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Petrology and Geochemistry
The Petrology and Geochemistry Program supports basic research on the formation of planet Earth, including its accretion, early differentiation,and subsequent p...
Ceramics
This program supports fundamental scientific research in ceramics ( and borides), glass-ceramics, inorganic glasses, ceramic-based composites and inorganic carb...
Law & Social Sciences
The Law & Social Sciences Program considers proposals that address social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules.The Program is inherently inte...
Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation
SoftwareInfrastructure for Sustained Innovation (SI2) is a long-term investment focused on realizing a portion of the Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Cen...
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program
This program provides awards to enhance the quality of and mathematics (STEM) instructional and outreach programs at Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaskan N...
Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology
Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology supports innovative research that advances understanding of the deep-time sedimentarycrust and investigates environmental c...
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program
A well-educated mathematics (STEM) workforce isa significant contributorto maintaining the competitiveness of the in the global economy. The National Science Fo...
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program
The main goal of the S-STEM program is to enable low-income, talented domestic students to pursue successful careers in promising STEM fields. Ultimately, the S...
Conferences and Workshops in the Mathematical Sciences
related events (including seasonal schools andinternational travel by groups) support research and training activities of the mathematical sciences community. P...
Cultural Anthropology Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
The primary objective of the Cultural Anthropology Program is tosupport basic scientific research on the of human social and cultural variability. Anthropologic...
Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry
Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) promotes university-industry partnerships by making project funds or fellowships/traineeships ava...
Geomorphology and Land-use Dynamics (GLD)
The GLD Program supports innovative fundamental research into processes that shape and modify earth's landscapes over a variety of length and time scales, with...
NSF Directorate for Engineering - UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Lead Agency Opportunity
The Directorate for Engineering (ENG), Division of Transport Systems (CBET), the Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI), and the Divi...
Nanoscale Interactions
The Nanoscale Interactions program is part of the Environmental Engineering and Sustainability cluster, which also includes: 1) the Environmental Engineering pr...
NSF Convergence Accelerator
With the NSF Convergence Accelerator, NSF's goals are: (i) to pilot a new NSF capability to accelerate use-inspired convergence research in areas of national im...
Catalysis
The Catalysis program is part of the Chemical Process Systems cluster, which also includes: 1) the Electrochemical Systems program; 2) the Interfacial Engineeri...
Archaeology Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
The Archaeology Program supports anthropologically relevant archaeological research. This means that the value of the proposed research can be justified within...
Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry (GG)
The Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry Program supports research on geochemical processes in terrestrial Earth’s surface systems, as well as the intera...
Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry (GG)
The Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry Program focuses on geochemical processes in terrestrial Earth’s surface environmental systems, as well as the in...
Hydrologic Sciences (HS)
The Hydrologic Sciences Program focuses on the fluxes of water in the environment that constitute the water cycle as well as the mass and energy transport funct...
Process Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamics
TheProcess Systems, Reaction Engineering and Molecular Thermodynamicsprogram is part of the Chemical Process Systems cluster, which also includes: 1) theCatalys...
Division of Environmental Biology
The Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Core Tracksupports research and training on evolutionary and ecological processes acting at the level of ecosystems....
Arctic Research Opportunities
The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites investigators at organizations to submit proposals to the Arctic Sciences Section, Office of Polar Programs (OPP)...
Cognitive Neuroscience
The Cognitive Neuroscience Program seeks highly innovative and interdisciplinary proposals aimed at advancing a rigorous understanding of how the human brain su...
Interfacial Engineering
The Interfacial Engineering program is part of the Chemical Process Systems cluster, which also includes: 1) the Catalysis program; 2) the Electrochemical Syste...