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Small Grants Program in Behavioral Economics is sponsored by Russell Sage Foundation. The Russell Sage Foundation offers small grants to support high-quality research in behavioral economics and to encourage young investigators (Ph. D.
students and recent graduates) to enter this developing field. Projects must contribute to the Foundation's mission to improve social and living conditions in the U.S. and demonstrate explicit use of psychological and economic concepts.
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Search similar grants →Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Advanced doctoral students or post-docs/junior (non-tenured) faculty members who have been out of graduate school for two or fewer years. All nationalities are eligible. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $7,500 lifetime limit Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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Federal grant success rates typically range from 10-30%, varying by agency and program. Build a strong proposal with clear objectives, measurable outcomes, and a well-justified budget to improve your chances.
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The Visiting Researchers Fellowships is a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation that funds social, economic, political, and behavioral science researchers through a residential fellowship program at the foundation's New York City headquarters. Each year, 15 to 17 scholars are selected to pursue data analysis and writing projects aligned with the foundation's core programs, including Behavioral Science, Future of Work, Race and Immigration, and Social and Economic Inequality. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. and be at least two years beyond conferral at the time of application. Awards provide up to ,000 over two years. Applications are due in June 2026, with a specific deadline of May 5, 2026. Applicants must be affiliated with U.S. institutions.
Causal Research on the Criminal Justice System is sponsored by Russell Sage Foundation. This program supports causal research on the criminal justice system. Proposals must include causal research designs that can reliably isolate the treatment effects of a policy, practice, or intervention, such as difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, instrumental variables, and randomized controlled trials. Mixed methods projects are considered if a causal research design is central.
Research Grants is sponsored by The Leakey Foundation. The Leakey Foundation Research Grants support both PhD dissertation research and post-PhD research across multiple disciplines related to human origins, evolution, and behavior. They prioritize funding for exploratory phases of promising new research projects and innovative, multidisciplinary approaches that expand the boundaries of current understanding. Relevant disciplines include archaeology, biological anthropology, paleoanthropology, primate behavioral ecology, genetics, geology, anatomy, morphology, paleobotany, and paleoclimatology. Current funding focus areas include the paleoanthropology of the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene; primates (evolution, behavior, morphology, ecology, endocrinology, genetics, isotope studies); and modern hunter-gatherer groups.
Fire Science Innovations through Research and Education (FIRE) program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program invites innovative multidisciplinary and multisector investigations focused on convergent research and education activities in wildland fire. It supports research that can inform risk management and response, adaptation, and resilience across infrastructures, communities, cultures, and natural environments. Relevant topics include developing novel materials and methods for retrofitting existing buildings and remediating buildings following wildfire and smoke events.