Law & Science (LS)
Agency: U.S. National Science Foundation
Assistance Listings: 47.075 -- Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Description
The Law & Science Program considers proposals that address social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules, as well as studies of how science and technology are applied in legal contexts. The Program is inherently interdisciplinary and multi-methodological. Successful proposals describe research that advances scientific theory and understanding of the connections between human behavior and law, legal institutions, or legal processes; or the interactions of law and basic sciences, including biology, computer and information sciences, STEM education, engineering, geosciences, and math and physical sciences. Scientific studies of law often approach law as dynamic, interacting with multiple arenas, and with the participation of multiple actors. Fields of study include many disciplines, and often address problems including, though not limited, to:
...- Crime, Violence, and Policing
- Cyberspace
- Economic Issues
- Environmental Science
- Evidentiary Issues
- Forensic Science
- Governance and Courts
- Human Rights and Comparative Law
- Information Technology
- Legal and Ethical Issues related to Science
- Legal Decision Making
- Legal Mobilization and Conceptions of Justice
- Litigation and the Legal Profession
- Punishment and Corrections
- Regulation and Facilitation of Biotechnology (e.g., Gene Editing, Gene Testing, Synthetic Biology) and Other Emerging Sciences and Technologies
- Use of Science in the Legal Processes
LS supports the following types of proposals:
- Standard Research Grants and Grants for Collaborative Research
- Conference Awards
LS also participates in a number of specialized funding opportunities through NSF’s cross-cutting and cross-directorate activities, including, for example:
- Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- Research at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)
- Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID)
- Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER)
For information about these and other programs, please visit the Cross-cutting and NSF-wide Active Funding Opportunities homepage.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Unrestricted
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Closing: September 30, 2076
Proposals accepted anytime
Award
$5,500,000
Program Funding
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Expected awards
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Award Minimum
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Funding opportunity number:
PD-21-128Y
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
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Category of Funding Activity:
Science technology and other research and development
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History
Version:
28
Posted date:
October 15, 2020
Archive date:
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