Security and Preparedness
The Security and Preparedness Program funds basic scientific research on global and national security, emphasizing theoretical, methodological, and empirical rigor.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: Proposals accepted anytime
Funding Amounts: No specified minimum/maximum; typical NSF award sizes and durations apply.
Summary: Supports basic scientific research advancing understanding of global and national security issues; does not fund applied research.
Description
The Security and Preparedness (SAP) Program of the National Science Foundation supports basic scientific research that improves knowledge of issues broadly related to global and national security. The program emphasizes theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, and empirically oriented research. Topics may include conflict and dispute resolution, international and comparative political economy, domestic political instability and conflict processes, and security implications of natural hazards and stressors. The program also supports research experiences for undergraduate students and methodological innovations but does not fund applied research. Researchers are encouraged to review related NSF programs, such as Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB), Law and Science (LS), and Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (RISBS).
