Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (BA-SR)
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- Opportunity number
- 23-503
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National Science Foundation
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
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- Funding instrument
- Grant
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
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About this opportunity
The National Science Foundation seeks applicants for the Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards, with applications due February 1, 2027.
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education accredited and located in the US (including two- and four-year institutions and community colleges), non-profit non-academic organizations such as independent museums, observatories, and research laboratories directly associated with educational or research activities and located in the US, and federally recognized Tribal Nations. Proposals including funding to international branch campuses of US institutions must justify the benefit and explain why activities cannot be performed at the US campus. Principal Investigators and co-Principal Investigators must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent education and experience sufficient to conduct independent basic research. Undergraduate and graduate students may participate in research projects but may not serve as PI, co-PI, or senior key personnel.
The program funds basic research on human and primate evolution, biological variation, and interactions between biology, behavior, and culture. Supported research demonstrates engagement with biological anthropological and evolutionary theory, employs diverse and interdisciplinary methods in field, laboratory, and computational settings, encompasses multiple levels of analysis from molecular to ecosystem scales and time scales from short-term to evolutionary, and addresses ethical implications and societal impacts. Awards include support for broader impact activities such as outcomes with inherent societal benefit, efforts to broaden STEM participation, training and outreach, and other evidence-based activities aligned with organizational mission and resources.
The program falls under NSF's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences portfolio (CFDA 47.075). Applications must comply with NSF Grants.gov submission procedures detailed in NSF 24-006, including registration requirements, R&R forms completion, and PDF format attachments with embedded fonts. NSF recommends submitting applications at least five business days before the deadline.
Synopsis
The Biological Anthropology Program seeks to advance scientific knowledge about the processes that have shaped biological diversity in living and fossil humans and their primate relatives through support of basic research on human and primate evolution, biological variation, and interactions between biology, behavior, and culture. The program supports a portfolio of research that demonstrates engagement with biological anthropological and evolutionary theory; includes diverse and interdisciplinary methods in field, laboratory and computational settings; encompasses multiple levels of analysis (e.g., molecular, organismal, population, ecosystem) and time scales from the short-term to evolutionary; and considers the ethical implications and societal impacts of the research. The program also supports a wide range of broader impact activities as part of research grants, including research outcomes with inherent benefit to society, efforts to broaden participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research, training and outreach activities and other evidence-based activities developed within the context of the mission, goals, and resources of the organizations and people involved.
Eligibility
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities. -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus. -Tribal Nations: An American Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges as a federally recognized tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, 25 U.S.C. §§ 5130-5131. *Who May Serve as PI: PIs and co-PIs must be researchers who have a Ph.D. or equivalent education and experience, sufficient to allow them to carry out independent basic research. PIs of senior proposals are encouraged to include undergraduate and graduate students in their research projects, but not as PI/co-PI or senior key personnel.
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