social Sciences
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2024
Research to Solve Problems
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2023
Social and Behavioral Science as R&D
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2022
Social and Behavioral Science at Scale
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Exclusive Opportunities

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FOR DOCTORAL CANDIDATES
CUF Graduate Research Fellowships
Our fellowships support interdisciplinary social science projects by advanced graduate students at CUF member institutions. Each fellowship supports a doctoral candidate pursuing original and interdisciplinary research in social science.
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FOR MEMBER CAMPUSES
Public Exchange Network
Turn university expertise into real-world action — join researchers matched with government, nonprofit, and industry partners on challenges from disaster recovery to homelessness.
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FOR MEMBER CAMPUSES
Policy Innovation Days
Funding to host a convening that incubates research and evaluation collaborations between your university and its state and local government partners.
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Join a growing community of institutions like yours.

Through cross-institutional collaborations in partnership with philanthropic foundations, public science funders, and state and local governments, members of the College and University Fund are pioneering new strategies to support research for the public good.

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A voice in designing national funding strategies alongside major philanthropies and public science funders
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Access to member-only funding: Policy Innovation Days, Public Exchange Network expansion, and more
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Graduate research fellowships for your doctoral students, including the Lindblom Memorial Fellowship
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An annual conference convening presidents, provosts, deans, and funders
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