Perception, Action & Cognition (PAC)

Deadline: February 1, 2017

The PAC program funds theoretically motivated research on a wide-range of topic areas focused on typical human behavior. The aim is to enhance the fundamental understanding of perceptual, motor, and cognitive processes and their interactions. Central research topics for consideration by the program include (but are not limited to) vision, audition, haptics, attention, memory, reasoning, written and spoken language, motor control, categorization, and spatial cognition.

Science of Organizations  (SoO)

Deadline: February 2, 2017

The Science of Organizations (SoO) program funds basic research that yields a scientific evidence base for improving the design and emergence, development and deployment, and management and ultimate effectiveness of organizations of all kinds.

Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science  (NSF INCLUDES)

Deadline: Preliminary Proposal due February 14, 2017.  Full Proposal due May 16, 2017

Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) is a comprehensive national initiative designed to enhance U.S. leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) discoveries and innovations focused on NSF’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and broadening participation in these fields.

SOCIOLOGY PROGRAM – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards  (Soc-DDRI)

Deadline: February 28, 2017

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.

Please visit NSF’s webpage for a complete list of funding opportunities

United States-Israel Collaboration in Computer Science

Deadline: February 15, 2017

The United States-Israel Collaboration in Computer Science (USICCS) program is a joint program of NSF and the United States – Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF). The program supports research projects that develop new knowledge in the theory of computing; algorithm design and analysis; design, verification, and evaluation of software systems; and revolutionary computing models based on emerging scientific ideas.

Algorithms for Threat Detection

Deadline:  February 21, 2017

The Algorithms for Threat Detection (ATD) program will support research projects to develop the next generation of mathematical and statistical algorithms for analysis of large spatiotemporal datasets with application to quantitative models of human dynamics. The program is a partnership between the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA).

Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation

Deadline: February 21, 2017

Scientific discovery and innovation are advancing along fundamentally new pathways opened by development of increasingly sophisticated software. Software is also directly responsible for increased scientific productivity and significant enhancement of researchers’ capabilities. In order to nurture, accelerate and sustain this critical mode of scientific progress, NSF has established the Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation (SI²) program, with the overarching goal of transforming innovations in research and education into sustained software resources that are an integral part of the cyberinfrastructure.

Earth Sciences: Laboratory Technician Support

Deadline: February 9, 2017

Under this solicitation EAR/IF will consider proposals for Laboratory Technician Support to provide for optimal and efficient operation of advanced instrumentation, analytical protocol development, and user training for Earth science research instrumentation.

Geography and Spatial Sciences Program – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards

Deadline: February 9, 2017

As specified in the Geography and Spatial Sciences Program strategic plan, the goals of the NSF Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) Program are the following:

• To promote scientific research in geography and the spatial sciences that advances theory and basic understanding and that addresses the challenges facing society.
• To promote the integration of geographers and spatial scientists in interdisciplinary research.
• To promote education and training of geographers and spatial scientists in order to enhance the capabilities of current and future generations of researchers.
• To promote the development and use of scientific methods and tools for geographic research.

Cyberlearning and Future Learning Technologies

Deadline: February 10, 2017

The intention of this program is to advance technologies that specifically focus on the experiences of learners; innovations that simply focus on making teaching easier will not be funded. Proposals that focus on teachers or facilitators as learners are invited; the aim in these proposals should be to help teachers and facilitators capitalize on the affordances of technology and fundamental knowledge about how people learn to make the learning experiences of learners more effective.

Algorithms for Modern Power Systems  (AMPS)

Deadline: February 13, 2017

The Algorithms for Modern Power Systems (AMPS) program will support research projects to develop the next generation of mathematical and statistical algorithms for improvement of the security, reliability, and efficiency of the modern power grid. The program is a partnership between the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability (OE) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science

Deadline: Preliminary, February 14, 2017; Full Proposal, May 16, 2017

Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) is a comprehensive national initiative designed to enhance U.S. leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) discoveries and innovations focused on NSF’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and broadening participation in these fields.  NSF INCLUDES supports efforts to create networked relationships among organizations whose goals include developing talent from all sectors of society to build the STEM workforce.