Russel Sage Foundation

RSF's Pipeline Grants Competition is co-funded with the Economic Mobility and Opportunity program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This initiative will support early-career scholars and promote diversity in the social sciences, including racial, ethnic, gender, disciplinary, institutional, and geographic diversity. Since 2020, four rounds of the competition have funded 94 early-career scholars from colleges and universities across the United States. Pipeline grantees are paired with mentors who offer advice on their projects and career development. The competition funds innovative research on economic mobility and access to opportunity in the United States. We are particularly interested in research focused on structural barriers to economic mobility and how individuals, communities and state entities understand, navigate and challenge systemic inequalities. Early-career faculty who have not previously received research grants (not counting a dissertation grant) or a visiting fellowship from RSF are eligible to apply.

Starting with our 2025 cohort, we are partnering with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) to support pilot randomized control trials (RCTs) as part of the Pipeline Grants Competition.

Click here to read about our March 2020 Pipeline Grantees.
Click here to read about our March 2021 Pipeline Grantees.
Click here to read about our March 2022 Pipeline Grantees.
Click here to read about our March 2023 Pipeline Grantees.
Click here to read about our March 2024 Pipeline Grantees.

Click here to read about our March 2020 Pipeline Mentors.
Click here to read about our March 2021 Pipeline Mentors.
Click here to read about our March 2022 Pipeline Mentors.
Click here to read about our March 2023 Pipeline Mentors.
Click here to read about our March 2024 Pipeline Mentors.

Application Information

• Funding Opportunity (RFP)
• Upcoming deadlines
• Eligibility and Guidelines
• Submit a proposal
• Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about applying for a pipeline grant

Advisory Committee Members

	Cathy J. Cohen David and Mary Winton Green Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
	Mesmin Destin Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University
	Amy Hsin Professor of Sociology, Queens College
	Matthew Notowidigdo David McDaniel Keller Professor of Economics/Business and Public Policy Fellow, University of Chicago