Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
Trans-Atlantic Platform Seeks Proposals to Advance Democracy, Governance and Trust
The Trans-Atlantic Platform for Social Sciences and Humanities has issued its fourth joint research call to produce research targeting societal issues related to the economy, politics and more while advancing democracy, governance and trust.
NSF and NOAA Seek Proposals For Climate Change Research Center
The National Science Foundation’s directorates of geosciences and of social, behavioral and economic sciences, in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are calling for proposals to create a center for catastrophic impact and risk assessment modeling related to climate change.
New Georgetown, Knight Foundation Institute Aims to Translate Technology Research Into Policy
Georgetown University and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation are investing $30 million in a new institute that will merge technology research and policy.
NSF Reaching Out to High Schoolers Interested in Social, Behavioral Science
American high school students interested in the social, behavioral and economic (SBE) sciences won’t have to wait until college to gain hands-on research experience thanks to a new National Science Foundation initiative.
NSF Announces Program to Enhance Research at Minority-Serving Institutions
The National Science Foundation’s Build and Broaden program aims to support research and research capacity at minority-serving institutions in the United States.
British Academy’s Net Zero Policy Programme Calls for Research Proposals
The British Academy has announced the Net Zero Policy Programme is calling for research proposals from UK-based universities or research institutes with a submission deadline of February 8, 2023. There will is a single award available of £150,000, and the duration of the award is 15 months with a start date in March 2023.
NSF Announces Analytics for Equity Initiative
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced the Analytics for Equity Initiative for social, economic and behavioral sciences research which examines equity-related topics for public benefit via federal data and scientific advances.
SSRC, NSF Team Up To Examine Impact of Public Health Guidance
In a new initiative with an initial $20 million budget, the U.S. National Science Foundation is partnering with the Social Science Research Council to identify and support science research into public health guidance and its impact.
