Division of Social and Economic Sciences
Science, Technology, and Society
(STS)
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Additional Funding Opportunity
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In addition to the research funding opportunities described in this solicitation, the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences is partnering with the Directorate for Biological Sciences to promote research that is focused on the interactions of the Biological Sciences with Society. To learn more about this support for research, see the STS Program - Impacts of Biology on Society Dear Colleague Letter at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf06039 .
CONTACTS
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PROGRAM GUIDELINES
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Solicitation
08-553
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 1, 2009
August 1, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: February 1, 2010
February 1, Annually Thereafter
SYNOPSIS
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STS considers proposals that examine historical, philosophical, and sociological questions that arise in connection with science, engineering, and technology, and their respective interactions with society. STS has four components:
- Ethics and Values in Science, Engineering and Technology (EVS),
- History and Philosophy of Science, Engineering and Technology (HPS),
- Social Studies of Science, Engineering and Technology (SSS),
- Studies of Policy, Science, Engineering and Technology (SPS).
The components overlap, but are distinguished by the different scientific and scholarly orientations they take to the subject matter, as well as by different focuses within the subject area. STS encourages the submission of hybrid proposals that strive to integrate research involving two or more of these core areas.
STS provides the following modes of support:
- Scholars Awards,
- Standard Research Grants and Grants for Collaborative Research,
- Postdoctoral Fellowships,
- Professional Development Fellowships,
- Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants,
- Small Grants for Training and Research,
- Conference and Workshop Awards,
- Other Funding Opportunities.
RELATED URLS
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Crosscutting Programs
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Dear Colleague Letter - Impacts of Biology on Society
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Dear Colleague Letter - Research on Mathematical and Physical Sciences and Society
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Graduate Research Fellowship Program
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Human and Social Dynamics
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Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT)
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STS website for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
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THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF
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Additional Funding Opportunities for the DEB Community
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Additional Funding Opportunities for the IOS Community
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Additional Funding Opportunities for the MCB Community
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Emerging Frontiers
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Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program
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