This $212,791 federal Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program. The grant supports research aimed at understanding the incentives and constraints that influence scientists' willingness to pursue high-risk, high-return research projects. The researchers will develop and analyze mathematical models to examine how scientific norms, publication practices, and other factors impact scientists'...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $134,432 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota to conduct collaborative research on understanding the factors that drive or hinder innovation and scientific progress. The research aims to develop empirically informed agent-based simulation models combined with empirical analysis of the scientific record. This mixed-method approach will examine both...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $217,772 Project Grant through the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the University of Alabama, effective July 1, 2024. This 3-year research project aims to investigate how individuals process information and make decisions when faced with prospects characterized by multiple layers of risk and/or ambiguity, such as those related to climate change or public health emergencies. The project will outline a series of...
This federal Project Grant award of $265,102 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports collaborative research aimed at understanding the factors impacting scientific innovation and progress. The research team from Carnegie Mellon University will combine theoretical and empirical studies, including agent-based simulation modeling and analysis of the scientific record, to investigate the internal dynamics of scientific...
This $154,173 National Science Foundation project grant through the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program will fund Arizona State University to assess the impact of different biomedical research funder strategies on innovation. Over an 18-month period ending in February 2024, ASU will build an extensive scientist-level database merging individual researcher data with sponsored research proposals, awards, and scientific outcomes including publications and technology transfer...
This $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) program (CFDA 47.075) supports research to understand how socioeconomic heterogeneity within the U.S. scientific workforce impacts scientific discovery and innovation. The project aims to (i) create a unique individual-level dataset linking researcher socioeconomic backgrounds to scholarly topics, (ii) make an anonymized version of this dataset publicly available, (iii)...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $249,999 Project Grant to North Carolina State University on May 15, 2021 under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). The grant supports research on imprecise probability and valid statistical inference through April 30, 2024. As part of this effort, Rutgers, The State University will receive a sub-award to contribute to the project. The overarching goal of the NSF program is to promote basic research and education in the...
This $337,985 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports the development of innovative methods for risk-sensitive statistical learning at Duke University. The research aims to advance decision-making processes in critical fields like medicine, finance, and robotics by incorporating risk assessments to improve outcomes and minimize risks, particularly for a large proportion of the population. Key focus...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program totaling $427,261 aims to address barriers to broadening participation in open science across the research community. The award will fund an "Ideas Lab" multi-day workshop that brings together representatives from diverse research institutions to co-design solutions for ensuring open science benefits the entire research landscape. The goal is to develop...
This $474,942 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will fund research at Duke University to evaluate the impacts of declining public R&D investment and the pivot away from defense innovation in the U.S. The research aims to (i) examine the effects of federally-funded R&D on the development of complex, science-based "deep tech" innovations, and (ii) assess the impacts of major cuts to...