The National Science Foundation’s EESE program aims to deepen the understanding of ethical dilemmas in science and engineering, and provide cutting edge, effective research and educational materials to train the next generation of scientists and engineers. Proposals must focus on improving ethics training for graduate students or for students making the transition to a graduate program. Priority areas include but are not limited to:
- global/international challenges in science and engineering ethics;
- a general framework for the ethics of emerging technologies;
- issues of privacy and confidentiality in relation to data mining;
- fields for which there are few resources in ethics education or research;
- ethical issues related to robotics;
- intersection of the choices that society makes between natural resource development and utilization (e.g., energy sources) and environmental consequences;
- ethical issues associated with natural hazards, risk management, decision-making and the role of scientists in defining and negotiating the consequences of natural hazards in the face of scientific uncertainties.
The maximum award amount is $300,000 and the maximum award duration is 36 months. Proposals are due March 1, 2013. For more information, see the link below: