Supports research on global and national security, including conflict and dispute resolution, international and comparative political economy, domestic political instability and conflict processes, and security implications of natural hazards and stressors.
Supports research on global and national security, including conflict and dispute resolution, international and comparative political economy, domestic political instability and conflict processes, and security implications of natural hazards and stressors.
Synopsis
The Security and Preparedness (SAP) Program supports basic scientific research that advances knowledge and understanding of issues broadly related to global and national security. Research proposals are evaluated on the criteria of intellectual merit and broader impacts; the proposed projects are expected to be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, and empirically oriented. Moreover, the Program supports research experiences for undergraduate students and infrastructural activities, including methodological innovations. The Program does not fund applied research. In addition, we encourage you to examine the websites for the National Science Foundation's Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB), Law and Science (LS) programs, and Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (RISBS) programs.
Program contacts
| Name | Phone | Organization | |
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James I. Walsh Program Director
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jwalsh@nsf.gov | (703) 292-4689 | SBE/SES |
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Lee D. Walker Program Director
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lwalker@nsf.gov | (703) 292-7174 | SBE/SES |
