U.S. National Science Foundation
Federal agency · 200 grants in this directory · 181 currently open · page 1 of 4
The U.S. National Science Foundation is a federal agency that supports scientific research and development across multiple disciplines. It funds research in mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, biological sciences, engineering, robotics, and quantum computing, as well as related infrastructure and educational initiatives. Research institutions, universities, mathematical sciences institutes, and small businesses submit proposals for funding.
Open grants (50)
- Geometric AnalysisFunding amount not specified · Closes November 3, 2026Closing soon
- TopologyFunding amount not specified · Closes November 3, 2026Closing soon
- SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF)$160K – $170K · Closes November 4, 2026Closing soon
- NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific InstrumentationFunding amount not specified · Closes November 4, 2026Closing soon
- Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)Funding amount not specified · Closes November 4, 2026Closing soon
- U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:Funding amount not specified · Closes November 4, 2026Closing soon
- Plasma PhysicsFunding amount not specified · Closes November 16, 2026
- Applied MathematicsFunding amount not specified · Closes November 16, 2026
- Major Research Instrumentation Program$100K – $4M · Closes November 16, 2026
- Astronomy and Astrophysics Research GrantsFunding amount not specified · Closes November 16, 2026
- National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)$600K – $2M · Closes November 17, 2026
- National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)Funding amount not specified · Closes November 18, 2026
- Computational Mathematics$1 – $1.2M · Closes December 1, 2026
- Archaeometry (AMTRY)Funding amount not specified · Closes December 1, 2026
- Archaeology Program Senior Research AwardsFunding amount not specified · Closes December 1, 2026
- Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)Funding amount not specified · Closes December 4, 2026
- StatisticsFunding amount not specified · Closes December 15, 2026
- Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network (DDRIG)Funding amount not specified · Closes December 15, 2026
- Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)$100K – $3.5M · Closes January 11, 2027
- Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support$5K – $47.5M · Closes January 11, 2027
- Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field SupportFunding amount not specified · Closes January 15, 2027
- LinguisticsFunding amount not specified · Closes January 15, 2027
- Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR)Funding amount not specified · Closes January 15, 2027
- Social PsychologyFunding amount not specified · Closes January 15, 2027
- Arctic Research OpportunitiesFrom $330K · Closes January 15, 2027
- Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods (NCSES S&T)Funding amount not specified · Closes January 19, 2027
- Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS)Funding amount not specified · Closes January 19, 2027
- Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU)$200K – $2M · Closes January 20, 2027
- Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)Up to $1.2M · Closes January 20, 2027
- Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced CyberinfrastructureUp to $1M · Closes January 21, 2027
- Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (NSF SaTC)$50K – $1.2M · Closes January 25, 2027
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)$1M – $1.5M · Closes January 26, 2027
- Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)Funding amount not specified · Closes January 28, 2027
- Developmental Sciences (DS)Funding amount not specified · Closes February 1, 2027
- Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (BA-SR)Funding amount not specified · Closes February 1, 2027
- Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro)Funding amount not specified · Closes February 1, 2027
- Science and Technology Studies (STS)Funding amount not specified · Closes February 2, 2027
- Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure ProgramFunding amount not specified · Closes February 2, 2027
- Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research (Future CoRe)$600K – $12M · Closes February 4, 2027
- GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR)$1.2M – $3.6M · Closes February 8, 2027
- Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1$4M – $20M · Closes February 8, 2027
- A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO)$100K – $250K · Closes February 9, 2027
- Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence (SL)From $550 · Closes February 10, 2027
- EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC)Funding amount not specified · Closes February 11, 2027
- NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)Funding amount not specified · Closes February 16, 2027
- Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)Funding amount not specified · Closes March 1, 2027
- NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)$1M – $5M · Closes March 2, 2027
- Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)Funding amount not specified · Closes March 2, 2027
- Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions$100K – $750K · Closes March 3, 2027
- Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program$300K – $1M · Closes March 25, 2027
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