Core Research Grants (Social, Political, and Economic Inequality)
Two-stage letter-of-inquiry then invited-proposal competition for social science research. Housing affordability and housing instability are fundable within the Social, Political, and Economic Inequality priority rather than as a standalone housing programme.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)Award ceilings are not published on the deadlines or application-requirements pages; they are held in separate budget guidelines that were not retrieved.
- Timing
- Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Mar, Jul, OctPublished deadline: 2026-10-28 — 75 days awayLetters of inquiry for Core Research Grants close October 28, 2026 (2pm ET); the prior 2026 rounds closed March 11 and July 15. Invited proposals are due October 26, 2026 and February 22, 2027. Related programmes: Sheldon Danziger Pipeline Grants October 21, 2026; Visiting Scholars June 25, 2026; Su
- Who can apply
- Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank, Doctoral candidate
- Eligibility
- Applications go through the Fluxx portal from eligible PIs and co-PIs at the letter-of-inquiry stage; the requirements page does not state a citizenship or institution-type gate, and the eligibility and budget guideline pages must be consulted for limits.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- economic inequality · housing affordability · poverty policy · social science research
- Apply at
- https://www.russellsage.org/apply/application-deadlines
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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