National Science Foundation
federal agency
Funding opportunities
Astronomical Sciences Innovations (Astro-Innovations)
The Astronomical Sciences Innovations program (Astro-Innovations) supports a small number of larger astronomical activities. This program is formally divided in...
Astronomical Sciences Technology and Instrumentation (ATI)
The Astronomical Sciences Technologies and Instrumentation (ATI) program provides individual investigator and collaborative research grants to develop new techn...
Astronomical Sciences Core Research (Astro-Core)
The MPS Astronomical Sciences Core Research program (Astro-Core) supports foundational research in the astronomical sciences. The program provides individual in...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
The purpose of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the strength of the scientific and engineerin...
Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)
Supports foundational research across the geosciences, including Earth's atmosphere and near-Earth space environment, solid Earth and surface processes, and the...
Engineering : Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)
Mathematical Sciences Focused Research Groups (MS-FRG)
Target submission dates:Mathematical Sciences Focused Research Groups proposals should be submitted to the MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs solicitat...
Condensed Matter and Materials Theory (CMMT)
The Condensed Matter and Materials Theory Program supports theoretical and computational materials research in the topical areas represented by other Materials...
Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS) (ECCS)
The National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering (NSF ENG) supports foundational research for electrical, communications and computing systems throug...
Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
The National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering (NSF ENG) supports foundational research projects for manufacturing innovation through the following...
Geosciences Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth, and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)
The NSF Geosciences Research solicitation supports foundational research projects that advance the frontiers of knowledge across all areas of the geosciences. T...
Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)
The National Science Foundation's Directorate for Biological Sciences (NSF BIO) Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core) funding opportunity supports fou...
Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET)
The National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering (NSF ENG) supports foundational engineering research for transport systems through the following pro...
MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem)
The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports foundational research through multiple programs in the che...
MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)
The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports multiple research programs at the frontiers of discovery i...
MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)
The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports multiple materials research programs that advance fundamen...
MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)
The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports multiple research programs in the astronomical sciences. N...
MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics)
The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports multiple research programs at the frontiers of discovery i...
EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI): Wave-Based Computing (WBC) ( EFRI-WBC)
The Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program serves a critical role in helping the NSF Directorate for Engineering focus on important emergi...
Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)
The far-reaching impact and rate of innovation in the computer and information science and engineering fields has been remarkable, generating economic prosperity...
Mathematical Sciences Research Training Groups (MS-RTG)
Target submission dates:Mathematical Sciences Research Training Groups proposals should be submitted to the MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs solicita...
Living Systems (LS)
The NSF BIO Living Systems thematic area supports fundamental research on how diverse organisms and extinct their interactions evolve. This thematic area also s...
Foundations of Life (FL)
The NSF BIO Foundations of Life thematic area emphasizes fundamental research in natural and synthetic living systems – including neural systems – from diverse...
Bioinnovation and Infrastructure (BI)
In association with the Core Research in Biological Sciences funding opportunity, the Bioinnovation and Infrastructure thematic area emphasizes hypothesis-drive...
Earth Sciences Program
The Earth Sciences program supports foundational research that advances understanding of Earth’s interior and surface processes, past and present. The program s...