The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (CRR) is soliciting proposals for the Dissertation Fellowship Program in retirement or disability research. The program is funded by a grant from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) through the Retirement and Disability Research Consortium (RDRC).
Donor Name: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Country: Untied States
State: All States
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/31/2022
Grant Size: $28,000
Details:
The program’s purpose is to promote the next generation of scholars in retirement or disability policy research and to improve the quality of scholarship in retirement and disability research studies. Historically underserved or underrepresented individuals are encouraged to apply.
Research focal areas include:
- Trends in disability;
- Work in the modern economy;
- Disabled beneficiaries and return-to-work;
- Informing long-term projections and models;
- Improving communication and outreach;
- Economic security of SSA beneficiaries;
- Disparities by race and ethnicity; and
- Improving service delivery.
Funding information
Up to three $28,000 fellowships are awarded to doctoral candidates enrolled in an accredited program at a U.S. university. Grant recipients may be required to present their work to the Social Security Administration in Washington, DC or Baltimore, MD.
Eligibility Criteria
Minimum Requirements for Fellowship Applicants:
- Applicant must be enrolled in a qualified doctoral program at a U.S. university.
- Applicant must have completed all coursework and have completed the appropriate
- examinations or qualifications to be considered A.B.D.
- Applicants must have a dissertation proposal focused on one of the Social Security.
- Applicants must have a dissertation advisor and committee.
- Applicants must have the chair of the dissertation committee approve the research
- methodology using the provided form.
- Applicants cannot be receiving other federal funding concurrently with this fellowship.
- Please contact the CRR if you have a potential conflict.
For more information, visit Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.