The Russel Sage Foundation was established in 1907 by Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” To that end, the foundation funds social science research that extends the methods, data, and theories of the social sciences as a means of better documenting and understanding the nation’s most pressing social, political, and economic problems.

The foundation, in collaboration with the Hewlett, Spencer, and William T. Grant foundations, aims to support innovative research on the aftermath of the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down race-conscious college and university admissions policies. The initiative is focused on ways to promote educational attainment and economic mobility among racially, ethnically, and economically diverse groups following the court’s ruling, which declared that use of race-conscious admissions policies violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and was, therefore, unconstitutional.

The foundation is especially interested in proposals that will advance social science research on the social, political, and economic effects of the Supreme Court decision and the future of race-conscious policies more generally. Interests extend beyond the effects on applications, admissions, enrollment, and degree completion and include the downstream effects, including whether and how the decision alters the college-to-career pipeline that many employers rely on to diversify their workforce, and the factors associated with public opposition to and support for race-conscious policies. The foundation is particularly interested in analyses that use newly available data or demonstrate novel uses of existing data. It also will support original data collection and encourage methodological variety and inter-disciplinary collaboration.

Letters of intent are due October 29, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET. LOIs must include specific information about the proposed data and research design. After peer review, about 15 percent of those who submit an LOI will receive an invitation to submit a proposal, with proposals due February 18, 2026.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Russell Sage Foundation website.

Deadline: October 29, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. ET (Letters of Intent)

The Russel Sage Foundation was established in 1907 by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” The foundation now dedicates itself to strengthening the social sciences’ methods, data, and theoretical core to understand societal problems better and develop informed responses.

The foundation, in collaboration with the Hewlett, Spencer, and William T. Grant foundations, seeks to support innovative research on the aftermath of the 2023 Supreme Court decision striking down race-conscious college and university admissions policies. The initiative is focused on ways to promote educational attainment and economic mobility among racially, ethnically, and economically diverse groups following the court’s ruling that the declared that use of race-conscious admissions policies violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and was, therefore, unconstitutional.

The foundation is especially interested in proposals that will advance social science research on the social, political, and economic effects of the Supreme Court decision and the future of race-conscious policies more generally. Analyses that make use of newly available data or demonstrate novel uses of existing data are of particular interest. Original data collection, such as surveys, field or survey experiments, in-depth qualitative interviews, and ethnographies will also be supported. This initiative encourages methodological variety and interdisciplinary collaboration. Proposals must have well-developed conceptual frameworks and research designs.

Funds can support research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time. Trustee grants are capped at $200,000, including 15 percent indirect costs, over a two-year period. Presidential awards, over a two-year period, are capped at $50,000 (no indirect costs), but at $75,000 (no indirect costs) when the proposed project involves original data collection or gaining access to restricted-use data.

Letters of intent are due October 29, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. ET. LOIs must include specific information about the proposed data and research design. After peer review, about 15 percent of those who submit an LOI will receive an invitation to submit a proposal.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Russell Sage Foundation website.

Deadline: October 29, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. ET (Letters of Intent)

One of the oldest American foundations, the Russell Sage Foundation dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies. It also funds researchers at other institutions and supports programs intended to develop new generations of social scientists.

To that end, the foundation has established a dissertation research grants program in support of innovative and high-quality dissertation research projects that address questions relevant to RSF’s priority areas. Proposed projects must be closely aligned with the funding priorities listed on the RSF website and contribute to RSF’s mission to improve social and living conditions in the U.S. by demonstrating the appropriate use of relevant theory, innovative data, rigorous research methods, and measures. The maximum allowable budget is $10,000 for a one-year grant.

These grants will support all aspects of dissertation research (data collection, data preparation, data analysis, and writing), but are not intended for students who have completed data collection and analysis and propose to spend the entire grant period writing the dissertation. There is a lifetime limit of one dissertation research grant per applicant. RSF encourages applications from scholars who are traditionally underrepresented in the social sciences and its applicant pool, as it seeks to promote diversity broadly, including but not limited to, racial, ethnic, gender or sexual identity or orientation, first generation, disciplinary, institutional, and geographic areas. Priority will be given to doctoral students who are underrepresented in the social sciences and those lacking the resources to carry out the proposed research.

Applicants must be enrolled doctoral students at an institution of higher education in the U.S. or a U.S. territory and completed all program requirements except the dissertation. To receive funding, an applicant whose proposal is selected for a grant must have their dissertation supervisor document that the dissertation research is the same research that was described in the DRG proposal and has been approved by the dissertation committee. In cases where a dissertation consists of several related papers, the proposal should focus on the most important paper.

Questions about the program may be directed to programs@rsage.org. For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Russell Sage Foundation website.

Deadline: March 1, 2022

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The Russell Sage Foundation (RSF) has long supported social science research with the aim of improving social and living conditions in the United States.

In response to the crises of 2020, the foundation is dedicating its next funding cycle exclusively to research that seeks to improve our understanding of these extraordinary times. The severe consequences of the Covid19-pandemic, including its economic disruptions, and the recent mass protests to combat systemic racial inequality in policing and other institutions have reaffirmed the importance of social science research examining economic, political, racial, ethnic, generational, and social inequalities relevant to public policy and social change.

For its August 5 deadline, RSF will only accept Letters of Inquiry relevant to one of RSF’s core programs that address at least one of the following issues:

Research on the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting recession in the United State. Specifically, research that assesses the social, political, economic, and psychological causes and consequences of the pandemic, especially its effects on marginalized individuals and groups and on trust in government and other institutions. Its priorities do not include analyses of health outcomes or health behavior.

Research focused on systemic racial inequality and/or the recent mass protests in the U.S. Specifically, research that investigates the prevalence of racial disparities in policing and criminal justice and their social, political, economic, and psychological causes and consequences; the effects of the current social protest movement and mass mobilization against systemic discrimination; the nature of public attitudes and public policies regarding policing, criminal justice, and social welfare; and the effects of those attitudes in the current political environment.

For the subsequent November 11 deadline, the foundation will return to accepting Letters of Inquiry in its three core programs that have and will continue to focus on many of the causes and consequences of the crises of 2020.

For additional information about this call and other RSF grant opportunities, see the Russell Sage Foundation website.

Deadline: August 5, 2020 (Letters of Inquiry)

Learn more and apply: https://www.russellsage.org/how-to-apply/application-deadlines

One of the oldest American foundations, the Russell Sage Foundation was established by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” In pursuit of this mission, the foundation now dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, knowledge, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

Due to the effects of COVID-19 on all facets of American life, the foundation is changing its immediate priorities for Letters of Inquiry for its upcoming deadline. Under the new priority, the foundation will only consider LOIs that satisfy the following criteria: research so timely and time-sensitive that the project must start before April 1, 2021; or research that analyzes social, political, economic, or psychological disruptions resulting from the coronavirus crisis affecting social and living conditions in the United States.

All LOIs must focus on issues related to the foundation’s core program areas and special initiatives, which include:

Behavioral Economics — Research that uses insights and methods from psychology, economics, sociology, political science, and other social sciences to examine and improve social and living conditions.

Decision-Making and Human Behavior in Context — Research on decision making across the social sciences that examines causes, consequences, processes, or context from a behavioral or alternative perspective.

Future of Work — Projects that examine a wide range of causal factors that may have depressed wages of low-education workers, from foreign outsourcing and immigration to the decline of unions and technological change.

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration — Research investigating multidisciplinary perspectives on questions stemming from the significant changes in the racial, ethnic, and immigrant-origin composition of the U.S. population.

Social, Political, and Economic Inequality — Research examining the factors that contribute to existing inequities; the extent to which these inequalities affect social, political, and economic institutions and outcomes; and how they influence the lives of individuals and families, including equality of access and opportunity, social mobility, and civic mobilization and representation, as well as how advantage and disadvantage are transmitted within and across generations.

Letters of Inquiry are due May 21. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by August 17, 2020.

For complete program guidelines, application instructions, information about previous grant recipients, and an FAQ, see the Russell Sage Foundation website.

Deadline: May 21, 2020 (Letters of Inquiry)

Learn more and apply here: https://www.russellsage.org/how-to-apply

One of the oldest American foundations, the Russell Sage Foundation was established by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” In pursuit of this mission, the foundation now dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, knowledge, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

The foundation’s program on Social, Political, and Economic Inequality supports innovative research on the factors that contribute to inequality in the U.S. and the extent to which social, political and economic inequalities affect social, psychological, political, and economic outcomes, including equality of access and opportunity, social mobility, civic mobilization and representation, and the intergenerational transmission of advantage and disadvantage. To that end, the program seeks Letters of Inquiry for investigator-initiated research that contributes to understanding of social, political, and economic inequalities and the mechanisms by which they influence the lives of individuals and families in the United States. RSF encourages methodological variety and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Examples of the kinds of topics that are of interest include but are not limited to economic well-being, equality of opportunity, and intergenerational mobility; political institutions and the policy process; psychological and/or cultural change; education; labor markets and occupations; child development and child outcomes; neighborhoods and communities; families, family structure, and family formation; and other forms of inequality. Awards are available for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results.

To be eligible, all applicants (both PIs and co-PIs) must have a doctorate and their affiliated organizations must be considered tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Review Code.

Letters of Inquiry must be received by November 26. Upon review, select applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by March 12, 2020.

For complete program guidelines, application instructions, information about previous grant recipients, and an FAQ, see the Russell Sage Foundation website.

Deadline: November 26, 2019 (Letters of Intent)

Learn more and apply: http://www.russellsage.org/research/funding/social-inequality

One of the oldest American foundations, the Russell Sage Foundation was established by Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” The foundation dedicates itself exclusively to strengthening the methods, data, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

To advance this mission, the foundation is accepting Letters of Inquiry for its Russell Sage Foundation/Carnegie Corporation Initiative on Immigration and Immigrant Integration. Through the initiative, grants of up to $150,000 over one or two years will be awarded in support of innovative research that strengthens the theory, methods, and empirical knowledge of the effects of race, citizenship, legal status, and the interplay of politics and policy on immigrant outcomes. Examples of the kinds of topics and questions of interest include but are not limited to legal status; naturalization and citizenship; mixed-ancestry, ethnic identity, and integration; race, religion, and inequality; and politics, political culture, and public policy.

The foundation is especially interested in novel uses of under-utilized data and the development of new methods for analyzing these data. Proposals to conduct laboratory or field experiments, in-depth qualitative interviews, and ethnographies are also encouraged.

Letters of Inquiry must be received no later than November 26. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by March 12, 2020.

See the Russell Sage Foundation website for complete program guidelines and application instructions.

Deadline: November 26, 2019 (Letters of Inquiry)

Learn more and apply: http://www.russellsage.org/special-initiatives/immigration-and-immigrant-integration

One of the oldest American foundations, the Russell Sage Foundation was established by Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” The foundation dedicates itself exclusively to strengthening the methods, data, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

To advance this mission, the foundation is accepting Letters of Inquiry for its Russell Sage Foundation/Carnegie Corporation Initiative on Immigration and Immigrant Integration. Grants of up to $150,000 over one or two years will be awarded for innovative research on the effects of race, citizenship, legal status and politics, political culture and public policy on outcomes for immigrants and for the native-born of different racial and ethnic groups and generations.

Letters of Inquiry must be received no later than May 23, 2019. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit full proposals by August 15, 2019.

See the RSF website for complete program guidelines and application instructions.

Deadline: May 23, 2019 (Letters of Inquiry)

http://www.russellsage.org/special-initiatives/immigration-and-immigrant-integration

One of the oldest foundations in the United States, the Russell Sage Foundation was established by Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” In pursuit of that mission, the foundation now dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, knowledge, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

The foundation’s program on the Future of Work supports research on the causes and consequences of changes in the quality of jobs for less- and moderately-skilled workers in the United States. The foundation seeks research proposals related to the role of changes in employer practices; the nature of the labor market; and public policies on the employment, earnings, and the quality of jobs of American workers.

Examples of the kinds of topics and questions that are of interest include but are not limited to changing economies, changing families and policy responses (or lack thereof); economics of productivity and the role of managerial practices in improving job quality; causes and consequences of job polarization; and the effects of long-term unemployment and strategies to prevent long-term disadvantage. Priority will be given to analyses of original qualitative and quantitative data sources, and novel uses of existing sources of data to address important questions related to the interplay of market and non-market forces in shaping the well-being of workers, today and in the future.

The foundation encourages methodological variety, but all proposals should have well-developed conceptual frameworks and research designs. Analytical models should be specified and research questions and hypotheses should be clearly stated. Awards are available for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for research and writing up results.

Grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded to qualified organizations.

To be eligible, organizations must be considered not-for-profit under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Review Code.

Letters of Inquiry must be received no later than May 23. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by August 15, 2019.

For complete program guidelines, application instructions, and an FAQ, see the Russell Sage Foundation website.

Deadline: May 23, 2019 (Letters of Inquiry)

Learn more and apply: http://www.russellsage.org/research/future-work

One of the oldest American foundations, the Russell Sage Foundation was established by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” In pursuit of this mission, the foundation now dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, knowledge, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

The foundation’s program on Social Inequality supports research on the social, economic, political, and labor market consequences of rising economic inequalities in the United States. The program seeks Letters of Inquiry for investigator-initiated research projects that will broaden current understanding of the causes and consequences of rising economic inequality. Priority will be given to projects that use innovative data or methodologies to address important questions about inequality.

Examples of the kinds of topics that are of interest include but are not limited to economic well-being, equality of opportunity, and intergenerational mobility; the political process and resulting policies; psychological and/or cultural change; education; labor markets; child development and child outcomes; neighborhoods and communities; families, family structure, and family formation; and other forms of inequality.

Two-year grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded to qualified organizations.

To be eligible, organizations must be considered a monprofit under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Review Code.

The foundation encourages methodological variety, but all proposals should have well-developed conceptual frameworks and research designs. Analytical models should be specified and research questions and hypotheses should be clearly stated. Awards are available for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results.

Letters of Inquiry must be received no later than November 30. Upon review, select applicants will be invited to submit a complete proposal by March 4, 2019.

For complete program guidelines, application instructions, information about previous grant recipients, and an FAQ, see the Russell Sage Foundation website.

Deadline: November 30, 2018 (Letters of Inquiry)

http://www.russellsage.org/research/funding/social-inequality

One of the oldest American foundations, the Russell Sage Foundation was established by Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” The foundation dedicates itself exclusively to strengthening the methods, data, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

To advance this mission, the foundation is accepting Letters of Inquiry for its Russell Sage Foundation/Carnegie Corporation Initiative on Immigration and Immigrant Integration. Grants of up to $150,000 over one or two years will be awarded in support of innovative research on the effects of race, citizenship, legal status and politics, political culture and public policy on outcomes for immigrants and for the native-born of different racial and ethnic groups and generations.

Letters of Inquiry must be received no later than May 24. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by August 15, 2018.

See the RSF website for complete program guidelines and application instructions.

Deadline: May 24, 2018 (Letters of Inquiry)

http://www.russellsage.org/special-initiatives/immigration-and-immigrant-integration

One of the oldest American foundations, the Russell Sage Foundation was established by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” In pursuit of this mission, the foundation now dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, knowledge, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

To that end, the foundation’s program on Social Inequality, which supports research on the social, economic, political, and labor market consequences of rising economic inequalities in the United States, seeks Letters of Inquiry for investigator-initiated research projects that broaden current understanding of the causes and consequences of rising economic inequalities. Priority will be given to projects that use innovative data or methodologies to address important questions about inequality.

Examples of the kinds of topics that are of interest include but are not limited to economic well-being, equality of opportunity, and intergenerational mobility; the political process and resulting policies; psychological and/or cultural change; education; labor markets; child development and child outcomes; neighborhoods and communities; families, family structure, and family formation; and other forms of inequality.

Two-year grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded to qualified organizations.

To be eligible, organizations must be tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Review Code.

The foundation encourages methodological variety, but all proposals should have well-developed conceptual frameworks and designs. Analytical models should be specified and research questions and hypotheses should be clearly stated. Awards are available for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results.

Letters of Inquiry must be received no later than August 20. Upon review, select applicants will be invited to submit a proposal by November 15, 2018.

For complete program guidelines, application instructions, information about previous grant recipients, and an FAQ, see the Russell Sage website.

Deadline: August 20, 2018

http://www.russellsage.org/research/funding/social-inequality

One of the oldest American foundations, the Russell Sage Foundation was established by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” In pursuit of this mission, the foundation now dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, knowledge, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

The foundation’s program on Social Inequality supports research on the social, economic, political, and labor market consequences of rising economic inequality in the United States and is seeking Letters of Inquiry from investigator-initiated research projects with the potential to broaden current understanding of the causes and consequences of rising economic inequality. Priority will be given to projects that use innovative data or methodologies.

Examples of the kinds of topics that are of interest include but are not limited to economic well-being, equality of opportunity, and intergenerational mobility; the political process and resulting policies; psychological and/or cultural change; education; labor markets; child development and child outcomes; neighborhoods and communities; families, family structure, and family formation; and other forms of inequality.

Two-year grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded to qualified organizations.

To be eligible, organizations must be considered nonprofit under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Review Code.

The foundation encourages methodological variety, but all proposals should have well-developed conceptual frameworks and research designs. Analytical models should be specified and research questions and hypotheses should be clearly stated. Awards are available for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results.

Letters of Inquiry must be received no later than November 30, 2017. Upon review, select applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by March 5, 2018.

For complete program guidelines, application instructions, information about previous grant recipients, and an FAQ, see the Russell Sage website.

Deadline: November 30, 2017 (Letters of Inquiry)

http://www.russellsage.org/research/funding/social-inequality

One of the oldest foundations in the country, the Russell Sage Foundation was established by Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” In pursuit of that mission, the foundation today dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, knowledge, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

To that end, the foundation is accepting Letters of Inquiry for its Small Awards in Behavioral Economics program. Grants of up to $7,500 will be awarded in support of high-quality research in behavioral economics and to encourage young investigators (Ph.D. students and recent graduates) to enter this developing field.

There are no limitations on the disciplinary background of the principal investigator, and the proposed research may address any topic in behavioral economics. However, projects must contribute to the foundation’s mission to improve social and living conditions in the United States. Appropriate projects will demonstrate explicit use of psychological concepts in the motivation of the research design and the preparation of the results.

Applicants must be an advanced doctoral student or post-doc/junior (non-tenured) faculty member who has been out of graduate school for two years or less. Individuals of any nationality are eligible to apply.

Letters of Inquiry must be received no later than May 31, 2017. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full application by August 15, 2017.

See the RSF website for complete program guidelines, an FAQ, and application procedures.

DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2017 (LETTERS OF INQUIRY)

https://www.russellsage.org/how-to-apply/small-grants-behavioral-economics

One of the oldest foundations in the United States, the Russell Sage Foundation was established by Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” In pursuit of that mission, the foundation now dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, knowledge, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

The foundation’s program on the Future of Work supports research on the causes and consequences of changes in the quality of jobs for less- and moderately-skilled workers in the United States. The foundation seeks research proposals related to the role of changes in employer practices; the nature of the labor market; and the impact of public policies on the employment, earnings, and the quality of jobs for American workers.

Examples of the kinds of topics and questions that are of interest include but are not limited to changing economies, changing family structure, and policy responses (or lack thereof); the economics of productivity and the role of managerial practices in improving job quality; the causes and consequences of job polarization; and the effects of long-term unemployment and strategies to prevent long-term disadvantage. Priority will be given to analyses of original qualitative and quantitative data sources, and novel uses of existing sources of data to address important questions related to the interplay of market and non-market forces in shaping the well-being of workers, today and in the future.

The foundation encourages methodological variety, but all proposals should have a well-developed conceptual framework and research design. Analytical models should be specified and research questions and hypotheses should be clearly stated. Awards are available for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results.

Grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded to qualified organizations.

To be eligible, applicants must be considered a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Review Code.

Letters of Inquiry must be received no later than May 31, 2017. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by August 15, 2017.

For complete program guidelines, application instructions, and an FAQ, see the Russell Sage website.

DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2017 (LETTERS OF INQUIRY)

http://www.russellsage.org/research/future-work

The Russell Sage Foundation has issued a Request for Proposals for its Special Initiative on Computational Social Science.

Through the initiative, grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded in support of innovative social science research that brings new data and methods to bear on questions of interest in the foundation’s core programs in Behavioral Economics; the Future of Work; Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration; and Social Inequality. RSF is especially interested in novel uses of new or under-utilized data and new methods for analyzing these data. Smaller projects might consist of a pilot study to demonstrate proof-of-concept. Funds may support research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results, and the foundation encourages methodological variety and interdisciplinary collaboration.

To be eligible, organizations must be considered tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Review Code.

Letters of Inquiry must be received no later than November 30, 2016. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by February 27, 2017.

See the RSF website for complete program guidelines, examples of funded projects, and application procedures.

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 30, 2016 (LETTERS OF INQUIRY)

http://www.russellsage.org/research/funding/call-proposals-computational-social-science

One of the oldest foundations in America, the Russell Sage Foundation was established by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” In pursuit of this mission, the foundation now dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, knowledge, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

The foundation’s program on Social Inequality supports research on the social, economic, political, and labor market consequences of rising economic inequalities in the United States. To that end, the program is seeking Letters of Inquiry for investigator-initiated research projects that will broaden current understanding of the causes and consequences of rising economic inequality. Priority will be given to projects that use innovative data or methodologies to address important questions about inequality.

Examples of the kinds of topics that are of interest include but are not limited to economic well-being, equality of opportunity, and intergenerational mobility; the political process; psychological and/or cultural change; education; labor markets; child development and outcomes; neighborhoods and communities; families, family structure, and family formation; and other forms of inequality.

Two-year grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded to qualified organizations.

To be eligible, organizations must be considered tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Review Code.

The foundation encourages methodological variety, but all proposals should have a well-developed conceptual framework and research design. Analytical models should be specified and research questions and hypotheses should be clearly stated. Awards are intended to be used for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time involved in conducting research and writing up results.

Letters of Inquiry must be received no later than September 9, 2016. Upon review, select applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by November 14, 2016.

For complete program guidelines, application instructions, information about previous grant recipients, and an FAQ, see the Russell Sage website.

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 (LETTERS OF INQUIRY)

http://www.russellsage.org/research/social-inequality/funding_opportunity

The Russell Sage Foundation, in partnership with the William T. Grant Foundation, has issued a Request for Proposals for research projects that use data on academic achievement from the Stanford Education Data Archive to deepen our understanding of educational opportunity and success in the United States.

Using data on the results of more than 200 million standardized achievement tests taken by roughly 40 million public school students from 2009 to 2013, the archive comprises data files that provide estimates of the distribution of academic performance on a common scale in every public school district in the United States. Because the data include school district, county, and state identifiers, researchers can link them to any other source of school district data. Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals using this new data resource in combination with other data sources.

Through its new Improving Education and Reducing Inequality in the United States: Obtaining New Insights from Population-Based Academic Performance Data program, the foundation will award grants of up to $20,000 for studies that utilize the archive. Examples of the types of research topics of interest include but are not limited to the effects of federal, state, or district education policies on educational achievement and the reduction of educational inequality; the effects of residential or school integration on educational achievement and the reduction of educational inequality; the role of school finance and funding in shaping achievement patterns (among states or districts, as well as within districts); the role of social policies and outside-of-school conditions in reducing inequality; the role of school choice, charter schools, and other market-based mechanisms in educational outcomes; the effects of achievement patterns and gaps on disparities in college enrollment and completion; and the effects of educational achievement and inequality on other social outcomes or aspects of social inequality.

Studies that are able to plausibly identify the effects of policies, practices, and conditions on achievement inequality or the effects of achievement gaps on other outcomes and forms of inequality will be preferred over descriptive or correlational studies. We are particularly, though not exclusively, interested in studies aimed at understanding how inequality (educational inequality or subsequent forms of inequality) in the U.S. can be reduced.

There will be two rounds of funding. Accepted proposals will receive up to $20,000 in funding for a faculty project (junior or senior) and up to $7,000 for a graduate student project. Applications may be submitted by teams of researchers. The maximum funding for a faculty project will be $20,000. If a graduate student project has multiple students, the foundation will consider funding up to $14,000.

Applicants can be doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, or faculty who received their Ph.D. on or after August 31, 2009.

For a description of program goals, eligibility criteria, and application guidelines, see the Russell Sage Foundation website.

DEADLINE: AUGUST 11, 2016

http://www.russellsage.org/research/funding/improving-education-and-reducing-inequality

One of the oldest American foundations, the Russell Sage Foundation was established by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” In pursuit of its mission, the foundation now dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, knowledge, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

The foundation’s program on Social Inequality supports research on the social, economic, political, and labor market consequences of rising economic inequality in the United States. The program seeks Letters of Inquiry for investigator-initiated research projects with the potential to broaden current understanding of the causes and consequences of rising economic inequality. Priority will be given to projects that use innovative data or methodologies to address important questions about inequality.

Examples of the kinds of topics that are of interest include but are not limited to economic well-being, equality of opportunity, and intergenerational mobility; the political process and resulting policies; psychological and/or cultural change; education; labor markets; child development and child outcomes; neighborhoods and communities; families, family structure, and family formation; and other forms of inequality.

Two-year grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded to qualified organizations.

To be eligible, organizations must be considered a nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Review Code.

The foundation encourages methodological variety, but all proposals should have a well-developed conceptual framework and research design. Analytical models should be specified and research questions and hypotheses should be clearly stated. Awards are available for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results.

Letters of Inquiry must be received no later than June 15, 2016. Upon review, select applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by August 15, 2016.

For complete program guidelines, application instructions, information about previous grant recipients, and an FAQ, see the Russell Sage website.

DEADLINE: JUNE 15, 2016 (LETTERS OF INQUIRY)

http://www.russellsage.org/research/social-inequality/funding_opportunity

One of the oldest foundations in the United States, the Russell Sage Foundation was established by Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” In pursuit of that mission, the foundation now dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, knowledge, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

The foundation’s program on the Future of Work supports research on the causes and consequences of changes in the quality of jobs for less- and moderately-skilled workers in the United States. The foundation seeks research proposals related to the role of changes in employer practices; the nature of the labor market; and public policies on the employment, earnings, and the quality of jobs of American workers.

Examples of the kinds of topics and questions that are of interest include but are not limited to changing economies, changing families and policy responses (or lack thereof); economics of productivity and the role of managerial practices in improving job quality; causes and consequences of job polarization; and the effects of long-term unemployment and strategies to prevent long-term disadvantage. Priority will be given to analyses of original qualitative and quantitative data sources, and novel uses of existing sources of data to address important questions related to the interplay of market and non-market forces in shaping the well-being of workers, today and in the future.

While the foundation encourages methodological variety, all proposals should have well-developed conceptual frameworks and research designs. Analytical models should be specified and research questions and hypotheses should be clearly stated. Awards are available for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results.

Grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded to qualified organizations.

To be eligible, organizations must be considered tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Review Code.

Letters of Inquiry must be received no later than June 15, 2016. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit full proposals by August 15, 2016.

For complete program guidelines, application instructions, and an FAQ, see the Russell Sage website.

DEADLINE: JUNE 15, 2016 (LETTERS OF INQUIRY)

http://www.russellsage.org/research/future-work