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Systems and Synthetic Biology | NSF 24-539

Supports research that employs systems biology or synthetic biology approaches to address compelling questions in molecular and cellular biology. Tool development to advance systems and synthetic biology is also supported.

Posted February 13, 2024
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Evolutionary Processes Cluster | NSF 24-543

Supports research on evolutionary processes at all scales, from the molecular to biogeographic, to understand the mechanisms that shape the adaptation, distribution, speciation and diversity of life.

Posted February 14, 2024
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Population and Community Ecology Cluster | NSF 24-543

Supports conceptually-framed research that advances understanding of population ecology, demography, species interactions, community dynamics and the factors influencing these processes across space and time.

Posted February 14, 2024
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Physiological and Structural Systems (PSS) | NSF 24-546

Supports research on whole-organism physiology and functional morphology, including mechanisms underlying interactions among viruses, prokaryotes and eukaryotes; organismal structural features; and organismal responses to abiotic/biotic environments.

Posted February 16, 2024
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Research Coordination Networks: Fostering and Nurturing a Diverse Community of CI Professionals | NSF 22-558

Supports the creation of research coordination networks that advance and connect cyberinfrastructure professionals across all areas of science and engineering research and education.

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Workforce Development in Spectrum STEM | NSF 22-095

Invites supplemental funding requests from active awardees of several NSF programs to support research, training, public outreach and workshops relating to development of the spectrum workforce.

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UKRI/BBSRC - NSF/BIO Lead Agency Opportunity in Biological informatics, Systems Understanding of Host-Microbe Interactions, Synthetic Cells and Cellular Systems, and Synthetic Microbial Communities | NSF 22-107

Invites collaborative U.S.–U.K. proposals in several priority areas shared by NSF’s Directorate for Biological Sciences and the UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

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NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) Program | NSF 22-082

Invites proposals to develop coalitions of academic institutions, nonprofits, for-profits, government entities and others to create regional “innovation ecosystems” — galvanizing use-inspired research, technology translation and workforce development.

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Designing Synthetic Cells Beyond the Bounds of Evolution (Designer Cells) | NSF 24-505

Supports research that designs and builds synthetic or artificial cells or cell-like systems to explore questions about biological function or evolution of life processes, as well as for biotechnology applications.

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Research Collaboration Opportunity in Europe for NSF Awardees | NSF 22-056

Supplemental funding for current grantees for research visits to any identified, appropriate European Research Council-funded European research group, particularly for grantees who are early in their careers or who are still actively building their careers.

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Pilot for the Allocation of High-Throughput Computing Resources (HTC) | NSF 22-051

Invites investigators to submit requests for access to High-Throughput Computing resources made available through the Partnership to Advance Throughput Computing project; open to current awardees and in regular proposal submissions to participating programs.

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Harnessing the Data Revolution: Coordination Hub | NSF 20-600

In 2016, the National Science Foundation (NSF) unveiled a set of "Big Ideas," ten bold, long-term research and process ideas that identify areas for future investment at the frontiers of science and engineering (see https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/big_ideas/index.jsp). The Big Ideas represent unique...
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BIO Research Experience for Undergraduates Sites (BIO REU Sites) | NSF 23-601

Supports research and mentoring experiences for undergraduate students to broaden participation in the biological sciences.

Posted June 28, 2023
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NSF and NEH Collaborates with Canada's 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition | NSF 23-116

Invites projects on climate mitigation and adaptation for groups vulnerable to the changing climate. Brazil, Canada, Germany, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States are all consortium partners in this effort.

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International Multilateral Partnerships for Resilient Education and Science System in Ukraine (IMPRESS-U) | NSF 23-135

Invites multilateral collaboration with the US, Ukraine, and Poland or Baltic countries in the global research community for support in scientific and engineering research, education and innovation.

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Leveraging Innovations From Evolution (LIFE) | NSF 24-049

Encourages research proposals using comparative approaches to identify evolutionary convergent adaptations to life’s challenges and the mechanisms that underlie them.

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Organismal Systems and Infection Biology (OSIB) | NSF 22-016

Encourages new, integrative approaches to understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics and nature of host-infectious agent interactions in different contexts, across different scales, with alternative outcomes, and in non-model or under-studied systems.

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International Collaboration Supplements in Quantum Information Science and Engineering Research | NSF 21-090

Dear Colleagues: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has long supported research to advance quantum information science and engineering (QIS) from laboratory theory into practical reality and lay the foundations for the next century of quantum discovery. Building on this core...
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Tool Development for Cell Biology (Tools4Cells) | NSF 21-057

Encourages proposals to develop tools and methods that help manipulate, measure or analyze critical cellular traits or functions — enabling new research areas in cell biology.

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Supplemental Funding Requests for National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) US-Ireland Student Mobility Program | NSF 24-057

Encourages supplemental funding requests for graduate students to pursue additional training at one of the Science Foundation Ireland’s Centres for Research Training.

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Leadership-Class Computing Facility Application Team Partners | NSF 21-040

Dear Colleagues: For almost four decades, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has played a leading role in provisioning advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) capabilities for our nation's researchers to advance science and engineering (S&E) discovery and innovation. Today, as part of a...
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Accelerating Innovations in Biomanufacturing Approaches through Collaboration Between NSF and the DOE BETO funded Agile BioFoundry (NSF-DOE/ABF Collaboration) | NSF 22-549

Invites proposals focused on using the Design-Build-Test-Learn capabilities at the Agile BioFoundry to develop testable prototypes based on the latest advances in synthetic engineering biology.

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Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science Research Coordination Networks (FAIROS RCN) | NSF 22-553

Supports research coordination networks to advance science and education using strategies informed by the principles of findability, accessibility, interoperability, reuse and open science.

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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) | NSF 23-605

The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing...
Posted March 30, 2005
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Developmental Systems | NSF 24-546

Supports research on how the properties of organisms emerge from the interactions of developmental processes. Focus areas include plant, fungal and microbial development; animal development; and the evolution of developmental mechanisms

Posted February 16, 2024