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Mathematical Foundations of Digital Twins
The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Air...
Computer Science for All
This program aims to provide all students with the opportunity to participate in computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) education in their school...
Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Programs
The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) Core Programs Track supports research to understand why organisms are structured the way they are and funct...
Plant Genome Research Program
The Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) supports genome-scale research that addresses challenging questions of biological, societal and economic importance. PG...
Division of Environmental Biology
The Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Coresupports research and training on evolutionary and ecological processes acting at the level of biogeographic ext...
Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities
The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scient...
Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs
MCB supports research that promises to uncover the fundamental properties of living systems across cellular scales. The program gives high priority to projects...
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program
The Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program is designed to encourage development and implementation of potentially transformative approaches to STEM gra...
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows
The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific prog...
GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH
Convergence research is a means for solving vexing research problems, in particular, complex problems focusing on societal needs or deep scientific challenges....
Ceramics
This program supports fundamental research including combined experiment and theory projects in ceramics ( and borides), glasses, ceramic-based composites and i...
ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering
Plasma science is a transdisciplinary field of research where fundamental studies in many disciplines, including plasma physics, plasma chemistry, materials sci...
International Research Experiences for Students
The International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program supports international research and research-related activities for science and engineering s...
Designing Synthetic Cells Beyond the Bounds of Evolution
Because of recent technological advances in synthetic biology and bioengineering, researchers are now able to tailor cells and cell-like systems for a variety o...
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science
The Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science program supports authentic summer research experiences for K-14 educators to fos...
Cognitive Neuroscience
The Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro) program seeks to fund proposals that can advance our understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying human cognition and...
Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
The Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Program (RISBS) supports projects that create computational tools and data to facilitate basic...
Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Faculty Catalyst Awards
The purpose of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Faculty Catalyst Awards (MPS-Ascend Faculty Catalyst Awards, MPS-AFCA) is to support successful...
Research in the Formation of Engineers
The NSF Engineering Directorate (ENG) has launched a multi-year initiative, theProfessional Formation of Engineers, to create and support an innovative and incl...
Plasma Physics
Proposals in the area of plasma physics submitted to the Division of Physics that are not governed by another solicitation (such as CAREER), should be submitted...
Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations
The contemporary research landscape is a collaborative and international enterprise requiring high level coordination among multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural t...
Decision, Risk and Management Sciences - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
The Decision, Risk and Management Sciences Program (DRMS) supports scientific research directed at increasing understanding and effectiveness of decision making...
WINDOWS ON THE UNIVERSE: THE ERA OF MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS
The Universe is the ultimate laboratory, and we can now probe it as never before through several powerful and diverse windows – electromagnetic waves, high-ener...
Arctic Research Opportunities
The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites investigators at organizations to submit proposals to the Arctic Sciences Section in the Office of Polar Programs...
Condensed Matter and Materials Theory
CMMT supports theoretical and computational materials research in the topical areas represented in DMR's other Topical Materials Research Programs (these are al...