Sociology

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PROGRAM GUIDELINES

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)

Important Notice to Proposers

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), NSF 13-1, was issued on October 4, 2012 and is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 14, 2013. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 13-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.

Please be aware that significant changes have been made to the PAPPG to implement revised merit review criteria based on the National Science Board (NSB) report, National Science Foundation's Merit Review Criteria: Review and Revisions. While the two merit review criteria remain unchanged (Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts), guidance has been provided to clarify and improve the function of the criteria. Changes will affect the project summary and project description sections of proposals. Annual and final reports also will be affected.

A by-chapter summary of this and other significant changes is provided at the beginning of both the Grant Proposal Guide and the Award & Administration Guide.

DUE DATES

Full Proposal Target Date:  August 15, 2013

Regular Research

August 15, Annually Thereafter

Full Proposal Target Date:  October 15, 2013

Dissertation Research

October 15, Annually Thereafter

Full Proposal Target Date:  January 15, 2014

Regular Research

January 15, Annually Thereafter

Full Proposal Target Date:  February 15, 2014

Dissertation Research

February 15, Annually Thereafter

SYNOPSIS

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.

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:

• ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers
• Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
• Education & Human Resources Program
• Graduate Research Fellowship Program
• Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program
• Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program
• SBE Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MPRF)
• Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
• Research at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)
• Science of Learning Centers (SLC)
• Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships
• Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

To get information about these programs and others, please visit the Cross-cutting and NSF-wide Active Funding Opportunities homepage.

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Future Investments in Large-Scale Survey Data Access and Dissemination Report

Workshop on Sociological Perspectives on Global Climate Change, May 2008

Interdisciplinary Standards for Systematic Qualitative Research

2007 Workshop on Planning for the Future of the General Social Survey

American Sociological Association

Artificial Social Intelligence

Democratization

Digital Library Initiative

Doctroal Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

General Social Survey

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

Investing in Human Resources

NetLab Workshop Report

Panel Study of Income Dynamics

Religion, Democratization, and Market Transition

Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey

Social Psychology Research Laboratories

Workshop on Scientific Foundations of Qualitative Research

What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)

Map of Recent Awards Made Through This Program

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