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Building Synthetic Microbial Communities for Biology, Mitigating Climate Change, Sustainability and Biotechnology (Synthetic Communities) | NSF 25-501

Supports research into synthetic microbial communities, including how they form and evolve, how to use them to address biological questions and/or how to build them for biotechnology or bioengineering applications.

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February 3, 2025
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Emerging Mathematics in Biology (eMB) | NSF 25-509

Supports integrative research that develops advanced mathematical theories and methods to address complex biological challenges, thereby enhancing our understanding of diverse biological systems and informing public health policy.

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March 3, 2025
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Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) | NSF 22-603

Supports opportunities for scientists and engineers at the associate professor rank (or equivalent) to substantively enhance and advance their research program through synergistic partnerships.

Posted January 28, 2005
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March 3, 2025
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ACED: Accelerating Computing-Enabled Scientific Discovery (ACED) | NSF 24-541

Supports interdisciplinary collaborative research to explore new computational technologies and accelerate scientific discovery.

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September 17, 2025
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NSF-NIH Pathfinder Supplements on Quantum Sensors for Biomedical Science | NSF 24-086

Encourages supplemental funding requests from current NSF recipients to support research activities in quantum sensors and biomedical science.

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NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Molecular and Cellular Biology | NSF 22-015

Invites U.S.–Germany collaborative proposals for biological research at molecular, subcellular or cellular scales.

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Cellular Dynamics and Function | PD 13-1114

Supports interdisciplinary research aimed at mechanistic understanding of the structure, function and evolution of cellular and subcellular systems across the tree of life.

Posted February 13, 2024
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NSF-Simons Collaboration on a National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology (NITMB) | NSF 21-607

Supports the establishment of an institute to facilitate research, education and training between mathematicians and biologists, with a goal of developing new mathematical methodologies inspired by biological problems.

Posted May 9, 2014
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Reproducible Cells and Organoids via Directed- Differentiation Encoding (RECODE) | NSF 21-608

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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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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Molecular Foundations for Biotechnology (MFB) | NSF 24-607

Supports collaborative high-risk, high-reward projects to develop cutting-edge tools and methods that advance RNA biological research and biotechnology for applications across various sectors, including agriculture, energy and global health.

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Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of India Collaborative Research Opportunities | NSF 24-054

Encourages collaborative U.S. –India research proposals to support knowledge, technologies and innovation that advance biotechnology and promote the bioeconomy.

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Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under National Science Foundation (NSF) and US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) Collaborative Research Opportunities | NSF 20-094

Dear Colleagues: SCOPE The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Research Cooperation. The MOU provides an overarching framework to encourage collaboration between U.S. and Israeli research...
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NSF-French National Research Agency (ANR) Quantum Information Science and Engineering Lead Agency Opportunity | NSF 23-159

Invites collaborative proposals between U.S. and French researchers in quantum information science and engineering.

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Conference Proposals on Clean Energy Topics | NSF 23-108

Invites conference proposals to initiate new collaborations that will advance clean energy technologies and increase their use to benefit the economy, to ensure social justice and to serve the public good.

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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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Semiconductor Synthetic Biology Circuits and Communications for Information Storage ( SemiSynBio-III) | NSF 22-557

Supports high-risk, high-reward research that addresses scientific and technological challenges associated with the integration of synthetic biology with semiconductor technology.

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Sentinel Systems that Detect, Recognize, Actuate, and Mitigate Emergent Biological Threats (DREAM Sentinels) | NSF 22-077

Encourages the submission of interdisciplinary proposals to develop novel all-in-one biosensing and actuating technologies for rapidly evolving or emerging biological threats.

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NSF-Simons Research Centers for Mathematics of Complex Biological Systems (MathBioSys) | NSF 17-560

Supports the establishment of collaborative research centers focused on mathematical sciences at the interface of molecular, cellular and organismal biology. Each center will support education and training, visitor programs, workshops and outreach.

Posted January 19, 2012
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Research Assistantships for High School Students (RAHSS): Funding to Broaden Participation in the Biological Sciences | NSF 23-145

Encourages proposals or supplemental funding requests from current NSF awardees for projects that foster interest in the biological sciences and broaden participation of high school students.

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NSF-Swiss NSF Lead Agency Opportunity | NSF 23-049

Invites U.S.-Swiss collaborations at the intersection of the Swiss National Science Foundation’s three research divisions and participating NSF programs.

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Announcing the Opportunity for NSF Researchers to Participate in BioMADE Project Calls as Part of an Integrated Project Team | NSF 25-012

Invites proposals that span from basic research to translation in collaboration with BioMADE and participating NSF programs in the Directorates for Biological Sciences and Engineering in areas that will advance the U.S. bioeconomy.

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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 24-112

Encourages transatlantic collaborative research proposals in the biological sciences focused on areas at the intersection of the National Science Foundation and the UK Research and Innovation Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

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Molecular Biophysics | PD 13-1144

Supports computational and experimental research on the structure, dynamics and function of biomolecules, supermolecular assemblies and their interactions.

Posted February 13, 2024
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Genetic Mechanisms | PD 13-1112

Supports research on the fundamental mechanisms involved in the organization, dynamics, processing, expression, regulation and evolution of genetic and epigenetic information.

Posted February 13, 2024