NSF’s Law and Social Sciences program funds interdisciplinary and multi-methodological studies of law and law-like systems of rules. Proposals can include, but are not limited to:
- Crime, violence and punishment
- Role of the law on the economy
- Governance
- Legal decision making
- Legal mobilization and conceptions of justice
- Litigation and legal professions
Types of funding include research grants, interdisciplinary postdoctoral fellowships, doctoral dissertation research improvement grants and conference/workshop awards. Proposals are due annually on January 15 and July 15. For more information, see the link below: