National Science Foundation Program Solicitation
Human and Social Dynamics: Competition for FY 2008
Type 1 Full Proposal Deadline: 19 February 2008
Type 2 Full Proposal Deadline: 22 February 2008
For further information, please go to:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08508
The National Science Foundation announces program solicitation 08-508,
"Human and Social Dynamics: Competition for FY 2008."
Synopsis of Program:
The Human and Social Dynamics (HSD) priority area fosters breakthroughs
in understanding the dynamics of human action and development, as well
as knowledge about organizational, cultural, and societal adaptation and
change. HSD aims to increase our collective ability to (1) understand
the complexities of change; (2) understand the dynamics of human and
social behavior at all levels, including that of the human mind; (3)
understand the cognitive and social structures that create, define, and
result from change; and (4) manage profound or rapid change, and make
decisions in the face of changing risks and uncertainty. Accomplishing
these goals requires multidisciplinary research teams and comprehensive,
interdisciplinary approaches across the sciences, engineering,
education, and humanities, as appropriate.
The FY 2008 competition will include three emphasis areas (Agents of
Change; Dynamics of Human Behavior; and Decision Making, Risk, and
Uncertainty). HSD encourages projects investigating complexity and
systems thinking, with a goal of revealing the emergent properties of
dynamic systems. HSD also encourages projects identifying human drivers
of environmental change and exploring the consequences of environmental
change on humans. Such research is central in equipping us to handle the
most pressing environmental problems for our nation and the world.
Cognizant Program Officers:
Rita Teutonico
Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Phone: 703-292-7118
E-mail: rteutoni [at] nsf.gov
Elizabeth Tran
Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Phone: 703-292-5338
E-mail: etran [at] nsf.gov
For further information, please go to:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08508