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NSF 18-556: NSF/FDA Scholar-In-Residence at FDA

Closed Closed Opportunity NSF 18-556

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of U.S. National Science Foundation notices from 2025.

U.S. National Science Foundation offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 10 awards worth $750,000 in total. It is no longer open on Grants.gov.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 7, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.

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NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
NSF 10-533June 6, 2025ClosedClosed

Key dates

PostedJune 6, 2025
Archived by Grants.govJune 7, 2025

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The National Science Foundation (NSF), through the Directoratefor Engineering, the Directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering Division of Computer and Network Systems, and the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division of Materials Research, along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), through its Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), have established the NSF/FDA Scholar-in-Residence Program at FDA. This program comprises an interagency partnership for the investigation of scientific and engineering issues concerning emerging trends in medical device technology. This partnership is designed to enable investigators in science, engineering, and computer science to develop research collaborations within the intramural research environment at the FDA. Thissolicitation features three flexible mechanisms for support of research at the FDA: 1) Principal Investigators at FDA; 2) Postdoctoral Researchers at FDA; and 3) Graduate Students at FDA.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won Mathematical and Physical Sciences grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Mathematical and Physical Sciences (47.049) awarded $8.5 billion across 14,898 grant awards, an average of $568,976 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.Arizona22$725 million
Associated Universities IncVirginia18$646 million
California Institute of TechnologyCalifornia148$316 million
Cornell UniversityNew York179$256 million
Florida State UniversityFlorida92$228 million

Top states: California ($1.2 billion), Arizona ($814 million), Virginia ($777 million), New York ($719 million), Illinois ($475 million).

Who has won Computer and Information Science and Engineering grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Computer and Information Science and Engineering (47.070) awarded $5.3 billion across 10,918 grant awards, an average of $481,712 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
University of Texas at AustinTexas168$379 million
University of California, San DiegoCalifornia201$222 million
University of IllinoisIllinois208$208 million
Carnegie-Mellon UniversityPennsylvania296$153 million
Georgia Tech Research CorpGeorgia211$142 million

Top states: California ($719 million), Texas ($579 million), Illinois ($396 million), New York ($365 million), Massachusetts ($342 million).

Who has won Engineering grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Engineering (47.041) awarded $4.3 billion across 11,244 grant awards, an average of $385,774 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Georgia Tech Research CorpGeorgia193$106 million
Purdue UniversityIndiana238$106 million
Regents of the University of MichiganMichigan250$101 million
University of California, San DiegoCalifornia114$96.4 million
The Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania59$80.6 million

Top states: California ($485 million), Texas ($346 million), New York ($297 million), Pennsylvania ($269 million), Massachusetts ($265 million).

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Applying now

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Questions people ask

Is NSF 18-556 still open?

No. It is no longer open on Grants.gov.

Who can apply for NSF/FDA Scholar-In-Residence at FDA?

U.S. National Science Foundation accepted applications from any type of organization.

What is the deadline for NSF/FDA Scholar-In-Residence at FDA?

Closed. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

About $750,000 in total across about 10 awards.

Who has won Engineering grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Georgia Tech Research Corp, Purdue University, Regents of the University of Michigan. The program made 11,244 awards worth $4.3 billion in that time.

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