Program Solicitation (NSF 04-537)
"Human and Social Dynamics" (HSD)
National Science Foundation
Deadline for Letter of Intent (required): Wednesday, 03 March 2004
Deadline for Full Proposal: Tuesday, 30 March 2004
For further information, please go to:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?ods_key=nsf04537
The National Science Foundation has released an announcement for a new
research priority area, "Human and Social Dynamics".
The Human and Social Dynamics (HSD) priority area aims to foster
breakthroughs in knowledge about human action and development as well as
organizational, cultural, and societal adaptation and change. Such a
transformation in basic understanding would parallel the explosion of
knowledge about the physical and biological worlds that characterized
the twentieth century.
HSD aims to increase our collective ability to anticipate the complex
consequences of change, to better understand the dynamics of human and
social behavior at all levels, to better understand the cognitive and
social structures that create and define change, and to help people and
organizations better manage profound or rapid change. Accomplishing
these goals requires a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach across
the sciences, engineering, and education, including the development of
infrastructure that can support such efforts.
The FY 2004 competition will include three topical emphasis areas:
- Agents of Change
- Dynamics of Human Behavior
- Decision Making and Risk
It will also include three resource-related emphasis areas:
- Spatial Social Science
- Modeling Human & Social Dynamics
- Instrumentation and Data Resource Development
Support will be provided for research-focused, education-focused,
infrastructure-focused, and exploratory projects.
You may access the announcement of opportunity by going to:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?ods_key=nsf04537
Or you may contact:
Anna Kerttula (akerttul [at] nsf.gov)
Program Director
Arctic Social Sciences
Office of Polar Programs