The Research on Research Security Program
The Research on Research Security Program funds interdisciplinary projects to advance understanding, methods, and policy for safeguarding the U.S. research enterprise against security threats.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: Proposals accepted anytime
Funding Amounts: Total program funding: $2,000,000 | ~8 awards expected | No minimum/maximum per project specified
Summary: Supports interdisciplinary, evidence-based research to advance understanding of research security risks, practices, and policies for safeguarding the U.S. research enterprise.
Key Information: No cost sharing required; open to all applicant types; proposals must follow NSF PAPPG guidelines.
Description
The Research on Research Security (RoRS) Program, offered by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), is dedicated to advancing scholarly understanding of research security. The program supports projects that investigate the nature, challenges, and best practices related to securing the U.S. research enterprise. It encourages interdisciplinary, evidence-based research and aims to foster a robust academic field in research security by building collaborations among STEM researchers, research security experts, and practitioners.
The RoRS program invites proposals that address a broad range of topics, including:
- The pervasiveness and nature of research security threats
- Methods for identifying, preventing, and mitigating research security risks
- Strengthening research security protocols and approaches
- Interactions between human behavior, organizational culture, and research security policies
- Implications of research security policies
- Research on organizational change concerning systemic and cultural factors
- Research security in specific high-risk fields or disciplines
- International dimensions of research security
Proposal types include conferences and workshops, planning grants, and Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER). The program seeks projects that produce data, analysis, theory, and tools to inform decision-making and policy, and encourages innovative methods and interdisciplinary approaches.
