Steven H. Sandell Grant Program 2025

The Sandell Grant Program for scholars in the field of retirement research and policy is funded by the U.S. Social Security Administration to provide opportunities for scholars from all academic disciplines and senior scholars working in a new area to pursue cutting-edge projects on retirement income issues. Priority areas include:

• Understanding service needs and improving service delivery;
• Studying causes and inequities of overpayment and underpayment;
• Addressing barriers to disability and SSI programs participation and processes;
• Understanding and improving communication;
• Identifying disparities by race, ethnicity, and sex;
• Examining economic security of program applicants and beneficiaries;
• Addressing employment barriers for people with disabilities. 

Funding: $50,000
Duration: 1 year

Research authority deadline: 23.1.25