The Cultural Anthropology Program promotes basic scientific research on the causes and consequences of human social and cultural variation. The program solicits research proposals of theoretical importance in all substantive and theoretical subfields within the discipline of Cultural Anthropology.

*All proposals submitted through Fastlane should use "PD 98-1390 Cultural Anthropology" when selecting a program announcement / solicitation number. This program description is listed near the bottom of the scroll-down list in Fastlane.

Program Information

Objective
The objective is to promote basic scientific research on the causes and consequences of human social and cultural variation.. The program supports social scientific research of theoretical importance in all theoretical and empirical subfields within the discipline of cultural anthropology.

History
The NSF Anthropology Program has supported basic research on human socio-cultural behavior and and institutions since 1956, under the direction of its program officers and with the guidance of an advisory review panel. There has been a Cultural Anthropology program director since 1978.

Program Directors of the Anthropology (three-field) Program:

Albert Spaulding, 1959-63

Allan Smith, 1963-65

Richard Lieban, 1976-71

John Cornell, 1971-73

Iwao Ishino, 1973-75

Nancie Gonzalez, 1975-77

John Yellen, 1977 –

In 1978 a position for an Associate Program Director for Cultural Anthropology was created.

Cultural Anthropology Program Directors:

Anne Fleuret, 1978-1980

Stephen Brush, 1980-83

Daniel Gross, 1983-85

In 1986 the position of Program Director for Cultural Anthropology was created

Stuart Plattner, 1985 –

Ray Hames, 1993
Victoria Lockwood, 2000