"Launched in 2020, the Pipeline Grants, initially co-funded with the Economic Mobility and Opportunity program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, support early-career scholars and promotes diversity in the social sciences, including racial, ethnic, gender, disciplinary, institutional, and geographic diversity. They were renamed the Sheldon Danziger Pipeline Grants in 2025.

"Only researchers who have not previously received a trustee or presidential research grant or fellowship from RSF will be eligible to apply. The proposal deadline for the seventh annual competition is 2 PM EST on October 22, 2025, for funding starting in Summer 2026.

"RSF program staff will host a webinar discussing the Pipeline Grants Competition and the application process on September 30, 2025, at 2PM ET."

Read the complete program announcement on the RSF website.

Register for the webinar on Zoom.