Federal Research, Funding, and Policy

Federal Research, Funding, and Policy

Learn about the federal institutes and agencies that support research and training for psychological scientists.

Funding for Analysis of the Scientific Research Enterprise

Scientists who study science policy, the scientific research enterprise, or the connections between the two should know about a new funding opportunity that is being offered jointly by NSF and NIH… More
NSF Funding for New Methodologies in STEM Learning Research

The National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources announced that it seeks to support the development and testing of methodologies that facilitate research on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning… More
Listen Now: “Psych in the City” Podcast Miniseries

The Lab @ DC, a research team of applied scientists with in the Washington, DC city government, recorded a series of three podcasts with psychological scientists at the 30th APS Annual Convention. Listen to them now! [More]
Comment on NIH’s Revised Definition of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research by 2/22

NIH's OBSSR wants your input on a new definition of behavioral and social sciences research that it has developed. [More]
New NIH Funding Opportunities Targeting Opioid Crisis

NIH has released a series of new funding opportunity announcements focused on the opioid crisis which may be of interest to the psychological science community. [More]
NSF Funding for Work at the Human-Technology Frontier

If you conduct research related to the human-technology interface, ways in which human performance can be augmented, risks and benefits of new technologies, and the impact of artificial intelligence, you may be interested in applying for funding from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier: Core Research program. [More]
Lupia Comes to Washington: New SBE Chief at NSF Values Science Communication

Arthur “Skip” Lupia, the new head of the National Science Foundation directorate that supports psychological research, is working to create compelling narratives about the value of social and behavioral science… More
NIH Delays Clinical Trials Policy Enforcement. Now What?

NIH has released a new notice announcing that it is delaying enforcement of clinical trials policies for basic behavioral research, but reviews say that this notice has created more confusion in the process. [More]
Congress Stops NIH From Implementing New Clinical Trials Policy

US Congress has directed the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to delay a new policy that would reclassify basic research involving humans as “clinical trials”, a change that APS opposed. … More
APS Annual Convention Federal, Government, & Affiliated Programs

Learn about special government and affiliated presentations at the 31st APS Annual Convention. [More]
RDOC: Bringing Integrative Science to the Classification of Mental Disorders

Learn about the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC), the National Institute of Mental Health's initiative aimed at reshaping mental health research. [More]
ICPS 2019 Participating Organizations

Meet the science organizations, government agencies, and other scientific groups that have organized programs at the International Convention of Psychological Science. [More]

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HHS Requests Comments on Pain Management Task Force Draft Report

The Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force has released a new draft report detailing their findings and suggestions. Psychological scientists and others are invited to provide their feedback on this draft report by April 1, 2019… More

NIH is Revising Its Definition of Behavioral and Social Science and is Asking for Your Input

NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research wants your input on a new definition of behavioral and social sciences research that it has drafted. OBSSR should hear from individual scientists like you: What do you think about the new definition… More