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🚨 NSF is already quietly eliminating the SBE Directorate, despite Congress’ mandate that NSF support the behavioral & social sciences. Steps to counter this are in motion. If you - have an SBE proposal under review - serve on an SBE grant panel You can help! Fill out this form: shorturl.at/xuKw2

Concerned about the possible dismantling of the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Directorate of NSF?? www.nature.com/articles/d41... Find out what's happening and what we can do to protect behavioral science with @fabbs.org Friday April 10th at 1:30 ET. Register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The latest U.S. Presidential Budget Request calls for the elimination of the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences - which plays a massive role in supporting personality and social psychology research.

The proposed federal budget for 2027 cuts NSF funding by 55%, including dissolving the division for social, behavioral, & economic sciences. Now is an essential time to speak up for science funding!

Interested in joining the 2027 SPSP Morality Preconference Committee? You would serve for 2 years, including this upcoming year with @diegoreinero.bsky.social and me. Applications via this link: forms.gle/NvMc9KuzsRxL... Due 5/15

The Empathy & Moral Psychology Lab will be at APS in Barcelona! Unfortunately, I can't be there in person. Check out @amormino.bsky.social's symposium & talk, @jokretz.bsky.social's first talk, two talks by @jdweng.bsky.social (including one on my behalf), @farvk.bsky.social's poster. A great team!

The Presidential Budget Request for FY2027 calls for dismantling NSF's Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences Directorate — and reports suggest it could start this year. @cossa.bsky.social is hosting a Town Hall on April 14 and SPSP members are encouraged to attend! RSVP: https://ow.ly/sFYH50YH3Fl

Following the release of the President's Budget Request (PBR) on April 3rd, NSF quickly and quietly took steps to begin to dismantle the SBE Directorate. The Federation of Associations in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) wants to hear about how the SBE Directorate at NSF has supported your research and career. Your stories help FABBS communicate to policymakers and the public what’s at stake when the federal government fails to fund critical sciences. We may follow up for clarification, but we will not share your name or institution publicly without your permission.

This post is part of a longer thread and we really wanted to make sure it got attention from our community. Many thank you's to Paige Amormino (@amormino.bsky.social) for putting together this action guide to help scholars advocate for the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences!

We're recruiting organizers for the Morality Preconference! Please fill out this form if you're interested in serving in this role. We are looking for folks interested in serving on the committee fo...

Saving SBE starts before the bill is written. SBE needs a distinct FY27 appropriation. If your sch. is on the list, get a group of colleagues to meet w your House/Sen. offices. Esp. for Republican seats, direct constituent comms matter. Timeline/templates/updates: www.paigeamormino.com/pages/9337

Right now, NSF SBE does not have its own separate line of funding in the FY2027 budget structure. This matters because if SBE is not specifically protected ...

We encourage SPSP members to check out an excellent guide prepared by Paige Amormino (@amormino.bsky.social), which offers practical action steps that members can take to speak up for personality and social psychology research: ow.ly/zYBl50YEuVM

Right now, NSF SBE does not have its own separate line of funding in the FY2027 budget structure. This matters because if SBE is not specifically protected ...