Decision Making and Human Behavior in Context

Sponsor: Russell Sage Foundation
Solicitation Title: Decision Making and Human Behavior in Context
Event Type: COVID-19
Funding Amount: see Other Information
Sponsor Deadline: Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Solicitation Link: https://www.russellsage.org/funding/decision-making-and-human-behavior-context

Overview

6/24/2020 Update: New Funding Priorities for August 5 Deadline for Letters of Inquiry <h2 class="u-black u-title u-title--large u-margin__5"><a href="https://www.russellsage.org/news/rsf-president-sheldon-danziger-foundat… President Sheldon Danziger on the Foundation's Current Funding Priorities in Response to the Crises of 2020</a></h2> 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. ____________ The Russell Sage Foundation (RSF) is launching a new special initiative on Decision Making and Human Behavior in Context that will support innovative research on decision making across the social sciences that examines causes, consequences, processes, or context from a behavioral or alternative perspective. We seek to support a wide range of research on decision-making in context by scholars in psychology, political science, sociology, and other social science fields who are pursuing questions consistent with the aims of the Foundation. This initiative complements RSF’s long-standing Behavioral Economics (BE) Program which continues to encourage the submission of proposals. This initiative will support research proposals from multiple methodological perspectives that will further our understanding of decision making processes and human behavior in the contexts of work, race, ethnicity, immigration, and social inequality, broadly conceived, in the U.S. Priority will be given to research related to our core programs and other special initiatives. Limited consideration will be given to projects that test well-established behavioral effects without examining the overarching context or the underlying mechanisms. Research in this area is expanding rapidly. RSF is open to a range of questions consistent with its mission, and has a particular interest in the following research areas: • Biases and Misperceptions • Motivations and Incentives • Habits and Behavior Change • Affect and Emotions

Solicitation Limitations: A letter of inquiry is required. Other Information:For its August 5, 2020, deadline, RSF will only accept letters of inquiry relevant to one of RSF's core programs, and which address at least one of the following issues: 1. Research on the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting recession in the U.S. 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. Our priorities do not include analyses of health outcomes or health behavior. 2. 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 its subsequent, November 11, 2020, letter of inquiry deadline, RSF will return to accepting letters of inquiry in three of its core programs, which have and will continue to focus on many of the causes and consequences of the crises of 2020. ________ Trustee Grants are generally capped at $175,000, including 15% indirect costs. Presidential Grants are capped at $35,000 (no indirect costs). PIs may request up to $50,000 (no indirect costs) when the proposed research project has special needs for gathering data (e.g.: qualitative research) or gaining access to restricted-use data. RSF receives so many applications for its limited funding that it no longer considers submissions that make use of publicly-available data, such as the Current Population Survey, American Community Survey, Panel Study of Income Dynamics, National Longitudinal survey of Youth, etc. However, if the project addresses a pressing issue or uses these data in an innovative way, RSF may consider such proposals as Presidential grants with a maximum budget of $35,000. RSF allows up to a maximum of 15% overhead for indirect costs on Research Grants above $50,000.

Last Updated: 06/24/2020

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