NSF

U.S. National Science Foundation Grants

180 active funding opportunities from U.S. National Science Foundation.

180

Active Grants

$189.7M

Total Funding

4

Categories

Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems

Closes todayApr 28, 2026

Foundations for Digital Twins as Catalyzers of Biomedical Technological Innovation

Closes todayMay 4, 2026

NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program

Closes todayJun 1, 2026

Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation

Support for investigators to conduct research in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence with emphasis on broadening participation.

Up to $600KCloses todayJun 1, 2026

Biological Sciences Research - Ecology and Evolution

Support for fundamental research in ecology, evolutionary biology, and environmental biology, including field research, laboratory studies, and computational modeling.

Up to $500KCloses todayJun 10, 2026

Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network

1d leftJun 15, 2026

Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards

17d leftJul 1, 2026
31d leftJul 15, 2026

Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education

31d leftJul 15, 2026

Social Psychology

31d leftJul 15, 2026

Arctic Research Opportunities

31d leftJul 15, 2026

TechAccess: AI-Ready America

32d leftJul 16, 2026

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems

37d leftJul 21, 2026

CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service

37d leftJul 21, 2026

Faculty Early Career Development Program

38d leftJul 22, 2026

NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award

40d leftJul 24, 2026

Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs (SBIR/STTR): A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation.

43d leftJul 27, 2026

Integrated Data Systems & Services

44d leftJul 28, 2026

Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards

46d leftJul 30, 2026

Developmental Sciences

46d leftJul 30, 2026

Science and Technology Studies

50d leftAug 3, 2026

Perception, Action & Cognition

50d leftAug 3, 2026

Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program

51d leftAug 4, 2026

Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence

52d leftAug 5, 2026

Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology - Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering

54d leftAug 7, 2026

ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering

58d leftAug 11, 2026

Correctness for Scientific Computing Systems

58d leftAug 11, 2026

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence

58d leftAug 11, 2026

Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences

58d leftAug 11, 2026

Physical Oceanography

64d leftAug 17, 2026

Chemical Oceanography

64d leftAug 17, 2026

Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards

64d leftAug 17, 2026

Cognitive Neuroscience

64d leftAug 17, 2026

Biological Oceanography

64d leftAug 17, 2026

Decision, Risk and Management Sciences - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

65d leftAug 18, 2026

Decision, Risk and Management Sciences

65d leftAug 18, 2026

Research Experiences for Undergraduates

66d leftAug 19, 2026

Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

72d leftAug 25, 2026

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics

74d leftAug 27, 2026

Tribal Colleges and Universities Program

79d leftSep 1, 2026

Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems

79d leftSep 1, 2026

IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments

86d leftSep 8, 2026

U.S. National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program

The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and c

Up to $3.0M86d leftSep 8, 2026

A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise

87d leftSep 9, 2026

Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research

88d leftSep 10, 2026
93d leftSep 15, 2026

National Science Foundation Translation to Practice

93d leftSep 15, 2026

NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages

93d leftSep 15, 2026

Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences

96d leftSep 18, 2026
100d leftSep 22, 2026
100d leftSep 22, 2026

Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace

106d leftSep 28, 2026

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology

107d leftSep 29, 2026

WINDOWS ON THE UNIVERSE: THE ERA OF MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS

108d leftSep 30, 2026
108d leftSep 30, 2026

Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs

108d leftSep 30, 2026

Advanced Technological Education

109d leftOct 1, 2026

EDU Core Research

109d leftOct 1, 2026

Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence

117d leftOct 9, 2026

Algebra and Number Theory

117d leftOct 9, 2026

Mathematical Biology

122d leftOct 14, 2026

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science

122d leftOct 14, 2026

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships

123d leftOct 15, 2026

Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research

128d leftOct 20, 2026

Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

129d leftOct 21, 2026

International Research Experiences for Students

134d leftOct 26, 2026

NSF's Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative

135d leftOct 27, 2026

Geometric Analysis

142d leftNov 3, 2026
142d leftNov 3, 2026

SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

143d leftNov 4, 2026

Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation for the Astronomical Sciences

155d leftNov 16, 2026

Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants

The Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants (AAG) Program is an inclusive and flexible funding opportunity to support research in the astronomical sciences. The Program provides individual investig

155d leftNov 16, 2026

Major Research Instrumentation Program

155d leftNov 16, 2026

Applied Mathematics

155d leftNov 16, 2026
155d leftNov 16, 2026

National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry

157d leftNov 18, 2026

Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation

159d leftNov 20, 2026

Computational Mathematics

Supports mathematical research in areas where computation plays a central and essential role, emphasizing analysis, development, and implementation of theoretically justified and efficient algorithms.

Up to $1.2M170d leftDec 1, 2026
170d leftDec 1, 2026

Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology

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.

173d leftDec 4, 2026
184d leftDec 15, 2026

Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support

211d leftJan 11, 2027

Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure

220d leftJan 20, 2027

Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CyberTraining)

221d leftJan 21, 2027

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program (FEC)

226d leftJan 26, 2027

GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH

Convergence research is a means for solving vexing research problems, in particular, complex problems focusing on societal needs or deep scientific challenges. It entails integrating knowledge, method

Up to $3.6M239d leftFeb 8, 2027

Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1

239d leftFeb 8, 2027

Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination

246d leftFeb 15, 2027

Mid-Career Advancement

260d leftMar 1, 2027

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program

261d leftMar 2, 2027

Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions

262d leftMar 3, 2027

Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program

284d leftMar 25, 2027

Expeditions in Computing

290d leftMar 31, 2027

NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory - Quantum Testbeds

296d leftApr 6, 2027

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows

303d leftApr 13, 2027

Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science

304d leftApr 14, 2027

Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Support for Fieldwork

352d leftJun 1, 2027

Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes

1004d leftMar 14, 2029

Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning (CAMEL) for K-12

NSF STEM K-12

The NSF STEM K-12 program in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) in the Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) supports fundamental, applied, and translational res

Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems

Plant Genome Research Program

Mind, Machine and Motor Nexus

Facilitating Research at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions:

Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact

Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Programs

Combustion and Fire Systems

Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Engineering of Biomedical Systems

Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering

Energy, Power, Control, and Networks

Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research

Atmosphere Cluster

Electrochemical Systems

Environmental Sustainability

Interfacial Engineering

Particulate and Multiphase Processes

Ocean Drilling Program

Nanoscale Interactions

Security and Preparedness

Cellular and Biochemical Engineering

Process Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamics

Science of Organizations

Operations Engineering

Manufacturing Systems Integration

Facilities for Atmospheric Research and Education

Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs: No Deadline Pilot

Dynamics, Control and Systems Diagnostics

Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research

Division of Environmental Biology

Facility and Instrumentation Request Process

Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities

Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes

Infrastructure Systems and People

Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development

Plant Biotic Interactions

Professional Formation of Engineers

Transport Phenomena (TP)

Engineering Environmental Resiliency (EER)

Chemical Process Systems (CPS)

Marine Geology and Geophysics

Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering

Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems (EBBS)

Mechanics of Materials and Structures

Biomechanics and Mechanobiology

Environmental Engineering

Infrastructure Cluster

Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence

Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs

Advanced Manufacturing

The Research on Research Security Program

Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth

Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs

Engineering for Civil Infrastructure

Foundational Research in Robotics

Engineering Design and Systems Engineering

Long Term Research in Environmental Biology

Geospace Cluster

High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology

Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science

Law & Science

Condensed Matter and Materials Theory

Thermal Transport Processes

NSF National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-Corps (TM) Teams) program

Crosscutting Activities in Materials Research

Life and Environments Through Time

Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems

Research in the Formation of Engineers

Accountable Institutions and Behavior

Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices

Fluid Dynamics

TheFluid Dynamicsprogram is part of the Transport Phenomena cluster, which also includes 1) theCombustion and Fire Systemsprogram; 2) theParticulate and Multiphase Processesprogram; and 3) theThermal

National Facilities

Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and Volcanology

Education Programs in Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences

AGSEducation supports efforts to integrateatmospheric and geospaceresearch and education via two main program areas, which are: 1) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site Program. This pr

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