NSF funding programs

Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet) (NSF 23-619, NSF-wide) program supports international networks of networks (NoNs) that aim to 1) accelerate scientific research at a rate that would not be possible without concerted international cooperation in research planning; 2) make NoN members more competitive for research awards following the period of award; 3) recruit and foster a US-based diverse and internationally competent workforce trained in conducting and leading multi-team international collaboration. Upcoming deadline: 9/16/2024

Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) (NSF 22-626, EDU) is the only NSF program that exclusively invests in research and practice on how people learn STEM outside of formal education (i.e., not in the classroom).
Upcoming deadline: 1/8/2025

Algorithms for Modern Power Systems (AMPS) (NSF 22-569, MPS) program supports research focusing on developing the next generation of mathematical and statistical algorithms for improvement of the security, reliability, and efficiency of the modern power grid. Upcoming deadline: 2/10/2025

Artificial Intelligence, Formal Methods, and Mathematical Reasoning (AIMing) (NSF 24-554, MPS, CISE) supports research at the interface of AI, computer science, mathematics, and statistics that assists and accelerates both mathematical discovery as well as discovery in related disciplines.

Upcoming deadline: 6/3/2024

BIO Divisions Core Programs. This toolkit can be used to prepare proposals to the following BIO  Divisions. Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime 

• (NSF 24-543) Division of Environmental Biology Core Programs (DEB)
• (NSF 24-546) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Programs (IOS)
• (NSF 24-539) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs (MCB) 

Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE) (NSF 22-514, ENG) is a dedicated program supporting the development of a diverse and well-prepared engineering workforce through enhancing the diversity and inclusion of all underrepresented populations in engineering. Funding is available in four tracks: Track 1: Planning and Conference Grants, Track 2: Research in Broadening Participation in Engineering, Track 3: Inclusive Mentoring Hubs (IM Hubs), and Track 4: Centers for Equity in Engineering (CEE). Upcoming deadlines: 11/20/2024 (Tracks 3 and 4); accepted anytime (Tracks 1 and 2)

CAREER Awards (NSF 22-586, NSF-wide) provide support for research and education plans of not yet tenured tenure-track faculty in STEM and NSF-recognized social science disciplines. Upcoming deadline: 7/24/2024   **This toolkit is updated every April.**

Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Core Programs support research and education projects that develop new knowledge in all aspects of computing, communications, and information science and engineering, as well as advanced cyberinfrastructure.

• (NSF 23-561) SMALL projects are 1-2 investigators and at least one student/postdoctoral researcher; MEDIUM projects are 1-2 investigators and several student/postdoctoral researchers; OAC Core projects support translational research and education activities in all aspects of advanced cyberinfrastructure that lead to systems capable of transforming science and engineering research. Upcoming deadlines: SMALL Projects accepted anytime; MEDIUM and OAC Core Projects upcoming deadline: 10/23/2024.
• (NSF 23-524) LARGE projects support full-scale computer and information science and engineering research with an overarching goal and a clearly identified collaborative project team. Upcoming deadline: Large Projects 9/30/2024

Conference (See PAPPG, NSF-wide) supports conferences in special areas of science and engineering that bring experts together to discuss recent research or education findings or to expose other researchers or students to new research and education techniques. Deadline: Open (A conference proposal should generally be submitted at least a year in advance of the scheduled date.)

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) (NSF 21-551, CISE, ENG) support research on engineered systems with a seamless integration of cyber and physical components, such as computation, control, networking, learning, autonomy, security, privacy, and verification, for a range of application domains. Deadlines: Small and Medium proposals accepted any time.

Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) (NSF 22-632, NSF-wide) supports three project types in the development, deployment, and sustainability of cyberinfrastructure (CI) within and across NSF Directorates/Divisional programs. Upcoming deadline: 12/1/2024

The Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) (SBE) provides partial funds for doctoral dissertation projects in various programs of the SBE Directorate of NSF. We have toolkits for the following DDRIG programs:

• Biology Anthropology DDRIG (BA-DDRIG) (NSF 23-504); upcoming deadline: 7/31/2024
• Cultural Anthropology DDRIG (CA-DDRIG) (NSF 23-502); upcoming deadline: 8/15/2024
• Decision, Risk, and Management Sciences DDRIG (DRMS-DDRIG) (NSF 23-618); upcoming deadline: 8/19/2024

Design for Environmental Sustainability in Computing (DESC) (NSF 23-532, CISE) brings together teams to address the substantial environmental impacts that computing has through its entire lifecycle from design and manufacturing, through deployment into operation, and finally into reuse, recycling, and disposal. Deadlines: Upcoming deadline for Type I and Type II projects: 9/13/2024; Type III: Accepted anytime

Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs (DMR:TMRP) (NSF 23-612, MPS/DMR) supports projects that advance the fundamental understanding of materials, materials discovery, design, synthesis, characterization, properties, and materials-related phenomena. Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime (except not during the following window: April 15th to June 15th)

EHR Core Research (ECR CORE) (NSF 21-588, EDU) supports fundamental research that contributes to the general, explanatory knowledge that underlies STEM education in one or more of three broadly conceived Research Areas: Research on STEM Learning and Learning Environments, Research on Broadening Participation in STEM fields, and Research on STEM Workforce Development. Upcoming deadline: 10/3/2024

Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) (NSF 23-616, BIO, MPS, SBE, GEO) program supports research on the ecological, evolutionary, organismal, and social drivers that influence the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. The central theme of submitted projects must be the quantitative, mathematical, or computational understanding of pathogen transmission dynamics. This is co-sponsored with NIH, USDA, and optional specific-country collaborative programs. Upcoming deadline: 11/20/2024

Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2) (NSF 23-630, NSF-wide) uses fundamental research to produce knowledge about what constitutes or promotes responsible or irresponsible conduct of research and why, as well as how to best instill this knowledge into researchers, practitioners, and educators at all career stages. Upcoming deadline: 1/23/2025

Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT) (NSF 23-507, EDU, TIP) supports experiential learning opportunities for individuals from diverse professional and educational backgrounds that will increase access to and interest in career pathways in emerging technology fields.
Upcoming deadline: 9/11/2024

Future Manufacturing (FM) (NSF 24-525, NSF-wide) supports the development of proposals that focus on fundamental research and education of a future workforce to both overcome scientific, technological, educational, economic, and social barriers and enable new manufacturing capabilities that do not exist today. Upcoming deadline: 4/11/2024

Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP) (NSF 23-605, NSF-wide) is a fellowship program that provides 3 years of support across 5 years to graduate students who have demonstrated their potential for significant research achievements and are seeking research-based master's and doctoral degrees in STEM or STEM education. Upcoming deadlines: TBD, October 2024

**This toolkit is updated annually in the summer.**

Growing Convergence Research (GCR) (NSF 24-527, NSF-wide) targets transdisciplinary team research that crosses directorate or division boundaries and is currently not supported by NSF programs, initiatives, and research-focused Big Ideas. Upcoming deadline: 4/12/2024

Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS) (NSF 23-568, SBE) supports social science research that enhances understanding of human behavior by leveraging data and network science research across a broad range of topics that provide data-rich insights about human networks to support improved health, prosperity, and security. Two HNDS tracks: 1) Human Networks and Data Science – Infrastructure (HNDS-I) and 2) Human Networks and Data Science – Core Research (HNDS-R). Upcoming deadlines:

• HNDS-R: 7/11/2024
• HNDS-I: 8/1/2024

Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models (IHBEM) (NSF 24-507, MPS, SBE, BIO) supports research on social and behavioral processes in mathematical epidemiological models to minimize unintended outcomes of public health interventions. Upcoming deadline window: 2/1/2025 – 2/14/2025

International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) (NSF 24-506, NSF-wide) supports the opportunity for cohorts of US-based students to travel to an international site to engage in collaborative research. Upcoming deadline: 10/28/2024

Organismal Response to Climate Change (ORCC) (NSF 23-622, BIO, GEO) supports proposals that integrate the study of organismal mechanisms of response to climate change with eco-evolutionary approaches to better predict and mitigate the effects of a rapidly changing climate on earth’s living systems. Upcoming deadline: 11/19/2024

Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects (PHY) (NSF 23-615, MPS/PHY) supports physics research and the preparation of future scientists across a broad range of physics disciplines. Upcoming deadlines:

• Plasma Physics: 11/18/2024
• AMO; Gravitational Physics, LIGO, Integrative Activities in Physics: 11/27/2024
• Elementary Particle Physics, Particle Astrophysics: 12/3/2024
• Nuclear Physics, Elementary Particle Physics, Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Quantum Information Science, and Physics of Living Systems: 12/10/2024

Racial Equity in Stem Education (EDU Racial Equity) (NSF 22-634, EDU) to support bold, ground-breaking, and potentially transformative projects addressing systemic racism in STEM through research (both fundamental and applied) and practice. Upcoming deadline: 10/8/2024

Research Coordination Networks (RCN) (NSF 23-529, NSF-wide) supports projects that foster new collaborations to create a new network in which investigators can share information and ideas; coordinate ongoing or planned research activities; foster synthesis and new collaborations; develop community standards; and in other ways advance science and education through communication and sharing of ideas. Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science (NSF 24-503, ENG, CISE) supports authentic summer research experiences for K-14 educators to foster long-term collaborations between universities, community colleges, school districts, and industry partners. Upcoming deadline: 10/9/2024

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) (NSF 23-601, NSF-wide) supports active participation in STEM research by undergraduate students. This program draws on the integration of research and education to attract a diverse pool of talented students into careers in science and engineering and to help ensure that these students receive the best education possible. Upcoming deadline: 9/21/2024

Research in the Formation of Engineers (RFE) PD 22-1340, ENG) seeks to advance our understanding of professional formation and to transform the engineer-formation system. Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime

Smart and Connected Communities (SCC) (NSF 22-529, NSF-wide) seeks to accelerate the creation of the scientific and engineering foundations that will enable smart and connected communities to bring about new levels of economic opportunity and growth, safety and security, health and wellness, accessibility and inclusivity, and overall quality of life. Deadline: Expired; will post new deadline if opp is reissued

Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH) (NSF 23-614, NSF-wide) is an interagency NSF and NIH program to fund innovative, high-risk/high-reward research with the promise of disruptive transformations in biomedical and public health research. 

Upcoming deadline: 10/3/2024