Re: NBER Funding Opportunity - Retirement and Disability Research, Call for Abstracts

From: Khansa Mahum <kmahum_at_nber.org>
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2023 16:14:22 -0500

Hello,

This is a reminder that the deadline to propose a project to be included in
the NBER’s Retirement and Disability Research Center is *tomorrow, March 7,
2023.*

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE PROPOSAL: Please submit the project title, focal
area(s) you propose to address, and a brief abstract (no more than 2
paragraphs) by March 7, 2023. Submit this information by entering the title
and lead authors, and uploading a pdf with the abstract, including
focal/program areas and additional authors, here:
http://conference.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfp?id=RDRCs23

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Best,
Khansa

On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 5:05 PM Khansa Mahum <kmahum_at_nber.org> wrote:

> On behalf of Nicole Maestas, James Choi, and Courtney Coile
>
> Dear scholars,
>
> NBER’s Retirement and Disability Research Center has funding from the
> Social Security Administration to support policy relevant projects and to
> attract and develop research capacity in areas that advance knowledge about
> SSA’s programs and impact. The Center is up for renewal, and we are shaping
> our vision for the next five years, including the strongest possible slate
> of project proposals for Year 1 (October 2023-September 2024).
>
> Proposed projects need to address one or more of SSA’s 6 focal areas
> (attached), but are much less time-consuming to prepare than an NSF or NIH
> proposal. A longer-term project can be made up of a sequence of one-year
> proposals, with the proposal for the second year following on the first,
> etc. So this is a great opportunity to launch a project.
>
> In addition to the Focal Areas outlined in the attachment, SSA has
> highlighted special interest in these two areas:
>
> 1) Equity and how structural barriers may contribute to disparate outcomes
> among people who have been historically underserved, marginalized, or
> adversely affected by persistent poverty.
> 2) The COVID-19 pandemic and how it has impacted our programs and the
> populations we serve. We are specifically interested in studies that
> consider how Long COVID may affect health, employment, and participation in
> Social Security programs.
>
> *TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE PROPOSAL*: Please submit the project title,
> focal area(s) you propose to address, and a brief abstract (*no more than*
> 2 paragraphs) by *March 7, 2023*. Submit this information by entering the
> title and lead authors, and uploading a pdf with the abstract, including
> focal/program areas and additional authors, here:
> http://conference.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfp?id=RDRCs23
>
> We will let you know by March 10th if we are able to include your project
> and will ask for a 4-page proposal (double-spaced) by April 10th along with
> information for your budget.
>
> Each project typically covers up to two months of investigator salary paid
> by NBER directly to researchers and roughly $9,000 for RAs. Funds for data
> or other research expenses can also be included, with other budget
> configurations also possible.
>
> The overall strength of our proposal rides on the high-quality projects we
> have been able to propose over the years. We hope to continue that record
> and look forward to your submission.
>
> If you have any questions or would like to discuss topic ideas, don’t
> hesitate to reach out to any one of us. Thank you for your interest.
>
> Nicole Maestas, RDRC Director
> James Choi and Courtney Coile, Co-Directors
>

Received on Mon Mar 06 2023 - 17:01:45 EST