The American Political Science Association (APSA) and the undersigned organizations are writing to express disappointment in the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) removal of STEM education and several major social science disciplines from eligibility for the […]
This letter is not an official APSA statement. The is an independent letter issued by former and some current APSA leadership in their personal capacities, shared for members’ awareness. APSA appreciates the continued engagement. We, […]
National Science Foundation The FY 2027 budget request calls for a total of $3.96 billion for NSF, which would constitute a 54.7 percent cut to the agency. The Research and Related Agencies (R&RA) account, which is the account that directly funds grants for research, is slated to […]
On Friday, April 3, 2026, it was reported that interim leadership at the National Science Foundation announced during an internal all-staff meeting that they would preemptively start making moves to dissolve the SBE Directorate in […]
Drs. Sara Wallace Goodman, Shana Kushner Gadarian, and Thomas Pepinsky received funding from the National Science Foundation to support a survey about Americans’ beliefs and behaviors related to the novel coronavirus. The scholars have already […]
The National Science Foundation issued a Dear Colleague letter encouraging proposals related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) through existing funding channels and the NSF’s Rapid Response Research (RAPID) funding mechanism. RAPID proposals may be for up […]
In summer 2019, the National Science Foundation announced plans to rebrand several programs within the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) directorate. The changes included the proposal to restructure the Political Science Program by creating […]
Earlier this year, the officers of the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences informed APSA staff and leadership that they are undertaking a restructuring of the Directorate’s longstanding Political Science Program. […]
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