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National Science Foundation offers the programs listed below, some with dated deadlines still ahead.

Type: Federal agency
Country: United States
Region: United States (national)
Sectors: Research and science Technology, software and R&D Nonprofits and charities Education and training Health and life sciences
Typical award: $400 to $61,500,000 per award (median published maximum: $1 million or more)
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Upcoming deadlines

3 November 2026 · Topology
3 November 2026 · Geometric Analysis
4 November 2026 · SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF)
4 November 2026 · NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation
4 November 2026 · Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)
4 November 2026 · U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:
10 November 2026 · PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF)
16 November 2026 · Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants
16 November 2026 · Plasma Physics
16 November 2026 · Applied Mathematics
17 November 2026 · National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)
18 November 2026 · National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)

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Programs from this funder

A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO) United States (federal) · Closes 9 February 2027
Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB) United States (federal) · Closes 15 October 2076
Advanced Technological Education (ATE) United States (federal) · Closes 7 October 2027
Advancing Informal STEM Learning United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Algorithms for Threat Detection United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Antarctic Research United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support United States (federal) · Closes 15 January 2027
Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Support for Fieldwork United States (federal) · Closes 1 June 2027
Applied Mathematics United States (federal) · Closes 16 November 2026
Archaeology Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards United States (federal) · Closes 1 December 2026
Archaeometry (AMTRY) United States (federal) · Closes 1 December 2026
Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network (DDRIG) United States (federal) · Closes 15 December 2026
Arctic Research Opportunities United States (federal) · Closes 15 January 2027
Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Education Innovation and Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS) United States (federal) · Closes 5 April 2027
Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants United States (federal) · Closes 16 November 2026
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF) United States (federal) · Closes 7 October 2076
Biological Anthropology Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (BA-SR) United States (federal) · Closes 1 February 2027
Biological Sciences (Assistance Listing 47.074) United States (federal) · Dates vary
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Biophotonics United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Biosensing United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Broadening Participation in Engineering United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Catalysis United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Cellular and Biochemical Engineering United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) United States (federal) · Closes 4 December 2026
Ceramics United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Chemical Process Systems (CPS) United States (federal) · Dates vary
Civil Infrastructure Systems United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Cognitive Neuroscience United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro) United States (federal) · Closes 1 February 2027
Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning (CAMEL) for K-12 United States (federal) · Closes 5 October 2076
Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CIRC) United States (federal) · Closes 10 September 2027
Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering United States (federal) · Dates vary
Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Computational Mathematics United States (federal) · Closes 1 December 2026
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (Assistance Listing 47.070) United States (federal) · Dates vary
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research (Future CoRe) United States (federal) · Closes 4 February 2027
Cooperative Studies of the Earth's Deep Interior United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core) United States (federal) · Closes 5 October 2076
Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Cultural Anthropology Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR) United States (federal) · Closes 15 January 2027
Cyber-Physical Systems United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science United States (federal) · Dates vary
Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) United States (federal) · Closes 20 January 2027
Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS) United States (federal) · Closes 19 January 2027
Developmental Sciences (DS) United States (federal) · Closes 1 February 2027
Division of Environmental Biology United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Documenting Endangered Languages United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Dynamic Language Infrastructure-Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Earth Sciences Instrumentation and Facilities United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Economics United States (federal) · Closes 15 October 2076
Electrochemical Systems United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC) United States (federal) · Closes 11 February 2027
Emerging Frontiers In Research and Innovation: Wave-Based Computing (EFRI-WBC) Washington · Closes 11 February 2027
Energy for Sustainability United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Engineering (Assistance Listing 47.041) United States (federal) · Dates vary
Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET) United States (federal) · Closes 5 October 2076
Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) United States (federal) · Closes 5 October 2076
Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS) United States (federal) · Closes 5 October 2076
Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems (EBBS) United States (federal) · Dates vary
Engineering of Biomedical Systems United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) United States (federal) · Closes 16 September 2027
Environmental Engineering United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Environmental Sustainability United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) United States (federal) · Closes 1 June 2027
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows United States (federal) · Closes 13 April 2027
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems (E-CORE) United States (federal) · Closes 20 July 2027
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE) United States (federal) · Closes 10 August 2027
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC) United States (federal) · Closes 26 January 2027
Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities United States (federal) · Dates vary
Expeditions in Computing United States (federal) · Closes 31 March 2027
Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions) United States (federal) · Closes 27 July 2027
Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI) United States (federal) · Closes 14 October 2076
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) United States (federal) · Closes 28 July 2027
Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS) United States (federal) · Closes 14 April 2027
Fluid Dynamics United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Geography and Spatial Sciences Program United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Geometric Analysis United States (federal) · Closes 3 November 2026
Geophysics United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Geosciences (Assistance Listing 47.050) United States (federal) · Dates vary
Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core) United States (federal) · Closes 27 October 2076
Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR) United States (federal) · Closes 8 February 2027
Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development (GRANTED) United States (federal) · Closes 2 October 2076
High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (HRRBAA) United States (federal) · Closes 1 October 2076
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR) United States (federal) · Closes 19 October 2027
Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS) United States (federal) · Closes 14 January 2027
Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS) United States (federal) · Closes 15 January 2027
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU) United States (federal) · Closes 20 January 2027
Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity) United States (federal) · Closes 30 October 2076
Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation) United States (federal) · Closes 30 October 2076
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program United States (federal) · Closes 25 March 2027
Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS) United States (federal) · Closes 27 July 2027
Integrative Activities (Assistance Listing 47.083) United States (federal) · Dates vary
Interfacial Engineering United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
International Science and Engineering (Assistance Listing 47.079) United States (federal) · Dates vary
IUSE / Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED) United States (federal) · Closes 13 April 2027
IUSE: Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC) United States (federal) · Closes 9 December 2026
Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences United States (federal) · Closes 20 September 2027
Law & Science (LS) United States (federal) · Closes 15 October 2076
Law & Social Sciences United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Linguistics United States (federal) · Closes 15 January 2027
Long Term Research in Environmental Biology United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Long-Term Ecological Research United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Manufacturing Enterprise Systems United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Manufacturing Machines and Equipment United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Assistance Listing 47.049) United States (federal) · Dates vary
Mathematical Biology United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program United States (federal) · Closes 2 February 2027
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF) United States (federal) · Closes 20 October 2027
Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes United States (federal) · Closes 14 March 2029
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) United States (federal) · Closes 28 January 2027
Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) United States (federal) · Closes 1 March 2027
Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 United States (federal) · Closes 8 February 2027
MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro) United States (federal) · Closes 7 October 2076
MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem) United States (federal) · Closes 7 October 2076
MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials) United States (federal) · Closes 7 October 2076
MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci) United States (federal) · Closes 8 October 2076
MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics) United States (federal) · Closes 6 October 2076
Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence United States (federal) · Dates vary
Nanomanufacturing United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Nanoscale Interactions United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY) United States (federal) · Closes 18 November 2026
National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program United States (federal) · Closes 6 October 2076
National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) United States (federal) · Closes 17 November 2026
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships (AAPF) United States (federal) · Closes 15 October 2027
NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL) United States (federal) · Closes 16 February 2027
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program United States (federal) · Dates vary
NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL) United States (federal) · Closes 6 April 2027
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) United States (federal) · Closes 2 March 2027
NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation United States (federal) · Closes 4 November 2026
NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12) United States (federal) · Closes 7 October 2076
NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems United States (federal) · Closes 6 October 2076
NSF: Environmental Engineering Washington · Rolling
Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support United States (federal) · Closes 11 January 2027
Operations Research United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Particulate and Multiphase Processes United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Partnerships in Astronomy & Astrophysics Research and Education United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) United States (federal) · Closes 2 March 2027
Petrology and Geochemistry United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) United States (federal) · Closes 10 November 2026
Plant Biotic Interactions United States (federal) · Closes 5 October 2076
Plant Genome Research Program United States (federal) · Dates vary
Plasma Physics United States (federal) · Closes 16 November 2026
Polar Programs (Assistance Listing 47.078) United States (federal) · Dates vary
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) United States (federal) · Closes 28 September 2027
Probability United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Process Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamics United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) United States (federal) · Closes 6 October 2076
Research Coordination Networks (RCN) United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science United States (federal) · Closes 13 October 2027
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) United States (federal) · Closes 18 August 2027
Research in the Formation of Engineers United States (federal) · Dates vary
Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences United States (federal) · Dates vary
Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods (NCSES S&T) United States (federal) · Closes 19 January 2027
Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF) United States (federal) · Closes 4 November 2026
Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Science and Technology Studies (STS) United States (federal) · Closes 2 February 2027
Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence (SL) United States (federal) · Closes 10 February 2027
Science of Organizations (SoO) United States (federal) · Closes 15 October 2076
Science of Science and Innovation Policy United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact (SoS:DCI) United States (federal) · Closes 15 October 2076
Science, Technology, and Society United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Security and Preparedness (SAP) United States (federal) · Closes 15 October 2076
Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (NSF SaTC) United States (federal) · Closes 25 January 2027
Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Service Enterprise Systems United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Smart and Connected Communities United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Social Psychology United States (federal) · Closes 15 January 2027
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (Assistance Listing 47.075) United States (federal) · Dates vary
Sociology United States (federal) · Closes 15 October 2076
Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Statistics United States (federal) · Closes 15 December 2026
STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) (Assistance Listing 47.076) United States (federal) · Dates vary
Sustaining Infrastructure for Biological Research United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Systems Science United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (Assistance Listing 47.084) United States (federal) · Dates vary
Tectonics United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
The Research on Research Security Program (RoRS) United States (federal) · Closes 1 September 2076
Thermal Transport Processes United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Topology United States (federal) · Closes 3 November 2026
Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure United States (federal) · Closes 21 January 2027
Transitions to Excellence in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Research United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Transport Phenomena (TP) United States (federal) · Closes 20 August 2076
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program United States (federal) · Recurring, next intake TBA
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) United States (federal) · Closes 11 January 2027

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