U.S. National Science Foundation Grants
U.S. National Science Foundation currently has 100 open federal grant opportunities on Grants.gov, with deadlines from Oct 20, 2026 to Oct 8, 2076. The listings that publish an award ceiling total $163,434,999 in maximum awards across 30 listings. Data updated Oct 13, 2026; the list below is sorted by deadline, soonest first.
Most of these are open to: Open to All Applicant Types (33).
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-598 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Oct 20, 2026
4 days left
Who can apply: Other applicants
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-603 · Awards from $190,000 · closes Oct 21, 2026
5 days left
Who can apply: Other applicants
Geometric Analysis
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-22-1265 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Nov 3, 2026
18 days left
Who can apply: all applicant types
Topology
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-22-1267 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Nov 3, 2026
18 days left
Who can apply: all applicant types
NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-511 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Nov 4, 2026
19 days left
Who can apply: Other applicants
SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-500 · Awards $160,000–$170,000 · closes Nov 4, 2026
19 days left
Who can apply: Other applicants
U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-513 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Nov 4, 2026
19 days left
Who can apply: Other applicants
Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-512 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Nov 4, 2026
19 days left
Who can apply: Other applicants
PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 20-558 · Awards from $200,000 · closes Nov 10, 2026
25 days left
Who can apply: Other applicants
Applied Mathematics
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-16-1266 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Nov 16, 2026
31 days left
Who can apply: all applicant types
Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 22-624 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Nov 16, 2026
31 days left
Who can apply: all applicant types
Plasma Physics
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-23-1242 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Nov 16, 2026
31 days left
Who can apply: all applicant types
National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 25-540 · Awards $600,000–$2,000,000 · closes Nov 17, 2026
32 days left
Who can apply: Other applicants
National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-507 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Nov 18, 2026
33 days left
Who can apply: Other applicants
Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-566 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Dec 1, 2026
46 days left
Who can apply: Other applicants
Archaeometry (AMTRY)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-573 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Dec 1, 2026
46 days left
Who can apply: Other applicants
Computational Mathematics
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-16-1271 · Awards up to $1,200,000 · closes Dec 1, 2026
46 days left
Who can apply: all applicant types
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-595 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Dec 4, 2026
49 days left
Who can apply: Other applicants
IUSE: Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-584 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Dec 9, 2026
54 days left
Who can apply: Other applicants
Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network (DDRIG)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 20-597 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Dec 15, 2026
60 days left
Who can apply: Other applicants
Statistics
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-18-1269 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Dec 15, 2026
60 days left
Who can apply: all applicant types
Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-525 · Awards $5,000–$47,500,000 · closes Jan 11, 2027
87 days left
Who can apply: Other applicants
Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-568 · Awards $10,000–$1,200,000 · closes Jan 14, 2027
90 days left
Who can apply: all applicant types
Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 25-526 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Jan 15, 2027
Closes Jan 15, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Arctic Research Opportunities
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-572 · Awards from $330,000 · closes Jan 15, 2027
Closes Jan 15, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 25-502 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Jan 15, 2027
Closes Jan 15, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 25-507 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Jan 15, 2027
Closes Jan 15, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Linguistics
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-98-1311 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Jan 15, 2027
Closes Jan 15, 2027
Who can apply: all applicant types
Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-23-1321 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Jan 19, 2027
Closes Jan 19, 2027
Who can apply: all applicant types
Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods (NCSES S&T)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 24-587 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Jan 19, 2027
Closes Jan 19, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 25-531 · Awards up to $1,200,000 · closes Jan 20, 2027
Closes Jan 20, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-510 · Awards $200,000–$2,000,000 · closes Jan 20, 2027
Closes Jan 20, 2027
Who can apply: all applicant types
Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-520 · Awards up to $1,000,000 · closes Jan 21, 2027
Closes Jan 21, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (NSF SaTC)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 25-515 · Awards $50,000–$1,200,000 · closes Jan 25, 2027
Closes Jan 25, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 24-573 · Awards $1,000,000–$1,500,000 · closes Jan 26, 2027
Closes Jan 26, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 19-575 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Jan 28, 2027
Closes Jan 28, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (BA-SR)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-503 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Feb 1, 2027
Closes Feb 1, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-24-1699 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Feb 1, 2027
Closes Feb 1, 2027
Who can apply: all applicant types
Developmental Sciences (DS)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 24-544 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Feb 1, 2027
Closes Feb 1, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-20-1260 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Feb 2, 2027
Closes Feb 2, 2027
Who can apply: all applicant types
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research (Future CoRe)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 25-543 · Awards $600,000–$12,000,000 · closes Feb 4, 2027
Closes Feb 4, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 24-527 · Awards $1,200,000–$3,600,000 · closes Feb 8, 2027
Closes Feb 8, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 24-598 · Awards $4,000,000–$19,999,999 · closes Feb 8, 2027
Closes Feb 8, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-569 · Awards $100,000–$250,000 · closes Feb 9, 2027
Closes Feb 9, 2027
Who can apply: all applicant types
Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence (SL)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-19-127Y · Awards from $550 · closes Feb 10, 2027
Closes Feb 10, 2027
Who can apply: all applicant types
EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-524 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Feb 11, 2027
Closes Feb 11, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 22-615 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Feb 16, 2027
Closes Feb 16, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 22-603 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Mar 1, 2027
Closes Mar 1, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 25-514 · Awards $1,000,000–$5,000,000 · closes Mar 2, 2027
Closes Mar 2, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-506 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Mar 2, 2027
Closes Mar 2, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 24-529 · Awards $300,000–$1,000,000 · closes Mar 25, 2027
Closes Mar 25, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Expeditions in Computing
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 20-544 · Awards from $15,000,000 · closes Mar 31, 2027
Closes Mar 31, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Education Innovation and Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-503 · Awards $300,000–$2,500,000 · closes Apr 5, 2027
Closes Apr 5, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 24-586 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Apr 6, 2027
Closes Apr 6, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 24-528 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Apr 13, 2027
Closes Apr 13, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
IUSE / Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 24-564 · Awards $50,000–$2,000,000 · closes Apr 13, 2027
Closes Apr 13, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 25-533 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Apr 14, 2027
Closes Apr 14, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Support for Fieldwork
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 25-525 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Jun 1, 2027
Closes Jun 1, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 24-588 · Awards $477,000–$3,180,000 · closes Jun 1, 2027
Closes Jun 1, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems (E-CORE)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 25-523 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Jul 20, 2027
Closes Jul 20, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-525 · Awards from $15,000,000 · closes Jul 27, 2027
Closes Jul 27, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-509 · Awards $500,000–$30,000,000 · closes Jul 27, 2027
Closes Jul 27, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 22-586 · Awards from $400,000 · closes Jul 28, 2027
Closes Jul 28, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 25-522 · Awards from $8,000,000 · closes Aug 10, 2027
Closes Aug 10, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-601 · Awards $5,000–$500,000 · closes Aug 18, 2027
Closes Aug 18, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CIRC)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-589 · Awards $50,000–$5,000,000 · closes Sep 10, 2027
Closes Sep 10, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 22-600 · Awards up to $1,200,000 · closes Sep 20, 2027
Closes Sep 20, 2027
Who can apply: all applicant types
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-504 · Awards from $220,000 · closes Sep 28, 2027
Closes Sep 28, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 24-584 · Awards $475,000–$7,500,000 · closes Oct 7, 2027
Closes Oct 7, 2027
Who can apply: Other applicants
Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-606 · Awards $1,500,000–$6,500,000 · closes Mar 14, 2029
Closes Mar 14, 2029
Who can apply: Other applicants
Transport Phenomena (TP)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-26-366Y · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Aug 20, 2076
Closes Aug 20, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
The Research on Research Security Program (RoRS)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-25-275Y · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Sep 1, 2076
Closes Sep 1, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-19-120Y · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Sep 30, 2076
Closes Sep 30, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
Law & Science (LS)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-21-128Y · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Sep 30, 2076
Closes Sep 30, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
Science of Organizations (SoO)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-11-8031 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Sep 30, 2076
Closes Sep 30, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
Security and Preparedness (SAP)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-19-118Y · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Sep 30, 2076
Closes Sep 30, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
Sociology
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-98-1331 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Sep 30, 2076
Closes Sep 30, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (HRRBAA)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 19-570 · Awards up to $35,000 · closes Oct 1, 2076
Closes Oct 1, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development (GRANTED)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-23-221Y · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Oct 2, 2076
Closes Oct 2, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning (CAMEL) for K-12
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-501 · Awards $1,000,000–$1,500,000 · closes Oct 5, 2076
Closes Oct 5, 2076
Who can apply: Other applicants
Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-517 · Awards from $500,000 · closes Oct 5, 2076
Closes Oct 5, 2076
Who can apply: Other applicants
Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-518 · Awards from $500,000 · closes Oct 5, 2076
Closes Oct 5, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-515 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Oct 5, 2076
Closes Oct 5, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-514 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Oct 5, 2076
Closes Oct 5, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-516 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Oct 5, 2076
Closes Oct 5, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-580 · Awards $25,000–$1,200,000 · closes Oct 5, 2076
Closes Oct 5, 2076
Who can apply: Other applicants
Plant Biotic Interactions
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 20-576 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Oct 5, 2076
Closes Oct 5, 2076
Who can apply: Other applicants
Economics
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-23-1320 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Oct 6, 2076
Closes Oct 6, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-523 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Oct 6, 2076
Closes Oct 6, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 25-549 · Awards from $50,000 · closes Oct 6, 2076
Closes Oct 6, 2076
Who can apply: Other applicants
NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 25-537 · Awards $200,000–$700,000 · closes Oct 6, 2076
Closes Oct 6, 2076
Who can apply: Other applicants
Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity PD-26-1341 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Oct 6, 2076
Closes Oct 6, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 22-639 · Awards from $202,000 · closes Oct 7, 2076
Closes Oct 7, 2076
Who can apply: Other applicants
Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 23-578 · Awards $300,000–$800,000 · closes Oct 7, 2076
Closes Oct 7, 2076
Who can apply: Other applicants
MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-522 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Oct 7, 2076
Closes Oct 7, 2076
Who can apply: all applicant types
MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-519 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Oct 7, 2076
Closes Oct 7, 2076
Who can apply: Other applicants
MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-521 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Oct 7, 2076
Closes Oct 7, 2076
Who can apply: Other applicants
NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 25-545 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Oct 7, 2076
Closes Oct 7, 2076
Who can apply: Other applicants
Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 14-579 · Award amount: see the official listing · closes Oct 8, 2076
Closes Oct 8, 2076
Who can apply: Other applicants
MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-520 · Awards from $300,000 · closes Oct 8, 2076
Closes Oct 8, 2076
Who can apply: Other applicants
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