U.S. National Science Foundation grants
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) currently lists 142 open federal funding opportunities on Grants.gov.
Open opportunities
- Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics
- Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems
- Tribal Colleges and Universities Program
- U.S. National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
- IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments
- A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise
- Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research
- Probability
- NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages
- Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences
- Combinatorics
- Foundations
- Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace
- ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering (ECLIPSE)
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology
- Analysis
- Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs
- Advanced Technological Education
- EDU Core Research
- Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
- Algebra and Number Theory
- Engineering Research Initiation
- Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science
- Mathematical Biology
- NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research
- Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
- NSF's Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative
- Geometric Analysis
- Topology
- SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
- NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation
- Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)
- U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:
- Applied Mathematics
- Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants
- Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation for the Astronomical Sciences
- Plasma Physics
- Major Research Instrumentation Program
- MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)
- National Science Foundation Translation to Practice
- National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry
- Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation
- Computational Mathematics
- Archaeometry
- Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards
- Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology
- Statistics
- Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network
- Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support
- Arctic Research Opportunities
- Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support
- Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods (NCSES S&T)
- Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure
- Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CyberTraining)
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program (FEC)
- Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program
- GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH
- Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1
- EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC)
- Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
- Biological Oceanography (BioOce)
- Physical Oceanography
- Mid-Career Advancement
- NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program
- Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions
- Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program
- Expeditions in Computing
- Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Education Innovation and Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS)
- NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory - Quantum Testbeds
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows
- Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science
- Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Support for Fieldwork
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems
- Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS)
- Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)
- Faculty Early Career Development Program
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE)
- Chemical Oceanography
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes
- Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Programs (IOS)
- MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics)
- MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)
- Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
- Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET)
- Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)
- Transport Phenomena (TP)
- MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem)
- Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)
- Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)
- MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)
- National Facilities
- Marine Geology and Geophysics
- Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth
- Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes
- Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities
- Facility and Instrumentation Request Process
- Plant Genome Research Program
- Foundational Research in Robotics
- Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs
- Geospace Cluster
- Infrastructure Cluster
- Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence
- Life and Environments Through Time
- Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and Volcanology
- Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering
- NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems
- Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
- Plant Biotic Interactions
- Crosscutting Activities in Materials Research
- Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science
- Long Term Research in Environmental Biology
- Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research
- Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs: No Deadline Pilot
- Facilities for Atmospheric Research and Education
- Energy, Power, Control, and Networks
- Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems
- Research in the Formation of Engineers
- Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices
- NSF STEM K-12
- Education Programs in Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
- Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning (CAMEL) for K-12
- Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research
- Atmosphere Cluster
- NSF National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-Corps (TM) Teams) program
- Ocean Drilling Program
- Accountable Institutions and Behavior
- Law & Science
- Security and Preparedness
- Science of Organizations
- High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology
- Economics
- Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Sociology
- Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact
- Facilitating Research at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions:
- Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development
- Professional Formation of Engineers
- Chemical Process Systems (CPS)
- Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems (EBBS)
- The Research on Research Security Program
Recently closed
- Operations Engineering (OE)
- Engineering for Civil Infrastructure (ECI)
- Engineering Design and Systems Engineering (EDSE)
- Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (BMMB)
- Mechanics of Materials and Structures (MOMS)
- Mind, Machine and Motor Nexus (M3X)
- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs (MCB)
- Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB)
- Environmental Engineering
- Combustion and Fire Systems
- Infrastructure Systems and People
- Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology - Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering
- Correctness for Scientific Computing Systems
- Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences
- Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
- Dynamics, Control and Systems Diagnostics
- Manufacturing Systems Integration
- Process Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamics
- Cellular and Biochemical Engineering
- Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering
- Engineering of Biomedical Systems
- Division of Materials Research: Condensed Matter and Materials Theory (CMMT)
- Catalysis
- Nanoscale Interactions
- Thermal Transport Processes
- Particulate and Multiphase Processes
- Interfacial Engineering
- Biophotonics
- Environmental Sustainability
- Electrochemical Systems
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Biosensing
- Fluid Dynamics
- NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award
- WINDOWS ON THE UNIVERSE: THE ERA OF MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS
- Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education
- Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence
- Social Psychology
- Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards
- Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards
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