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GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR)

Supports transitioning teams from research that is multidisciplinary to research that transcends disciplinary boundaries with novel conceptual frameworks, theories and methods.

Full Proposal Deadline:
February 10, 2025
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EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research

Supports activities that will advance STEM education research, including professional development for researchers, institutional training on the use of cutting-edge research techniques, and conferences.

Full Proposal Deadline:
February 28, 2025
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Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)

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

Full Proposal Window
March 3, 2025
Proposal window February 1, 2025 - March 3, 2025
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NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM)

Supports institutions of higher education to fund scholarships for academically talented low-income students and to study and implement a program of activities that support their recruitment, retention and graduation in STEM.

Full Proposal Deadline:
March 4, 2025
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Innovations in Graduate Education Program

Supports research on innovative approaches to improve STEM graduate education and the effectiveness of interventions and policies.

Full Proposal Deadline:
March 25, 2025
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Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net)

Supports both the creation of a resource and evaluation center for the national S-STEM community and research hubs to study the conditions for the success of low-income undergraduate and graduate STEM students.

Full Proposal Deadline:
March 26, 2025
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Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Organizational Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (STEM Ed OPRF)

Supports the development of cohorts of postdoctoral fellows as they engage in ongoing research, to develop independent research and to implement an independent professional development plan under the guidance of an experienced sponsoring researcher.

Full Proposal Deadline:
April 25, 2025
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Inviting Proposals Related to Information Integrity to the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Program

Encourages the submission of novel and high impact proposals that advance knowledge on the integrity of information to the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program.

Posted February 24, 2022
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Dear Colleague Letter

Supplemental Funding Requests for Grade 6-12 Data Science Education

Encourages supplemental funding requests from awardees in four specified programs to support data science education for grade 6-12 students and teachers.

Posted April 19, 2022
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Supplemental Funding
Dear Colleague Letter

Post-Baccalaureate Research Experiences for LSAMP Students (PRELS) Supplemental Funding Opportunity

Invites supplemental funding requests from active LSAMP alliance awardees to support the research training of post-baccalaureate students.

Posted April 28, 2022
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Dear Colleague Letter

TCUP STEM Innovative Faculty Support

Encourages Rapid Response Research (RAPID) proposals from tribal colleges and universities to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on student achievement in STEM courses or programs of study.

Posted June 14, 2021
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Supplemental Funding
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Dear Colleague Letter

Persons with Disabilities - STEM Engagement and Access (PWD-SEA)

Encourages new proposals or supplemental funding requests to support access to and engagement in STEM learning, research and workforce development for students, postdoctoral scholars, or faculty and staff with disabilities.

Posted August 5, 2021
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Partnership in Experimental Elementary Particle Physics and STEM Education Research to Promote Broadening Research Participation

Encourages collaborative proposals between experimental physicists doing research with the Large Hadron Collider’s ATLAS or CMS detectors and educators conducting research in STEM education.

Posted June 17, 2022
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Supplemental Funding
Dear Colleague Letter

International Collaboration Supplements in Quantum Information Science and Engineering Research

Invites requests for supplemental funding from existing quantum information science and engineering research awardees to add a new — or strengthen an existing — international dimension to their award.

Posted July 21, 2022
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Enhancing Engineering Technology and Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Technician Education (ETSTE)

Encourages proposals to two programs supporting workforce development efforts at institutions of higher education. Proposals must build on or leverage strong industry-academic partnerships to strengthen the semiconductor manufacturing workforce.

Posted September 8, 2022
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Reproducibility and Replicability in Science

Reaffirms NSF’s commitment to advancing reproducibility and replicability in science and encourages the submission of research and education proposals on the topic to NSF’s programs.

Posted October 25, 2022
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Supplemental Funding
Dear Colleague Letter

Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students in Geothermal Energy Supplemental Funding Opportunity (Geothermal INTERN)

Invites supplemental funding requests from active NSF awardees to provide graduate students with professional development opportunities in geothermal energy, technology and its application areas.

Posted November 15, 2022
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Dear Colleague Letter

Announcement of Important Updates to NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Solicitation

Informs the research and innovation communities of important changes to the PFI solicitation. Changes have been made to the lineage requirement, the award amount and full proposal deadlines.

Posted December 28, 2022
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Supplemental Funding
Dear Colleague Letter

Research Internships for Graduate Students at Air Force Research Laboratory (NSF-AFRL INTERN) Supplemental Funding Opportunity

Dear Colleague: Fostering the growth of a globally competitive and diverse research workforce and advancing the scientific and innovation skills of the Nation is a strategic objective of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF and Air Force Research Laboratory...
Posted December 11, 2020
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Dear Colleague Letter

United States-Ireland-Northern Ireland R&D Partnership

Dear Colleagues: The United States (U.S.), Northern Ireland (NI), and the Republic of Ireland (RoI) have come together to form a unique partnership as a way of increasing the level of collaborative R&D among researchers across the three jurisdictions that...
Posted March 26, 2020
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Supplemental Funding
Dear Colleague Letter

Undergraduate Research Experiences in Advanced Technological Education (ATE-URE)

Invites supplemental funding requests from current Advanced Technological Education awardees for research experiences for undergraduates.

Posted March 6, 2020
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Advancing Quantum Education and Workforce Development

Encourages the submission of proposals to specific programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources that support students in education pathways and careers in quantum information science and engineering.

Posted December 23, 2020
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Dear Colleague Letter

Principles for the Design of Digital Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Learning Environments

Encourages proposals for workshops leading to the development of next-generation digital learning environments for STEM education.

Posted October 23, 2017
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Dear Colleague Letter

Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS): Innovative Solutions to Climate Change

Encourages proposals focused on developing novel approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Posted September 30, 2021
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Dear Colleague Letter

Conference Proposals on Clean Energy Topics

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.

Posted May 16, 2023
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