Opportunity Information: Apply for 14 604
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- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SOCIOLOGY PROGRAM Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 18, 2015 and posted on Aug 28, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 15, 2015 DDRI Full Proposal Invited Resubmission. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $600,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Who May Submit Proposals Proposals may only be submitted by the following Universities and Colleges Ph.D. granting universities and colleges accredited in, and having a campus located in, the US acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions. Who May Serve as PI DDRI proposals must be submitted with a principal investigator (PI) and a co principal investigator (co PI). The PI must be the advisor of the doctoral student or another faculty member at the U.S. university where the doctoral student is enrolled. The doctoral student whose dissertation research will be supported must be designated as a co PI. There is no limitation on the number of times that an individual may be the principal investigator on a DDRI proposal or proposals submitted to the Sociology Program, either during a specific competition or over the course of her/his career. There is a not a limitation on the number of times a doctoral student may submit a DDRI proposal to the Sociology Program as long as they meet the eligibility criteria. A student and her/his advisor, however, should carefully consider the times during the students graduate program that are most appropriate for submission of a DDRI proposal. Proposals will only be accepted in the Sociology Programs Spring DDRI competition if they were submitted to a Fall competition, were declined,and received an invitation to resubmit. The invitation to resubmit will be included in the panel summary.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Sociology Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards (DDRI) opportunity (NSF Publication/Funding Opportunity Number 14-604) is a discretionary grant program designed to strengthen sociology doctoral dissertation research conducted by Ph.D. students enrolled at U.S.-based, accredited Ph.D.-granting universities. The program supports basic sociological research on human social organization and social change across a wide range of substantive areas, including societies and institutions, organizations and organizational behavior, population and demography, social movements, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family processes, social networks, socialization, gender roles, and the sociology of science and technology. A central emphasis is on projects that are theoretically grounded and empirically oriented, with the goal of improving explanations of fundamental social processes rather than producing purely descriptive work.
The DDRI mechanism is intended to improve the quality and execution of dissertation projects by covering direct research expenses that would otherwise be difficult to fund through normal graduate support. Examples of allowable or typical uses include acquiring or accessing specialized datasets, supporting original data collection, paying for fieldwork conducted away from the student’s home campus, obtaining additional statistical or methodological training needed to complete the research, and meeting with scholars connected to key data sources. The program is open to both original data collection efforts and secondary data analyses, and it explicitly welcomes the full range of quantitative and qualitative methods. Proposals that introduce methodological innovations or improve how data are collected or analyzed are also encouraged, as long as they are clearly tied to theory and capable of producing generalizable scientific insights.
Proposals are evaluated using NSF’s two agency-wide review criteria: intellectual merit (referred to in the text as intrinsic merit) and broader impacts. For intellectual merit in particular, the solicitation highlights four elements that are especially important for success in the Sociology Program: the research questions must be grounded in sociological theory; the study must be based on empirical observation or be capable of empirical validation or illustration; the research design must match and adequately address the questions being asked; and the project must advance understanding of social processes, social structures, and/or sociological methods. In practice, this means reviewers will look for a tight connection between theory, hypotheses or guiding expectations, measurement and data, and an appropriate analytic strategy, along with a clear statement of how the findings would matter beyond a single case or dataset.
Eligibility and submission rules are specific. Applications may be submitted only by U.S. Ph.D.-granting universities and colleges (accredited and with a campus located in the United States) on behalf of their faculty. Each DDRI proposal must name a principal investigator (PI) who is the student’s dissertation advisor or another faculty member at the student’s U.S. institution, and the doctoral student must be listed as a co-principal investigator (co-PI). The opportunity notes there is no stated cap on how many times a faculty member may serve as PI across competitions or over their career, and no strict limit on how many times a student may submit, provided eligibility requirements are met. Timing matters, however: submissions to the program’s Spring DDRI competition are only accepted if the proposal was previously submitted in a Fall competition, was declined, and the panel summary explicitly invited a resubmission.
From the funding details provided, NSF anticipated about 50 awards under this opportunity, with an estimated total funding level of $600,000 and a minimum award amount (award floor) of $12,000. The program does not require cost sharing or matching. The funding instrument is a grant, categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and it falls under CFDA 47.075 (Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences). Key dates listed include an original posting date of August 28, 2014, an original closing date of November 25, 2014 (noted as a DDRI full proposal target date), and a later current closing date of October 15, 2015 for invited resubmissions, with an archive date of November 15, 2028. Applicants are directed to the solicitation (NSF 14-604) for additional dates and full submission requirements, and technical support is available through NSF’s grants.gov support email (grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov) for access or electronic submission issues.
NSF Sociology DDRI (NSF 14-604) - Frequently Asked Questions
1) What is the NSF Sociology Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards (DDRI) opportunity?
It is a discretionary NSF grant mechanism intended to strengthen sociology doctoral dissertation research carried out by Ph.D. students at U.S.-based, accredited Ph.D.-granting universities. The focus is on improving the quality and execution of dissertation projects by supporting direct research expenses that are often hard to cover through typical graduate funding.
2) What types of research topics does this DDRI support?
The opportunity supports basic sociological research on human social organization and social change across many areas, including societies and institutions, organizations and organizational behavior, population and demography, social movements, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family processes, social networks, socialization, gender roles, and the sociology of science and technology.
3) What is the program's central emphasis in terms of project approach?
A central emphasis is on projects that are theoretically grounded and empirically oriented. The stated goal is to improve explanations of fundamental social processes, rather than producing purely descriptive work.
4) Who is eligible to apply?
Applications may be submitted only by U.S. Ph.D.-granting universities and colleges that are accredited and have a campus located in the United States. The submission is made by the institution on behalf of its faculty and student.
5) Can a student submit a DDRI proposal directly to NSF?
No. Under the rules described, proposals are submitted by eligible U.S. Ph.D.-granting institutions on behalf of their faculty. The dissertation student participates on the proposal, but the institution submits the application.
6) How must the PI and co-PI roles be set up on a DDRI proposal?
Each proposal must name a principal investigator (PI) who is the student's dissertation advisor or another faculty member at the student's U.S. institution. The doctoral student must be listed as a co-principal investigator (co-PI).
7) Are there limits on how many times a faculty member can serve as PI?
The opportunity indicates there is no stated cap on how many times a faculty member may serve as PI across competitions or over their career, as long as the eligibility and submission rules are met.
8) Are there limits on how many times a student can submit?
The information provided says there is no strict limit on how many times a student may submit, provided eligibility requirements are met. However, timing and resubmission rules may affect when a submission is allowed.
9) What is the rule for submitting to the Spring DDRI competition?
Submissions to the Spring DDRI competition are only accepted if the proposal was previously submitted in a Fall competition, was declined, and the panel summary explicitly invited a resubmission.
10) What kinds of methods are allowed or encouraged?
The program explicitly welcomes the full range of quantitative and qualitative methods. It is open to proposals based on original data collection as well as secondary data analyses.
11) Does the DDRI support methodological innovation?
Yes. Proposals that introduce methodological innovations or improve how data are collected or analyzed are encouraged, as long as the work is clearly tied to theory and capable of producing generalizable scientific insights.
12) What does NSF mean here by "improving" a dissertation project?
The DDRI mechanism is intended to improve the quality and execution of dissertation research by covering direct research costs that are often difficult to fund through standard graduate support.
13) What are examples of allowable or typical DDRI expenses?
Examples listed include acquiring or accessing specialized datasets, supporting original data collection, paying for fieldwork conducted away from the student's home campus, obtaining additional statistical or methodological training needed to complete the research, and meeting with scholars connected to key data sources.
14) Is the program limited to fieldwork or can it fund secondary data analysis?
It can support both. The opportunity is open to original data collection efforts and secondary data analyses.
15) How are proposals evaluated?
Proposals are evaluated using NSF's two agency-wide review criteria: intellectual merit (referred to in the text as intrinsic merit) and broader impacts.
16) What intellectual merit elements are emphasized for Sociology DDRI proposals?
The solicitation highlights four elements as especially important: (1) research questions grounded in sociological theory; (2) the study is based on empirical observation or is capable of empirical validation or illustration; (3) the research design matches and adequately addresses the questions; and (4) the project advances understanding of social processes, social structures, and/or sociological methods.
17) What practical fit are reviewers looking for between theory, data, and analysis?
Reviewers will look for a tight connection between sociological theory, hypotheses or guiding expectations, measurement and data, and an appropriate analytic strategy. The proposal should also explain how the findings matter beyond a single case or dataset.
18) How much funding is available and how many awards are expected?
NSF anticipated about 50 awards under this opportunity, with an estimated total funding level of $600,000.
19) What is the minimum award amount?
The minimum award amount (award floor) is listed as $12,000.
20) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The program does not require cost sharing or matching.
21) What is the funding instrument and program category?
The funding instrument is a grant. It is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and it falls under CFDA 47.075 (Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences).
22) What are the key dates mentioned for this opportunity?
Key dates listed include an original posting date of August 28, 2014; an original closing date of November 25, 2014 (noted as a DDRI full proposal target date); a later current closing date of October 15, 2015 for invited resubmissions; and an archive date of November 15, 2028.
23) Where should applicants look for complete submission requirements and additional dates?
Applicants are directed to the solicitation itself, NSF 14-604, for full submission requirements and additional dates.
24) Who provides technical support for access or electronic submission issues?
Technical support for access or electronic submission issues is available through NSF's grants.gov support email: grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov.
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