NSF Upcoming Funding Opportunities

Biological Anthropology Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (BA-DDRIG)

Full Proposal Window: July 31, 2025

Program Guidelines: NSF 23-504

The Biological Anthropology Program seeks to advance scientific knowledge about the processes that have shaped biological diversity in living and fossil humans and their primate relatives through support of basic research on human and primate evolution, biological variation, and interactions between biology, behavior and culture. The program supports a portfolio of research that demonstrates engagement with biological anthropological and evolutionary theory; includes diverse and ...
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Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (BA-SR)

Full Proposal Window: July 30, 2025

Program Guidelines: NSF 23-503

The Biological Anthropology Program seeks to advance scientific knowledge about the processes that have shaped biological diversity in living and fossil humans and their primate relatives through support of basic research on human and primate evolution, biological variation, and interactions between biology, behavior, and culture. The program supports a portfolio of research that demonstrates engagement with biological ...
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Developmental Sciences (DS)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 30, 2025

Program Guidelines: NSF 24-544

Developmental Sciences supports basic research that increases our understanding of perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan. Research supported by this program will add to our knowledge of the underlying developmental processes that support social, cognitive, and behavioral functioning, thereby illuminating ways for individuals to live productive lives as members of society.

The Developmental ...
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Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 23, 2025

Program Guidelines: NSF 22-586

CAREER: The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education ...
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP)

Letter of Intent Deadline Date: July 22, 2025
Research Initiation Awards

Program Guidelines: NSF 23-563

HBCU-UP provides awards to strengthen STEM undergraduate education and research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Support is available through the following tracks: 

  • Targeted Infusion Projects (TIP), which provide support to achieve a short-term, well-defined goal for enhancing and innovating undergraduate STEM education at an HBCU.
  • Research on Broadening Participation in ...
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Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 9, 2025
Expeditions

Program Guidelines: NSF 20-544

The far-reaching impact and rate of innovation in the computer and information science and engineering fields has been remarkable, generating economic prosperity and enhancing the quality of life for people throughout the world.

More than a decade ago, the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) established the Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions) program to build on past successes and ...
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NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Fast-Track Pilot Programs (SBIR-STTR Fast-Track)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 2, 2025

Program Guidelines: NSF 24-582

The NSF SBIR/STTR and SBIR/STTR Fast-Track pilot programs support moving scientific excellence and technological innovation from the lab to the market. By funding startups and small businesses, NSF helps build a strong national economy and stimulates the creation of novel products, services, and solutions in private, public, or government sectors with potential for broad impact; strengthens the role of small business in meeting federal research and development needs; increases the commercial ...
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NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I Programs (SBIR/STTR Phase I)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 2, 2025

Program Guidelines: NSF 24-579

The NSF SBIR/STTR programs provide non-dilutive funds for use-inspired research and development (R&D) of unproven, leading-edge, technology innovations that address societal challenges. By investing federal research and development funds into startups and small businesses, NSF helps build a strong national economy and stimulates the creation of novel products, services, and solutions in the private sector; strengthens the role of small business in meeting federal research and ...
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NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase II Programs (SBIR/STTR Phase II)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 2, 2025

Program Guidelines: NSF 24-580

The NSF SBIR/STTR programs support moving scientific excellence and technological innovation from the lab to the market. By funding startups and small businesses, NSF helps build a strong national economy and stimulates the creation of novel products, services, and solutions in private, public, or government sectors with potential for broad impact; strengthens the role of small business in meeting federal research and development needs; increases the commercial application of federally ...
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 16, 2025
Institutional and Community Transformation (Level 2) proposals and Engaged Student Learning (Level 2 and Level 3) proposals

Program Guidelines: NSF 23-510

Synopsis of Program:

The fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) hold much promise as sectors of the economy where we can expect to see continuous vigorous growth in the coming decades. STEM job creation is expected to outpace non-STEM job creation significantly, according to the Commerce Department, reflecting the importance of STEM knowledge to the US economy.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) plays a leadership role in ...
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Arctic Research Opportunities

Full Proposal Target Date: July 15, 2025
Target Dates for Arctic Natural Sciences and Arctic Social Sciences

Program Guidelines: NSF 23-572

The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites investigators at U.S. organizations to submit proposals to the Arctic Sciences Section in the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) within the Geosciences Directorate, to conduct research about the Arctic region.

The goal of this solicitation is to attract research proposals that advance a fundamental, process, and/or systems-level understanding of the Arctic's rapidly changing natural environment, social and cultural systems, and, where ...
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EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems (E-CORE)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 15, 2025

Program Guidelines: NSF 25-523

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) supports the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) mission by promoting nationwide scientific progress. Through this program, NSF fosters partnerships among academic institutions, government entities, industry, and non-profits. These collaborations aim to drive long-term improvements in research infrastructure, enhance R&D capacity, and boost the research competitiveness of eligible EPSCoR jurisdictions, including ...
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Linguistics

Full Proposal Target Date: July 15, 2025

Program Guidelines: PD 98-1311

The Linguistics Program supports basic science in the domain of human language, encompassing investigations of the grammatical properties of individual human languages, and of natural language in general. Research areas include syntax, semantics, morphology, phonetics and phonology.

The program encourages projects that are interdisciplinary in methodological or theoretical perspective, and that address questions that cross disciplinary boundaries, such as (but not limited ...
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Linguistics Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Ling-DDRI)

Full Proposal Target Date: July 15, 2025

Program Guidelines: NSF 20-538

The Linguistics Program supports basic science in the domain of human language, encompassing investigations of the grammatical properties of individual human languages, and of natural language in general. Research areas include syntax, linguistic semantics and pragmatics, morphology, phonetics, and phonology.

The program encourages projects that are interdisciplinary in methodological or theoretical perspective, and that address questions that cross disciplinary boundaries, such as ...
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Social Psychology

Full Proposal Target Date: July 15, 2025

Program Guidelines: PD 22-1332

The Social Psychology Program at NSF supports theoretically focused empirical investigations that advance fundamental social psychological explanations of human behavior, attitudes, and experience.

 

Synopsis

The Social Psychology Program invites research and infrastructure proposals that advance knowledge of how human behavior is influenced by macro- and micro-level social forces, including ...
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Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models (IHBEM)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 14, 2025

Program Guidelines: NSF 25-538

The Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models (IHBEM) program supports research that incorporates social and behavioral processes in mathematical epidemiological models. The program provides support for projects that involve integrated participation from the mathematical and social, behavioral, and economic sciences.


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Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU- EiR)

Letter of Intent Deadline Date: July 10, 2025

Program Guidelines: NSF 23-598

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU-EiR) program was established in response to direction provided in the Senate Commerce and Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Report (Senate Report 115-139), and is built on prior and continuing efforts by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to strengthen research capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This report provided guidance to NSF to establish the ...
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Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 10, 2025
Deadline for direct submissions to Human Networks and Data Science - Core Research (HNDS-R) by permission only. Submissions with HNDS-R as secondary should follow the primary program's submission dates.

Program Guidelines: NSF 23-568

The Human Networks and Data Science program (HNDS) supports research that enhances understanding of human behavior by leveraging data and network science research across a broad range of topics. HNDS research will identify ways in which dynamic, distributed, or heterogeneous data can provide novel answers to fundamental questions about individual or group behavior. HNDS is especially interested in proposals that provide data-rich insights about human networks to support improved health, ...
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Gen-4 Engineering Research Centers (ERC)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 9, 2025
By Invitation Only

Program Guidelines: NSF 24-576

Founded in 1984, the Engineering Research Centers (ERC) program brings technology-based industry and universities together in an effort to strengthen the competitive position of American industry in the global marketplace. These partnerships are expected to establish cross-disciplinary centers focused on advancing fundamental engineering knowledge and engineered systems technology while exposing students to the integrative aspects of engineered systems and industrial practice. The goal of ...
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EPSCoR Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (EPSCoR CREST Centers)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 7, 2025

Program Guidelines: NSF 24-575

In alignment with the CREST Program goals, through this solicitation, the CREST Program seeks to expand its geographic diversity and reach by explicitly calling for proposals led by and for efforts in Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) jurisdictions. The U.S. National Science Foundation's EPSCoR program pursues a mission to enhance the research competitiveness of targeted jurisdictions (state, territory or commonwealth) by strengthening science, ...
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