Science, Technology, and Society

U.S. National Science Foundation · NSF

CFDA Numbers

47.075

Award Ceiling

$180K

Award Floor

$3K

Expected Awards

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Close Date

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Section I

How to Apply

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Program Contact

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Section II

Eligibility

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Organization limit varies by the mode of support: <ul> <li>Standard Research Grants and Grants for Collaborative Research: US Academic Institutions and Non-Profit Research Organizations.</li> <li>Scholars Awards: US Academic Institutions and Independent Scholars.</li> <li>Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants: US Academic Institutions.</li> <li>Conference and Workshop Support: No limitations. See NSF's Proposals and Awards Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), ChapterI, Section Efor categories of proposers eligible to submit proposals to NSF.</li> </ul> See Section II. Program Description for detailed information about each mode of support. *Who May Serve as PI: PI eligibility limit varies by the mode of support. See Section II. Program Description for detailed information about each mode of support.

Eligible Applicant Types

Section III

Description

The Science, Technology, and Society (STS) program supports research that uses historical, philosophical, and social scientific methods to investigate the intellectual, material, and social facets of the scientific, technological, engineering and mathematical (STEM) disciplines. It encompasses a broad spectrum of STS topics including interdisciplinary studies of ethics, equity, governance, and policy issues that are closely related to STEM disciplines, including medical science. The program’s review process is approximately six months. It includes appraisal of proposals by ad hoc reviewers selected for their expertise and by an advisory panel that meets twice a year. The deadlines for the submission of proposals are February 2nd for proposals to be funded as early as July, and August 3rd for proposals to be funded in or after January. There is one exception: Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant proposals will have only one deadline per year, August 3rd. The Program encourages potential investigators with questions as to whether their proposal fits the goals of the program to contact one of the program officers.

Section IV

Key Dates

Posted: Jun 6, 2025
Archive: Jun 7, 2025