Division of Social and Economic Sciences
Sociology
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CONTACTS
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PROGRAM GUIDELINES
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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/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=grantsgovguide)
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 15, 2009
Regular Research
August, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: October 15, 2009
Dissertation Research
October, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: January 15, 2010
Regular Research
January, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: February 15, 2010
Dissertation Research
February, Annually Thereafter
SYNOPSIS
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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
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Interdisciplinary Standards for Systematic Qualitative Research
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2007 Workshop on Planning for the Future of the General Social Survey
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American Sociological Association
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Artificial Social Intelligence
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Democratization
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Digital Library Initiative
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Doctroal Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
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General Social Survey
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
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Investing in Human Resources
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NetLab Workshop Report
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Panel Study of Income Dynamics
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Religion, Democratization, and Market Transition
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Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey
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Social Psychology Research Laboratories
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The Beginning School Study, 1986-2002
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Workshop on Scientific Foundations of Qualitative Research
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Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program
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