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NSF Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Research Grants

The U.S. National Science Foundation is seeking research proposals through its Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program. - Government buyer: U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program. - Opportunity: Fundamental research advancing geographical and geospatial sciences, including how human activity interacts with environmental and social processes. - Research requirements: Proposals should make a theory-testing or theory-expanding contribution and explain the research methods, data collection, analysis, and approach to addressing bias. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research are welcome. - Funding: Approximately 25 awards are anticipated from an estimated total of $7,000,000. - Applicants: Qualifying U.S. for-profit and nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, accredited U.S. institutions of higher education, and federally recognized Tribal Nations may apply. - OEMs and vendors: None identified; no specific products or commercial services are requested.

Description

The National Science Foundation’s Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program supports fundamental research on the spatial dimensions of human behavior, activities, and dynamics and their interactions with environmental and social processes. Proposals should advance geographical or geospatial science through empirically grounded, theoretically engaged, methodologically rigorous, and generalizable research. The program welcomes quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods; proposals should explain their theoretical contribution and provide clear plans for data collection, methods, analysis, and addressing bias. Eligible applicants include specified U.S.-based for-profit and nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, accredited U.S. institutions of higher education, and federally recognized Tribal Nations.

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