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Funding Opportunities for Engineering Research in Advanced Wireless

Encourages research and education proposals related to advanced wireless as an emerging industry.

Posted December 22, 2023
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Supplemental Funding
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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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Supplemental Funding
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Supplemental Funding Opportunity to Support Student Design Projects Directly Related to NSF Research

Invites supplemental funding requests from active awardees of the Engineering Directorate to support student-led design projects that prepare them for the engineering workforce.

Posted July 19, 2019
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Rules of Life (RoL): Design and Engineering of Synthetic Cells and Cell Components (DESYN-C3)

Encourages proposals from scientists and engineers on the design of complex, synthetic biological components and cells.

Posted April 18, 2018
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Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI)

Supports the establishment of a Network Coordination Office; Computational Modeling and Simulation Center; and Post-Disaster, Rapid Response Research Facility to provide research infrastructure and education to the natural hazards engineering community.

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Supporting Research on Food and Agricultural Challenges Facing Local Communities through the Civic Innovation Challenge

Invites Stage 2 proposals from active Stage 1 awardees of NSF’s CIVIC program in one of two focus areas: pre-disaster action around adaptation, resilience and mitigation; or bridging the gap between essential resources, service and community needs.

Posted November 23, 2022
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Dear Colleague Letter

Exploring Task-based Interactions between Human and Synthetic Actors

Invites EAGER proposals and supplemental funding requests for research into the performance of tasks that require physical interaction involving sensing between people and physical or virtual agents.

Posted September 25, 2023
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Dear Colleague Letter

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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Cryogenics below 1 K - Systems, Cycle, and Materials

Invites submission of Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) proposals on new approaches to refrigeration at less than 1 K; and new processing techniques and materials needed to fabricate ultra-low temperature refrigeration systems.

Posted November 22, 2021
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Supplemental Funding
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Dear Colleague Letter

Research Opportunities for the Directorate for Engineering in Artificial Intelligence

Lists opportunities for engineering researchers to submit proposals and supplemental funding requests for AI projects.

Posted December 16, 2019
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Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF)

Supports the acceleration of materials design, discovery, and development through the integration of experiments, computation and theory. Focus areas include unifying infrastructure; harnessing data; and educating, training and connecting the R&D workforce.

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Reproducible Cells and Organoids via Directed- Differentiation Encoding (RECODE)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Divisions of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET), Integrative and Organismal Systems (IOS), Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB), and Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) seek proposals that elucidate mechanisms of, and develop strategies...
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NSF Boosting Research Ideas for Transformative and Equitable Advances in Engineering (BRITE)

Supports experienced researchers in forging new research directions or entering new fields. Research must be in one or more areas supported by the Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation.

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Mid-scale Research Infrastructure - Engineering Conferences

Invites proposals for conferences that identify gaps in existing research infrastructure and define the mid-scale research infrastructure needed to address grand challenges for engineering research.

Posted April 21, 2022
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Ideas Lab: Engineering Technologies to Advance Underwater Sciences (ETAUS)

An Ideas Lab is an intensive meeting that brings together multiple diverse perspectives to focus on finding innovative cross-disciplinary solutions to a grand challenge problem. The aim of this Ideas Lab is to bring together experts from diverse scientific and...
Supplemental Funding
Dear Colleague Letter

Supplements for Access to Semiconductor Fabrication (ASF)

Invites supplemental funding requests from current awardees of NSF's ENG or CISE directorates or NSF’s Division of Materials Research to support fabrication of research devices and systems through standard semiconductor fabrication facilities.

Posted August 16, 2022
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Advanced Chip Engineering Design and Fabrication (ACED Fab)

Supports collaborations on innovative design and fabrication projects of semiconductor chips utilizing advanced technologies of Taiwan’s semiconductor foundries.

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CiviL Infrastructure research for climate change Mitigation and Adaptation (CLIMA)

Invites proposals on ambitious civil infrastructure research through transformative ideas or approaches that will contribute equitable solutions to climate change mitigation and/or adaptation.

Posted April 3, 2023
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Supporting Cybersecurity & Privacy Education and Workforce Development

Invites education and workforce development supplements and EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) proposals for research into formal or informal educational innovations in cybersecurity and privacy.

Posted April 24, 2023
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Dear Colleague Letter

Clean Energy Technology RAISE or EAGER Proposals

Invites Research Advanced by Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (RAISE) and EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) proposals to all NSF Directorates in the area of clean energy technologies.

Posted May 17, 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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Workshops to Identify Educational Requirements of the Future Ocean Technical Workforce

Encourages conference proposals that will create partnerships between industry and academic institutions for the purpose of identifying requirements for curriculum and skill development in support of the next generation of the ocean technical workforce.

Posted July 21, 2023
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Funding Opportunities for Engineering Research in Emerging Areas of Advanced Manufacturing

Encourages research and education proposals related to advanced manufacturing as an emerging industry.

Posted December 22, 2023
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Funding Opportunities for Engineering Research in Microelectronics and Semiconductors

Encourages research and education proposals related to microelectronics and semiconductors as an emerging industry.

Posted December 28, 2023
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Funding Opportunities for Engineering Research to Achieve Net-Zero Climate Goals by 2050

Encourages research and education proposals related to net-zero climate goals and a circular economy.

Posted December 28, 2023
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