Division of Social and Economic Sciences
Sociology
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PROGRAM GUIDELINES
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies &
Procedures Guide (PAPPG), NSF 09-1, was issued on October 1, 2008
and is effective for proposals submitted on or after January 5, 2009. Please be
advised that the guidelines contained in NSF 09-1 apply to proposals submitted
in response to this funding opportunity. Proposers who opt to submit
prior to January 5th, 2009, must also follow the guidelines
contained in NSF 09-1.
One of the most significant changes to the PAPPG is
implementation of the mentoring provisions of the America COMPETES Act.
Each proposal that requests funding to support postdoctoral researchers must
include, as a separate section within the 15-page project description, a
description of the mentoring activities that will be provided for such
individuals. Proposals that do not include a separate section on
mentoring activities within the Project Description will be returned without
review (see the PAPP Guide Part I: Grant Proposal Guide Chapter
II.C.2.d for further information).
Apply to PD 98-1331 as follows:
For full proposals submitted via FastLane:
standard Grant Proposal Guidelines apply.
For full proposals submitted via Grants.gov:
NSF Grants.gov Application Guide; A Guide for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Applications via Grants.gov Guidelines apply
(Note: The NSF Grants.gov Application Guide is available on the Grants.gov website and on the NSF website at:
http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/docs/grantsgovguide.pdf)
DUE DATES
Full Proposal Target Date
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Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2009
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January, Annually Thereafter |
Full Proposal Target Date
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Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2009
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February, Annually Thereafter |
Full Proposal Target Date
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Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009
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Regular Research |
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August, Annually Thereafter |
Full Proposal Target Date
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Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009
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October, Annually Thereafter |
SYNOPSIS
The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization -- societies, institutions, groups and demography -- and processes of individual and institutional change. The Program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes. Included is research on organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender roles, and the sociology of science and technology. The Program supports both original data collections and secondary data analysis that use the full range of quantitative and qualitative methodological tools. Theoretically grounded projects that offer methodological innovations and improvements for data collection and analysis are also welcomed. Click here for information on Strengthening Qualitative Research through Methodological Innovation and Integration. The Sociology Program also funds doctoral dissertation research to defray direct costs associated with conducting research, for example, dataset acquisition, additional statistical or methodological training, meeting with scholars associated with original datasets, and fieldwork away from the student's home campus. Please click here for additional information on the Sociology Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant.
Please Note: Principal Investigators should select PD 98-1331 in the program announcement/solicitation block on the proposal Cover Sheet for submission of projects to the Sociology Program.
Projects are evaluated using the two Foundation-wide criteria, intrinsic merit and broader impacts. In assessing the intrinsic merit of proposed research, four components are key to securing support from the Sociology Program: (1) the issues investigated must be theoretically grounded; (2) the research should be based on empirical observation or be subject to empirical validation or illustration; (3) the research design must be appropriate to the questions asked; and (4) the proposed research must advance our understanding of social processes, structures and methods.
The NSF also offers a number of specialized funding opportunities through its crosscutting and cross-directorate activities; some of the Sociology related opportunities are listed below.
Crosscutting Research & Training Opportunities:
- Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE)
- Faculty Early Career Development Awards (CAREER)
- Education & Human Resources
- Graduate Fellowship
- Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) Program
- Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program
- Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- Research at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)
- Science of Learning Centers (SLC)
- Science and Technology Centers (STC) Integrative Partnerships
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
To get information about these programs and others, please visit the Cross-Directorate Activities homepage.
RELATED URLS
2007 Workshop on Planning for the Future of the General Social Survey
American Sociological Association
Artificial Social Intelligence
Center for the Study of Group Processes
Democratization
Digital Library Initiative
Doctroal Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
General Social Survey
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
Investing in Human Resources
NetLab Workshop Report
Panel Study of Income Dynamics
Religion, Democratization, and Market Transition
Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey
The Beginning School Study, 1986-2002
Workshop on Scientific Foundations of Qualitative Research
Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program
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