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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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Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI) | NSF 24-519

Supports research that incorporates scientific insights about human behavior and social dynamics to better design, develop, rehabilitate and maintain strong and effective American infrastructure.

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BioFoundries to Enable Access to Infrastructure and Resources for Advancing Modern Biology and Biotechnology (BioFoundries) | NSF 23-585

Supports establishment of biofoundries to catalyze understanding of biological or bio-engineered systems, while ensuring broad access to technologies, training and education, and enabling rapid translation of basic discoveries.

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Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST Centers) Interest in Engineering Research | NSF 23-124

Invites the submission of new CREST Center proposals with a focus on engineering research that will increase research capacity and infrastructure at minority-serving institutions.

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Veterans Research Supplement (VRS) Program | NSF 23-161

Invites supplemental funding requests from awardees of specific NSF programs to provide research opportunities to veterans who are undergraduate and graduate students, K-12 teachers or community college faculty.

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Next Generation Supply Chains | NSF 23-080

Invites proposals seeking to significantly advance our understanding of global supply chains and their ability to reliably and equitably to deliver goods and products under a wide variety of operating conditions, including disruptions and emerging threats.

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Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under the National Science Foundation and Czech Science Foundation Collaborative Research Opportunities | NSF 23-094

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

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Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems - Virtual Organization (RINGS-VO) | NSF 22-590

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) and the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) solicit the submission of proposals to set up a Virtual Organization (VO) for the Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS)...
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Dear Colleague Letter

Quantum Manufacturing | NSF 22-074

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.

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Cyberinfrastructure, Data and Computation Opportunities for CMMI | NSF 23-017

Summarizes funding opportunities at NSF in the area of cyberinfrastructure that may be of interest to the civil engineering, mechanical engineering and manufacturing research communities.

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Supplemental funding opportunity for use-inspired and translational research activities in support of current Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier (FW-HTF: Core Research) research awards | NSF 23-047

Invites supplemental funding requests from current FW-HTF awardees with substantial demonstrated progress to extend the results of existing research projects in directions that will increase the likelihood of eventual adoption and positive social impact.

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Dear Colleague Letter

Research on Integrated Photonics Utilizing AIM Photonics Capabilities | NSF 23-054

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

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Dear Colleague Letter

Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS): Innovative Solutions to Sustainable Chemistry (CAS-SC) | NSF 22-111

Invites proposals focused on improving the efficiency with which resources are used to produce chemical products and materials, while reducing the use of hazardous substances and the generation of waste.

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Research Coordination Networks for Semiconductors (RCN-SC) | NSF 22-116

Encourages proposals focused on supporting networks of researchers and educators to collaborate and share information on semiconductor research and teaching.

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Harnessing the Data Revolution : Transdisciplinary Research in Principles of Data Science Phase II (TRIPODS) | NSF 21-604

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. The Big Ideas represent unique opportunities...
Posted July 31, 2008
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Nurturing Diverse, Skilled, Capable, and Productive Communities of CyberInfrastructure Professionals (CIP) | NSF 22-052

Mentoring requirements for Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation and Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure programs; encourages proposals to Research Coordination Networks which build CI professional networks.

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NSF/CASIS Collaboration on Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology on the International Space Station to Benefit Life on Earth | NSF 24-502

The Divisions of Chemical, Bioengineering and Environmental Transport (CBET) and Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Infrastructure (CMMI) in the Engineering Directorate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) are partnering with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS)...
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Coastlines and People Hubs for Research and Broadening Participation (CoPe) | NSF 21-613

Supports multi-institutional coastal research hubs that study the interactions between natural, human-built and social systems in coastal populated environments.

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NSF-DFG Lead Agency Activity in Measurements of Interfacial Systems at Scale with In-situ and Operando aNalysis (NSF-DFG MISSION) | NSF 23-583

Supports collaborative activities between the U.S. and German research communities to further understanding of realistic interfacial processes through innovative characterization methods.

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Gen-4 Engineering Research Centers (ERC) | NSF 22-580

Supports high-risk, high-payoff research centers focused on advancing engineered systems technology and education through multidisciplinary, cross-sector partnerships.

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Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) | NSF 22-595

The NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG) seeks to build engineering research capacity across the nation by investing in new academic investigators who have yet to receive research funding from Federal Agencies. The Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) program will support new...
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