Accountable Institutions and Behavior
NSF funds basic empirical research on attitudes, behavior, institutions, public policy, and public services, plus undergraduate research experiences and social/behavioral research infrastructure or methodological innovations, for eligible applicants.
⚑ No applied research funded; research must be basic, theoretically motivated, methodologically rigorous, and empirically oriented. · Also supports undergraduate research experiences and infrastructural/methodological innovation activities. · Program suggests related NSF programs for law and science, security/preparedness, and research infrastructure in social and behavioral sciences.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 70 strong | outside portfolio topics; social/behavioral work is central; funds basic research |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 55 good | technical depth: minor; funds basic research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
The Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB) Program supports basicscientific research that advances knowledge and understanding of issues broadly related to attitudes, behavior, and institutions connected to public policy and the provision of public services.Research proposals are expected to be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, and empirically oriented. Substantive areas include (but are not limited to) the study of individual and group decision-making, political institutions (appointed or elected), attitude and preference formation and expression, electoral processes and voting, public administration, and public policy. This work can focus on a single case or can be done in a comparative context, either over time or cross-sectionally.The Program does not fund applied research.The Program also supports research experiences for undergraduate students and infrastructural activities, including methodological innovations. In addition, we encourage you to examine the websites for the National Science Foundation’s Law and Science(LS), Security and Preparedness (SAP) and Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (RISBS) programs.
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