# Decision, Risk and Management Sciences - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/23-618-decision-risk-and-management-sciences-doctoral-dissertation/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349980

> U.S. National Science Foundation offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 30 awards worth $675,000 in total. Applications closed on August 18, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 23-618 |
| Agency | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 18, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 30 |
| Total funding | $675,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 47.075 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) - Ph.D. granting IHEs accredited in, and having a campus located in, the U.S. acting on behalf of their faculty members. *Who May Serve as PI: DRMS DDRIG proposals must be submitted through regular organizational channels by the dissertation advisor. The principal investigator (PI) must be the doctoral student's dissertation advisor and the co-principal investigator (co-PI) must be the doctoral student. If appropriate, and at the discretion of the submitting organization, an additional faculty advisor at the same or another institution may be listed as another co-PI. Doctoral students are expected to be at the appropriate stage of their academic careers to enable them to work with their dissertation advisors to prepare and to submit the DDRIG proposal.

## What the grant funds

The Decision, Risk and Management Sciences Program (DRMS) supports scientific research directed at increasing understanding and effectiveness of decision making by individuals, groups, organizations and society. DRMS supports research with solid foundations in theories and methods of the social and behavioral sciences. This social and behavioral science research should advance knowledge, address fundamental scientific and societal issues and have strong broader impacts. DRMS funds doctoral dissertation research improvement grants (DDRIGs) in the following areas: Judgement and decision making. Decision analysis and decision aids. Risk analysis, perception and communication. Societal and public-policy decision making. Management science and organizational design. All research must be grounded in theory and generalizable. Purely theoretical or algorithmic proposals are not appropriate for DRMS DDRIG proposals.

## Questions people ask

### Is NSF 23-618 still open?

No. It closed on August 18, 2026. A newer notice is open: NSF 27-500, closes January 29, 2027 (83 days left).

### Who can apply for Decision, Risk and Management Sciences - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants?

U.S. National Science Foundation accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Decision, Risk and Management Sciences - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants?

Closed August 18, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $675,000 in total across about 30 awards.

### Who has won Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Regents of the University of Michigan, National Bureau of Economic Research Inc, National Opinion Research Center. The program made 4,434 awards worth $1.1 billion in that time.