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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsor Name : NSF ( National Science Foundation )/ Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Deadline : 07 / 17 / 2017
Program Title : Linguistics Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards ( Ling-DDRI )
Contact : Dr . William Badecker , ( 703 ) 292-5069 , wbadecke @ nsf . gov
Website : https :// www . nsf . gov / pubs / 2014 / nsf14551 / nsf14551 . htm
Sponsor Name : USAID
Deadline : 05 / 26 / 2017
Program Title : Promoting Rights and Accountability through Responsible Business Conduct
Contact : N / A
Website : http :// www . grants . gov / searchgrants . html ? agencyCode % 3DUSAID
Sponsor Name : National Science Foundation
Deadline : 06 / 06 / 2017
Program Title : Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences ( RTG )
Contact : Victor Roytburd , ( 703 ) 292-8584 , ytbur @ nsf . gov
Website : https :// www . nsf . gov / pubs / 2014 / nsf14585 / nsf14585 . htm
Sponsor Name : National Science Foundation
Deadline : 06 / 12 / 2017
Program Title : Science of Learning ( SL )
Contact : Soo-Siang Lim-Pgm , ( 703 ) 292-7878 , slim @ nsf . gov
Website : https :// www . nsf . gov / funding / pgm _ summ . jsp ? pims _ id = 5567 & org = NSF & sel _ or g = NSF & from = fund
Synopsis : The Linguistics Program supports basic science in the domain of human language , encompassing investigations of the grammatical properties of individual human languages , and of natural language in general . Research areas include syntax , linguistic semantics and pragmatics , morphology , phonetics , and phonology .
Synopsis : The United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ) invites organizations and companies to participate with USAID to create more strategic , focused and results-oriented approaches to generate solutions to rights abuses and corrupt practices in global commerce , and form partnerships to target risks and prevent violations .
Synopsis : The long-range goal of the Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences ( RTG ) program is to strengthen the nation ' s scientific competitiveness by increasing the number of wellprepared U . S . citizens , nationals , and permanent residents who pursue careers in the mathematical sciences . The RTG program supports efforts to improve research training by involving undergraduate students , graduate students , postdoctoral associates , and faculty members in structured research groups centered on a common research theme . Research groups supported by RTG must include verticallyintegrated activities that span the entire spectrum of educational levels from undergraduates through postdoctoral associates .
Synopsis : The Science of Learning program supports potentially transformative basic research to advance the science of learning . The goals of the SL Program are to develop basic theoretical insights and fundamental knowledge about learning principles , processes and constraints . Projects that are integrative and / or interdisciplinary may be especially valuable in moving basic understanding of learning forward but research with a single discipline or methodology is also appropriate if it addresses basic scientific questions in learning . The possibility of developing connections between proposed research and specific scientific , technological , educational , and workforce challenges will be considered as valuable broader impacts , but are not necessarily central to the intellectual merit of proposed research . The program will support research addressing learning in a wide range of domains at one or more levels of analysis including : molecular / cellular mechanisms ; brain systems ; cognitive affective , and behavioral processes ; and social / cultural influences . The program supports a variety of methods including : experiments , field studies , surveys , secondary-data analyses , and modeling .
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