Science, Technology, and Society

Agency: U.S. National Science Foundation

47.075 -- Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The Science, Technology, and Society (STS) program supports research that uses historical, philosophical, and social scientific methods to investigate the intellectual, material, and social facets of the scientific, technological, engineering and mathematical (STEM) disciplines. It encompasses a broad spectrum of STS topics including interdisciplinary studies of ethics, equity, governance, and policy issues that are closely related to STEM disciplines, including medical science. The program’s review process is approximately six months. It includes appraisal of proposals by ad hoc reviewers selected...

for their expertise and by an advisory panel that meets twice a year. The deadlines for the submission of proposals are February 2nd for proposals to be funded as early as July, and August 3rd for proposals to be funded in or after January. There is one exception: Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant proposals will have only one deadline per year, August 3rd. The Program encourages potential investigators with questions as to whether their proposal fits the goals of the program to contact one of the program officers.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Organization limit varies by the mode of support:

Standard Research Grants and Grants for Collaborative Research: US Academic Institutions and Non-Profit Research Organizations.
Scholars Awards: US Academic Institutions and Independent Scholars.
Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants: US Academic Institutions.
Conference and Workshop Support: No limitations. See NSF's Proposals and Awards Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), ChapterI, Section Efor categories of proposers eligible to submit proposals to NSF.

See Section II. Program Description for detailed information about each mode of support. *Who May Serve as PI: PI eligibility limit varies by the mode of support. See Section II. Program Description for detailed information about each mode of support.

Grantor contact information

Description

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Email

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Documents

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Link to additional information

NSF Publication 15-506

Archived: June 7, 2025

Application process

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Award

$6,200,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$3,000

Award Minimum

$180,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

15-506

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Science technology and other research and development

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

June 6, 2025

Archive date:

June 7, 2025