Division of Social and Economic Sciences
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics
(MMS)
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PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Solicitation
08-561
Please be advised that the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) includes
revised guidelines to implement the mentoring provisions of the America COMPETES Act (ACA)
(Pub. L. No. 110-69, Aug. 9, 2007.) As specified in the ACA, each proposal that requests
funding to support postdoctoral researchers must include a description of the mentoring
activities that will be provided for such individuals. Proposals that do not comply
with this requirement will be returned without review (see the PAPP Guide Part I:
Grant Proposal Guide Chapter II for further information about the implementation of
this new requirement).
DUE DATES
Full Proposal Target Date: August 16, 2009
August 16, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: January 16, 2010
January 16, Annually Thereafter
SYNOPSIS
The Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) Program is an interdisciplinary program in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences that supports the development of innovative analytical and statistical methods and models for those sciences. MMS seeks proposals that are methodologically innovative, grounded in theory, and have potential utility for multiple fields within the social and behavioral sciences. As part of its larger portfolio, the MMS Program partners with a consortium of federal statistical agencies to support research proposals that further the development of new and innovative approaches to surveys and to the analysis of survey data.
The MMS Program supports a variety of different types of awards, including:
1) Regular Research Awards 2) Mid-Career Research Fellowships 3) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants 4) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Supplements
RELATED URLS
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program (REU)
ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers
SBE Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants
MMS specific page for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
Mathematical Social and Behavioral Sciences (MSBS)
No Cost Extensions
Workshop Reports
Historical Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics Awards
Historical Research on Survey and Statistical Methodology Awards
Mid-Career Methodological Opportunities Awards
Research on Data Confidentiality (Dear Colleague Letter)
Encouraging Submission of Proposals involving Complexity and Interacting Systems to Programs in SBE (Dear Colleague Letter)
Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program
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