All proposals must be submitted electronically via Fastlane , beginning October 1, 2000. Fastlane submission of annual progress reports, final project reports, and some post-award requests and notifications is already required. The Physical 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 adaptation, 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 a consideration of adaptation as a central theoretical theme.
Many proposals also have a biocultural orientation.
The program frequently serves as a bridge within NSF between the social and behavioral sciences and the natural and physical sciences, and proposals are commonly jointly reviewed and funded with other programs. Target Dates Target dates are just that - targets, not deadlines. Often, there is a significant degree of flex in these dates, the amount being largely determined by the specific date of the next panel meeting. If you need additional time prior to submission to the physical anthropology program feel free to contact the program officer. FastLane provides for submission of this information.