U.S. National Science Foundation
federal agency
Funding opportunities
NSF/DOE PARTNERSHIP ON ADVANCED COMBUSTION ENGINES
The Directorate for Engineering at the National Science Foundation (NSF) has established a partnership with the Vehicle Technologies Program (VTP) of the Depart...
Thermal Transport Processes
The Thermal Transport Processes program supports engineering research aimed at gaining a basic understanding of the thermal transport phenomena at nano/micro an...
Environmental Health and Safety of Nanotechnology
The Environmental Health and Safety of Nanotechnology (Nano EHS) program provides support to examine and mitigate the environmental effects of nanotechnologies....
Marine Geology and Geophysics
The Marine Geology and Geophysics Core Program supports research on all aspects of the geology and geophysics of the present ocean basins and margins, as well a...
Earthscope
EarthScope is an Earth science program to explore the 4-dimensional structure of the North American continent. The EarthScope Program provides a framework for b...
Frontiers in Earth System Dynamics
The Earth is often characterized as "dynamic" because its systems are variable over space and time, and they can respond rapidly to multiple perturbations. The...
Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Statistics and Surveys
The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) is one of the thirteen principal federal statistical...
Computational Mathematics
Supports mathematical research in areas where computation plays a central and essential role, emphasizing implementation of theoretically justified and efficien...
GeoPRISMS Program
GeoPRISMS (Geodynamic Processes at Rifting and Subducting Margins) is the successor to the MARGINS Program. GeoPRISMS will investigate the coupled geodynamics,...
Chemical Oceanography
TheChemical OceanographyProgram supports research into the chemistry of the oceans and the role of the oceans in global geochemical cycles. Areas of interest in...
National Facilities
The National Facilities program supports the operation of national user facilities: National Facilities areresearch facilities with specialized instrumentation...
CubeSat-based Science Missions for Geospace and Atmospheric Research
Lack of essential observations from space is currently a major limiting factor in many areas of geospace and atmospheric research. Recent advances in sensor and...
Integrative Paleoanthropology Grants
The Biological Anthropology and Archaeology Programs are pleased to invite investigators to apply for an "Integrative Paleoanthropology Grant." In 2012, conting...
Manufacturing Machines and Equipment
The MME program supports fundamental research leading to improved manufacturing machines and equipment, and their application in manufacturing processes. Key go...
Geotechnical Engineering
The GTE program supports fundamental research on geotechnical engineering aspects of civil infrastructure, such as site retaining systems, underground drilling....
Civil Infrastructure Systems
The Civil Infrastructure Systems (CIS) program supports research leading to the engineering of infrastructure systems for resilience and sustainability without...
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
The BMMB Program supports fundamental research in biomechanics and mechanobiology. An emphasis is placed on multiscale mechanics approaches in the study of orga...
Manufacturing Enterprise Systems
The MES program supports research on control of operations in manufacturing enterprises. Research is supported that impacts the analytical and computational tec...
Physical and Engineering Sciences in Oncology
In FY 2012, NSF in collaboration with the Office of Physical Sciences-Oncology (OPSO) of the National Cancer Institute will accept and review investigator-initi...