OpenFederal grantOpen to for-profit businesses19-575

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)

U.S. National Science FoundationCloses Jan 28, 2027(107 days left)

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Social Services & NonprofitMatches your industry (community, social)
52
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Education & TrainingLimit: Primarily for minority-owned businesses
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Food & BeverageLimit: Primarily for minority-owned businesses
39
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Arts & CultureLimit: Primarily for minority-owned businesses
38
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37
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Housing & Real EstateLimit: Primarily for minority-owned businesses
36
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Agriculture & FarmingLimit: Primarily for minority-owned businesses
31
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28
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What this funds

Money can be used for
Research, Training, Conferences, Dissertation support, Community development
Who can apply
Colleges and universities, Nonprofits, For-profit companies, Individuals, State and local governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Summary

NSF program supporting development of innovative statistical and analytical methods for social, behavioral, and economic sciences. Funds research awards, conferences, doctoral dissertation research, and undergraduate research experiences. Open to a broad range of entities including universities, nonprofits, businesses, and individuals.

About this grant

The Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) Program is an interdisciplinary program in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences that supports the development of innovative analytical and statistical methods and models for those sciences. MMS seeks proposals that are methodologically innovative, grounded in theory, and have potential utility for multiple fields within the social, behavioral, and economic sciences. As part of its larger portfolio, the MMS Program partners with a consortium of federal statistical agencies to support research proposals that further the production and use of official statistics.

The MMS Program provides support through a number of different funding mechanisms. The following mechanisms are addressed in this solicitation:

- Regular Research Awards

- Awards for conferences and community-development activities

- Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI) Grants

- Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Supplements

MMS also supports Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards. Please see the CAREER Program Web Site for more information about this activity.

Who can apply

Who May Serve as PI:

Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards: 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. institution where the doctoral student is enrolled.  The co-PI must be the doctoral student whose dissertation research will be supported.

For all other types of awards, there are no restrictions or limits.

 

 

Topics and uses of funds

Topics

  • Science
  • Statistics
  • Social sciences
  • Research

Program contact

U.S. National Science Foundationgrantsgovsupport@nsf.gov703-292-4203

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