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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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Cooperative Agreement
Dear Colleague Letter

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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Designing Accountable Software Systems (DASS) | NSF 22-512

Supports research on the relationships between software systems and the complex social and legal contexts in which they are designed and operated, with a goal of designing software systems that are accountable to social norms and regulatory requirements.

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Dear Colleague Letter

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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Dear Colleague Letter

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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Supplemental Funding
Dear Colleague Letter

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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Supplemental Funding
Dear Colleague Letter

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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Dear Colleague Letter

SBE Perspectives on Graduate Education | NSF 20-030

Lists funding opportunities in the Education and Human Resources (EHR) Directorate and the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate that focus on improving graduate student training.

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Dear Colleague Letter

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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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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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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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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Dear Colleague Letter

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

SII-NRDZ-SBE: Radio Spectrum Sharing - The Human Environment | NSF 23-065

Invites proposals and supplemental funding requests that advance dynamic and agile spectrum sharing by studying its human environment, which includes economic, social and incentive issues.

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Centers for Research and Innovation in Science, the Environment and Society (CRISES) | PD 23-265Y

Supports interdisciplinary research to create evidence-based solutions that strengthen human resilience, security and quality of life by addressing seemingly intractable challenges that confront society.

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Dear Colleague Letter

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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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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Supplemental Funding
Dear Colleague Letter

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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Dear Colleague Letter

National Science Foundation and the Social Science Research Council Partnership to Advance Scientific Knowledge about the Impact of Public Health Guidance | NSF 22-080

Invites proposals for research on the impacts of public health guidance.

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Dear Colleague Letter

Opportunities for Collaboration between CISE and SBE Researchers | NSF 21-099

Lists NSF programs that are especially suitable for collaborations between researchers in computer and information science and engineering (CISE) and social, behavioral and economic sciences (SBE).

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Dear Colleague Letter

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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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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Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention Phase II (PIPP Phase II Centers Program) | NSF 23-608

Synopsis of Program: Despite decades of research, scientists do not fully understand the dynamic nature of pathogen and disease emergence. Emerging (and re-emerging) pathogens represent a continuing risk to national security because they threaten health (animal, human, and ecosystem) and...
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