U.S. National Science Foundation
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Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems
The Sensing-Systems (CCSS) program is intended to spur visionary systems-oriented activities in integrative research. CCSS supports systems research in hardware...
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...
Expeditions in Computing
The far-reaching impact and rate of innovation in the computer and information science and engineering fields has been remarkable, generating economic prosperity...
Foundational Research in Robotics
The Foundational Research in Robotics (FRR) program, jointly led by the CISE and ENG Directorates, supports research on robotic systems that exhibit significant...
Cyber-Physical Systems
The term "cyber-physical systems" refers to the tight conjoining of and coordination between computational and physical resources. We envision that the cyber-ph...
Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace
Cyberspace has transformed the daily lives of people for the better. The rush to adopt exposed its fragility and vulnerabilities: infrastructure and individuals...
Critical Zone Observatory National Office
This solicitation calls for proposals to establish a Critical Zone Observatory National Office (CZO-NO) to facilitate activities of the network of Critical Zone...
General & Age-Related Disabilities Engineering (GARDE)
NOTE: The name of the Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities (RAPD) program has been changed to the General & Age Related Disabilities Engineering (GARDE) pr...
Environmental Engineering
In broadest terms, the field of Environmental Engineering is concerned with understanding the impacts of human activities on the public health, natural environm...
Biomedical Engineering
The Biomedical Engineering (BME) program supports projects in the following BME themes:Neural engineering (brain science, computational neuroscience, brain-comp...
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Sustainability program supports engineering research with the goal of promoting sustainable engineered systems that support human well-being a...
Biosensing
The Biosensing Program supports innovative, transformative and insightful fundamental investigations of original technologies with broad long term impact and ap...
Interfacial Processes and Thermodynamics
The Interfacial Processes and Thermodynamics program supports fundamental research in engineering areas related to:Interfacial phenomenaMass transport phenomena...
Thermal Transport Processes
The Thermal Transport Processes program supports engineering research aimed at gaining a basic understanding of the microscopic and macroscopic levels of therma...
Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems
The Plasma Systems program supports fundamental research and education relevant to these subjects. Among the broader societal impacts of the program are cleaner...
Environmental Health and Safety of Nanotechnology
The Environmental Health and Safety of Nanotechnology program provides support to develop and test the environmental effects of nanotechnologies. Fundamental re...
Chemical and Biological Separations
The Chemical and Biological Separations (CBS) program supports fundamental research on novel methods and materials for separation processes. These processes are...
Biotechnology, Biochemical, and Biomass Engineering
The Biomass Engineering (BBBE) program supports fundamental engineering research that advances the understanding of cellular and biomolecular processes (in vivo...
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science
The Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) i...
Catalysis and Biocatalysis
Due to the ubiquitous presence of catalysis in the many aspects of goods and services impacting our lives, the Catalysis and Biocatalysis program has many poten...
Particulate and Multiphase Processes
The Particulate and Multiphase Processes program supports fundamental and applied research on mechanisms and phenomena governing particulate and multiphase proc...
Energy for Sustainability
The Energy for Sustainability program supports fundamental research and education that will enable innovative processes for the sustainable production of electr...
Process and Reaction Engineering
The Process and Reaction Engineering program supports fundamental and applied research on:Rates and mechanisms of important classes of catalyzed and uncatalyzed...
Fluid Dynamics
The Fluid Dynamics program supports fundamental research and education on mechanisms and phenomena governing fluid flow. Proposed research should contribute to...
Biophotonics
The Biophotonics program supports innovative photonic research for applications in human health.Basic research and innovation in photonics that is very fundamen...