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Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)

U.S. National Science Foundation is accepting applications until January 28, 2027. It lists 35 awards expected, $3.8 million in total.

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Key facts

Opportunity number
19-575
Status
Posted, open
Posted
April 10, 2019
Closes
January 28, 2027
Expected awards
35
Total funding
$3,760,000
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Assistance listing
47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; None None
Contact
U.S. National Science Foundation · [email protected] · 703-292-4203

Who can apply

  • Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

*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.    

What the agency says

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.

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