National Science Foundation

Buyer seeks to support fundamental research and research capacity in social, behavioral, and economic sciences at minority-serving institutions. Buyer aims to increase proposal submissions, advance research collaborations, and support research activities at MSIs. Buyer encourages projects that enhance student pursuit of graduate training, increase PI productivity, build research capacity, and cultivate partnerships. Buyer invites proposals from MSI-based investigators and collaborations involving MSIs.

• 10/25/2024 - Posted Date
• 1/23/2025 - Proposal Due Date
• 2/19/2028 - Archive Date

• Full-time scientist, educator, or researcher at an accredited MSI
• Non-MSI researcher including MSI scholar(s) as senior/key personnel, co-PI, or subawardee PI
• More than 50% of project's direct costs must go to MSI(s) for non-MSI principal investigators

• Conduct fundamental research in social, behavioral, and economic sciences at MSIs
• Develop research collaborations with scholars at MSIs
• Increase students' pursuit of graduate training in SBE sciences
• Enhance PI productivity in SBE research at MSIs
• Build research capacity at Minority-Serving Institutions
• Cultivate research partnerships between MSIs and non-MSIs
• Design projects that address scientific areas supported by SBE
• Implement cross-disciplinary research initiatives in SBE sciences
• Foster research networks involving MSI scholars
• Develop proposals that outline innovative SBE research projects