Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: Rolling (proposals accepted anytime) | October 15, 2076 (listed closing date)
Funding Amounts: Grant funding; no cost sharing or matching required
Summary: Supports basic scientific research on attitudes, behavior, and institutions connected to public policy and public services.
Key Information: Applied research is not funded.
Description
The Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB) Program, run by the U.S. National Science Foundation, supports basic scientific research that advances understanding of attitudes, behavior, and institutions connected to public policy and the provision of public services. It supports governance-related research in democratic and non-democratic settings, with proposals expected to be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, and empirically oriented.
Research areas include individual and group decision-making, appointed or elected political institutions, attitude and preference formation and expression, electoral processes and voting, public administration, and public policy. Projects may focus on a single case or use comparative approaches across time or cross-sectionally. The program also supports undergraduate research experiences and research infrastructure activities, including methodological innovations.
