Political Science
Full Proposal Target Date: January 15, 2019
Annually Thereafter
Program Guidelines: PD 98-1371
The Political Science Program supports scientific research that advances knowledge and understanding of citizenship, government, and politics. Research proposals are expected to be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, and empirically oriented. Substantive areas include, but are not limited to, American government and politics, comparative government and politics, international relations, political behavior, political economy, and political …
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Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Statistics and Surveys – R&D, U.S. S&T Competitiveness, STEM Education, S&T Workforce
Full Proposal Deadline Date: January 15, 2019
Program Guidelines: NSF 15-521
The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) is one of the thirteen principal federal statistical agencies within the United States. It is responsible for the collection, acquisition, analysis, reporting and dissemination of objective, statistical data related to the science and engineering enterprise in the United States and other nations that is relevant and useful to practitioners, researchers, policymakers and the …
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Social Psychology
Full Proposal Target Date: January 15, 2019
Program Guidelines: PD 98-1332
The Social Psychology Program at NSF supports basic research on human social behavior, including cultural differences and development over the life span.
Among the many research topics supported are: attitude formation and change, social cognition, personality processes, interpersonal relations and group processes, the self, emotion, social comparison and social influence, and the …
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Sociology
Full Proposal Target Date: January 15, 2019
Regular Research
Program Guidelines: PD 98-1331
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, …
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Cultural Anthropology Program – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (CA-DDRIG)
Full Proposal Target Date: January 15, 2019
Program Guidelines: NSF 15-556
The primary objective of the Cultural Anthropology Program is to support basic scientific research on the causes, consequences, and complexities of human social and cultural variability.
Anthropological research spans a wide gamut, and contemporary cultural anthropology is an arena in which diverse research traditions and methodologies are valid. Recognizing the breadth of the field’s contributions to science, the Cultural Anthropology Program welcomes proposals …
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Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR)
Full Proposal Target Date: January 15, 2019
Program Guidelines: NSF 18-560
The primary objective of the Cultural Anthropology Program is to support fundamental, systematic anthropological research and training to increase understanding of the causes, consequences, and complexities of human social and cultural variability. The Cultural Anthropology Program welcomes proposals from researchers in all sub-fields of cultural anthropology and research at any temporal and spatial scale. Methodologies and approaches employed may include ethnographic field research, …
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Developmental Sciences (DS)
Full Proposal Target Date: January 15, 2019
Program Guidelines: PD 08-1698
DS supports basic research that increases our understanding of cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan. Research supported by this program will add to our knowledge of the underlying developmental processes that support social, cognitive, and behavioral functioning, thereby illuminating ways for individuals to live productive lives as members of society.
DS supports research that addresses developmental …
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Formal Methods in the Field (FMitF)
Full Proposal Target Date: January 15, 2019
Program Guidelines: NSF 18-596
The Formal Methods in the Field (FMitF) program aims to bring together researchers in formal methods with researchers in other areas of computer and information science and engineering to jointly develop rigorous and reproducible methodologies for designing and implementing correct-by-construction systems and applications with provable guarantees. FMitF encourages close collaboration between two groups of researchers. The first group consists of researchers in the area of formal methods, …
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Linguistics
Full Proposal Target Date: January 15, 2019
Program Guidelines: PD 98-1311
The Linguistics Program supports basic science in the domain of human language, encompassing investigations of the grammatical properties of individual human languages, and of natural language in general. Research areas include syntax, semantics, morphology, phonetics, and phonology.
The program encourages projects that are interdisciplinary in methodological or theoretical perspective, and that address questions that cross disciplinary boundaries, …
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Linguistics Program – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards (Ling-DDRI)
Full Proposal Target Date: January 15, 2019
Program Guidelines: NSF 14-551
The Linguistics Program supports basic science in the domain of human language, encompassing investigations of the grammatical properties of individual human languages, and of natural language in general. Research areas include syntax, linguistic semantics and pragmatics, morphology, phonetics, and phonology.
The program encourages projects that are interdisciplinary in methodological or theoretical perspective, and that address questions that cross disciplinary boundaries, such as …
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Accelerating Discovery: Educating the Future STEM Workforce (AD)
Full Proposal Window: January 16, 2019
Program Guidelines: PD 18-1998
A well-prepared, innovative science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce is crucial to the Nation’s prosperity and security. Future generations of STEM professionals are a key sector of this workforce, especially in the critical scientific areas described in the Big Ideas for Future NSF Investments. To accelerate progress in these areas, the …
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Cultural Anthropology Scholars Awards
Full Proposal Target Date: January 16, 2019
Program Guidelines: NSF 07-544
The National Science Foundation announces an opportunity for methodological training by cultural anthropologists who are active researchers. The purpose is to help cultural anthropologists upgrade their methodological skills by learning a specific analytical technique which will improve their research abilities.
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Expeditions in Computing
Full Proposal Deadline Date: January 16, 2019
Expeditions
Program Guidelines: NSF 18-528
The far-reaching impact and rate of innovation in the computer and information science and engineering fields has been remarkable, generating economic prosperity and enhancing the quality of life for people throughout the world.
The Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) has established the Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions) program to provide the CISE research and education community with the opportunity to pursue ambitious, …
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Gen-4 Engineering Research Centers (ERC)
Preliminary Proposal Deadline Date: January 16, 2019
Program Guidelines: NSF 19-503
The ERC program supports convergent research that will lead to strong societal impact. Each ERC has interacting foundational components that go beyond the research project, including engineering workforce development at all participant stages, a culture of diversity and inclusion where all participants gain mutual benefit, and value creation within an innovation ecosystem that will outlast the lifetime of the ERC. The logical reasoning that links the proposed activities to the identified goals …
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Joint DMS/NLM Initiative on Generalizable Data Science Methods for Biomedical Research (DMS/NLM)
Full Proposal Window: January 16, 2019
Program Guidelines: NSF 19-500
The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plan to support the development of innovative and transformative mathematical and statistical approaches to address important data-driven biomedical and health challenges. The rationale for this interagency collaboration is that significant …
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Science of Learning (SL)
Full Proposal Deadline Date: January 16, 2019
Program Guidelines: PD 16-004Y
The Science of Learning program supports potentially transformative basic research to advance the science of learning. The goals of the SL Program are to develop basic theoretical insights and fundamental knowledge about learning principles, processes and constraints. Projects that are integrative and/or interdisciplinary may be especially valuable in moving basic understanding of learning forward but research with a single discipline or methodology is also appropriate if it …
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Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)
Full Proposal Deadline Date: January 17, 2019
Program Guidelines: NSF 19-506
The Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Program within the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) offers researchers from all disciplines of science and engineering funded by NSF the opportunity to perform translational research and technology development, catalyze partnerships and accelerate the transition of discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace for societal benefit.
PFI has five broad goals, as set forth by the American Innovation and Competitiveness …
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Scalable Parallelism in the Extreme (SPX)
Full Proposal Deadline Date: January 17, 2019
Program Guidelines: NSF 19-505
Computing systems have undergone a fundamental transformation from the single-core processor-devices of the turn of the century to today’s ubiquitous and networked devices with multicore/many-core processors along with warehouse-scale computing via the cloud. At the same time, semiconductor technology is facing fundamental physical limits and single-processor performance has plateaued. This means that the ability to achieve performance improvements through improved processor technologies …
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Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS)
Full Proposal Target Date: January 18, 2019
January 18, Annually Thereafter
Program Guidelines: PD 98-1321
The Decision, Risk and Management Sciences program supports scientific research directed at increasing the understanding and effectiveness of decision making by individuals, groups, organizations, and society. Disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, doctoral dissertation research improvement grants (DDRIGs), and workshops are funded in the areas of judgment and decision making; decision analysis and decision aids; risk analysis, perception, and communication; societal and public policy …
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Economics
Full Proposal Target Date: January 18, 2019
Program Guidelines: PD 98-1320
The Economics program supports research designed to improve the understanding of the processes and institutions of the U.S. economy and of the world system of which it is a part. This program also strengthens both empirical and theoretical economic analysis as well as the methods for rigorous research on economic behavior. It supports research in almost every area of economics, including econometrics, economic history, environmental economics, finance, industrial organization, international …
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Long Term Ecological Research (LTER)
Letter of Intent Target Date: January 18, 2019
Program Guidelines: NSF 19-544
NSF invites proposals for a Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Coordination Office. This office will coordinate network level activities, including synthetic research, education, and outreach programs across the 28 LTER research sites, communicate these activities to diverse audiences, and provide centralized representation of the LTER network to the broad scientific community and the public. The lead PI of the successful proposal will serve as the Office Director and will work …
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