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Biological Anthropology Program is a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) that funds field, laboratory, and computational research into the evolution, ecology, and behavior of humans and nonhuman primates. The program supports studies in human evolutionary biology, primate biology, and paleoanthropology, including research across the full range of biological anthropology subdisciplines.
Eligible applicants include academic institutions, non-profit research organizations, independent museums, observatories, and professional societies. Award amounts vary; applicants should refer to the current active solicitation NSF 23-503 for deadline and budget details.
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Biological Anthropology | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Archived funding opportunity This document has been archived. See NSF 23-503 for the latest version. NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR NSF Financial Assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements) made on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the applicable set of award conditions, dated October 1, 2024, available on the NSF website .
These terms and conditions are consistent with the revised guidance specified in the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2024.
Important information for proposers All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements.
Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.
Updates to NSF Research Security Policies On July 10, 2025, NSF issued an Important Notice providing updates to the agency's research security policies, including a research security training requirement, Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program annual certification requirement, prohibition on Confucius institutes and an updated FFDR reporting and submission timeline.
Supports field, laboratory and computational research on human and nonhuman primate adaptation, variation and evolution to advance knowledge about human origins and the dynamics between biology and culture. The Biological Anthropology Program supports basic research in areas related to human evolution and contemporary human biological variation.
Research areas supported by the program include, but are not limited to, human genetic variation, human and nonhuman primate ecology and adaptability, human osteology and bone biology, human and nonhuman primate paleontology, functional anatomy, and primate socioecology. Grants supported in these areas are united by an underlying evolutionary framework, and often by a consideration of adaptation as a central theoretical theme.
Proposals may also have a biocultural or bioarchaeological orientation. The program frequently serves as a bridge within NSF between the social and behavioral sciences and the natural and physical sciences, and proposals commonly are jointly reviewed and funded with other programs. For more information about Multidisciplinary Research and Training Opportunities, please visit the SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities web site .
For additional, specific information on the Biological Anthropology Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIGs) solicitation, please visit the Biological Anthropology DDRIG program web site .
Additional program resources Dear Colleague Letter: Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students (INTERN) Supplemental Funding Opportunity (NSF 21-013) Dear Colleague Letter: A Broader Impacts Framework for Proposals Submitted to NSF's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate (NSF 21-059) NSF programs to stop accepting proposals via FastLane website Awards made through this program Browse projects funded by this program Map of recent awards made through this program Biological Anthropology Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (BA-DDRIG) High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (HRRBAA) NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE) Build and Broaden: Enhancing Social, Behavioral and Economic Science Research and Capacity at Minority-Serving Institutions (B2) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Facilitating Research at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI) Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) Archaeology and Archaeometry Archaeology Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arch-DDRIG) Cultural Anthropology Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (CA-DDRIG) Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS) Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (SBE/BCS)
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Proposals may be submitted by non-profit, non-academic organizations (independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies located in the U. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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