NSF Org:	SES Division of Social and Economic Sciences
Recipient:	AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Initial Amendment Date:	July 21, 2020
Latest Amendment Date:	April 10, 2023
Award Number:	2032216
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Joseph Whitmeyer jwhitmey@nsf.gov  (703)292-7808 SES  Division of Social and Economic Sciences SBE  Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Start Date:	July 15, 2020
End Date:	June 30, 2025 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$1,999,502.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$1,999,502.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2020 = $1,498,501.00 FY 2023 = $501,001.00
History of Investigator:	Heather Washington (Principal Investigator) hwashington@asanet.org Carolyn Vasques Scalera (Co-Principal Investigator) Jeannie Haubert (Co-Principal Investigator) Margaret Vitullo (Former Principal Investigator) Erynn Casanova (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	American Sociological Assoc 430 LIMESTONE DR BETHEL PARK PA  US  15102-1067 (202)383-9005
Sponsor Congressional District:	12
Primary Place of Performance:	American Sociological Assoc 1430 K Street NW, Suite 600 Washington DC  US  20005-2529
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	00
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	K1S6FCL25L23
Parent UEI:	K1S6FCL25L23
NSF Program(s):	Sociology
Primary Program Source:	01002021DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002122DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002223DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002324DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001920DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002021DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):
Program Element Code(s):	133100
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.075

ABSTRACT

Supporting student research at the Ph.D. level is a critical element of advancing the STEM pipeline. Dissertation research is a stage at which an injection of funds and a vote of confidence through a funded grant proposal can propel doctoral students to greater success, especially early in their careers. By providing support for highly talented students with exceptional research projects, the American Sociological Association?s Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement grant (ASA) (DDRIG) program will positively impact the composition and strength of the U.S. future scientific workforce. The ASA DDRIG program will serve the national interests by identifying talented graduate students with exceptional projects, establishing structural mechanisms to reinforce strong faculty-student mentoring, and removing economic barriers to the production of the highest-quality, rigorous scientific research. Moreover, dissertation research on issues such as the causes and consequences of poverty, armed conflict, inequality, and health disparities will contribute to potential policy solutions in the future, thus contributing to the health, prosperity and general welfare of our society.

Sociology dissertations often require funds for data collection, data analysis and other costs in order to be brought to successful completion. The ASA DDRIG project will be launched in the context of ASA?s programmatic efforts to support departments of sociology and graduate students, including fostering inclusive excellence, advancing intentional and reflective advising, and strengthening intellectual communities within and beyond departments. The program will give up to 25 grants per year of a maximum of $16,000 each in support of dissertation research that aims to advance basic knowledge within the discipline of sociology. Topics can include organizations and organizational behavior, health and medicine, crime and deviance, social inequality, population dynamics, labor force participation, family, social networks, gender, race, ethnicity, and the sociology of science and technology, among others. Projects that use new methods such as computational sociology, big data, large scale modeling, and the innovative use of emerging technologies, will also be welcomed. Proposal requirements will be modeled on current NSF requirements for DDRIG proposals, including a research sponsor (PI) and research scholar (co-PI). Projects will be reviewed by panels of Ph.D. sociologists, with emphasis on intellectual merit and broader impacts. The reciprocity of effort and influence between the new ASA DDRIG program and the association?s other programming in support of doctoral education will positively influence the quality of training and the production of knowledge far more than either initiative could in isolation.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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