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Science and Technology Studies Program
Modes of Support

STS Scholars Awards
STS Scholars Awards are the program's usual mode for supporting research projects. Scholars Awards ordinarily support individual researchers for part or all of an academic year, for summer research, or for some combination of academic year and summer.

Grants for Collaborative Research
STS also supports research projects that require several investigators, or investigators and advisors, or collaboration among principal investigators (PIs). In preparing the budget for such collaborative projects, program limits as described for scholars awards for salaries and other expenses should be followed. For collaborative projects that also require postdoctoral researchers or graduate student assistants, please consider "Small Grants for Training and Research," below.

STS Fellowships
Two sorts of fellowships are available: Postdoctoral Fellowships for scholars within five years of the award date of their doctoral degrees, and Professional Development Fellowships for more senior scholars.

Doctoral Dissertation Research Grants
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grants provide funds for research expenses not normally available through the student's university. The dissertation advisor is the principal investigator on these applications; the doctoral student should be listed as coprincipal investigator. Dissertation proposals should be prepared in accordance with the guidelines for regular research proposals.

Small Grants for Training and Research
Small Grants for Training and Research (SGTR) are intended to provide sustained research opportunities for a group of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on important issues in STS. Note: SGTR proposals will only be considered in the Fall of each year.

Conferences and Workshops
STS can help to support national or international conferences, symposia, and research workshops that enable scientists, engineers, researchers in STS areas of support, policy makers, and representatives of interested groups to develop, evaluate, and share new research findings.

 

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