The Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) Program has implemented a new schedule for the submission and evaluation of proposals. For additional information, see the Dear Colleague Letter: Proposal Solicitation and Evaluation Changes for the GSS Program. SBE 2020 Update. The SBE 2020 Report, Rebuilding the Mosaic: Fostering Research in the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences at the National Science Foundation in the Next Decade is now available. A webcast on this report was released on December 1, 2011. Stimulating Research Related to the Science of Broadening Participation. The Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) and the Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES) within the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE) wish to bring to your attention our goal of stimulating research related to the Science of Broadening Participation (SBP). For complete details concerning this new endeavor, see our Dear Colleague Letter. Interdisciplinary Research Across the SBE Sciences. Rebuilding the Mosaic, which reports the results of the year-long SBE 2020 visioning process, finds that scholars in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences believe that future research will be interdisciplinary, collaborative, and data intensive. The Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE) therefore encourages investigators to submit proposals that go beyond the boundaries of traditional disciplines, span across the existing core SBE programs, or extend outside the SBE sciences. Visit the Dear Colleague Letter to learn more. Law and Social Sciences. The Law and Social Sciences program (LSS) is particularly interested in enhancing its support of JD/PhD scholars in the law school academy, as outlined in the Dear Colleague Letter: Law and Social Sciences. Coordination of the NSF-Census Research Network. In fiscal year 2011, NSF made eight awards in response to proposals submitted to the NSF-Census Research Network Program Solicitation (NCRN; NSF 10-621). This Dear Colleague Letter provides information on funding opportunities at the National Science Foundation for the research community to propose a coordination body for these new projects. Describing the Conduct of Science in the Information Age. New digital technologies and datasets are transforming the practice of science. providing new ways for scientists to identify and contact key research partners to begin collaborations; to create scientific information, data, and knowledge; and to disseminate, replicate, and reuse it. At the same time, US science agencies are being asked to develop data sets, measure outcomes, and evaluate performance in order to inform policy and operational decisions. The purpose of this Dear Colleague Letter is to advise you about NSF funding opportunities for workshops that will help identify and develop data, models, and tools to inform these efforts.
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