NSF DDRIG Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants Is

NSF DDRIG Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

Is a DDRIG for you? • Aimed at Ph. D. students • To improve the quality of their own doctoral dissertation research • Judged on the basis of scientific merit • Funding for one/two years (differs by program) • $10 -$20 K (differs by program); not for stipend, or things that your institution normally provides • Open to international students, provided they are enrolled at U. S. institutions • You do not need to have passed the comps/or be ABD (but you need to be close)

NSF Programs that support DDRIGs • Archaeology; Cultural Anthropology; Geography and Spatial Sciences; Linguistics; Physical Anthropology • Decision, Risk & Management Sciences; Economics; Law & Social Science; Methodology, Measurement, & Statistics; Political Science; Science, Technology, & Society; Sociology • Research on Science and Technology Surveys and Statistics Program • Science of Science and Innovation Policy

National Science Foundation (NSF) • Directorates: • Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) • Mathematical and Physical Sciences • Divisions (e. g. within SBE): • Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) • Social and Economic Sciences (SES) • Programs, e. g. within BCS: • Linguistics, Anthropology

Where do you start? • Read the DDRIG guidelines! • Read the General Grant Proposal Guide • Find the guidelines specific to the NSF program you are applying for (duration, page limits, supporting letter from Chair, etc. ) • Look for examples of successful proposals • NSF award search: www. nsf. gov/awardssearch/ • Ask awardee for a copy

What you’ll need …. Duke Sponsored Research System (SPS) • Contact your department grant manager An account on NSF Fastlane: • Contact ORS for access • Give ORS the info below: First name Last name Email Department Highest Degree Year

Accessing NSF Fastlane • You will receive an email from Fastlane that an account has been established in your name • You will receive an email from ORS notifying you of the username and password for your Fastlane account • Go to: https: //www. fastlane. nsf. gov/fastlane. jsp

https: //www. fastlane. nsf. gov/fastlane. jsp

Login with username/password

https: //www. fastlane. nsf. gov/fastlane. jsp

Create Blank Proposal

This is the Fastlane dashboard…

This is where you prepare your proposal

Cover page: organizational info https: //ors. duke. edu

ORS contact Judith Andersson Tel: 919 -681 -8925 Email: judith. andersson@duke. edu