American Sociological Association Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant Program (ASA DDRIG)

美国社会学协会博士论文研究改进资助计划 (ASA DDRIG)

• 批准号: 2032216
• 负责人: Heather Washington
• 金额: $ 199.95万
• 依托单位: American Sociological Assoc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-07-15 至 2024-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2032216&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: American; Sociological; Association; Doctoral; Dissertation

Supporting student research at the Ph.D. level is a critical element of advancing the STEM pipeline. Dissertation research is a stage at which an injection of funds and a vote of confidence through a funded grant proposal can propel doctoral students to greater success, especially early in their careers. By providing support for highly talented students with exceptional research projects, the American Sociological Association’s Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement grant (ASA) (DDRIG) program will positively impact the composition and strength of the U.S. future scientific workforce. The ASA DDRIG program will serve the national interests by identifying talented graduate students with exceptional projects, establishing structural mechanisms to reinforce strong faculty-student mentoring, and removing economic barriers to the production of the highest-quality, rigorous scientific research. Moreover, dissertation research on issues such as the causes and consequences of poverty, armed conflict, inequality, and health disparities will contribute to potential policy solutions in the future, thus contributing to the health, prosperity and general welfare of our society. Sociology dissertations often require funds for data collection, data analysis and other costs in order to be brought to successful completion. The ASA DDRIG project will be launched in the context of ASA’s programmatic efforts to support departments of sociology and graduate students, including fostering inclusive excellence, advancing intentional and reflective advising, and strengthening intellectual communities within and beyond departments. The program will give up to 25 grants per year of a maximum of $16,000 each in support of dissertation research that aims to advance basic knowledge within the discipline of sociology. Topics can include organizations and organizational behavior, health and medicine, crime and deviance, social inequality, population dynamics, labor force participation, family, social networks, gender, race, ethnicity, and the sociology of science and technology, among others. Projects that use new methods such as computational sociology, big data, large scale modeling, and the innovative use of emerging technologies, will also be welcomed. Proposal requirements will be modeled on current NSF requirements for DDRIG proposals, including a research sponsor (PI) and research scholar (co-PI). Projects will be reviewed by panels of Ph.D. sociologists, with emphasis on intellectual merit and broader impacts. The reciprocity of effort and influence between the new ASA DDRIG program and the association’s other programming in support of doctoral education will positively influence the quality of training and the production of knowledge far more than either initiative could in isolation.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

支持博士生研究是推进 STEM 论文研究的一个关键因素，在这个阶段，通过资助提案注入资金和进行信任投票可以推动博士生取得更大的成功，尤其是这一阶段。通过为具有杰出研究项目的高素质学生提供支持，美国社会学协会的博士论文研究改进补助金 (ASA) (DDRIG) 计划将对美国未来科学劳动力的构成和实力产生积极影响。 ASA DDRIG 项目将通过识别具有杰出项目的优秀研究生、建立加强师生指导的结构机制、消除进行最高质量、严谨的科学研究的经济障碍来服务于国家利益。贫困、武装冲突、不平等和健康差距等问题的原因和后果将有助于未来潜在的政策解决方案，从而有助于我们社会的健康、繁荣和普遍福利。社会学论文通常需要资金来收集数据。 、数据分析和其他成本，以便ASA DDRIG 项目将在 ASA 支持社会学系和研究生的计划努力的背景下启动，包括培养包容性卓越、推进有意和反思性的建议以及加强系内和系外的知识社区。每年将提供最多 25 项资助，每项最多 16,000 美元，用于支持旨在提升社会学学科内基础知识的论文研究，主题可包括组织和组织行为、健康和医学、犯罪和社会学。偏差、社会不平等、人口动态、劳动力参与、家庭、社交网络、性别、种族、民族和科学技术社会学等使用计算社会学、大数据、大规模建模等新方法的项目。以及新兴技术的创新使用也将受到欢迎。提案要求将仿照当前 NSF 对 DDRIG 提案的要求，包括研究赞助商 (PI) 和研究学者 (co-PI)。项目将由小组进行审查。博士新的 ASA DDRIG 计划与该协会支持博士教育的其他计划之间的努力和影响力的相互作用将对培训质量和知识生产产生远远超过任何一项计划的积极影响。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并且通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。