Steven H. Sandell Grant Program

The Center for Retirement Research sponsors the annual Steven H. Sandell Grant Program for scholars in the field of retirement or disability research and policy. The program is funded by the U.S. Social Security Administration to provide opportunities for junior or non-tenured scholars (within seven years of receiving their Ph.D.) from all academic disciplines to pursue cutting-edge projects on retirement or disability issues. Research focal areas include:

• Trends in disability;
• Determining disability;
• Requirements of work in the modern economy;
• Informing long-term projections and models;
• Improving communication and outreach;
• State and local pensions for non-covered workers;
• Modernizing totalization agreements;
• Economic security of SSA beneficiaries;
• Work-activity retention of disabled beneficiaries with overpayments; and
• Improving service delivery.

Up to three $45,000 grants are awarded based upon the quality of the applicant’s proposal and the proposed budget.