[spsp-members] Updates to NSF funding for Philosophy of Science

Tue Aug 30 14:17:08 UTC 2022

Dear SPSP-ers,

This message is primarily for those working in the U.S., but perhaps it’ll spark some new opportunities for cross-continental collaboration, as well!

The Science and Technology Studies Program at the U.S. National Science Foundation has just published a new version of its program solicitation:

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The folks at the NSF are optimistic about increases for funding for science research in the coming year and want to encourage more philosophers of science to apply for STS grants. It’s also worth noting that the grant guidelines were recently revised and now explicitly mention not only philosophy of science, but specifically work done by members of SPSP, as an example of the sorts of work the organization is interested in funding. To quote:

STS research encompasses a wide range of methods and disciplines. Some researchers rely on primary data collected during fieldwork or on existing sources of secondary data. Others use data from historical or governmental archives, while others develop conceptual or social analyses to answer theoretical or ethical questions. STS researchers draw on the resources and methods of a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, communication studies, economics, history, philosophy, political science, psychology and sociology. They come from an even broader range of fields, in addition to those already mentioned, including the natural and physical sciences, engineering, liberal arts and humanities. The range of STS research is reflected by the primary STS professional societies, including the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), the History of Science Society (HSS), the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA), the American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM), the American Society for Environmental History (ASEH), the Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP) and the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB).

This is a pretty exciting update, in my view, and a great reflection of the acceptance of philosophy of science methods in general and SPSP in particular by scientific funding bodies.

If you have questions about the funding, read the solicitation first, and then reach out to the program director Fred Kronz at fkronz at nsf.gov<mailto:fkronz at nsf.gov>.

Best,
Julia

Revision Summary

  1.  The STS program description has been streamlined and clarified considerably and it now includes guidelines for developing an effective STS proposal.
  2.  The STS program encourages research on complex socio-technical and techno-scientific problems that are best confronted using a distributed approach by multiple collaborative teams.
  3.  The STS program has updated the funding caps for most types of grants that are supported by the program.
  4.  One grant type, the Professional Development Grant, is no longer supported.
  5.  Subfields of STS are now specified as those recognized by the primary STS professional societies, and these societies are listed in the solicitation.
  6.  A new section has been added on "Guidelines for Developing Effective STS Proposals."
  7.  Innovating and migrating proposal preparation and submission capabilities from FastLane to Research.gov<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__http%3A%2Fresearch.gov%2F__%3B!!HXCxUKc!wZqRxDv9NT8uJlSgLndTt-et8EPCEnf_1M_lXo8acCRCdhnvYIJu4cJLPM823kdrURZENU2o0Nxk9Q%24&data=05%7C01%7Cjrbursten%40uky.edu%7C7ff48501a7d34c1ae06c08da869ce169%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637970305609135891%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=MvYTp3oDjlliEP4ylLVAjf2KoD%2FHfqHzsp1UGr0K8U8%3D&reserved=0> is part of the ongoing NSF information technology modernization efforts, as described in Important Notice No. 147. In support of these efforts, research proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation must be prepared and submitted via Research.gov<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__http%3A%2Fresearch.gov%2F__%3B!!HXCxUKc!wZqRxDv9NT8uJlSgLndTt-et8EPCEnf_1M_lXo8acCRCdhnvYIJu4cJLPM823kdrURZENU2o0Nxk9Q%24&data=05%7C01%7Cjrbursten%40uky.edu%7C7ff48501a7d34c1ae06c08da869ce169%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637970305609135891%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=MvYTp3oDjlliEP4ylLVAjf2KoD%2FHfqHzsp1UGr0K8U8%3D&reserved=0> or via Grants.gov<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__http%3A%2Fgrants.gov%2F__%3B!!HXCxUKc!wZqRxDv9NT8uJlSgLndTt-et8EPCEnf_1M_lXo8acCRCdhnvYIJu4cJLPM823kdrURZENU0I0ED7qw%24&data=05%7C01%7Cjrbursten%40uky.edu%7C7ff48501a7d34c1ae06c08da869ce169%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637970305609135891%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=q2SRZxftIa5Oaz04ci5SkhQLKmAkD2CwAGCIiJoI2%2BY%3D&reserved=0>, and may not be prepared or submitted via FastLane.

Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation should be submitted in accordance with the revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fnam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps*3A*2F*2Fwww.nsf.gov*2Fpublications*2Fpub_summ.jsp*3Fods_key*3Dnsf22001*26org*3DNSF%26data%3D05*7C01*7Cjrbursten*40uky.edu*7C66612035505546521bc708da860e85dc*7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae*7C0*7C0*7C637969694188553121*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C%26sdata%3D0rUWqKOGan9DYhXBejwSMfHjgh3slwQEXEs7OPYnN68*3D%26reserved%3D0__%3BJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!HXCxUKc!wZqRxDv9NT8uJlSgLndTt-et8EPCEnf_1M_lXo8acCRCdhnvYIJu4cJLPM823kdrURZENU39MJN5yw%24&data=05%7C01%7Cjrbursten%40uky.edu%7C7ff48501a7d34c1ae06c08da869ce169%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637970305609135891%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kib0199HNYjjigVFKim77o8QSOihuNmz4fO8aLihA8Q%3D&reserved=0>), which is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after October 4, 2021.

Dr. Julia R. S. Bursten
Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy
University of Kentucky
Pronouns: she/her

NB: I am on sabbatical for AY 2022–2023 and may be slower to answer e-mails during this time.

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