Deadline: 10 March 2017
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth is open for applications and invites proposals for Doctoral/Post-Doctoral Grants.
Equitable Growth supports inquiry utilizing many different kinds of evidence, relying on a variety of methodological approaches and cutting across academic disciplines, including economics, political science, sociology, history, social psychology, and others. We are especially interested in projects using administrative data, and other new or innovative data sources.
Program Areas
Equitable Growth will accept proposals in these four areas:
- Macroeconomics
- Human Capital and the Labor Market
- Innovation
- Institutions
The four topic areas above represent the primary research interests to Equitable Growth at present.
Funds Available
Academic Grants will normally be in the range of $25,000 to $100,000 over 12 to 30 months. Proposals for larger grants for exceptional projects will also be considered. Doctoral/Post-Doctoral grants are typically funded at the $15,000 level over 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Solicitations are open to researchers affiliated with U.S. universities.
- Equitable Growth has two funding streams, Academic and Doctoral/Post-Doctoral. Academic grants are open to researchers affiliated with a U.S. university.
- Doctoral/Post-Doctoral grants are open to graduate students currently enrolled in a doctoral program at a U.S. university, and to recent Ph.D. graduates currently in a post-doctoral position at a U.S. university. If you are currently a graduate student or in a post-doctoral position, you may choose to apply for either an Academic or Doctoral/Post-Doctoral grant, depending on the pool in which you’d like to compete.
- Equitable Growth is willing to fund a wide range of activities, including researcher salary and benefits, research assistance, data purchase, and costs associated with conducting experiments or participating in professional conferences. Our grants cannot cover indirect overhead.
How to Apply
To submit proposal, one must complete online application form available on the given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Equitable Growth Request for Proposals.