Thaler-Tversky Independent Research Grant in Behavioral Science

The Roman Family Center for Decision Research is accepting submissions for our Independent Research Grant program for emerging scholars. This program is supported by the generosity of Roman Family Center for Decision Research former faculty director Richard Thaler in honor of Amos Tversky, and provides a limited number of grants to support new behavioral science research led by University of Chicago PhD students and post-doctoral researchers.

• The primary motivation for these grants is to support our emerging scholars in conducting new independent behavioral science research.
• Proposals for research jointly pursued with a faculty member are not eligible for these awards, although we do hope that faculty will encourage emerging scholars to pursue eligible research.
• Applicants are permitted to have graduate student or postdoc collaborators.
• Ideal applications will demonstrate conscientious, independent thought, and avenues to expand RF-CDR research efforts beyond the domains being explored in our faculty members’ labs.
• We encourage new applicants who have not previously applied for this grant.
• Three awardees will receive $2,500 each.

APPLICATION PROCESS

If you would like to apply for Thaler Tversky grant, please complete this form by April 1, 2025:

https://chicagobooth.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dcbqDQBpn1h3u3I

Please use the link as it will help to ensure that you address the following critical proposal elements:

• A research question, in the context of existing literature
• Hypothesis being tested
• Proposed method
• Budget outline

The deadline for this round of submissions is April 1, 2025.  We will notify awardees in late May 2025.

Each proposal will be reviewed by members of the RFCDR’s Governing Board (Nicholas Epley, Ayelet Fishbach, Devin Pope, Alex Todorov, Bernd Wittenbrink).  Award decisions, which will be sent via email, will be made in time to make funds available early in the following quarter.

The funds need to be used within 18 months following the award date.

Deadline

April 1, 2025