GISc Resources for Hurricane Katrina

Research Opportunities
     NSF SGER Call for Proposals
    Posted: 9/7/2005
    http://www.ucgis.org/katrina/giscresources/uploadfiles/NSF SGER Call for Proposals.pdf

HSD SGER Proposals

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: In light of the recent hurricane Katrina, the Human and Social Dynamics priority area (HSD) announces that it will accept Small Grants for Exploratory Research (SGER) proposals. (For additional information about SGER proposals, see the Grant Proposal Guide, Section II.D.1.)

Researchers interested in submitting SGER proposals to HSD should contact one of the following Program Directors, PRIOR TO SUBMISSION, to discuss their ideas.

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE)
Robert OConnor roconnor@nsf.gov  703-292-7263
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Dennis Wenger dwenger@nsf.gov  703-292-7014

SYNOPSIS

The Human and Social Dynamics (HSD) priority area fosters breakthroughs in understanding the dynamics of human action and development, as well as knowledge about organizational, cultural, and societal adaptation and change. HSD aims to increase our collective ability to (1) anticipate the complex consequences of change; (2) understand the dynamics of human and social behavior at all levels, including that of the human mind; (3) understand the cognitive and social structures that create, define, and result from change; and (4) manage profound or rapid change, and make decisions in the face of changing risks and uncertainty. Accomplishing these goals requires multidisciplinary research teams and comprehensive, interdisciplinary approaches across the sciences, engineering, education, and humanities, as appropriate.
The FY 2005 competition will include three emphasis areas (Agents of Change; Dynamics of Human Behavior; and Decision Making, Risk and Uncertainty). Support will be provided for Full Research projects and for shorter-term Exploratory Research and HSD Research Community Development projects.