Supports research on fundamental theoretical aspects of nuclear physics, model building and applications to astrophysical phenomena and experimental programs at particle accelerator facilities.
Supports research on fundamental theoretical aspects of nuclear physics, model building and applications to astrophysical phenomena and experimental programs at particle accelerator facilities.
Synopsis
Proposal submission Target Date:
The second Tuesday in December
December 8, 2026, for fiscal year 2027
Proposals submitted after the Target Date of the fiscal year may be considered for funding in the following fiscal year.
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The Nuclear Physics - Theory (NP-Theory) program encompasses the structure and reactions of nuclei, and of hadrons in few-nucleon and nuclear environments, and the quark/gluon substructure expressed by quantum chromodynamics. Supported research includes contributions to fundamental theoretical aspects of nuclear physics, as well as model building and applications to astrophysical phenomena and to experimental programs at facilities such as the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, and the Jefferson Laboratory. This includes formulating new approaches for theoretical, computational, and experimental research that explore the fundamental laws of physics and the behavior of physical systems; formulating quantitative hypotheses; exploring and analyzing the implications of such hypotheses analytically and computationally; and interpreting the results of experiments. Some awards are co-funded with other programs within MPS Physics and elsewhere at NSF.
Prospective principal investigators should contact the program to ascertain that the focus and budget of their proposal are appropriate for the NP-Theory program.
Program contacts
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Allena Opper PROGRAM DIRECTOR
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NP-T@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8958 |