Closed · 17-567 · CFDA 47.075 · Discretionary
Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. National Science Foundation, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $18K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- -
- Close date
- 35
- Expected awards
The verdict
Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. National Science Foundation that offered Up to $18,000 across 35 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $18K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 35
- expected awards
- 47.075
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards - is cataloged under number 17-567 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 47.075, posted by U.S. National Science Foundation. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 6, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $18,000. The agency has projected $600,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 35 awards. If the agency funds the expected 35 awards from the $600,000 estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $17,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity is closed. Monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements in the next funding cycle. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $18,000
Close Date
Not specified
Proposals accepted anytime
Posted
June 6, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$600,000
Expected Awards
35
Instrument
Grant
Description
As specified in the Geography and Spatial Sciences Program strategic plan, the mission of the NSF Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) Program is to promote: Basic scientific research in geography and spatial science that advances theory, fundamental understanding, scientific approaches, and that addresses the challenges facing society. The education and training of geographers and spatial scientists in order to enhance the capabilities of current and future generations of researchers. The involvement of geographers and spatial scientists in interdisciplinary research. The Geography and Spatial Sciences Program supports basic research about the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on Earth. Investigators are encouraged to propose plans for research about the nature, causes, and consequences of human activity and natural environmental processes across a range of scales. Projects about a broad range of topics may be appropriate for support if they offer promise of enhancing fundamental geographical knowledge, concepts, theories, methods, and their application to societal problems and concerns.As part of its effort to encourage and support projects that explicitly integrate education and basic research, GSS provides support to improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation projects undertaken by doctoral students enrolled in U.S. universities when the dissertation research is conducted in a scientifically sound manner and it offers strong potential for enhancing more general scientific knowledge.This solicitation addresses the preparation and evaluation of proposals for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI) awards.Instructions for submission of proposals for regular research awards; proposals for awards for conferences,group-travel support, and community-development activities; proposals for research coordination network (RCN) awards; and proposals for rapid-response research (RAPID) awards appear in another GSSsolicitation(https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505034&org=BCS&from=home).
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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Parent Grant Program
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
National Science Foundation
Agency Contact
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