SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
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CONTACTS
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For a list of cognizant program officers, please visit the SBE Doctoral Dissertation Contact List
PROGRAM GUIDELINES
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Solicitation
06-605
As announced on May 21st, proposers must prepare and submit proposals to the National
Science Foundation (NSF) using the NSF FastLane system at
http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/.
This approach is being taken to support efficient Grants.gov operations during this busy
workload period and in response to OMB direction guidance issued March 9, 2009. NSF will
continue to post information about available funding opportunities to Grants.gov FIND and
will continue to collaborate with institutions who have invested in system-to-system
submission functionality as their preferred proposal submission method. NSF remains
committed to the long-standing goal of streamlined grants processing and plans to
provide a web services interface for those institutions that want to use their
existing grants management systems to directly submit proposals to NSF.
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 Accepted Anytime
Archaeology
Full Proposal Target Date: September 9, 2009
Science of Science and Innovation Policy
September 9, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Deadline Date: October 15, 2009
Geography and Spatial Sciences
October 15, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: October 15, 2009
Sociology
October 15, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Deadline Date: January 15, 2010
Political Science
January 15, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: January 15, 2010
Linguistics
January 15, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: January 15, 2010
Cultural Anthropology
January 15, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: January 15, 2010
Law and Social Science
January 15, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: January 15, 2010
Research on Science and Technology Surveys and Statistics
January 15, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: January 16, 2010
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics
January 16, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: January 18, 2010
Economics
January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: January 18, 2010
Decision, Risk & Management Sciences
January 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: February 1, 2010
Science, Technology, and Society
February 1, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Deadline Date: February 9, 2010
Physical Anthropology
February 9, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Deadline Date: February 15, 2010
Geography and Spatial Sciences
February 15, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: February 15, 2010
Sociology
February 15, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: July 15, 2010
Linguistics
July 15, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: August 1, 2010
Science, Technology, and Society
August 1, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: August 15, 2010
Cultural Anthropology
August 15, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: August 15, 2010
Law and Social Science
August 15, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Deadline Date: August 16, 2010
Physical Anthropology
August 16, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Deadline Date: August 16, 2010
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics
August 16, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: August 18, 2010
Economics
August 18, Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal Target Date: August 18, 2010
Decision, Risk & Management Sciences
August 18, Annually Thereafter
Due dates vary across Programs. Please consult the relevant program’s website (direct links located in the Summary of Program Requirements section of this solicitation).
SYNOPSIS
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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 and Spatial Sciences Linguistics Physical Anthropology Science of Science and Innovation Policy Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES) Decision, Risk & Management Science Economics Law & Social Science Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics Political Science Science of Science and Innovation Policy Science, Technology, and Society Sociology Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) Research on Science and Technology Surveys and Statistics Program Science of Science and Innovation Policy For a list of cognizant program officers for the programs listed above, please visit the SBE Doctoral Dissertation Contact List.
RELATED PROGRAMS
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Archaeology and Archaeometry
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Cultural Anthropology
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Decision, Risk and Management Sciences
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Economics
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Geography and Spatial Sciences
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090825141942im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif)
Law and Social Science
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Linguistics
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Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics
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Physical Anthropology
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Political Science
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090825141942im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif)
Research on Science and Technology Surveys and Statistics
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090825141942im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif)
Science of Science and Innovation Policy
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090825141942im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif)
Science, Technology, and Society
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Sociology
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