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Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students in Geothermal Energy Supplemental Funding Opportunity (Geothermal INTERN)

Invites supplemental funding requests from active NSF awardees to provide graduate students with professional development opportunities in geothermal energy, technology and its application areas.

Posted November 15, 2022
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Announcement of Important Updates to NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Solicitation

Informs the research and innovation communities of important changes to the PFI solicitation. Changes have been made to the lineage requirement, the award amount and full proposal deadlines.

Posted December 28, 2022
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Research Internships for Graduate Students at Air Force Research Laboratory (NSF-AFRL INTERN) Supplemental Funding Opportunity

Dear Colleague: Fostering the growth of a globally competitive and diverse research workforce and advancing the scientific and innovation skills of the Nation is a strategic objective of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF and Air Force Research Laboratory...
Posted December 11, 2020
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Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of India Collaborative Research Opportunities

Encourages collaborative U.S. –India research proposals to support knowledge, technologies and innovation that advance biotechnology and promote the bioeconomy.

Posted February 8, 2024
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United States-Ireland-Northern Ireland R&D Partnership

Dear Colleagues: The United States (U.S.), Northern Ireland (NI), and the Republic of Ireland (RoI) have come together to form a unique partnership as a way of increasing the level of collaborative R&D among researchers across the three jurisdictions that...
Posted March 26, 2020
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Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS): Innovative Solutions to Climate Change

Encourages proposals focused on developing novel approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Posted September 30, 2021
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Supplemental Funding
Dear Colleague Letter

Graduate Research Internships in Forensic Science and Criminal Justice Contexts (NSF-NIJ INTERN) Supplemental Funding Opportunity

Invites supplemental funding requests from NSF-funded PIs to support graduate students to pursue forensic science or criminal justice research internship and training opportunities that will complement their academic research training.

Posted September 11, 2023
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Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)

This PIRE competition invites visionary, ambitious, interdisciplinary, use-inspired research proposals that address scientific challenges related to climate change and/or clean energy. Many cutting-edge research questions require international collaboration to achieve important advances. They also require insights from diverse disciplines to...
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NSF-NIST Interaction in Basic and Applied Scientific Research

Introduction The National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shared interests in a variety of basic and applied scientific and engineering fields. This program is designed to facilitate collaborative research and educational activities among...
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EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Bridging EPSCoR Communities (RII-BEC)

Supports the creation of bridge programs in EPSCoR jurisdictions to support those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as research trainees, graduate students, underrepresented groups in STEM and those at vulnerable career transition points.

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Dear Colleague Letter

Towards an Equitable National Cyberinfrastructure

Encourages proposals to the Campus Cyberinfrastructure program for projects that will help overcome disparities in cyber-connectivity associated with geographic location.

Posted July 29, 2021
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Announcing Collaboration Opportunities in Responsible and Equitable AI under the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Invites collaborative U.S.–Australia research proposals on the ethical and equitable development and use of artificial intelligence systems.

Posted June 3, 2022
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NSF-Swiss NSF Lead Agency Opportunity

Invites U.S.-Swiss collaborations at the intersection of the Swiss National Science Foundation’s three research divisions and participating NSF programs.

Posted January 27, 2023
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Research Collaboration Opportunity in Europe for NSF Awardees

Dear Colleagues: BACKGROUND To further scientific and technological cooperation between the United States and the European Community, the National Science Foundation and the European Research Council signed an Implementing Arrangement on October 29, 2019, to enable U.S.-based scientists and engineers...
Posted April 19, 2021
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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Supplemental Funding for the NSF Future of Work at the Human Technology Frontier: Core Research Program

Dear Colleague: The NSF Future of Work at the Human Technology Frontier: Core Research Program (FW-HTF) announces that it will now participate in the support of supplements in the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)...
Posted March 30, 2021
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Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students (INTERN) Supplemental Funding Opportunity

Dear Colleagues: Fostering the growth of a globally competitive and diverse research workforce and advancing the scientific and innovation skills of the U.S. is a strategic objective of the National Science Foundation (NSF). U.S. global competitiveness depends critically on the...
Posted October 8, 2020
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Dear Colleague Letter

Open Science for Research Data

Invites conference and Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) proposals that enhance community readiness for advancements in open science, making the products of federally funded research more accessible and usable.

Posted March 27, 2020
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Dear Colleague Letter

Research Collaboration Opportunity in Europe for NSF Recipients

Encourages supplemental funding requests from current NSF recipients to support research visits to European Research Council-funded research groups.

Posted February 2, 2024
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NSF Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals Under the SBE-UKRI Lead Agency Opportunity

Dear Colleagues: The Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) are pleased to announce their continued support of international collaboration under the SBE-UKRI Lead Agency Opportunity. The...
Posted December 13, 2018
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Fostering Harassment-Free STEM Education, Research, and Workplace Environments

Invites proposals that advance fundamental knowledge about the nature and dynamics of sexual or other harassment in STEM environments and inform anti-harassment efforts or facilitate culture and policy changes to ensure safe, harassment-free STEM environments.

Posted August 24, 2023
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Harnessing the Data Revolution : Institutes for Data-Intensive Research in Science and Engineering - Ideas Labs (I-DIRSE-IL)

Supports intensive interdisciplinary workshops focused on important challenges in data-intensive science and engineering research.

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NSF Convergence Accelerator 2022 Joint NSF/DOD Phases 1 and 2 for Track G: Securely Operating Through 5G Infrastructure

Supports use-inspired research to enhance end devices and augment 5G infrastructure so that military, government and critical infrastructure operators can operate through public 5G networks.

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Advancing Research Capacity at HBCUs through Exploration and Innovation (ARC-HBCU)

Supports participation in an intensive, facilitated workshop that brings together HBCU faculty, staff, research administrators and academic leadership focused on exploration of innovative approaches for addressing the research capacity needs of HBCUs.

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Dear Colleague Letter

NSF/NSFC Joint Research on Sustainable Regional Systems

This call is for research proposals from joint U.S. - China teams on Sustainable Regional Systems (SRS). SRS advance science, engineering, and education to facilitate the transformation of current regional systems to enhance sustainability.

Posted July 13, 2021
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