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, Political and Economic Inequality = SPEI
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 |
| November 30, 2018* Accepting: FOW / REI / BE / III / CSS / NSE (final) |
March 4, 2019* | June 2019 |
| May 23, 2019* Accepting: SPEI / BE / REI / DM / III / ACA (final) |
August 15, 2019* | November 2019 |
| August 19, 2019* Accepting: FOW / 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
**Due to space constraints, RSF will not be accepting Visiting Researcher applications for the 2019-20 academic year. The next anticipated deadline will be May 2020 for visits during the 2020-21 academic year.**
**Due to space constraints, Visiting Journalist applications will only be considered for visits in Sept-Nov 2019 or April-June 2020.**
| For Residency Between | Application Deadline (VJ only) | Decision |
| Sept-Nov 2019 or Apr-Jun 2020 | May 1, 2019 (2pm ET/11am PT) | Mid-June 2019 |
- 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.
Computational Social Science - Next Deadline: March 15, 2019 (2pm Eastern Time/11am Pacific Time).
RSF Journal
There are two open Request for Articles at this time:
- The Legacy of ‘Separate but Equal’: Policy Implications for the 21st Century - Articles Due: April 4, 2019 (5pm Eastern Time)
- Asian Americans: Diversity and Heterogeneity - Articles Due: April 2, 2019 (5pm Eastern Time)
Summer Institutes
RSF will sponsor 5 summer institutes in 2019:
| Summer Institute | Application Deadline | Decision |
| Biological Approaches in the Social Sciences (June 10-14, 2019) | February 19, 2019 (Extended) | March 2019 |
| Computational Social Science (June 16-29, 2019) | February 20, 2019 | March 2019 |
| Migration Research Methods (June 9-16, 2019) | February 18, 2019 | March 2019 |
| Social Science Genomics (June 9-21, 2019) | February 18, 2019 | March 2019 |
| Social Science for Journalists (July 17-19. 2019) | April 1, 2019 | May 2019 |
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.