SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

CONTACTS

For a list of cognizant program officers, please visit the SBE Doctoral Dissertation Contact List

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 5^th, 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).

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SYNOPSIS

The National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES), and Division of  Science Resources Statistics (SRS) award grants to doctoral students to improve the quality of dissertation research. These grants provide funds for items not normally available through the student's university. Additionally, these grants allow doctoral students to undertake significant data-gathering projects and to conduct field research in settings away from their campus that would not otherwise be possible. Proposals are judged on the basis of their scientific merit, including the theoretical importance of the research question and the appropriateness of the proposed data and methodology to be used in addressing the question.

In an effort to improve the quality of dissertation research, many programs in BCS, SES, and the Research on Science and Technology Surveys and Statistics Program within SRS accept doctoral dissertation improvement grant proposals. Items such as budget limitations, target dates and/or deadlines, page length restrictions, and review procedures vary widely across programs. Please consult the relevant program's webpage for specific information and contact the program director if necessary.

The following Programs support dissertation research:

Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)

Archaeology

Cultural Anthropology

Geography & Regional Science

Linguistics

Physical Anthropology

Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES)

Decision, Risk & Management Science

Economics

Law & Social Science

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics

Political Science

Science, Technology, and Society

Sociology

Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS)

Research on Science and Technology Surveys and Statistics Program

For a list of cognizant program officers for the programs listed above, please visit the SBE Doctoral Dissertation Contact List.

RELATED PROGRAMS

Archaeology and Archaeometry

Cultural Anthropology

Decision, Risk and Management Sciences

Economics

Geography and Regional Science

Law and Social Science

Linguistics

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics

Physical Anthropology

Political Science

Research on Science and Technology Surveys and Statistics

Science, Technology, and Society

Sociology

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