U.S. National Science Foundation grants
U.S. National Science Foundation has 121 grant opportunities open or forecast on Grants.gov.
Open and upcoming U.S. National Science Foundation grants
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Open Closes November 3, 2026 (3 days left) - Geometric Analysis
Open Closes November 3, 2026 (3 days left) - SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF)
Open Closes November 4, 2026 (4 days left) - NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation
Open Closes November 4, 2026 (4 days left) - Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)
Open Closes November 4, 2026 (4 days left) - U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:
Open Closes November 4, 2026 (4 days left) - PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF)
Open Closes November 10, 2026 (10 days left) - Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants
Open - Plasma Physics
Open - Applied Mathematics
Open - National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)
Open - National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)
Open - Computational Mathematics
Open - Archaeometry (AMTRY)
Open - Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards
Open - Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)
Open - IUSE: Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC)
Open - Statistics
Open - Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network (DDRIG)
Open - Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)
Open - Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support
Open - Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS)
Open - Linguistics
Open - Social Psychology
Open - Arctic Research Opportunities
Open - Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR)
Open - Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS)
Open - Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support
Open - Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS)
Open - Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods (NCSES S&T)
Open - Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU)
Open - Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)
Open - Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure
Open - Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (NSF SaTC)
Open - EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)
Open - Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)
Open - Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (BA-SR)
Open - Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro)
Open - Developmental Sciences (DS)
Open - Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program
Open - Science and Technology Studies (STS)
Open - Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research (Future CoRe)
Open - GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR)
Open - Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1
Open - A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO)
Open - Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence (SL)
Open - EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC)
Open - NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)
Open - Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)
Open - NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)
Open - Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)
Open - Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program
Open - Expeditions in Computing
Open - Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Education Innovation and Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS)
Open - NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL)
Open - EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows
Open - IUSE / Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)
Open - Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)
Open - EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)
Open - Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Support for Fieldwork
Open - EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems (E-CORE)
Open - Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS)
Open - Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)
Open - Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
Open - EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE)
Open - Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
Open - Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CIRC)
Open - Engineering Research Initiation (ERI)
Open - Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences
Open - Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
Open - Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
Open - Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science
Open - NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships (AAPF)
Open - Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR)
Open - Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)
Open - Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes
Open - Transport Phenomena (TP)
Open - The Research on Research Security Program (RoRS)
Open - High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (HRRBAA)
Open - Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development (GRANTED)
Open - Plant Biotic Interactions
Open - Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning (CAMEL) for K-12
Open - Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)
Open - Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
Open - Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)
Open - Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET)
Open - NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems
Open - National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program
Open - Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE)
Open - MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics)
Open - Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF)
Open - NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12)
Open - MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem)
Open - MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)
Open - MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)
Open - MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)
Open - Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI)
Open - Sociology
Open - Science of Organizations (SoO)
Open - Security and Preparedness (SAP)
Open - Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB)
Open - Law & Science (LS)
Open - Economics
Open - Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact (SoS:DCI)
Open - Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)
Open - Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity)
Open - Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation)
Open - Ocean Drilling Program
Open - National Facilities
Open - Crosscutting Activities in Materials Research
Open - Foundational Research in Robotics
Open - Long Term Research in Environmental Biology
Open - Research in the Formation of Engineers
Open - Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Open - Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities
Open - Plant Genome Research Program
Open - Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science
Open - Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering
Open - Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence
Open - Chemical Process Systems (CPS)
Open - Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems (EBBS)
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