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Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities (EFMA)

Targets important cutting-edge opportunities and long-term challenges for engineering that may address national needs, and supports multidisciplinary studies and facilities.

Engineering researchers to bend rules (of classical physics)

Quantum photonic processor

Quantum technologies to advance secure communication

Announcements

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News

Can scientists change mucus to make it easier to clear, limiting harm to lungs? November 12, 2018
NSF, Popular Science announce this year’s Vizzies winners November 7, 2018
NSF announces awards to shape the human-technology partnership for the well-being of workers and their productivity November 5, 2018

Funding Opportunities

National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
(NSF 19-522) Posted November 6, 2018
Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR): Data Science Corps
(NSF 19-518) Posted October 31, 2018
Navigating the New Arctic
(NSF 19-511) Posted October 24, 2018

Upcoming Due Dates

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (RII Track-2 FEC) (NSF 18-589) Letter of Intent: November 26, 2018
EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION 2019 (NSF 19-502) Letter of Intent: November 29, 2018
Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I (NSF 18-593) Full Proposal: December 4, 2018, Full Proposal Deadline

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