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The National Science Foundation offers Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants (DDIG) to help support dissertation research in the disciplines listed below. This list includes the names and web addresses for the Directorates, Divisions and Programs that offer Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants. A complete application packet includes a copy of the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?gpg) as well as Division and Program specific guidelines; web addresses for these guidelines are provided for each division and program listed below. Please note that NSF Dissertation Improvement Grants require that a faculty member, usually the dissertation advisor, be listed as the principle investigator and the application must be submitted through the Office of Grants and Contracts (http://www.umass.edu/research/ogca). Applicants must submit their proposal, a copy of the NSF grant guidelines and an OGCA Internal Processing Form (http://www.umass.edu/research/ogca/forms.htm) at least five to seven business days prior to the postmark deadline date. Beginning in October 2000 NSF will require applicants to submit their proposals electronically using FastLane (https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/). Fastlane proposals will still need to be reviewed by OGCA before they are sent to NSF. If you have additional questions concerning these programs, would like help developing your proposal, need help downloading materials or using FastLane, please contact the Graduate Student Grant Service for help at gsgs@grad.umass.edu or 545-5279.

Directorate of Biological Sciences

• Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/bio/start.htm

Division of Integrative Biology and Neuroscience: http://www.nsf.gov/bio/ibn/start.htm

• DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02173/nsf02173.htm
• Deadline: Third Friday in November.

Directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Research

• Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/

Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences

• BCS DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/common/disserts.htm
• Anthropology, Cultural
  • Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/anthro/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/anthro/cultdadv.htm#top
  • Deadline: January 1 and July 1.
• Anthropology, Physical
  • Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/phsyical/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/physical/physdiss.htm
  • Deadline: Applications accepted continuously.
• Archaeology and Archaeometry
  • Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/arch/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/arch/archdiss.htm
  • Deadline: Applications accepted continuously.
• Developmental and Learning Sciences
  • Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/dls/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/common/disserts.htm
  • Deadline: January 15 and July 15.
• Geography and Regional Science
  • Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/geograph/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/geograph/dissawds.htm
  • Deadline: February 15 and October 15.
• Perception, Action & Cognition Program
  • Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/pac/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/common/disserts.htm
  • Deadline: January 15 and July 15
• Linguistics
  • Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/ling/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/common/disserts.htm
  • Deadline: January 15 and July 15
• Social Psychology
  • Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/socpsy/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/common/disserts.htm
  • Deadline: January 15 and July 15

• SES DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/common/disserts.htm

• Decision, Risk, and Management Science
  • Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/drms/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/common/disserts.htm
  • Deadline: Applications accepted continuously.
• Economics
  • Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/econ/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/common/disserts.htm
  • Deadline: January 15 and August 15.
• Law and Social Science
  • Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/law/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/law/lawguide.htm
  • Deadline: January 15 and August 15.
• Methodology, Measurement and Statistics
  • Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/mms/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/common/disserts.htm
  • Deadline: January 15 and August 15.
• Political Science
  • Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/polisci/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/polisci/ddrip.htm
  • Deadline: January 15 and August 15.
• Science and Technology Studies
  • Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/sts/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/common/disserts.htm
  • Deadline: February 1 and August 1.
• Societal Dimension of Engineering, Science and Technology:
  • Ethics and Values Studies Research on Science and Technology
  • Main webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/sdest/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/common/disserts.htm
  • Deadline: February 1 and August 1.
• Sociology
  • Main Webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/sociol/start.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/sociol/socdisck.htm
  • Deadline: February 15 and October 15.

• Main Webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/home/int
• Program Announcement: http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?ods_key=nsf03559
• Deadlines:
  • Applications Accepted Continuously:
    The Americas, East Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Europe and Newly
    Independent States, Japan, Western European Region
    September 1:
    Africa, Near East, and South Asia
    

Office of Polar Programs

• Main Webpage: http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/

• Arctic Natural Sciences Program: http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/arctic/natural.htm
  • Arctic System Science Program (ARCSS): http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/arctic/system.htm
    • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2000/nsf0096/nsf0096.htm
    • Deadline: Applications Accepted Continuously
  • Atmospheric Sciences: http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/arctic/natural.htm#atmospace
    • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2000/nsf0096/nsf0096.htm
    • Deadline: Applications Accepted Continuously
  • Earth Sciences: http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/arctic/natural.htm#earth
    • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2000/nsf0096/nsf0096.htm
    • Deadline: Applications Accepted Continuously
  • Glaciology: http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/arctic/natural.htm#glacio
    • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2000/nsf0096/nsf0096.htm
    • Deadline: Applications Accepted Continuously
  • Oceanography: http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/arctic/natural.htm#ocean
    • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2000/nsf0096/nsf0096.htm
    • Deadline: Applications Accepted Continuously
• Arctic Social Sciences Program: http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/arctic/social.htm
  • DDIG guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2000/nsf0096/nsf0096.htm
  • Deadline: Applications Accepted Continuously