Sociology
This grant supports basic research in sociology focusing on human social organization, processes of change, and fundamental social processes using qualitative and quantitative methods.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: Proposals accepted anytime
Funding Amounts: No maximum specified; typical awards range from $50,000–$500,000 over 1–3 years, depending on project scope.
Summary: Supports basic research on human social organization, social behavior, and processes of social change using empirical and theoretical approaches.
Description
The NSF Sociology Program supports fundamental research on all forms of human social organization, including societies, institutions, groups, and demographic processes, as well as individual and institutional change. The program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations that improve the explanation of social processes and structures. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, and the sociology of science and technology.
The program welcomes proposals that use a full range of quantitative and qualitative methodological tools, including both original data collection and secondary data analysis. Projects that offer methodological innovations for data collection and analysis are also encouraged. All proposals are evaluated based on their intellectual merit and broader impacts, with a strong emphasis on theoretical grounding, empirical validation, appropriate research design, and advancement of understanding of social processes.
NSF is committed to broadening participation of underrepresented groups, institutions, and geographic regions in STEM disciplines and expects funded research to align with this principle.
