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CREST Center awards provide support to enhance the research capabilities of Minority-serving institutions (MSIs) through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. CREST Center awards promote the development of new knowledge, enhancements of the research productivity of...
Sustained Resources only. Prior to submission of full proposals, investigators for the Sustained Resources track are required to submit a Concept Outline, which is due at least three (3) months before the full proposal target date.
Invites collaboration between the U.S. and Indian research communities in the areas of computing, communications, information science and engineering, advanced cyberinfrastructure, secure and trustworthy computing and cyber-physical systems.
Invites education-related research and development proposals at all levels and in all settings to build the knowledge and skills needed for the microelectronics workforce of the future.
Invites geoscientists to seek supplemental funding for graduate students to complete six-month internships with public health or medical professionals on mutually beneficial projects exploring the linkage of human health and the earth environment.
Supports fundamental, applied and translational research that advances knowledge and practice about diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible STEM and STEM education workplaces and postsecondary training environments for persons with disabilities.
Research and Synthesis Project Proposal Submissions Must Adhere to this Deadline
Conference, EAGER, and RAPID Proposals are Accepted Before or After the Target Date. An EAGER or RAPID proposal may only be submitted after receipt of an NSF program officer concurrence email specifying that a proposal may be submitted.
Supports experienced researchers in forging new research directions or entering new fields. Research must be in one or more areas supported by the Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation.
Invites supplemental funding requests to existing NSF awards to provide high school students with a meaningful research experience in the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.
Invites Research Advanced by Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (RAISE) and EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) proposals to all NSF Directorates in the area of clean energy technologies.
Supports partnerships between non-R1 universities and current TRIPODS Phase II Institutes to broaden participation and diversity in data science research.
The Economics program supports research designed to improve the understanding of the processes and institutions of the U.S. economy and of the world system of which it is a part. This program also strengthens both empirical and theoretical economic analysis...
Invites conference proposals to initiate new collaborations that will advance clean energy technologies and increase their use to benefit the economy, to ensure social justice and to serve the public good.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator program addresses national-scale societal challenges through use-inspired convergence research. Using a convergence approach and innovation processes like human-centered design, user discovery, and team science and integration of multidisciplinary research, the Convergence Accelerator program...
The Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CIRC) program drives discovery and learning in the core disciplines of the three participating CISE divisions [Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF), Computer and Network Systems (CNS), and Information...
The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) fulfills the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide. NSF EPSCoR facilitates the establishment of partnerships among academic institutions, government, industry, and non-profit sectors that are designed...
The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) fulfills the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide. Through this program, NSF facilitates the establishment of partnerships among academic institutions, government, industry, and non-profit sectors that...
Invites development of Industry-University Cooperative Research Center proposals to model catastrophic impacts and risk assessment of climate change targeting the needs of the financial and insurance sectors of the economy.
Supports research that increases understanding of how individuals, organizations and societies make decisions. Areas include judgment, decision analysis and aids, risk analysis and communication, public policy decision making and management science.
Invites proposals that broaden the representation of learners, languages, cultures, contexts and locations sampled in language science research and use multiple behavioral or neural methodologies and analyses.
Invites EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) proposals and supplemental funding requests to active Computer and Network Systems awards to develop cyberinfrastructure that advances climate modeling, adaptation and mitigation research.
NSF invites proposals for interdisciplinary research to create evidence-based solutions that strengthen human resilience, security and quality of life by addressing seemingly intractable challenges that confront our society.
The National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce) invites innovative proposals that address the critical need for recruiting, preparing, and retaining highly effective elementary and secondary mathematics and science teachers and teacher leaders who persist as classroom teachers...
Supports establishment of biofoundries to catalyze understanding of biological or bio-engineered systems, while ensuring broad access to technologies, training and education, and enabling rapid translation of basic discoveries.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) plays a prominent role in the improvement of undergraduate STEM education at the Nation’s colleges and universities. Through the IUSE: Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC) program, the agency seeks to extend this effort...
Supports collaborative activities between the U.S. and German research communities to further understanding of realistic interfacial processes through innovative characterization methods.