Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects (PHY)
Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 11, 2018
Elementary Particle Physics – Theory; Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology – Theory; Physics of Living Systems; Quantum Information Science
Program Guidelines: NSF 18-564
The Division of Physics (PHY) supports physics research and the preparation of future scientists in the nation’s colleges and universities across a broad range of physics disciplines that span scales of space and time from the largest to the smallest and the oldest to the youngest. The Division is comprised of disciplinary programs covering experimental and theoretical research in the following major subfields of physics: Atomic, Molecular and Optical …
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources (IUSE: EHR)
Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 11, 2018
Development and Implementation Tier for Engaged Student Learning & Institution and Community Transformation
Program Guidelines: NSF 17-590
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 development and implementation of efforts to …
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Smart and Connected Health (SCH)
Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 11, 2018
Program Guidelines: NSF 18-541
The goal of the interagency Smart and Connected Health (SCH): Connecting Data, People and Systems program is to accelerate the development and integration of innovative computer and information science and engineering approaches to support the transformation of health and medicine. Approaches that partner technology-based solutions with biomedical and biobehavioral research are supported by multiple agencies of the federal government including the National Science Foundation (NSF) …
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WINDOWS ON THE UNIVERSE: THE ERA OF MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS (WoU-MMA)
Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 11, 2018
Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology – Theory
Program Guidelines: PD 18-5115
The universe is the ultimate laboratory, and we can now probe it as never before through several powerful and diverse windows – electromagnetic waves, high-energy particles, and gravitational waves. Each of these windows provides a different view. Together they reveal a detailed picture of the Universe that will allow us to study matter, energy, and the cosmos in fundamentally new ways.
The NSF’s Big Idea “Windows on the Universe” is implemented through …
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Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)
Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 14, 2018
Program Guidelines: NSF 16-552
The Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program seeks to advance knowledge about models to improve pathways to the professoriate and success for historically underrepresented minority doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty, particularly African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders, in specific STEM disciplines and/or STEM education research fields. New and …
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Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes
Letter of Intent Deadline Date: December 14, 2018
Program Guidelines: NSF 17-553
Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes are national resources that aim to advance research in the mathematical sciences through programs supporting discovery and dissemination of knowledge in mathematics and statistics and enhancing connections to related fields in which the mathematical sciences can play important roles. Institute activities help focus the attention of some of the best mathematical minds on problems of particular importance and timeliness. Institutes are also community …
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Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support
Full Proposal Target Date: December 14, 2018
Oceanographic Instrumentation
Program Guidelines: NSF 13-589
Oceanographic facilities and equipment are supported by the Integrative Programs Section (IPS) of the Division of Ocean Sciences Division (OCE), Directorate for Geosciences (GEO). These awards are made for the procurement, conversion and/or up-grade, enhancement or annual operation of platforms in the ocean, coastal, near-shore and Great Lakes. Awards are generally directed specifically to support facilities that lend themselves to shared use within the broad range of …
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Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support
Full Proposal Target Date: December 14, 2018
Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment
Program Guidelines: NSF 13-589
Oceanographic facilities and equipment are supported by the Integrative Programs Section (IPS) of the Division of Ocean Sciences Division (OCE), Directorate for Geosciences (GEO). These awards are made for the procurement, conversion and/or up-grade, enhancement or annual operation of platforms in the ocean, coastal, near-shore and Great Lakes. Awards are generally directed specifically to support facilities that lend themselves to shared use within the broad range of …
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CNH2: Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (CNH2)
Letter of Intent Deadline Date: December 17, 2018
Program Guidelines: NSF 19-528
The CNH2 Program supports research projects that advance basic scientific understanding of integrated socio-environmental systems and the complex interactions (dynamics, processes, and feedbacks) within and among the environmental (biological, physical and chemical) and human (“socio”) (economic, social, political, or behavioral) components of such a system. The program seeks proposals that emphasize the truly integrated nature of a socio-environmental system versus two discrete …
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Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program
Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 17, 2018
Program Guidelines: PD 18-1260
The major aim of the DMS Infrastructure Program is to foster the continuing health of the mathematical sciences research community as a whole. Hence, the program supports projects that positively influence the entire community, most often those cutting across multiple sub-disciplines. Activities funded include working research sessions, such as conferences and symposia, as well as larger initiatives focused on enhancing and developing the mathematical sciences at the national …
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NSF Quantum Computing & Information Science Faculty Fellows (QCIS-FF)
Preliminary Proposal Deadline Date: December 17, 2018
Program Guidelines: NSF 19-507
In 2016, the National Science Foundation (NSF) unveiled a set of “Big Ideas,” 10 bold, long-term research and process ideas that identify areas for future investment at the frontiers of science and engineering (see https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/big_ideas/index.jsp). One of these ideas, “The Quantum Leap: Leading the Next Quantum Revolution,” advances quantum …
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Full Proposal Window: December 17, 2018
Program Guidelines: PD 18-1269
The Statistics Program supports research in statistical theory and methods, including research in statistical methods for applications to any domain of science and engineering. The theory forms the base for statistical science. The methods are used for stochastic modeling, and the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. The methods characterize uncertainty in the data and facilitate advancement in science and engineering. The Program encourages proposals ranging from …
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