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NSF Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards Grant Opportunity

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking proposals for the Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards. - Government Buyer: - U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) - Opportunity Type: - Research grant funding for cultural anthropology - Eligible Applicants: - Accredited U.S. institutions of higher education (including community colleges) - Non-profit, non-academic organizations (e.g., independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies) - Federally recognized tribal nations - Research Focus: - Fundamental, systematic research and training in cultural anthropology - Supports all sub-fields of cultural anthropology - Emphasis on theory-generating and theory-testing research - Methodologies may include ethnographic field research, surveys, remote sensing, bio-marker collection, experimental research, archival research, analysis of material collections and databases, and computational modeling - Notable Requirements: - Proposals must advance scientific understanding of human society and culture - Projects focused solely on applied policy or immediate application are not supported unless they contribute to scientific theory - No OEMs or vendors are specified, as this is a research grant opportunity, not a procurement of products or services.

Description

The Cultural Anthropology Program aims to support fundamental, systematic anthropological research and training to enhance understanding of human social and cultural variability. It welcomes proposals from all sub-fields of cultural anthropology using various methodologies such as ethnographic field research, surveys, remote sensing, and computational modeling. The program focuses on theory-generating and theory-testing research to build a robust anthropological science of human society and culture. Research primarily aimed at applied policy or immediate application is not supported unless it advances scientific cultural anthropological theories. Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and federally recognized tribal nations in the U.S.

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