The Societal Dimensions of Engineering, Science, and Technology program has
issued a revised program announcement.  You can find it at
http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf01152.  Target dates for submission are
February 1 and August 1, each year.

The program's home page has also been updated at
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/sdest/; check out the new links to other sites
and the assistance on "Preparing a Proposal, What You Should Know!!!!!!!!"

Societal Dimensions continues to consider a wide variety of proposals for
research and education about the interactions of engineering, science,
technology, and society.  The Ethics and Values Studies (EVS) component
supports examinations of the ethical and value dimensions in those
interactions.  The Research on Knowledge, Science and Technology (RST)
component supports research on social and strategic choices that influence
knowledge production and innovations and their effects.

In EVS, the new announcement highlights the area of ethics and research in
the social and behavioral sciences, including human subjects issues; in RST,
it highlights the area of research on social and cultural issues for
goal-driven research centers.  Another area of interest for the program is
studies of cooperative efforts between government agencies, including
internationally, in support of research.

NSF has a number of special cross-directorate programs that might be of
interest to you also; I attach a word document listing them below.

 <<SBE Outreach Handout.doc>>


SDEST program director Rachelle Hollander is on sabbatical this academic
year.  During this period, Joan Sieber is replacing her as program director.
Joan can be reached at [log in to unmask] and at the phone and fax and office
numbers listed below.  John Perhonis handles dissertation proposals; he can
be reached at [log in to unmask]; his phone number is 703-292-7279.

Societal Dimensions of Engineering, Science, and Technology Program -
   Ethics and Values Studies, Research on Science and Technology
NSF Room 995, Arlington, VA 22230
703-292-7272, fax -9068  e-mail: [log in to unmask]
www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/sdest
NEW!!!:  To submit FastLane proposals, select 01-152 and either EVS or RST
on the program dropdown menu!!!