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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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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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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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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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Expanding TRIPODS through Partnerships (XTRIPODS)

Supports partnerships between non-R1 universities and current TRIPODS Phase II Institutes to broaden participation and diversity in data science research.

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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...
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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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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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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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Catalyzing Rapid Creation of New Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) with a Direct Submission Option for Phase I Centers

Dear Colleagues: For over 40 years, the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) program has fostered long-term partnerships among academia, industry, and government in various technology sectors through multi-university, industry-focused research centers. These partnerships, developed through the...
Posted April 13, 2018
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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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Connections in Quantum Information Science (CQIS)

Supports research that harnesses fundamental quantum properties to explore new scientific frontiers and develop new technologies at the interface of traditional scientific disciplines.

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Partnership for Prototyping of CMOS+X Systems

Invites proposals for collaborations on CMOS+X technology demonstrations from teams bringing together device researchers and computer system designers.

Posted April 22, 2022
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Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) of India Collaborative Research Opportunities

Invites collaboration between the U.S. and Indian research communities in the areas of computing, communications, information science and engineering, advanced cyberinfrastructure, secure and trustworthy computing and cyber-physical systems.

Posted May 23, 2023
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DOE Water Power Technologies Office and NSF Engineering Research Initiation Special Emphasis Areas

Announces a special funding opportunity in partnership with the Department of Energy for proposals to the Engineering Research Initiation program on marine energy and powering the blue economy and on hydropower and climate change impacts.

Posted June 15, 2023
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Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) of India Collaborative Research Opportunities

Invites collaboration between U.S. and Indian research communities in semiconductor research, next generation communication systems, cyber-security, sustainability and green technologies, and intelligent transportation systems.

Posted August 18, 2023
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Future of Semiconductors (FuSe2)

Supports collaborative research and education in partnership with industry on domain-specific computing, heterogenous integration, and new materials for energy-efficient, enhanced-performance and sustainable semiconductor-based systems.

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Research on Integrated Photonics Utilizing AIM Photonics Capabilities

Encourages exploratory and translational research proposals from researchers and small businesses on integrated photonics. Projects must use the fabrication process technologies of the American Institute of Manufacturing of Integrated Photonics.

Posted October 15, 2020
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Secure Analog-RF Electronics and Electromagnetics (SARE)

Encourages Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) proposals to enhance the security of electronic devices by exploring theories, designs, algorithms, and experimental verification of radio-frequency, analog and mixed-signal techniques.

Posted February 6, 2020
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Real-Time Learning and Decision-Making in Engineered Systems (Real-D)

Invites Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) proposals to support research on fundamental theory, algorithms, engineering principles and applications for real-time learning and decision-making.

Posted April 11, 2018
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Advancing Frontiers in Seafloor Science and Engineering Research

Invites proposals for innovative engineering solutions for real-time and reliable sensing, communication and mapping of the seafloor.

Posted September 20, 2017
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Quantum Manufacturing

Invites Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) proposals and standard research proposals focused on innovations to enable and accelerate the manufacturing of quantum devices, from device fabrication to potential modes of system integration.

Posted April 22, 2022
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Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under the National Science Foundation and Czech Science Foundation Collaborative Research Opportunities

Invites collaborations between the U.S. and Czech research communities in the areas of artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, plasma science and cybersecurity & privacy.

Posted April 25, 2023
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