Law and Science Dissertation Grant Program

法律和科学论文助学金(LSDG)计划通过确定和支持有潜力推动多学科法学和科学领域科学的博士论文研究项目来促进科学进步，这些学科包括人类学、犯罪学/刑事司法、数据科学、环境科学、经济学、实证法律研究、法医学、人权、信息技术、政治学、心理学和社会学等学科。每年，LSDG计划将为多达15个学位论文项目提供研究支持。在这样做的过程中，LSDG项目通过资助具有最高学术价值和更广泛影响的学位论文研究来培养下一代法律和科学学者。LSDG项目包括政策和程序，以确保它只资助法律和科学领域最有价值的论文研究项目。由组成法律和科学研究界的各专业组织提名的代表组成的咨询委员会将协助审查进程，并就一般政策和程序提供指导。LSDG项目致力于多样性，确保获奖者代表不同的观点，包括领域的实质性代表、人口代表和机构代表。每项最高20000美元的奖励将支持基础科学研究(应用研究将不会得到资助)，这些研究是从理论上得出的，并以经验为导向。数据将从获奖者那里收集，获奖者将定期提供进展和年度报告，所有申请者将接受调查，以评估早期的职业发展轨迹。这些数据将有助于研究STEM培训成功的预测因素。LSDG计划将加强组成法律和科学界的专业学会之间的联系，并进一步努力增加法律和科学研究的知识影响力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Law and Science Dissertation Grant (LSDG) program promotes the progress of science by identifying and supporting doctoral dissertation research projects that have the potential to advance science in the multidisciplinary law and science field, including the disciplines of anthropology, criminology/criminal justice, data science, environmental science, economics, empirical legal studies, forensic science, human rights, information technology, political science, psychology, and sociology, among others. Each year the LSDG program will provide research support for up to fifteen dissertation projects. In doing so, the LSDG program nurtures the next generation of law and science scholars by funding dissertation research with the highest intellectual merit and broader impacts.The LSDG program includes policies and procedures to ensure it funds only the most meritorious dissertation research projects in law and science. An Advisory Council, composed of representatives nominated by the various professional organizations that comprise the law and science research community, will assist in the review process and provide guidance on general policies and procedures. The LSDG program has a commitment to diversity that ensures award recipients represent various perspectives, including substantive representation of fields, demographic representation, and institutional representation. Awards up to $20,000 each will support basic scientific research (applied research will not be funded) that is theoretically derived and empirically oriented. Data will be collected from awardees, who will provide regular progress and annual reports, and all applicants will be surveyed to assess early career trajectories. These data will contribute to research on predictors of success in STEM training. The LSDG program will strengthen connections among the professional societies that comprise the law and science community and further efforts to increase the intellectual impact of law and science research.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.