Investment

Showing How UKRI Foreign Aid Cuts Threaten Impact on the Ground
Investment
April 16, 2021

Showing How UKRI Foreign Aid Cuts Threaten Impact on the Ground

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A New Interest in Larger Social and Behavioral Science Proposals at NSF
Announcements
April 9, 2021

A New Interest in Larger Social and Behavioral Science Proposals at NSF

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Britain’s Academy of Social Sciences Urges UK Government to Restore Foreign Research Aid
Investment
March 25, 2021

Britain’s Academy of Social Sciences Urges UK Government to Restore Foreign Research Aid

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NSF Letter Frames Concept of ‘Broader Impact’
Impact
March 23, 2021

NSF Letter Frames Concept of ‘Broader Impact’

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Senate Appropriations Panel Submits Budget for Science Agency

Senate Appropriations Panel Submits Budget for Science Agency

Although the presidential election sucked all the available oxygen out of America’s body politic, the business of running the government is returning […]

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Testing-the-Waters Policy With Hypothetical Investment: Evidence From Equity Crowdfunding

Testing-the-Waters Policy With Hypothetical Investment: Evidence From Equity Crowdfunding

While fundraising is time-consuming and entails costs, entrepreneurs might be tempted to “test the water” by simply soliciting investors’ interest before going through the lengthy process. Digitalization of finance has made it possible for small business to run equity crowdfunding campaigns, but also to initiate a TTW process online and quite easily.

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House Appropriations Panel Aims to Increase NSF Budget

House Appropriations Panel Aims to Increase NSF Budget

This week the Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives approved the budget bill that includes funding for the National Science Foundation. The Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act (CJS) proposes increasing funding for the NSF — which is the largest source of research funding for university social and behavioral science in the United States – by $270 million above the current year’s appropriation.

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Minerva Initiative Seems Likely to Avoid Untimely Death

Minerva Initiative Seems Likely to Avoid Untimely Death

In early February, the proposed U.S. government budget for the 2021 fiscal year featured sizable funding cuts to many federally funded social […]

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Compendium of Research Funders’ Impact Requirements

Compendium of Research Funders’ Impact Requirements

Editor’s Note: This resource will evolve over time. If you’ve seen impact-related language on a grant application and would like to share, […]

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Congress Seeks Immediate Research Ideas for Stimulus Legislation

Congress Seeks Immediate Research Ideas for Stimulus Legislation

mmittee of the U.S. House of Representatives wants to make sure that all sciences continue to play a role in fighting the coronavirus, and asks for ideas on how the next economic stimulus package in the United States can support research.

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Ken Prewitt Wants to Retrofit The Social Sciences

Ken Prewitt Wants to Retrofit The Social Sciences

“In a world facing many complex, formidable problems,” Kenneth Prewitt asks, “how can the social sciences become a decisive force for human […]

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NYU’s Social Science for Impact Forum

NYU’s Social Science for Impact Forum

Each year, NYU researchers analyze New York State Medicaid, New York City Department of Education, and New York City subsidized housing data to discover new patterns of family experiences and outcomes and inform new approaches to fighting poverty, reducing inequality, and expanding opportunity in our communities.

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