Dear Colleagues,

The NSF is funding a research program that
offers important opportunities to US universities
with a Ph.D. research program in place.

This opportunity affects the development of doctoral
literature and diffusion of research findings.

-- 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>

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Ken Friedman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Leadership and Strategic Design
Department of Knowledge Management
Norwegian School of Management

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