U.S. National Science Foundation
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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...
Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (MS-FRG)
The purpose of the Focused Research Group activity is to support collaborative groups employing innovative methods to solve specific, major research challenges...
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...
EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( 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...
Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)
The National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering (NSF ENG) supports foundational research for electrical, communications and computing systems throug...
U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:
The NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs program aims to expand access to the compute required for AI-enabled scientific discovery and to transform the...
Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)
This program will advance scientific community datasets to enable scientific discovery and innovation using artificial intelligence (AI) and other methods. Its...
NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation
NSF invests in scientific discoveries, technological breakthroughs, and transformative innovations that strengthen economic growth, enhance security, and improv...
Transport Phenomena (TP)
The Transport Phenomena (TP) program supports fundamental research to control the transport of species across multiple scales. Innovative TP research supports a...
Engineering Environmental Resiliency (EER)
The Engineering Environmental Resiliency (EER) program supports fundamental research to advance resource and energy conservation and recovery, and to safeguard...
Chemical Process Systems (CPS)
Society relies on chemical processes to turn raw materials into useful products. The Chemical Process Systems (CPS) program invests in fundamental research on c...
Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems (EBBS)
The Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems (EBBS) program expands our understanding of biological and physiological systems, and it helps improve human h...
FOR NSF DIS TESTING
This is for NSF testing purposes only. Any and all submissions will be declined.
NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL)
The National Quantum Initiative (NQI) Act1 aims to ensure the continuing leadership of the United States in quantum information science and technology. In confo...
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics
The Statistics (MMS) Program is an interdisciplinary program in the Economic Sciences that supports the development of innovative analytical and statistical met...
Geomechanics & Geomaterials
The GEOMM program supports fundamental research on the mechanical and engineering properties of geologic materials including natural, mechanically stabilized, a...
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 int...
Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research
The Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) program was established under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between NSF and the United States...
Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN)
NSF established the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) in 2002 at Purdue University as part of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). The NCN...
Long Term Research in Environmental Biology
Through the LTREB program, the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) and the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) encourage the submission of prop...
Electronics, Photonics, and Magnetic Devices
The Magnetic Devices (EPMD) program seeks to improve the fundamental understanding of devices and components based on the principles of micro- and related physi...
Sustainable Energy Pathways
A sustainable world is one in which human needs are met equitably without harm to the environment, and without sacrificing the ability of future generations to...
Ocean Drilling Program
International Ocean Discovery Program Operations The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) serves to advance basic research in the marine geosciences and...
Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM
Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM) funds research projects that identify factors that are effacacious in the formation of ethical STEM researchers...
Scalable Nanomanufacturing
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a fourth year of a program on collaborative research and education in the area of scalable nanomanufacturing, in...