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 theoretically grounded empirical research on human social organization and processes of individual and institutional change.
Key Information: Select PD 98-1331 on the proposal cover sheet for regular Sociology research projects.
Description
The NSF Sociology Program supports basic research on human social organization, including societies, institutions, groups and demography, and processes of individual and institutional change. It encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations that improve explanations of fundamental social processes. Research topics include organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, and the sociology of science and technology.
The program supports original data collection and secondary data analysis using quantitative and qualitative methods. Theoretically grounded projects offering methodological innovations or improvements in data collection and analysis are also welcomed. The program is housed within NSF’s Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.
