Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://crr.bc.edu/about-us/grant-programs/steven-h-sandell-grant-program-2/
Sponsor/Award: CENTRE FOR RETIREMENT RESEARCH - STEVEN H. SANDELL GRANT PROGRAM - 2018 WINTER COMPETITION

Grant Amount: MAX $45,000 USD
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Jan 24, 2018
Sponsor's: Jan 31, 2018

Subject Areas: Social Security, Macroeconomics, Demography, Disability, Retirement, Insurance, International Research
Description:

The Center for Retirement Research sponsors the annual Steven H. Sandell Grant Program for scholars in the field of retirement income and disability insurance research.

Junior scholars within the first ten years of their academic career and tenured scholars entering a new field are encouraged to submit a proposal. The program, funded by a grant from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), will award up to 3 grants of $45,000.

Application Details:

The program's purpose is to promote research by junior scholars and senior scholars entering the field. Topics include: (1) Social Security, retirement income and disability insurance; (2) macroeconomic analyses of Social Security; (3) wealth and retirement income; (4) program interactions; (5) international research; and (6) demographic research. No affiliation with the CRR is necessary to apply. The PI and Co-PI must be junior scholar(s) who are within the first 1-10 years of completing their Ph.D. or comparable professional certification. The scholar must be employed full-time at an academic or research institution.

All applicants must complete the online submission form found at the Center's website. All budgets and grant proposals submitted by a researcher(s) must be approved by the institutional grants/research administration office before they are submitted for review by the CRR. Please see the guidelines on the website for full details.

INDIRECT COSTS OF 10% MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT BUDGET

NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
Western Contacts: Bieber,Trevor
Kilianski,Louise
Hancock,Jennifer Anne

Sponsor Contacts:

MARINA TSIKNIS : TSIKNIS@BC.EDU
Hovey House
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States
617 552-1762