Russell Sage Foundation: Project Awards in Basic Social Science - letter of inquiry

The Foundation supports basic social science research within the "announced programs" (see below). The major awards range between $35K - $200K.
- Behavioral Economics –insights of psychology into the study of economic behavior, with a particular focus on improving consumer financial decision making.
- Cultural Contact – the effects of cultural difference on the ways in which different groups in the population understand and interact with one another, with particular attention to the response of U.S. economic, social, political, and other institutions to increasing diversity in the U.S. population.
- Future of Work – examining the causes and consequences of the declining quality of jobs for less- and moderately-educated workers in the U.S. economy and the role of changes in employer practices, the nature of the labor market and public policies on the employment, earnings, and the quality of jobs of American workers.
- Immigration – examines social, economic, political, and community changes in the context of contemporary immigration and the role of race, nativity and legal status on the prospects for integration of immigrants and their children.
- Social Inequality – research on whether rising economic inequality has affected social, political, and economic institutions in the U.S., and the extent to which increased inequality has affected equality of opportunity, social mobility, and the intergenerational transmission of advantage.
http://www.russellsage.org/how-to-apply

http://www.russellsage.org/rsf-research-programs