Application Deadlines
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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 Inequality = SI
Special Initiatives:
Computational Social Science = CSS | Decision Making and Human Behavior in Context = DM | Immigration & Immigrant Integration = III | Integrating Biology and Social Science Knowledge = BioSS | Non-Standard Employment = NSE | Social, Economic and Political Effects of the ACA = ACA
*ALL applications (LOIs & Proposals) are due by 2pm ET/11am PT
| Letter of Inquiry Deadline | Invited Proposal Deadline | Funding Decision |
| August 20, 2018* Accepting: FOW / SI / BE / NSE / ACA / BioSS |
November 15, 2018* | March 2019 |
| November 30, 2018* Accepting: FOW / REI / BE / III / CSS / NSE (final) |
March 4, 2019* | June 2019 |
| May 23, 2019* Accepting: SI / BE / DM / III / BioSS / ACA (final) |
August 15, 2019* | November 2019 |
| August 19, 2019* Accepting: FOW / REI / BE / DM / CSS / III (final) |
November 21, 2019* | March 2020 |
Before applying, review our Budget and Eligibility requirements.
Fellowships (Visiting Scholars, Visiting Journalists, Visiting Researchers)
Visiting Scholars
| Year in Residence | Applications Accepted Between | Decision |
| 2020-2021 | January 14 – June 27, 2019 (11:59pm ET) | December 2019 |
Visiting Journalists & Visiting Researchers
**RSF will not be accepting Visiting Researcher applications for the 2019-20 academic year due to space constraints. The next anticipated deadline will be May 2020 for visits during the 2020-21 academic year.**
| For Residency Between | Application Deadline | Decision |
| September 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 | May 1, 2019 (2pm ET/11am PT) | Mid-June 2019 |
- Submit a Visiting Journalist or Visiting Researcher Application
- See information on Visiting Journalists
- See information on Visiting Researchers
Small Grants
Behavioral Economics: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Computational Social Science - Next Deadline: March 15, 2019 (2 pm Eastern Time/11 am Pacific Time).
RSF Journal
There is no open Request for Articles at this time.
Summer Institutes
RSF will sponsor 5 summer institutes in 2019:
Biological Approaches in the Social Sciences (SIBASS) - Deadline: January 15, 2019
Social Science Genomics (SISSG) - Deadline: February 11, 2019
Computational Social Science (SICSS) - Deadline: February 20, 2019
Migration Research Methods (SIMRM) - Deadline: February 18, 2019
Social Science for Journalists - Deadline TBC
Targeted Competitions
There are no open calls for applications at this time.
Working Groups
Applications from working group members are accepted on a rolling basis.