The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences (NSF BIO) supports research and partnerships to advance biological discovery and infrastructure capacity.
NSF BIO funding enables long-term and cross-disciplinary research efforts, builds research capacity through infrastructure, and supports research with international partners.
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Long-term research in ecology and environmental biology
Program
Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB)
Next Required Due Date: Proposals accepted anytime
Cross-disciplinary research
Infrastructure for biological research
International opportunities
BIO participates in NSF agreements with multiple countries, which are designed to reduce barriers to international research collaboration. The agreements are managed by the NSF Office of International Science and Engineering (NSF OISE).
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Reach out to program directors in the three BIO thematic areas: Foundations of Life (bio-fl@nsf.gov), Living Systems (bio-ls@nsf.gov), Bioinnovation and Infrastructure (bio-bi@nsf.gov).
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