Repositioning and Renaming in the NSF Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate

The announcement below describes the NSF's moves to rename and reposition the programs it funds in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate. This is very important news for everyone in the social science community, and you are encouraged to read this information and share it with your colleagues. Let me know if you have any questions. I am pleased to say that this does not signal an intention on NSF's part to cancel or curtail the sorts of things that it currently funds, and these new program descriptions may well create new opportunities.

Dear Colleague,

The social, behavioral, and economic (SBE) sciences have a tremendous impact on quality of life.  With increasingly rigorous methods and an increasingly diverse workforce, the SBE sciences are making transformative advances in many areas. At NSF, we are looking for ways to build on that progress.

With this goal in mind, the SBE Directorate is proud to announce a repositioning of some of its basic research programs, as described in this  Dear Colleague Letter.  

SBE is hosting a series of webinars and virtual office hours to present details about what the repositioning means for SBE research communities. 

Monday, September 30^th
4:00-5:00pm EDT
SBE Repositioning Webinar

Wednesday, October 9^th
3:00-4:00pm EDT
SBE Repositioning Webinar

Tuesday, October 15^th
2:00-3:00pm EDT
Virtual Office Hours

Wednesday, October 25^th
2:00-3:00pm EDT
Virtual Office Hours

Wednesday, October 25^th 
4:00-5:00pm EDT
Virtual Office Hours

On each webinar I will walk participants through the proposed changes and will be on hand during virtual office hours to answer participant questions after a very brief overview presentation. Closed captioning will be provided for all events, please contact SBE IT Help (sbeithelp@nsf.gov) for any additional requirements.

We hope you can join us to hear more. 

Sincerely,

Arthur Lupia

Assistant Director, National Science Foundation

Head, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate

For more information, please contact sbe-communications@nsf.gov.