About

The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College accepts proposals for the Dissertation Fellowship Program in Retirement Research. The annual program is funded by the U.S. Social Security Administration and provides funding opportunities for doctoral candidates to pursue exciting research on retirement income issues.

Priority research areas include:

• Social Security and retirement

• Macroeconomic analyses of Social Security

• Wealth and retirement income

• Program interactions

• International research

• Demographic research 

Fellowship Awards

Up to six fellowships of $28,000 will be awarded to doctoral candidates enrolled in an accredited program at a U.S. university. 

Submission Guidelines 

It is essential for all potential applicants to read the guidelines carefully before submitting a proposal. All applicants must submit their proposals through the online submission system. 

• Dissertation Fellowship Guidelines

• Online Application  

• Letters of Support 

Deadlines and Announcement of Grant Awards

2008 recipients will be announced soon.     

Contact

Please contact Steven A. Sass with any questions about the Dissertation Fellowship Program at 617-552-1402 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

2007 Dissertation Fellowship Recipients

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