Russel Sage Foundation

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Core Research Grants (Core Programs and Special Initiatives)

Funding Guidelines for July 24, 2024 Deadline

RSF will accept letters of inquiry (LOIs) under all of its core programs and special initiatives: Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context; Future of Work; Immigration and Immigrant Integration; Promoting Educational Attainment and Economic Mobility among Racially, Ethnically, and Economically Diverse Groups after the 2023 Supreme Court Decision to Ban Race-Conscious Admissions at Colleges and Universities; Race, Ethnicity and Immigration; Social, Political, and Economic Inequality. It will also accept LOIs relevant to its core programs that address the effects of social movements, such as drives for unionization and mass social protests, and the effects of racial/ethnic/gender bias and discrimination on a range of outcomes related to social and living conditions in the U.S.

LOIs must include specific information about the proposed data and research design. After peer review, about 15% of those who submit an LOI will receive an invitation to submit a proposal. If you are unsure about the foundation's expectations, we strongly recommend that you review the grant writing guidelines on our website and also view an instructional webinar. Successful proposals from this round can have a start date on or after January 1, 2025.

*ALL applications (LOIs & Proposals) are due by 2pm ET/11am PT

Before applying, review our Budget and Eligibility requirements

• Submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) or Proposal
• See information on Research Grants

Pipeline Grants Competition

The next deadline will be in early November 2024

• See information on the Pipeline Grants Competition

Dissertation Research Grants

The next deadline will be in early February 2025

• See information about Dissertation Research Grants

Fellowships (Visiting Scholars, Visiting Journalists, Visiting Researchers)

Visiting Scholars

• Submit a Visiting Scholar Application
• See information on Visiting Scholars

Visiting Journalists & Visiting Researchers

Only Visiting Researcher applications will be considered for the May 7, 2024 deadline. The Foundation will not be accepting Visiting Journalist applications in 2024.

• Submit a Visiting Journalist Application
• See information on Visiting Journalists
• See information on Visiting Researchers

Summer Institutes

• See information on RSF Summer Institutes

RSF Journal

• Submit an Abstract
• See information on RSF Journal