Research Funding Opportunity: 2017 Sandell Grant Program and 2017 Dissertation Fellowship Program

Boston College Center for Retirement Research
2017 Sandell Grant Program and 2017 Dissertation Fellowship Program

2017 Sandell Grant Program and 2017 Dissertation Fellowship Program
The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College announces the 2017 Sandell Grant Program and 2017 Dissertation Fellowship Program for research in areas such as retirement income, older workers, or well-being in retirement. These programs are funded by the U.S. Social Security Administration.

2017 STEVEN H. SANDELL GRANT PROGRAM:
- Provides the opportunity for junior scholars to pursue projects on retirement income and policy issues. The program is open to scholars in all academic disciplines.
- Awards up to five grants of $45,000 for one-year projects.
- The submission deadline for grant proposals is January 31, 2017. Grant award recipients will be announced by April 2017.
- Visit the Sandell Program website to view the proposal guidelines: http://crr.bc.edu/about-us/grant-programs/steven-h-sandell-grant-program-2

2017 DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM:
- Supports doctoral candidates writing dissertations on retirement income and policy issues. The program is open to scholars in all academic disciplines.
- Awards up to five fellowships of $28,000.
- The submission deadline for proposals is January 31, 2017.
- Visit the Dissertation Fellowship website to view the proposal guidelines: http://crr.bc.edu/about-us/grant-programs/dissertation-fellowship-program-2

FURTHER INFORMATION: For questions, please contact: Marina Tsiknis tsiknis@bc.edu, 617-552-1092