Social, Political and Economic Inequality
Solicitation Title: Social, Political and Economic Inequality
Event Type: COVID-19
Funding Amount: see Other Information
Sponsor Deadline: Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Solicitation Link: https://www.russellsage.org/research/funding/social-inequality
Overview
<p><span class="btn btn-gold"><strong>6/24/2020 Update: New Funding Priorities for August 5 Deadline for Letters of Inquiry</strong></span></p> <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> <p>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. <br>___________</p> <p>The Russell Sage Foundation’s program on Social, Political, and Economic Inequality supports innovative research on the many factors that contribute to social, political and economic inequalities in the U.S., and the extent to which those inequalities affect social, psychological, political, and economic outcomes, including equality of access and opportunity, social mobility, civic participation and representation, and the transmission of advantage and disadvantage within and across generations.</p> <p>We seek investigator-initiated research that will contribute to a better understanding of social, political, and economic inequalities and the mechanisms by which they influence the lives of individuals and families. The program welcomes projects that explore the relevance of economic, racial, ethnic, age, gender, immigration, occupational or other statuses for the distribution of wellbeing within these groups. We are most interested in social and economic outcomes as the primary indicators of wellbeing. Examples of the kinds of questions that are of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:<br>• Economic Wellbeing, Equality of Opportunity, and Intergenerational Mobility<br>• Political Institutions and the Policy Process<br>• Psychological and/or Cultural Changes<br>• Education<br>• Work, Labor Markets and Occupations<br>• Children and Families<br>• Neighborhoods and Communities</p>
Solicitation Limitations: <p>Letter of Inquiry is required.</p> Other Information:<p>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:<br>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.<br>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.<br>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.<br>_________</p> <p>Funding can be used for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results. Trustee Grants are generally capped at $175,000, including 15% indirect costs, over a two-year period. Presidential Awards 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.</p> <p>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.</p>Last Updated:
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