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Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)
Social and Economic Sciences (SES)
SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (SMA)

About SBE

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Proposals and Awards

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Special Announcements

Bringing People Into Focus: How Social, Behavioral and Economic Research Addresses National Challenges.  This NSF report provides examples of the ways in which NSF-funded basic, social and behavioral science research bears on national security and economic interests.

Stimulating Research Related to the Use and Functioning of the Civil Justice System. Law and Social Sciences (LSS) scholars have a rich tradition of describing and explaining how people and organizations mobilize the law, and, in turn, how legal institutions respond to legal demands. In order to stimulate research concerning the use and functioning of the civil justice system, NSF's Law & Social Sciences program announces its continuing interest in supporting research in this area via a Dear Colleague Letter.

Accelerating Integrative Research in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science. The National Science Foundation seeks proposals with the potential to transform neuroscience and cognitive science. For more information on this initiative, see the Dear Colleague Letter.

Stimulating Research Related to the Science of Broadening Participation. Building on the previous investments of the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE) to stimulate research related to the Science of Broadening Participation (SBP), SBE and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) have now decided to partner with each other to support SBP research. For complete details concerning this endeavor, see the Dear Colleague Letter.

Interdisciplinary Research Across the SBE Sciences, Including a New Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Sciences (IBSS) Competition.  Based on feedback gathered during the SBE 2020 visioning process and presented in Rebuilding the Mosaic, the Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE) encourages investigators to submit proposals that go beyond the boundaries of traditional disciplines, span across the existing core SBE programs, or extend outside the SBE sciences.  A new Dear Colleague Letter outlines a range of options for pursuing support for interdisciplinary research that bridges the social, behavioral, and economic (SBE) sciences.  Among these options is a new competition for Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (IBSS).  Consult the IBSS website and the IBSS solicitation for more information.

SBE 2020 Update.   The SBE 2020 Report, Rebuilding the Mosaic: Fostering Research in the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences at the National Science Foundation in the Next Decade is now available.  A webcast on this report was released on December 1, 2011.

International Collaboration

As scientific research becomes more global in scope and significance, fostering the expansion of interdisciplinary research endeavors and international collaborations is of increasing importance. The Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate encourages research that brings U.S. scientists together with scientists from other countries to work on common projects.  Consequently, the SBE Directorate and The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) of the UK have been collaborating in support of research of mutual interest for several years.  A Memorandum of Understanding is in place to encourage interdisciplinary research and facilitate the peer-review and joint-funding of US-UK collaborative research in areas at the intersection of the two agencies' missions.  Prospective Principal Investigators (PIs) should review the programs supported through SBE's two research divisions, the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences and Division of Social and Economic Sciences, as well as the AHRC for further information on each of the agency's areas of support.  Researchers are also encouraged to discuss topics for possible joint support with agency personnel.

If you are interested in US-UK collaborative research opportunities, please review the special guidelines to learn more about the review process and criteria established under the MOU.

Data Management Plan for SBE Proposals

All proposals submitted to NSF must now include a Data Management Plan. Please see SBE's Guidance on Data Management Plans for detailed information concerning this policy.

Recently Announced Funding Opportunities

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Online Resource Center for Ethics Education in Science and Engineering
(NSF  13-558) Posted April 17, 2013

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program Track-1:
(NSF  13-549) Posted March 27, 2013

Smart and Connected Health
(NSF  13-543) Posted February 26, 2013

Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(NSF  13-542) Posted February 22, 2013

Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering
(NSF  13-541) Posted February 21, 2013

Upcoming Due Dates

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Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering
(NSF  13-541) Full Proposal: May 22, 2013

Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(NSF  13-542) Full Proposal: May 24, 2013, Deadline for REU Site proposals requiring access to Antarctica. All other REU Site proposals must be submitted to the August REU deadline.

Smart and Connected Health
(NSF  13-543) Full Proposal: May 28, 2013, Exploratory (EXP) Proposals

Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education
(NSF  13-518) Full Proposal: May 29, 2013, Director's INSPIRE Awards Full Proposals

Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education
(NSF  13-518) Full Proposal: May 29, 2013, INSPIRE Track 1 Full Proposals

Funding Rates

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Overall SBE funding rate: 18%

Division Funding Rate Actions Awards
BCS 18% 1592 285
NCSE 100% 4 4
SES 17% 1482 254
SMA 25% 131 33
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News

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Sheriden Cave in Wyandot, Ohio   The Mammoth's Lament: Research Shows How Cosmic Impact Sparked Devastating Climate Change
Released May 20, 2013
News From the Field
an artist's reconstruction of Rukwapithecus (front, center) and Nsungwepithecus (right).   Scientists Discover Oldest Evidence of Split Between Old World Monkeys and Apes
Released May 15, 2013
Press Release
an artist's reconstruction of an ape   Scientists Discover Oldest Evidence of Split Between Old World Monkeys and Apes
Released May 15, 2013
News From the Field
image of a group of mongoose   Widespread but Neglected Disease a Health Threat in Africa, Virginia Tech Researchers Say
Released May 15, 2013
News From the Field
A group of mongoose   Human Disease Leptospirosis Identified in New Species, the Banded Mongoose, in Africa
Released May 14, 2013
Press Release

Discoveries

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photograph of Ali Abbas Helping People through the Decision-Making Process Using a Web-Based Application
Researcher was part of inaugural group of NSF Innovation Corps awards in 2011
Released  May 7, 2013

Woman cooking over an open fire Cooking Up Clean Air in Africa
Reducing air pollution and meningitis risk in Ghana
Released  January 3, 2013

Photo of a father holding a baby. Six-month-old Word Learners
Study of infants challenges developmental sequence of human language learning
Released  March 8, 2012

Image of a wolf howling in the forest. Studying Nature's Rhythms: Soundscape Ecologists Spawn New Field
Listen to biophony, geophony, anthrophony: the 'music' of Planet Earth
Released  February 6, 2012

Photo of a hunter enlarging a burrow and his dog at other burrow end and the words Photo Gallery. Older Is Better for Hunting Dogs
Research examines key demographic variables of Nicaraguan canines
Released  January 17, 2012

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Featured Programs

SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Science of Learning Centers
Science of Science and Innovation Policy

Additional SBE Resources

"Youth Violence: What We Need to Know" Report to NSF
Social, Behavioral and Economic Research in the Federal Context Report
Expedited Review of Social and Behavioral Research Activities Report
SBE Advisory Committee Web Site (for members only)

Publications

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Dear Colleague Letter: Interdisciplinary Research across the SBE Sciences
Dear Colleague Letter - Stimulating Research Related to the Science of Broadening Participation
NSF Notice Regarding Automated Compliance Checking of FastLane Proposal Submission
Dear Colleague Letter - Accelerating Integrative Research in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (AIR-NCS)
Dear Colleague Letter - Stimulating Research Related to the Use and Functioning of the Civil Justice System

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