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The Russell Sage Foundation’s Visiting Scholars Program provides a unique opportunity for select scholars in the social, economic, political and behavioral sciences to pursue their data analysis and writing while in residence at the foundation’s headquarters in New York City.
Applications Due: June 1, 2024. Apply Now
When individuals apply for a Visiting Scholar fellowship, RSF’s primary criterion during the external review and selection process is the quality of the proposed research project. RSF does not consider publication type, e.g., book manuscripts or journal articles, in its selection decisions. However, RSF does publish books and if a book is proposed, RSF reserves the right to publish.
The fellowship year is intended to provide scholars extensive time to prepare and analyze data and write about the results of their research; it is not intended as an opportunity to carry out fieldwork or engage in new or continuing data collection.
If an applicant is selected as a Visiting Scholar, Foundation policy does not allow the applicant to defer their visit. If the applicant is not able to come for the fellowship year for which they are selected, they will need to reapply for a subsequent fellowship year.
The Foundation seeks to promote diversity through all of its activities. It does not discriminate on the basis of race/ethnicity, color, religion, gender and/or gender identity, pregnancy, parental status, marital or domestic partner status, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, disability or medical condition, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Questions
If you have any questions about any aspect of the application process or the Visiting Scholar Program in general, please contact Program Director James Wilson at programs@rsage.org.
Click here for a list of frequently asked questions.
Applications are typically due at the end of June for a fellowship period starting in September of the following calendar year.
All applications must be submitted through the portal. New accounts must be created at least one week before an application deadline. Activating a new account may take up to two business days.
Submit a five-page proposal describing the project to be undertaken while in residence at the Foundation. No more than 5 single-spaced pages, with standard 11 or 12-point font and 1-inch margins—excluding up to 2 pages of references and figures/tables).
We do not accept supplementary application materials such as papers and recommendations.
*New accounts must be created at least one week before an application deadline. Activating a new account may take up to 5 business days.
Russell Sage Foundation Fellows
