U.S. National Science Foundation grants
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) currently lists 121 open federal funding opportunities on Grants.gov.
Open opportunities
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR)
- Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)
- 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:
- PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF)
- Applied Mathematics
- Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants
- Plasma Physics
- National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)
- National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)
- Computational Mathematics
- Archaeometry (AMTRY)
- Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards
- Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)
- IUSE: Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC)
- Statistics
- Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network (DDRIG)
- Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support
- Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)
- Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS)
- Arctic Research Opportunities
- Social Psychology
- Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR)
- Linguistics
- Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support
- Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS)
- Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS)
- Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods (NCSES S&T)
- Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU)
- Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)
- Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure
- Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (NSF SaTC)
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)
- Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)
- Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (BA-SR)
- Developmental Sciences (DS)
- Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro)
- Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program
- Science and Technology Studies (STS)
- Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research (Future CoRe)
- GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR)
- Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1
- A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO)
- Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence (SL)
- EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC)
- NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)
- Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)
- Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)
- NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)
- 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 (NQVL)
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows
- IUSE / Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)
- Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)
- Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Support for Fieldwork
- EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems (E-CORE)
- Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS)
- Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)
- Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE)
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CIRC)
- Engineering Research Initiation (ERI)
- Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
- Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
- Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science
- NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships (AAPF)
- Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes
- Transport Phenomena (TP)
- The Research on Research Security Program (RoRS)
- High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (HRRBAA)
- Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development (GRANTED)
- Plant Biotic Interactions
- Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity)
- Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning (CAMEL) for K-12
- Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)
- Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET)
- Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)
- Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
- Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)
- NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems
- National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program
- Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE)
- MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics)
- Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF)
- NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12)
- Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation)
- MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem)
- MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)
- MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)
- MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)
- Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI)
- Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB)
- Law & Science (LS)
- Security and Preparedness (SAP)
- Science of Organizations (SoO)
- Economics
- Sociology
- Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact (SoS:DCI)
- National Facilities
- Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities
- Plant Genome Research Program
- Foundational Research in Robotics
- Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence
- Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering
- Crosscutting Activities in Materials Research
- Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science
- Long Term Research in Environmental Biology
- Research in the Formation of Engineers
- Ocean Drilling Program
- Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Chemical Process Systems (CPS)
- Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems (EBBS)
Recently closed
- Division of Materials Research: Condensed Matter and Materials Theory (CMMT)
- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs (MCB)
- Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB)
- Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Programs (IOS)
- Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)
- Chemical Oceanography
- Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions
- Physical Oceanography
- Biological Oceanography (BioOce)
- Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
- Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation
- Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation for the Astronomical Sciences
- Major Research Instrumentation Program
- NSF's Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative
- Mathematical Biology
- Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (MFAI)
- Algebra and Number Theory
- EDU Core Research
- Analysis
- Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs
- WINDOWS ON THE UNIVERSE: THE ERA OF MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS
- ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering (ECLIPSE)
- Combinatorics
- Foundations
- Probability
- U.S. National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
- Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
- Decision, Risk and Management Sciences - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
- Correctness for Scientific Computing Systems
- Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences
- Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology - Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering
- Perception, Action & Cognition
- NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award
- TechAccess: AI-Ready America
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program
- National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI)
- Foundations for Digital Twins as Catalyzers of Biomedical Technological Innovation
- Supplemental Opportunity for SBIR/STTR Memberships in I/UCRCs
- Developing Country Collaborations in Plant Genome Research (DCC-PGR)
- NSF-NIST Interaction in Basic and Applied Scientific Research in BIO, ENG & MPS
101 closed grants from U.S. National Science Foundation, newest first →
Assistance Listings with funding history
- 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training
- 47.049 · Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- 81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program
- 47.076 · STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)
- 93.279 · Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs
- 47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering
- 47.050 · Geosciences
- 47.074 · Biological Sciences
- 47.084 · NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
- 93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support
- 47.041 · Engineering
- 47.083 · Integrative Activities
- 47.075 · Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
- 47.078 · Polar Programs
- 17.280 · WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants
- 47.079 · Office of International Science and Engineering
- 93.322 · CDC Partnership: Strengthening Public Health Laboratories
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