Survey Research Funding Offer from TESS

Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS) is partnering with The Human Factors/Behavioral Sciences Division (HFD) of the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate to launch a special competition to fund survey experiments that will advance understanding of questions central to HFD’s mission. Researchers working in multiple social and behavioral science disciplines are invited to submit brief proposals (5 page maximum) describing an experiment to test theoretically-derived hypotheses about the factors that affect individuals’ attitudes, beliefs, judgments and/or behaviors related to (a) terrorism/extremist violence and/or (b) government policies and measures to counter terrorism/extremist violence. Proposals will undergo peer-review and will be assessed in terms of (a) scientific merit, (b) broader impacts, and (c) relevance to HFD’s mission. Guidelines for proposals for the special competition are the same as for other TESS proposals as posted on the TESS website. The deadline for this competition is January 21, 2011.