Spin Electronics for the 21st Century

NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR

NSF Financial Assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements) made on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the applicable set of award conditions, dated October 1, 2024, available on the NSF website. These terms and conditions are consistent with the revised guidance specified in the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2024.

Important information for proposers

All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

On July 10, 2025, NSF issued an Important Notice providing updates to the agency's research security policies, including a research security training requirement, Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program annual certification requirement, prohibition on Confucius institutes and an updated FFDR reporting and submission timeline.

Synopsis

The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Division of Electrical and Communications Systems (ECS), Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems (CMS), Division of Chemical and Transport Systems (CTS) and Division of Design, Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation (DMII), of the Directorate for Engineering; and the Office of International Science and Engineering(INT) of the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE), announces an Initiative on Spin Electronics for the 21st Century. This focused initiative seeks high-risk/high-return research on novel concepts in Spin Electronics and its applications. Emphasis will be on enabling technologies critical to the continued growth of Spin Electronics in the next decade to address the scientific issues and technological challenges associated with the underpinnings of quantum and coherent spin electronics, storage and sensing demands of information technology, quantum computing, quantum communications, and revolutionary molecular, chemical and mechanical systems.

Program contacts

Name	Email	Phone	Organization
Usha Varshney Program Director	uvarshne@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8339	ENG/ECCS
Rajinder Khosla Program Director	rkhosla@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8339	ENG/ECCS
Shih C. Liu Program Director	sliu@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8360	ENG/CMMI
Maria K. Burka Program Director	mburka@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7030	ENG/CBET
Robert M. Wellek Deputy Division Director	rwellek@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8370	ENG/CBET
Donald Senich Senior Advisor, Small Business Procurement Policy	dsenich@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7082	ENG/IIP
Mark Suskin Program Manager	msuskin@nsf.gov	9-011-33-14-312-2108	CISE/OAC

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December 14, 2001

Spin Electronics for the 21st Century

Status: Archived

Archived funding opportunity

NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR

Important information for proposers

Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

Synopsis

Program contacts

Awards made through this program

Spin Electronics for the 21st Century

Status: Archived

Archived funding opportunity

NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR

Important information for proposers

Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

Synopsis

Program contacts

Awards made through this program

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