# Research in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003503-research-in-basic-plasma-science-and-engineering/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358199

> Office of Science offered grants of up to $900,000 (at least $300,000) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on April 4, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003503 |
| Agency | Office of Science |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 4, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $900,000 |
| Award floor | $300,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.049 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See page 4 of the NOFO

## What the grant funds

The DOE SC program in Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) hereby announces its interest in receiving new or renewal single-investigator or small-group applications to carry out hypothesis-driven frontier-level research in basic plasma science and engineering. The FES Discovery Plasma Science: Plasma Science and Technology–General Plasma Science (GPS) program supports research at the frontiers of basic plasma science (including astrophysical, dusty, and low temperature plasma). GPS topical areas are broad and include but are not limited to: understanding the onset of magnetic reconnection and trigger mechanisms for explosive instabilities in nature (solar flares, geomagnetic storms) and in the laboratory; magnetic dynamo processes by which magnetic fields are generated in laboratory and astrophysical plasmas; mechanisms by which energy is transferred between fields, flows, and particles; how coherent structures are created through the self-fields of the plasma and its interactions with waves; coupling of dusty plasma in strong magnetic fields; and plasma chemistry and processes related to interaction of plasma with surfaces, materials, or biomaterials. Through the support of this research, the GPS program plays a key role in training the next generation of plasma scientists and engineers.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0003503 still open?

No. It closed on April 4, 2025. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003673, closes January 12, 2027 (66 days left).

### Who can apply for Research in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering?

Office of Science accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Research in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering?

Closed April 4, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $900,000 each.

### Who has won Office of Science Financial Assistance Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Michigan State University Foundation, General Atomics, University of Wisconsin System. The program made 6,205 awards worth $7.7 billion in that time.