Dissertation Research Grants - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Forecasted
Dissertation Research Grants - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research support doctoral researchers studying employment-related topics to inform policy and improve social and living conditions in the U.S.
Funder: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $15,000 for a stipend and research expenses
Summary: Joint grants support doctoral dissertation research on employment-related topics, with particular interest in policy-relevant work concerning BIPOC communities.
Key Information: Applicants must have completed all doctoral program requirements except the dissertation.
Description
The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and the Russell Sage Foundation jointly support dissertation research on employment-related topics in any discipline. They have particular interest in policy-relevant research concerning Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. The grants can support data collection, preparation, analysis, and writing; for a dissertation comprising related papers, the proposal should focus on the most important paper.
Projects must also align closely with a Russell Sage Foundation priority area: Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context; Future of Work; Race, Ethnicity and Immigration; Immigration and Immigrant Integration; or Social, Political, and Economic Inequality. They must contribute to the foundation’s mission to improve social and living conditions in the U.S. and demonstrate appropriate theory, innovative data, rigorous methods, and measures.
