Application Deadlines
Funding Guidelines for July 28, 2021 Deadline
RSF will accept letters of inquiry (LOIs) under these core programs and special initiatives: Race, Ethnicity and Immigration; Social, Political and Economic Inequality; and Immigration and Immigrant Integration. In addition, RSF will also accept LOIs relevant to any of its core programs that address at least one of the following issues:
- 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 behaviors. RSF seldom supports studies focused on outcomes such as educational processes or curricular issues, but does prioritize analyses of inequities in educational attainment or student performance.
- 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..
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 April 1, 2022.
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Research Grants (Core Programs and Special Initiatives)
Core Programs:
Behavioral Economics = BE | Future of Work = FOW | Race, Ethnicity and Immigration = REI | Social, Political and Economic Inequality = SPEI
Special Initiatives:
Decision Making and Human Behavior in Context = DM | Immigration & Immigrant Integration = III
*ALL applications (LOIs & Proposals) are due by 2pm ET/11am PT
| Letter of Inquiry Deadline | Invited Proposal Deadline | Funding Decision |
Grant Start Date (on/after) |
| November 11, 2020* | Mar. 10, 2021* | Jun. 2021 | Jul. 1, 2021 |
| May 4, 2021* | Aug. 11, 2021* | Nov. 2021 | Dec. 1, 2021 |
| July 28, 2021* SEE GUIDELINES ABOVE | Nov. 17, 2021* | Mar. 2022 | Apr. 1, 2022 |
| November 10, 2021* (SPEI, FOW, BE, DM) | TBA | Jun. 2022 | Jul. 1, 2022 |
Before applying, review our Budget and Eligibility requirements.
Fellowships (Visiting Scholars, Visiting Journalists, Visiting Researchers)
Visiting Scholars
| Year in Residence | Application Deadline | Decision |
| 2022-2023 | June 24, 2021 (11:59pm ET) | December 2021 |
Visiting Journalists & Visiting Researchers
| For Residency Between | Application Deadline | Decision |
| September 2022 - June 2023 | May 2, 2022 (2pm ET/11am PT) | June 2022 |
- Submit a Visiting Journalist Application
- See information on Visiting Journalists
- See information on Visiting Researchers
Small Grants
Behavioral Economics: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
RSF Journal
There are no open calls for applications at this time.
Summer Institutes
Pipeline Grants Competition
The next deadline will be in Fall 2021, date TBD
Targeted Competitions
Improving Education and Reducing Inequality in the United States
The deadline is April 29, 2021