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Description of Modification

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Document Type: Modification to Previous  Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 12-507
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Oct 27, 2011
Creation Date: Apr 26, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 15, 2013    Full Proposal Target Date(s): January 24, 2012 July 16, 2012 July 15, Annually Thereafter January 15, 2013 January 15, Annually Thereafter
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jul 31, 2013    Full Proposal Target Date(s): January 24, 2012 July 16, 2012 July 15, Annually Thereafter January 15, 2013 January 15, Annually Thereafter
Archive Date: Jan 15, 2016
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 75
Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s): 47.075  --  Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 

Additional Information on Eligibility:

*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Organization limit varies by the mode of support: --Standard Research Grants and Grants for Collaborative Research: No limitations (see the GPG for categories of proposers eligible to submit proposals to NSF). --Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowships: US Academic Institutions. --Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants: US Academic Institutions. --Conference and Workshop Support: No limitations (see the GPG for categories of proposers eligible to submit proposals to NSF). See Section II. Program Description for detailed information about each mode of support. *PI Limit: PI eligibility limit varies by the mode of support. See Section II. Program Description for detailed information about each mode of support.

Agency Name

National Science Foundation

Description

The Law & Social Sciences Program considers proposals that address social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules. The program is inherently interdisciplinary and multi-methodological. Successful proposals describe research that advances scientific theory and understanding of the connections between law or legal processes and human behavior. Social scientific studies of law often approach law as dynamic, made in multiple arenas, with the participation of multiple actors. Fields of study include many disciplines, and often address problems including though not limited to:Crime, Violence and PunishmentEconomic IssuesGovernanceLegal DecisionmakingLegal Mobilization and Conceptions of JusticeLitigation and the Legal ProfessionLSS provides the following modes of support:Standard Research Grants and Grants for Collaborative ResearchDoctoral Dissertation Research Improvement GrantsInterdisciplinary Postdoctoral FellowshipsWorkshop and Conference Proposals

Link to Additional Information

NSF Publication 12-507

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Synopsis Modification History

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File Name Date
Modification #3 Nov 06, 2012
Modification #2 Mar 09, 2012
Modification #1 Feb 17, 2012
Original Synopsis Oct 28, 2011