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Supplemental Funding Requests to Conduct U.S.-South Korea Collaborative Research on Semiconductor Chips

Invites supplemental funding requests from current CISE and ENG recipients to support U.S.–South Korea collaborative research on semiconductor chips, ranging from devices to systems.

Posted February 20, 2024
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Funding Opportunities for Science and Engineering Research with Impact on Women's Health

Encourages research and education proposals related to women's health topics, from the molecular to the ecosystem level, including input from the full range of science, engineering and education that NSF supports.

Posted March 18, 2024
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Nordic-U.S. Research Collaboration on Sustainable Development of the Arctic

Encourages interdisciplinary research proposals in collaboration with Nordic and Canadian research communities to engage Indigenous perspectives and address security, natural resources and societal changes for the sustainable development of the Arctic.

Posted March 19, 2024
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Catalyzing human-centered solutions through research and innovation in science, the environment and society

Invites planning proposals for interdisciplinary research to create evidence-based solutions that strengthen human resilience, security, and quality of life by addressing seemingly intractable challenges that confront society.

Posted March 28, 2024
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Cloud Computing and High-Throughput Computing Resources for Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) Grantees

Lists opportunities available for current awardees of the Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience program to access cloud computing or high-throughput computing resources.

Posted December 6, 2021
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NSF and DFG Opportunity for Collaborations in Advanced Manufacturing

Dear Colleagues: Recognizing the importance of international collaborations in promoting scientific discoveries, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the German Research Foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on research cooperation. The MOU provides an overarching...
Posted November 15, 2021
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Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS): Micro- and Nanoplastics (MNP)

Encourages proposals to improve fundamental understanding of micro- and nano-plastic characterization; behavior; reactivity in the environment; elimination from land and water systems; and impact on animal and human health.

Posted March 3, 2020
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Research on Sexual Harassment and Other Forms of Harassment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Contexts

Dear Colleagues: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has publicly communicated its commitment to promoting safe, productive research and education environments for current and future scientists and engineers, including efforts to help reduce sexual harassment and other forms of harassment in...
Posted March 29, 2019
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Workshop to Inform Development of the NSF Research on Research Security Program (RRSP)

Invites workshop proposals to bring together researchers who conduct or have an interest in conducting research into research security from across all sectors such as academia, industry, government and non-profit organizations.

Posted June 29, 2023
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U.S.-UK Research Collaboration under the NSF-UKRI/Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Lead Agency Opportunity

Invites collaboration between U.S. and U.K. research communities. Proposals may be accepted into programs within the following NSF directorates: Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences and Computer and Information Science and Engineering.

Posted July 7, 2023
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Planning Grants for the Historically Black College and University Excellence in Research (HBCU-EiR) Program

Invites planning grant proposals from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to support initial conceptualization, planning and collaboration activities that will formulate solid plans for a future submission to the HBCU-EiR program.

Posted March 13, 2023
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Supplemental Funding
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INCLUDES Alliances - Strengthening and Scaling Systems Transformation

Invites the submission of supplemental funding requests to existing INCLUDES Alliance grants to scale and sustain systemic change activities and continue to connect those activities with the INCLUDES Network.

Posted March 29, 2023
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Research Collaboration Opportunity in Europe for NSF Awardees

Invites current NSF grantees to submit supplemental funding requests for research visits to any identified, appropriate European Research Council-funded European research group.

Posted April 5, 2023
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CO2 Removal and Solar Radiation Modification Strategies: Science, Governance and Consequences

Invites proposals for research on potential solutions and strategies that may ameliorate anthropogenic climate change.

Posted September 12, 2023
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Growing Post-Award Research Support and Service Infrastructure for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity

Invites proposals that grow capacity and access to post-award regulatory, financial, and administrative research support to alleviate institutional and/or investigator burden and broaden participation in sponsored research, innovation, and training activities.

Posted September 20, 2023
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Global Centers Program Competition

Announces the scientific focus of the next round of the Global Centers Program—Bioeconomy.

Posted November 22, 2023
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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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Special Guidelines for Submitting Proposals: NSF and DFG Opportunity for Collaborations in Physics

Encourages collaborative U.S.–German research proposals in the areas of physics supported by NSF’s Division of Physics.

Posted December 27, 2022
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NSF-NIST Interaction in Basic and Applied Scientific Research

Invites proposals for supplemental travel funding from active NSF awardees to collaborate with National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers at NIST’s laboratories and user facilities.

Posted June 21, 2022
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Provisioning Advanced Cyberinfrastructure to Further Research on the Monkeypox Virus

Encourages proposals that use NSF's advanced research computing resources, networks, data resources, and research user support to serve monkeypox researchers nationwide.

Posted August 18, 2022
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Career-Life Balance (CLB) Supplemental Funding Requests

Encourages supplemental funding requests to support additional personnel when an investigator, postdoctoral fellow or graduate student is on family leave for primary dependent care responsibilities or other direct family considerations.

Posted November 13, 2020
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National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI)

Over the past decade of its authorized award life, the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) has enabled major discoveries, innovations, and contributions to education and commerce by providing researchers from academia, small and large companies, and government with open access...
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Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 (Mid-scale RI-1)

Supports the design and implementation of research infrastructure — including equipment, cyberinfrastructure, large-scale datasets and personnel — whose total project costs exceed NSF's Major Research Instrumentation program but are under $20 million.

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Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier: Core Research (FW-HTF)

Supports research on the interaction of technology and people in the workplace, with a focus on the design of intelligent technologies and work organization that improves the quality of work, ensures worker safety, and enhances societal impact.

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Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (ExpandQISE)

Supports research and education to increase research capacity and broaden participation in quantum information science and engineering.