NSF Economics Program 2009 Status Report Nancy Lutz
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NSF Economics Program 2009 Status Report Nancy Lutz (nlutz@nsf. gov) Andrew Feltenstein (afeltens@nsf. gov) Florenz Plassmann (fplassma@nsf. gov
Economics at NSF We continue to be the largest SBE program, but our funding is growing more slowly than the overall SBE budget. n Last Year: 368 submissions, 36% funded. n High Success Rate due to an additional $4 million in ARRA funds exhausted n Fall 2009: 30% increase in proposals. n
New Small Grant Mechanisms n Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) n n n Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) n n n Severe urgency with regard to availability of or access to data and facilities. Max of $200 k/1 year. Exploratory work on untested but potentially transformative ideas or approaches. Max of $300 k/2 years. Must contact Program Officer before submission.
Other SBE Funding Opportunities n SBE Dear Colleague Letters: n Integrating HSD goals: Complexity, Infrastructure, Interdisciplinary n Environment, Society, and the Economy (ESE) n Social Computational Systems (So. CS) : 8/31/2010 Other SBE programs (DRMS, LSS, MMS, etc) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) sites n n
Science of Science and Innovation Policy Program (Sci. SIP) How are investments in science and engineering research transformed into social and economic outcomes? $8 million/year; annual deadline is Sept 9 n Interdisciplinary – funding research across SBE in data, model and tool development n Website http: //cs. scienceofsciencepolicy. net n Contact: Julia Lane jlane@nsf. gov n
NSF-Wide Funding Opportunities Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI): Feb 4/5, 2010. n Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH): 11/16/2010 n Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)? n Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT): 3/29/2010 n
Staying Informed n Our website at nsf. gov is the best source. Look for ‘Funding Opportunities’ and pull ‘Social, Behavioral, Econ’ from the drop-down menu. n Use the site search and the award search functions. n Email us with questions. n Consider requesting an outreach visit. n
Come Work at NSF Division Director for Social and Economic Sciences (SES). 2/1/2010 n Always searching for candidates for a rotator Economics Program Director. For Fall 2010, labor/public/econometrics/history/enviro n Top undergrads can apply for Science Assistant positions n
