📢 New and updated funding opportunities

Inviting proposals for centers at minority-serving institutions to conduct social science research

New Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST Center) proposals are invited, focusing on social, behavioral and economic sciences research related to artificial intelligence, augmented reality, cybersecurity and a range of other emerging technologies. Read the dear colleague letter.

Supplements and conference awards to advance STEM access for persons with disablities

A new initiative called STEM Access for Persons with Disabilities (STEM-APWD) seeks to increase the engagement of persons with disabilities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields across seven NSF directorates. Read the dear colleague letter.

Supplemental funding for graduate student internships in forensic science and criminal justice

The National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Justice are inviting supplemental funding requests under the NSF-NIJ INTERN program, which allows graduate students to explore non-academic research internships in forensic science and other criminal justice fields. Read the dear colleague letter.

Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Supports projects that create computational tools and data to facilitate basic research in the social and behavioral sciences that can lead to improved health, prosperity and security. Read the new program description.

Ethical and Responsible Research

Supports research on what constitutes and promotes responsible research conduct and how to instill that knowledge in researchers, practitioners and educators across all career stages. See the updated guidelines.

Research on Innovative Technologies for Enhanced Learning

Supports early-stage research in emerging technologies such as AI, robotics and immersive or augmenting technologies for teaching and learning that respond to pressing needs in real-world educational environments. See the updated guidelines.

🗂️ Fall due dates

October 16

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

November 1

SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 

November 17

Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems 

December 1

Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards and Archaeometry

For more programs and due dates, consult the NSF funding search page.

📰 In case you missed it

Research infrastructure in the social, behavioral and economic sciences is focus of newly restructured NSF program

This new program will support the American National Election Study, the General Social Survey and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, as well as other projects that create computational tools and data to facilitate basic research in the social and behavioral sciences that can lead to improved health, prosperity and security.

📅 Upcoming events

October 10, November 14
Build and Broaden Office Hours

October 10
Virtual Office Hours for Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention Phase II

October 16, November 20

ExpandAI Office Hours

October 18, November 1 and 15
Ethical and Responsible Research Office Hours

October 18, November 15
Decision, Risk and Management Sciences Office Hours

October 19
Human Networks and Data Science Office Hours

October 23 and 25

Ethical and Responsible Research Program Funding Opportunity Webinar

October 24

Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences CREST Centers Office Hours

October 25

Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) Informational Webinar

See more NSF events.

💻 NSF job opportunities

Interdisciplinary Program Director (Rotator)
The Directorate for Geosciences, Division for Research, Innovation, Synergies and Education, announces a nation-wide search for a program director in the human dimensions of climate change.

Director, Office of Polar Programs
The OPP Director provides executive leadership on the strategic planning and management of polar research and operations and serves as the principal advisor to agency leadership on issues related to the U.S. Antarctic Program and activities in the Arctic.

SBE Divisions

Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
BCS supports basic research in the psychological, linguistic, anthropological, and geographical sciences.

Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES)
SES supports disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and methodological research and big data and survey infrastructure.

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