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Biological Anthropology


Biological Anthropology Program Summer 2020 Deadlines

The Biological Anthropology program utilizes target dates, not hard deadlines.

For the July 20, 2020 target date, proposals will be reviewed in the Fall 2020 cycle if received by August 31, 2020. This applies to proposals submitted to the Biological Anthropology program as well as the Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (BA-DDRIG) program.

Please contact Rebecca Ferrell and Siobhan Mattison with the Biological Anthropology program if you intend to submit after the target date, indicating the anticipated submission date and the type of proposal.


Important Message

Please note that the Biological Anthropology Senior competition does not have a solicitation. Please follow the standard proposal preparation guidelines in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (see below under Program Guidelines).


Please note that the Biological Anthropology DDRIG competition has a revised solicitation (18-504) with the following changes:

  • If the proposal is a resubmission, the first paragraph of the Project Description must summarize how the proposal has responded to previous reviewer concerns.

CONTACTS
Name Email Phone Room
Rebecca  Ferrell-Program Director rferrell@nsf.gov (703) 292-7850   
Siobhán  M. Mattison-Program Director smattiso@nsf.gov (703) 292-2967   
Cori  Jacildone-Pgm Specialist cjacildo@nsf.gov (703) 292-7388   


PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Apply to PD 98-1392 as follows:

For full proposals submitted via FastLane: standard NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide proposal preparation guidelines apply.
For full proposals submitted via Grants.gov: the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide: A Guide for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Applications via Grants.gov Guidelines applies. (Note: The NSF Grants.gov Application Guide is available on the Grants.gov website and on the NSF website at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=grantsgovguide)

Important Information for Proposers

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after June 1, 2020. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 20-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.


DUE DATES

Full Proposal Target Date

    July 20, 2020

    July 20, Annually Thereafter

    January 20, 2021

    January 20, Annually Thereafter


SYNOPSIS

The Biological Anthropology Program supports basic research in areas related to human evolution and contemporary human biological variation. Research areas supported by the program include, but are not limited to, human genetic variation, human and nonhuman primate ecology and adaptability, human osteology and bone biology, human and nonhuman primate paleontology, functional anatomy, and primate socioecology. Grants supported in these areas are united by an underlying evolutionary framework, and often by a consideration of adaptation as a central theoretical theme. Proposals may also have a biocultural or bioarchaeological orientation. The program frequently serves as a bridge within NSF between the social and behavioral sciences and the natural and physical sciences, and proposals commonly are jointly reviewed and funded with other programs.

For more information about Multidisciplinary Research and Training Opportunities, please visit the SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities web site.

For additional, specific information on the Biological Anthropology Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIGs) solicitation, please visit the Biological Anthropology DDRIG program web site.

 

 


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