REU site: research training in basic and applied psychological science

The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded the Research Foundation of The City University of New York $224,768 on September 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to operate a Research Experiences for Undergraduates site providing yearlong research training in behavioral and cognitive science.

The award funds an REU site that offers comprehensive, hands-on training to undergraduate students in the scientific study of human judgment and decision-making under the supervision of experienced research scientists. Students design and execute independent research projects incorporating methodological approaches to examine questions in decision-making, neuroscience, and industrial/organizational psychology. The curriculum requires students to critically evaluate scientific literature, develop research questions and hypotheses grounded in theory and empirical findings, design and implement studies, and analyze and interpret data to inform evidence-based conclusions. The program is designed to cultivate future leaders in the U.S. scientific enterprise.

The award supports work performed in New York, New York, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. No sub-awards are planned. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

Abstract

This site is supported by the department of defense in partnership with the NSF REU program. This program provides yearlong research experiences that teach undergraduate students how to design and execute independent research projects focused on behavioral and cognitive science. Students supported by the site conduct independent research under the supervision of experienced research scientists with the goal of providing comprehensive, hands-on training in the scientific study of human judgment and decision-making. Research projects incorporate a range of methodological approaches to examine scientific questions about decision-making, neuroscience, and industrial/organizational psychology. Students will critically evaluate scientific literature, develop research questions and hypotheses grounded in theory and empirical findings, design and implement studies, and analyze and interpret data to inform evidence-based conclusions. This site is designed to cultivate future leaders in the U.S. Scientific enterprise. This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.- subawards are not planned for this award.