Geography and Spatial Sciences Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards

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Geography and Spatial Sciences Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards: As specified in the Geography and Spatial Sciences Program <a title="GSS Strategic Plan, 2017-2021" href="https://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/grs/GSS_StrategicPlan_2017.pdf">strategic plan</a>, the mission of the NSF Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) Program is to promote: <ul> <li>Basic scientific research in geography and spatial science that advances theory, fundamental understanding, scientific approaches, and that addresses the challenges facing society.</li> <li>The education and training of geographers and spatial scientists in order to enhance the capabilities of current and future generations of researchers.</li> <li>The involvement of geographers and spatial scientists in interdisciplinary research.</li> </ul> The Geography and Spatial Sciences Program supports basic research about the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on Earth. Investigators are encouraged to propose plans for research about the nature, causes, and consequences of human activity and natural environmental processes across a range of scales. Projects about a broad range of topics may be appropriate for support if they offer promise of enhancing fundamental geographical knowledge, concepts, theories, methods, and their application to societal problems and concerns. As part of its effort to encourage and support projects that explicitly integrate education and basic research, GSS provides support to improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation projects undertaken by doctoral students enrolled in U.S. universities when the dissertation research is conducted in a scientifically sound manner and it offers strong potential for enhancing more general scientific knowledge. This solicitation addresses the preparation and evaluation of proposals for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI) awards. Instructions for submission of proposals for regular research awards; proposals for awards for conferences,group-travel support, and community-development activities; proposals for research coordination network (RCN) awards; and proposals for rapid-response research (RAPID) awards appear in another GSSsolicitation(<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505034&org=BCS&from=home">https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505034&org=BCS&from=home</a>).

Federal Grant Title:	Geography and Spatial Sciences Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards
Federal Agency Name:	National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant Categories:	Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	17-567
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	47.075
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Posted Date:	June 8th, 2017
Creation Date:	June 8th, 2017
Archive Date:	No date given
Total Program Funding:	$600,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$18,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:	35
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	June 8th, 2017

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: *Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Universities and Colleges - Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in, the US acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions. *Who May Serve as PI: DDRI proposals must be submitted with a principal investigator (PI) and a co-principal investigator (co-PI). The PI must be the advisor of the doctoral student or another faculty member at the U.S. university where the doctoral student is enrolled. There is no limitation on the number of times that an individual may be the principal investigator on a DDRI proposal submitted to GSS, either during a specific competition or over the course of her/his career. A doctoral student may submit a DDRI proposal to GSS to support her/his dissertation research only twice during her/his lifetime. A student and her/his advisor therefore should carefully consider what times during the student's graduate program are most appropriate forsubmission ofa DDRI proposal.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: NSF Publication 17-567
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