Dear Colleagues: I am writing to solicit your personal interest in and your help in identifying outstanding faculty candidates, especially those who are members of groups that may have been under-represented in the social sciences, for the Russell Sage Foundation's Visiting Scholars Program. This competitive program provides a unique opportunity for both junior and senior faculty members from all of the social, economic and behavioral sciences to spend a year in residence at the Foundation pursuing research that is relevant to the Foundation's signature program areas—Behavioral Economics, Cultural Contact, the Future of Work, Immigration Research, and Social Inequality.

The program has operated for almost three decades. Past participants (I was a visiting scholar in 2002-2003) have described the experience as invaluable, productive and stimulating. Each year, we select a class of 16-18 scholars, from some 150 to 200 applicants. The application requires a letter describing the intended project and a current CV. Click here to read more about the program's eligibility requirements.

Applications are grouped by discipline or research area and evaluated by external peer reviewers. Their recommendations are then forwarded to the Board of Trustees which selects the new class of scholars. Applications for the 2015-16 academic year are due September 15th, 2014.

We provide the selected scholars with an office, research and library assistance, computer and software resources, and funds for up to 50 percent of their academic year salary (up to a maximum RSF contribution of $110,000). Scholars from outside New York City are also provided a subsidized apartment in close proximity to our office.

I hope that you will forward this email to colleagues, especially faculty members from groups under-represented in the social sciences, who demonstrate exceptional capacity or promise for innovative scholarship for "the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States." Information on our research priorities, the Visiting Scholars Program, and RSF funding opportunities can be found on our website.

If you have any questions about our Visiting Scholars Program, please contact Senior Program Officer James Wilson (james@rsage.org) or email us at programs@rsage.org.

Click here to read more about the program or to submit an online application.

Click here to view the 2014-2015 class of scholars.