Application and Eligibility

The Law and Science Dissertation Grant program is open to full-time doctoral candidates enrolled at accredited U.S. institutions of higher education whose research addresses social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules. Designed to promote interdisciplinary and multi-methodological research, this program invites project proposals that advance scientific theory and connections between law, human behavior, basic sciences, and technology. For more information about eligibility requirements, please visit the ASU's Eligibility Guidelines Page.  

Format and Materials

The required elements of the application mirror those established by NSF. These guidelines should be compared to those set by the Law and Science Dissertation Grant Program.

  FAQs

PhD candidates who would like to apply to the Law & Science DDRIG Program are encouraged to look at the program’s FAQs page.

 Application Submission Process

Arizona State University is still in the process of designing the application and creating a web portal for submitting applications. Until the full application is posted, interested applicants are encouraged to use the Eligibility, Application, and Merit Review pages to begin their applications. Applicants may also wish to connect with faculty sponsors and potential collaborators to acquire necessary letters of support.