SBE Doctotoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

Sponsor: National Science Foundation — Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE)
Deadline:  Varies

(SBE) Doctotoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants program information

The National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) and Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES) award grants to doctoral students to improve the quality of dissertation research. These grants provide funds for items not normally available through the student's university. Additionally, these grants allow doctoral students to undertake significant data-gathering projects and to conduct field research in settings away from their campus that would not otherwise be possible.

A total of $2.5 million is available to fund 200 to 300 awards under this program. Due to the variation in research techniques and needs across the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, individual programs vary widely in award sizes (ranging from $6,000 to $15,000 maximum awards). The proposal must be submitted by the dissertation advisor on behalf of the graduate student who is at the point of initiating or already conducting dissertation research. The student mustbe enrolled at a U.S. academic institution, but need not be a U.S. citizen.

Applicants are encouraged to consult with the relevant program officer before submitting proposals: SBE Doctoral Dissertation Contact List