Dear Colleagues, This NSF funding program will interest researchers at US schools. Best regards, Ken Friedman From: Naman, John L. [mailto:jnaman@nsf.gov] Researchers at US academic institutions should be aware of the opportunity to have their research funded by the Innovation and Organizational Change (IOC) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Proposals must be received at NSF no later than 5pm on February 1, 2002. IOC supports research using theory combined with empirical validation to expand the concepts, models, and methodologies of change in organizations and institutions. Proposers should work with partner organizations in industry, education, health care, government, or service. A high priority of the program is to develop valuable research perspectives across disciplinary lines. Little known facts: 1. Last year IOC received 74 proposals and recommended approximately $3.5 million in new award grants. 2. Investigators are not required to be U.S. citizens. Awards go to U.S. academic institutions on behalf of individuals. Multi-institutional arrangements and partnerships are permitted and encouraged. 3. Proposals must reflect a real partnership between researchers and one or more organizations. Research that is proposed must include data from real organization(s). 4. IOC proposals are peer reviewed to determine intrinsic merit and broad impact. 5. The unit of analysis is organization-level, not individual (for information about other programs in economics; decision, risk and management sciences; etc. visit http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/ To view abstracts of current awards, visit http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/ioc/research.htm Proposal Guidelines http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/ioc/guidelin.htm Deadline for proposals: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/ioc/deadline.htm IOC Homepage: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/ioc/start.htm John Naman, Ph.D., Program Director Innovation and Organizational Change Program National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Blvd, Suite 995 Arlington VA 22230 T: 703.292.7260 F: 703.292.9068 E: jnaman@nsf.gov -- Ken Friedman, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Leadership and Strategic Design Department of Technology and Knowledge Management Norwegian School of Management Visiting Professor Advanced Research Institute School of Art and Design Staffordshire University