[ Facebook Research – Foundational Integrity Research: Misinformation and Polarization DEADLINE EXTENDED | Research Funding ]
Event details
| Date | 06.05.2020 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: In this request for proposals (RFP), Facebook is offering awards to researchers interested in exploring the societal issues of misinformation and polarization related to social communication technologies. Facebook will f und proposals that aim to enrich our understanding of challenges related to misinformation, polarization, information quality, and conflict on social media and social technology platforms. Their goal for these awards is to support the growth of the scientific community in these spaces and to contribute to a shared understanding across the broader industry on how social technology companies can better address social issues on their platforms. Research is not restricted to focusing on Facebook apps and technology.
Priority research areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
Facebook research awards provide support for independent research projects designed to be shared with the larger scientific, policy, and industry communities. These awards will be made as unrestricted gifts to allow investigators the freedom to deepen and extend their existing research portfolios to study the social impact of online interaction and information technologies.
Funding: max. $150’000
Eligibility: Applicants must be the Principal Investigator on any resulting award. Awards must comply with applicable U.S. and international laws, regulations, and policies.
How to Apply: Proposals should include a summary of the project (1-2 pages), a draft budget description (1 page), CVs of all involved researchers, administrative information about the institution, and a list of keywords. For any assistance on the organizational details or tax information, please contact the Research Office. Budgets should be formulated to include 5% overhead (the maximum allowed in the program guidelines).
Deadline: 06 May 2020, 5:00 pm AOE (extended from 01 April 2020)
Further information
Priority research areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Health misinformation
- Quantifying harms of misinformation (limited to three projects total):
- Information processing of sensational, hateful, divisive, or provocative problematic content
- Affective polarization
- Dangerous speech, conflict, and violence
- Misinformation, multimedia, and formats
- News, trust, and information quality
- Cross-platform information ecosystem understanding
- Digital literacy, demographics, and misinformation
Facebook research awards provide support for independent research projects designed to be shared with the larger scientific, policy, and industry communities. These awards will be made as unrestricted gifts to allow investigators the freedom to deepen and extend their existing research portfolios to study the social impact of online interaction and information technologies.
Funding: max. $150’000
Eligibility: Applicants must be the Principal Investigator on any resulting award. Awards must comply with applicable U.S. and international laws, regulations, and policies.
How to Apply: Proposals should include a summary of the project (1-2 pages), a draft budget description (1 page), CVs of all involved researchers, administrative information about the institution, and a list of keywords. For any assistance on the organizational details or tax information, please contact the Research Office. Budgets should be formulated to include 5% overhead (the maximum allowed in the program guidelines).
Deadline: 06 May 2020, 5:00 pm AOE (extended from 01 April 2020)
Further information
- More details on the call can be found on the RFP website.
- For any other questions, contact the Research Office.
Practical information
- General public
- Free