Russel Sage Foundation

The Russell Sage Foundation (RSF) has established a dissertation research grants (DRG) program to support innovative and high-quality dissertation research projects that address questions relevant to RSF’s priority areas: Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context; Future of Work; Race, Ethnicity and Immigration; Immigration and Immigrant Integration; and Social, Political, and Economic Inequality. Proposed projects must be closely aligned with the funding priorities listed on the RSF website for any of these areas, contribute to RSF’s mission to improve social and living conditions in the U.S., and demonstrate appropriate use of relevant theory, innovative data, rigorous research methods, and measures.

In partnership, RSF and the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research will support dissertation research on employment-related topics in any discipline, with particular interest in policy-relevant research pertaining to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.

Application Information
• Upcoming deadlines
• Eligibility and Guidelines
• Submit a proposal
• Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about applying for a Dissertation Research Grant
• DRG Budget Template
• Examples of Successful LOIs and Proposals

Advisory Committee Members

	Maria Abascal Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies, New York University
	Celeste K. Carruthers William F. Fox Distinguished Professor of Labor Economics, University of Tennessee
	Sarah Halpern-Meekin Vaughan Bascom Professor of Women, Family and Community and Professor of Human Development & Family Studies, University of Wisconsin
	Alexander Hertel-Fernandez Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
	Heather D. Hill Professor of Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington
	Shinobu Kitayama Robert B. Zajonc Collegiate Professor of Psychology; Director of the Culture & Cognition Program, University of Michigan