Science, Technology, and Society  (STS)

Due Date Clarification Notice

The effective target date may be extended by one week, if the program is contacted prior to that date and there are extenuating circumstances to justify the extension.

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  08-553

Please be advised that the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) includes revised guidelines to implement the mentoring provisions of the America COMPETES Act (ACA) (Pub. L. No. 110-69, Aug. 9, 2007.) As specified in the ACA, each proposal that requests funding to support postdoctoral researchers must include a description of the mentoring activities that will be provided for such individuals. Proposals that do not comply with this requirement will be returned without review (see the PAPP Guide Part I: Grant Proposal Guide Chapter II for further information about the implementation of this new requirement).

DUE DATES

Full Proposal Target Date:  February 1, 2010

February 1, Annually Thereafter

Full Proposal Target Date:  August 1, 2010

August 1, Annually Thereafter

SYNOPSIS

STS considers proposals that examine historical, philosophical, and sociological questions that arise in connection with science, engineering, and technology, and their respective interactions with society. STS has four components:

1. Ethics and Values in Science, Engineering and Technology (EVS),
2. History and Philosophy of Science, Engineering and Technology (HPS),
3. Social Studies of Science, Engineering and Technology (SSS),
4. Studies of Policy, Science, Engineering and Technology (SPS).

The components overlap, but are distinguished by the different scientific and scholarly orientations they take to the subject matter, as well as by different focuses within the subject area. STS encourages the submission of hybrid proposals that strive to integrate research involving two or more of these core areas.

STS provides the following modes of support:

1. Scholars Awards,
2. Standard Research Grants and Grants for Collaborative Research,
3. Postdoctoral Fellowships,
4. Professional Development Fellowships,
5. Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants,
6. Small Grants for Training and Research,
7. Conference and Workshop Awards,
8. Other Funding Opportunities.

RELATED URLS

Science, Technology, and Sustainability: Building a Research Agenda Workshop

STS website for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

Crosscutting Programs

Dear Colleague Letter - Research on Mathematical and Physical Sciences and Society

Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT)

Human and Social Dynamics

THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF

Additional Funding Opportunities for the DEB Community

Additional Funding Opportunities for the IOS Community

Additional Funding Opportunities for the MCB Community

Emerging Frontiers

Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program

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