[Air-l] NSF research support opportunity

[Ken Friedman]

Program Announcement

NSF 01-113

DIRECTORATE FOR SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES DIVISION OF 
BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES DIVISION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC 
SCIENCES

FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE(S) :

Due dates vary across programs. Please consult the relevant program's 
website and contact the program assistant or director if necessary 
regarding proposal target dates and deadlines.

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I. INTRODUCTION

The National Science Foundation's Division of Social and Economic 
Sciences and Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences 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 and archival research in settings away from 
their campus that would not otherwise be possible. Funds may be used 
for valid research expenses which include, but are not limited to, 
conducting field research in settings away from campus that would not 
otherwise be possible, data collection and sample survey costs, 
payments to subjects or informants, specialized research equipment, 
analysis and services not otherwise available, supplies, travel to 
archives, travel to specialized collections and facilities or field 
research locations, and partial living expenses for conducting 
necessary research away from the student's university.

II. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

In an effort to improve the quality of dissertation research, many 
programs in the Division of Social and Economic Sciences and the 
Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences accept doctoral 
dissertation improvement grant proposals. The following Programs are 
most active in support of dissertation research: Archaeology, 
Cognitive Neuroscience, Cultural Anthropology, Decision, Risk & 
Management Science, Geography and Regional Science, Law and Social 
Science, Linguistics, Physical Anthropology, Political Science, 
Science and Technology Studies, Sociology, and Societal Dimensions of 
Engineering, Science, and Technology. In addition, the following 
Programs also support doctoral dissertation research when especially 
appropriate: Economics and Human Cognition & Perception. 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 website for specific 
information and contact the program assistant or director if 
necessary.

While the Foundation provides support for doctoral dissertation 
research, the awardee is solely responsible for the conduct of such 
research and preparation of results for publication. The Foundation, 
therefore, does not assume responsibility for such findings and their 
interpretation. This program does not support research with 
disease-related goals, including research on the etiology, diagnosis, 
or treatment of physical or mental disease, abnormality, or 
malfunction of human beings, animals, or plants.

III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

The proposal must be submitted through regular university channels by 
the dissertation advisor(s) on behalf of the graduate student who is 
at the point of initiating or already conducting dissertation 
research. The student must be enrolled at a U.S. institution, but 
need not be a U.S. citizen. Proposals from women, minorities, and 
persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged.

IV. AWARD INFORMATION

Due to the variation in research techniques and needs across the 
social, behavioral, and economic sciences, individual programs vary 
widely in award sizes; please consult the program's webpage or 
program director for specific information. Applicants may 
concurrently submit a doctoral dissertation proposal to other funding 
organizations; please indicate this in the "Current and Pending 
Support" section of the NSF proposal, so that NSF may coordinate 
funding with the other organizations.

For the full call, see

<http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf01113/nsf01113.txt>