This call has a May 21 date for Letters of Intent. I’m sorry it never seems to have been distributed through the listserv. So I am resending it. Michael J. Karcher, Ed.D., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research Professor of Educational Psychology College of Education and Human Development, University of Texas at San Antonio 501 Cesar Chavez Blvd., Suite DB 4.337 (DT); MB 3.476 (Main Campus) San Antonio, TX 78207 (210) 458-2032; 458-2650 (department) michael.karcher(a)utsa.edu From: COEHD Faculty Research <COEHDFacultyResearch(a)utsa.edu&gt; Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 12:01 PM To: &quot;coehd(a)lists.it.utsa.edu&quot; <coehd(a)lists.it.utsa.edu&gt; Subject: Russell Sage RFP Russell Sage Foundation has an open call for LOIs by May 21. Please share with faculty in your colleges/area. Thanks Pasted from below: RSF will consider only LOIs that satisfy at least one of the following criteria: (a) The research is so timely and time-sensitive that the project must start before April 1, 2021; or (b) the research analyzes social, political, economic, or psychological disruptions resulting from the coronavirus crisis that affect social and living conditions in the United States. All LOIs must focus on issues related to the foundation’s core program areas and special initiatives: Behavioral Economics;<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A... Decision-Making and Human Behavior in Context;<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2... of Work;<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2... Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration;<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%... Social, Political, and Economic Inequality<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A...;. Any LOIs submitted for the May 21 deadline must include an appendix of one or two pages that explains why the proposed research meets either or both criteria. This appendix does not count against the usual page limits for LOIs. From: Russell Sage Foundation <communications@rsage.org<mailto:communications@rsage.org>> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 9:19 AM To: Jennifer Silver <Jennifer.Silver@utsa.edu<mailto:Jennifer.Silver@utsa.edu>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] RSF Bulletin: New Guidelines for May 21 LOIs; RSF Responds to COVID-19 **EXTERNAL EMAIL** This email originated outside of The University of Texas at San Antonio. Please exercise caution when clicking on links or opening attachments. RSF Bulletin is the monthly newsletter from the Russell Sage Foundation Click here to view this message in a browser<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F...;. [RSF Bulletin] New Funding Guidelines for May 21 Deadline for Letters of Inquiry [https://www.russellsage.org/sites/all/files/RSF-Bulletin/RSF_logo_seal_10...] Because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on all facets of American life, the Russell Sage Foundation is changing its immediate priorities for letters of inquiry for the May 21, 2020, deadline<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2...;. For this deadline, RSF will consider only LOIs that satisfy at least one of the following criteria: (a) The research is so timely and time-sensitive that the project must start before April 1, 2021; or (b) the research analyzes social, political, economic, or psychological disruptions resulting from the coronavirus crisis that affect social and living conditions in the United States. All LOIs must focus on issues related to the foundation’s core program areas and special initiatives: Behavioral Economics;<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A... and Human Behavior in Context;<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2... Future of Work;<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2... Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration;<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%... Social, Political, and Economic Inequality<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A...;. Any LOIs submitted for the May 21 deadline must include an appendix of one or two pages that explains why the proposed research meets either or both criteria. This appendix does not count against the usual page limits for LOIs. RSF will accept LOIs in all programs and special initiatives for the August 5, 2020 deadline, with funding decisions made at the March 2021 board of trustees meeting, according to its usual guidelines. Please click here for more information on the revised funding guidelines.<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3... ________________________________ RSF Responds to COVID-19 In addition to changing its immediate funding priorities as outlined above, the foundation will continue its longstanding support of social science research during this national emergency. To safeguard the health of our staff, visiting scholars, visiting journalists, and visiting researchers, we have cancelled all events and in-person meetings for the foreseeable future. We have cancelled or rescheduled the Summer Institutes<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A... on Behavioral Economics, Proposal Development and Migration Research Methods. Read a special message<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F... from RSF president Sheldon Danziger to the RSF community here<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2F...;. Grantees should be reassured that we understand that some projects cannot proceed as planned under current conditions. If you anticipate major disruptions or delays to your RSF-funded project or report submissions, please contact your program officer or the grants management team (grantsmgt@rsage.org<mailto:grantsmgt@rsage.org>). Our grants portal <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo2.mail... is functioning normally. RSF is committed to making our high-quality social science research widely available as part of our response to the pandemic. It has made all of its books available<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%... open access (OA) through JSTOR<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2... and UPCC/Project Muse<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2F... through June 30, 2020. ________________________________ Targeted Grants Competition: Improving Education and Reducing Inequality in the United States RSF and the William T. Grant Foundation<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A... are pleased to announce the winners of the third round of their targeted small grants competition for early career scholars. These grants fund research projects on Improving Education and Reducing Inequality<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A... that deepen our understanding of educational opportunity and success by analyzing data on academic achievement from the Stanford Education Data Archive<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F... (developed by Sean Reardon and colleagues). The grant recipients include Paul Thompson <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo2.mail... (Oregon State University), Yifeng Luo and Ying Xu <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo2.mail... (Columbia University),Tiffany Brannon <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo2.mail... (University of California, Los Angeles), Jessica Boyle <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo2.mail... (Stanford University), Sarah Fuller <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo2.mail... (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), and Agustina Laurito <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo2.mail... (University of Illinois, Chicago) and Sarah Cordes <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo2.mail... (Temple University). Read more about the selected research projects here<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2F...;. ________________________________ Trustee Grants Approved at March Board Meeting At the foundation’s March 2020 meeting of the board of trustees, three new research projects were approved in its program on Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3... and its special initiatives on Decision Making and Human Behavior in Context<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F... andComputational Social Science<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F...;. Read more about new trustee grants here<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2F...;. ________________________________ Announcing Mentors for the Pipeline Grants Competition The Russell Sage Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of 14 mentors who will advise the early career scholars whose projects were selected as part of the inaugural Pipeline Grants Competition<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3...;, funded in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The mentors’ faculty profiles are available here<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2F...;. Rucker Johnson<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F... (economics), University of California, Berkeley Emilio Parrado<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F... (sociology), University of Pennsylvania Fabian Pfeffer<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F... (sociology), University of Michigan Margaret Beal Spencer<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F... (psychology), University of Chicago Trevon Logan<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2... (economics), Ohio State University Michal Kurlaender<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A... (education), University of California, Davis Aliya Saperstein<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A... (sociology), Stanford University Matthew Notowidigdo<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3... (economics), Northwestern University Marisa Abrajano<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2... (political science), University of California, San Diego Ingrid Gould Ellen<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2... (public policy), New York University Timothy Smeeding<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2... (economics), University of Wisconsin, Madison Deborah Schildkraut<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3... (political science), Tufts University Marie Gottschalk<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A... (political science), University of Pennsylvania Jordan Matsudaira<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A... (economics), Columbia University ________________________________ Visiting Scholar, Journalist and Researcher Application Deadlines [https://www.russellsage.org/sites/default/files/placeholder_apply_2.jpg] RSF’s Visiting Scholar Program<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F...;, established over thirty years ago, is a unique opportunity for social scientists to pursue research projects that investigate essential questions on social, economic, and political life in the U.S. while in residence in New York City. The program fosters the exchange of ideas in a vibrant interdisciplinary environment and promotes collaborations between researchers. Applications are reviewed by outside experts; final selections are made by RSF trustees. Applications for the 2021-2022academic year will be accepted until June 25, 2020. View further information about the program, including eligibility requirements and application guidelines<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A...;. RSF is also accepting applications for visiting journalists<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3... and visiting researchers<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3... in residence at the foundation during the2020-2021 academic year until May 1, 2020. Please view further information about these programs here<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2F...;. ________________________________ How to Apply for Funding at RSF: Grant Writing Webinar <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo2.mail... RSF program staff will host a webinar on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. ET, focused on how to write and submit a proposal for our programs. We encourage all new and previous applicants to participate. The session will cover information on new restrictions for the May 21, 2020, letter of inquiry deadline for coronavirus-related and other time-sensitive research. Click here to register for the Grant Writing Webinar on April 21.<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fg... For more information on RSF’s grant making process, please visit our website to review our grant writing guidelines and view a 5-minute video<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2... on how to use our new grants management system. ________________________________ Order RSF Books<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2... | Privacy Policy<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%... | Contact Us<mailto:communications@rsage.org?subject=Feedback%20-%20RSF%20Bulletin> | Subscribe to RSF Bulletin<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2... Russell Sage Foundation<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A... | 112 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10065<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2... | (212) 750-6000 Michael J. Karcher, Ed.D., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research Professor of Educational Psychology College of Education and Human Development, University of Texas at San Antonio 501 Cesar Chavez Blvd., Suite DB 4.337 (DT); MB 3.476 (Main Campus) San Antonio, TX 78207 (210) 458-2032; 458-2650 (department) michael.karcher(a)utsa.edu