# Science of Learning

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-16-004y-science-of-learning/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359432

> U.S. National Science Foundation offered grants of up to $600,000 (at least $300,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 25 awards worth $5.0 million in total. It is no longer open on Grants.gov.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PD-16-004Y |
| Agency | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | not set |
| Award ceiling | $600,000 |
| Award floor | $300,000 |
| Expected awards | 25 |
| Total funding | $5.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 47.075 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

The Science of Learning program supports potentially transformative basic research to advance the science of learning. The goals of the SL Program are to develop basic theoretical insights and fundamental knowledge about learning principles, processes and constraints. Projects that are integrative and/or interdisciplinary may be especially valuable in moving basic understanding of learning forward but research with a single discipline or methodology is also appropriate if it addresses basic scientific questions in learning. The possibility of developing connections between proposed research and specific scientific, technological, educational, and workforce challenges will be considered as valuable broader impacts, but are not necessarily central to the intellectual merit of proposed research. The program will support research addressing learning in a wide range of domains at one or more levels of analysis including: molecular/cellular mechanisms; brain systems; cognitive affective, and behavioral processes; and social/cultural influences. The program supports a variety of methods including: experiments, field studies, surveys, secondary-data analyses, and modeling. Examples of general research questions within scope of the Science of Learning program include: •How does learning transfer from one context to another or from one domain to another? How is learning generalized from specific experiences? What is the basis for robust learning that is resilient against potential interference from new experiences? How is learning consolidated and reconsolidated from transient experience to stable memory? •How does the structure of the learning environment impact rate and efficacy of learning? For example, how do timing, content, learning context, developmental time point and type of engagement (e.g., active learning, group learning) impact learning processes and outcomes? •How can we integrate research findings and insights across levels of analysis, relating understanding of cellular and molecular mechanisms of learning in the neurons to circuit and systems-level computations of learning in the brain, to cognitive, affective, social, and behavioral processes of learning? What concepts, tools, or questions will provide the most productive linkages of across levels of analysis? •How can insights from biological learners contribute and derive new theoretic perspectives to computational learning systems, neuromorphic engineering, materials science, and…

## Questions people ask

### Is NSF PD-16-004Y still open?

No. It is no longer open on Grants.gov. A newer notice is open: NSF 27-500, closes January 29, 2027 (83 days left).

### Who can apply for Science of Learning?

U.S. National Science Foundation accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Science of Learning?

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

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $600,000 each. About $5.0 million in total across about 25 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.