RSF Immigration and Immigrant Integration

Overview

The Russell Sage Foundation/Carnegie Corporation Initiative on Immigration and Immigrant Integration seeks to support 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. This initiative falls under RSF’s Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Program and represents a special area of interest within the core program, which continues to encourage proposals on a broader set of issues.

We are 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. Smaller projects might include exploratory fieldwork, a pilot study, or the analysis of existing data. RSF encourages methodological variety and inter-disciplinary collaboration.  Proposals for comparative, cross-national work will be considered only if they have strong implications for U.S.-centered issues.

We welcome proposals to improve the measurement of immigrant progress over time and across generations.  We are especially interested in creative uses of administrative and other data sources that enhance our ability to identify immigrants by generation and legal status

Applicants must hold a doctorate or must demonstrate a long career trajectory that supports the ability to carry-out high-level research. No indirect cost is allowed on budgets of up to $50,000.

RSF’s present interests and funds permit consideration of a full proposal.

Examples of the kinds of topics and questions that are of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Legal Status
• Naturalization and Citizenship
• Mixed-Ancestry, Ethnic Identity, and Integration
• Race, Religion, and Inequality
• Politics, Political Culture, and Public Policy