SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (SBE DDRIG)
Agency
National Science Foundation
Description
The National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral
and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), Division of Social and Economic
Sciences (SES), National Center for Science and Engineering
Statistics (NCSES), and the SBE Office of Multidisciplinary
Activities (SMA) 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 research in settings away from their campus
that would not otherwise be possible. Proposals are
judged on the basis of their scientific merit, including
the theoretical importance of the research question and
the appropriateness of the proposed data and
methodology to be used in addressing the question.
In an effort to improve the quality of dissertation research,
many programs in both BCS and SES, the Research on Science
and Technology Surveys and Statistics program
within NCSES, and the Science of Science and Innovation Policy
program in SMA accept doctoral dissertation improvement grant
proposals. Requirements vary across programs, so proposers
are advised to consult the relevant program's webpage for
specific information and contact the program director if necessary.
The following Programs support dissertation research:
Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Archaeology<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/arch/suppdiss.jsp>
Cultural Anthropology<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/anthro/suppdiss.jsp>
Documenting Endangered Languages<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/DEL/DELsuppdiss.jsp>
Geography and Spatial Sciences<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/grs/suppdiss.jsp>
Linguistics<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/ling/suppdiss.jsp>
Physical Anthropology<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/phys/suppdiss.jsp>
Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES)
Decision, Risk and Management Sciences<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/drms/ddrip1.jsp>
Economics<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/econ/ddrip1.jsp>
Law and Social Science<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/law/lawguide1.jsp>
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/mms/diss1.jsp>
Political Science<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/polisci/ddrip1.jsp>
Science, Technology, and Society<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/ssociety/ssdiss1.jsp>
Sociology<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/soc/socckl1.jsp>
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)
Research on Science and Technology Surveys and Statistics
Program<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ddig_srs.jsp>
SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities
Science of Science and Innovation Policy<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/scisip/ddrig.jsp>
Announcement Number: nsf11547
Closing Date: August 16, 2011
August 16, Annually Thereafter
Physical Anthropology
August 16, 2011
Science, Technology, and Society
September 15, 2011
September 15, Annually Thereafter
Documenting Endangered Languages
September 16, 2011
September 16, Annually Thereafter
Political Science
October 15, 2011
October 15, Annually Thereafter
Geography and Spatial Sciences
January 15, 2012
January 15, Annually Thereafter
Political Science
February 01, 2012
February 1, Annually Thereafter
Science, Technology, and Society
February 09, 2012
February 9, Annually Thereafter
Physical Anthropology
February 15, 2012
February 15, Annually Thereafter
Geography and Spatial Sciences
August 01, 2012
August 1, Annually Thereafter
Science, Technology, and Society
Link to Full Announcement
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11547/nsf11547.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_179
Contact Information
For a list of cognizant program officers for the programs listed above, please visit
the SBE Doctoral Dissertation Contact
List.<http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ddrig_contacts.jsp>
