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Division of Environmental Biology (BIO/DEB)

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Division of Environmental Biology (BIO/DEB)

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The U.S. National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) supports research on the origins, functions and evolutionary history of species, populations, communities and ecosystems, including the relationships and interactions between them. 

 

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Recent funding opportunities

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Emerging Mathematics in Biology (eMB)

Next Required Due Date: March 3, 2025
Posted November 6, 2024
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Organismal Response to Climate Change (ORCC)

Next Required Due Date: January 23, 2025
Posted October 22, 2024
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Building Synthetic Microbial Communities for Biology, Mitigating Climate Change, Sustainability and Biotechnology (Synthetic Communities)

Next Required Due Date: February 3, 2025
Posted October 4, 2024
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Biodiversity on a Changing Planet (BoCP)

Next Required Due Date: September 4, 2025
Posted May 16, 2024
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Emerging Mathematics in Biology Webinar

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Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes program webinar

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