NSF

U.S. National Science Foundation Grants

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

221

Active Grants

$115.5M

Total Funding

3

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

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

TechAccess: AI-Ready America

Closes todayJul 16, 2026

NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award

Closes todayJul 24, 2026

Perception, Action & Cognition

Closes todayAug 3, 2026

Correctness for Scientific Computing Systems

Closes todayAug 11, 2026

Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences

Closes todayAug 11, 2026

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

Closes todayAug 18, 2026

Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

Closes todayAug 25, 2026

Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Programs (IOS)

Closes todayAug 27, 2026

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

Closes todaySep 8, 2026
Closes todaySep 15, 2026
Closes todaySep 22, 2026

ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering (ECLIPSE)

Closes todaySep 22, 2026
Closes todaySep 22, 2026
Closes todaySep 30, 2026

EDU Core Research

Closes todayOct 1, 2026

Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (MFAI)

Closes todayOct 9, 2026

Algebra and Number Theory

Closes todayOct 9, 2026

Mathematical Biology

Closes todayOct 14, 2026

International Research Experiences for Students

Closes todayOct 26, 2026

Geometric Analysis

5d leftNov 3, 2026
5d leftNov 3, 2026

Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)

6d leftNov 4, 2026

SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF)

6d leftNov 4, 2026

NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation

6d leftNov 4, 2026

U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:

6d leftNov 4, 2026

PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF)

12d leftNov 10, 2026

Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants

18d leftNov 16, 2026

Applied Mathematics

18d leftNov 16, 2026
18d leftNov 16, 2026

National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)

19d leftNov 17, 2026

National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)

20d leftNov 18, 2026

Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards

33d leftDec 1, 2026

Archaeometry (AMTRY)

33d leftDec 1, 2026

Computational Mathematics

33d leftDec 1, 2026

Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)

36d leftDec 4, 2026

IUSE: Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC)

41d leftDec 9, 2026
47d leftDec 15, 2026

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

47d leftDec 15, 2026

Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)

74d leftJan 11, 2027

Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support

74d leftJan 11, 2027

Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS)

77d leftJan 14, 2027

Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS)

78d leftJan 15, 2027

Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support

78d leftJan 15, 2027
78d leftJan 15, 2027

Social Psychology

78d leftJan 15, 2027

Arctic Research Opportunities

78d leftJan 15, 2027

Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR)

78d leftJan 15, 2027

Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS)

82d leftJan 19, 2027

Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods (NCSES S&T)

82d leftJan 19, 2027

Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)

83d leftJan 20, 2027

Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU)

83d leftJan 20, 2027

Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure

84d leftJan 21, 2027

Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (NSF SaTC)

88d leftJan 25, 2027

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

89d leftJan 26, 2027

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)

91d leftJan 28, 2027

Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro)

95d leftFeb 1, 2027

Developmental Sciences (DS)

95d leftFeb 1, 2027

Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (BA-SR)

95d leftFeb 1, 2027

Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program

96d leftFeb 2, 2027

Science and Technology Studies (STS)

96d leftFeb 2, 2027

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

98d leftFeb 4, 2027

GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR)

102d leftFeb 8, 2027

Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1

102d leftFeb 8, 2027

A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO)

103d leftFeb 9, 2027

Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence (SL)

104d leftFeb 10, 2027

EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC)

105d leftFeb 11, 2027

NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)

110d leftFeb 16, 2027

Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)

123d leftMar 1, 2027

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)

124d leftMar 2, 2027

Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)

124d leftMar 2, 2027

Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program

147d leftMar 25, 2027

Expeditions in Computing

153d leftMar 31, 2027

Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Education Innovation and Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS)

158d leftApr 5, 2027

NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL)

159d leftApr 6, 2027

IUSE / Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)

166d leftApr 13, 2027

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows

166d leftApr 13, 2027

Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)

167d leftApr 14, 2027

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

215d leftJun 1, 2027

EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)

215d leftJun 1, 2027

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems (E-CORE)

264d leftJul 20, 2027

Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS)

271d leftJul 27, 2027

Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)

271d leftJul 27, 2027

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)

272d leftJul 28, 2027

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE)

285d leftAug 10, 2027

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

293d leftAug 18, 2027

Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CIRC)

316d leftSep 10, 2027

Engineering Research Initiation (ERI)

322d leftSep 16, 2027

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

326d leftSep 20, 2027

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)

334d leftSep 28, 2027

Advanced Technological Education (ATE)

343d leftOct 7, 2027

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

349d leftOct 13, 2027

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships (AAPF)

351d leftOct 15, 2027

Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR)

355d leftOct 19, 2027

Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)

356d leftOct 20, 2027

Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes

867d leftMar 14, 2029

Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)

The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering (NSF ENG) supports foundational research for electrical, communications and computing systems through the following programs: The

18185d leftAug 12, 2076

Transport Phenomena (TP)

18193d leftAug 20, 2076

The Research on Research Security Program (RoRS)

18205d leftSep 1, 2076

High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (HRRBAA)

18235d leftOct 1, 2076

Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development (GRANTED)

18236d leftOct 2, 2076

Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)

18239d leftOct 5, 2076

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

18239d leftOct 5, 2076

Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET)

18239d leftOct 5, 2076

Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)

18239d leftOct 5, 2076

Plant Biotic Interactions

18239d leftOct 5, 2076

Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)

18239d leftOct 5, 2076

National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program

18240d leftOct 6, 2076

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

18240d leftOct 6, 2076

MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics)

18240d leftOct 6, 2076

Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE)

18240d leftOct 6, 2076

NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12)

18241d leftOct 7, 2076

Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF)

18241d leftOct 7, 2076

MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)

18241d leftOct 7, 2076

MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem)

18241d leftOct 7, 2076

MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)

18241d leftOct 7, 2076

MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)

18242d leftOct 8, 2076

Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI)

18248d leftOct 14, 2076
18249d leftOct 15, 2076

Security and Preparedness (SAP)

18249d leftOct 15, 2076
18249d leftOct 15, 2076

Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact (SoS:DCI)

18249d leftOct 15, 2076

Science of Organizations (SoO)

18249d leftOct 15, 2076

Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB)

18249d leftOct 15, 2076

Law & Science (LS)

18249d leftOct 15, 2076

Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity)

18260d leftOct 26, 2076

Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation)

18260d leftOct 26, 2076

Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)

18261d leftOct 27, 2076

Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence

Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)

Emerging Mathematics in Biology (eMB)

Chemical Oceanography

Infrastructure Systems and People (ISP)

Crosscutting Activities in Materials Research

Engineering Environmental Resiliency (EER)

Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices (EPMD)

Mind, Machine and Motor Nexus (M3X)

Plant Genome Research Program

Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth (SPSE)

Engineering Design and Systems Engineering (EDSE)

Engineering for Civil Infrastructure (ECI)

Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models (IHBEM)

Foundations for Operating the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource: the NAIRR Operations Center (NAIRR-OC)

Mechanics of Materials and Structures (MOMS)

Foundational Research in Robotics

Thermal Transport Processes (TTP)

Particulate and Multiphase Processes

Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Enriching Learning, Programs, and Student Experiences (HSI:ELPSE)

Electrochemical Systems

Education Programs in Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences

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

Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes (WaLCZ)

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

Geospace Cluster (AGS-GC)

Life and Environments Through Time (LET)

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

Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships

Solar, Heliospheric, and INterplanetary Environment (SHINE)

Long Term Research in Environmental Biology

Manufacturing Systems Integration (MSI)

Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM)

Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering (DARE)

Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems (EBBS)

LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCES FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION (LSAMP)

Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination

Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering

Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI)

Facilities for Atmospheric Research and Education (FARE)

Cellular and Biochemical Engineering

Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Advanced Manufacturing (AM)

Energy, Power, Control, and Networks (EPCN)

National Facilities

Division of Materials Research: Condensed Matter and Materials Theory (CMMT)

Physical Oceanography

Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI)

Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (MS-FRG)

Combustion and Fire Systems (CFS)

Engineering of Biomedical Systems

Process Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamics

Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships

Dynamics, Control and Systems Diagnostics (DCSD)

Ocean Drilling Program

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

Biological Oceanography (BioOce)

Archaeology and Archaeometry

Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science

Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems (CCSS)

Data Science Corps (DSC)

Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs (MCB)

Innovation and Organizational Sciences (IOS)

Infrastructure Cluster (AGS-IC)

Interfacial Engineering

Research in the Formation of Engineers

Chemical Process Systems (CPS)

Atmosphere Cluster (AGS-AC)

Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP)

Environmental Sustainability

Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB)

Discovery Research PreK-12 Program Resource Center on Transformative Education Research and Translation (DRK-12 RC)

Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (BMMB)

Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and Volcanology (CESEV)

Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs: No Deadline Pilot (CHE-DRP:NDP)

Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs (CHE-DRP)

Facility and Instrumentation Request Process (FIRP)

Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation for the Astronomical Sciences (ATI)

Nanoscale Interactions

Artificial Intelligence, Formal Methods, and Mathematical Reasoning (AIMing)

Marine Geology and Geophysics (MG&G)

Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI)

Operations Engineering (OE)

Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR)

Environmental Engineering

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