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The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI
Award Info:
Expected dollar amount of individual awards
Phase I: $500,000 to $750,000 Phase II: Envisioned as 3 to 5 times the Phase I award.
Expected award project period
Phase I: 9 months; Phase II: 3 years.
Description:
The DOE Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI is soliciting new FY26 Phase I small team and Phase II large team applications in the following topic areas: advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, critical materials, nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, quantum information science, semiconductors…
Seed Program for Interdisciplinary Research (SPIRe) - 2026
Award Info:
The maximum allowable budget for a SPIRe Grant is $60,000.
The duration of the SPIRe award is 12 months.
Description:
Please see the program page for full details and application requirements.
The UT Dallas Seed Program for Interdisciplinary Research (SPIRe) program is an internal funding…
Pathway to Stop Diabetes® (2026):
Award Info:
For Accelerator awards, applicants may request up to five (5) years of funding support. The proposed project budget should not exceed $325,000 USD per year (including 30% indirect costs) for a maximum total budget up to $1,625,000 USD over five (5) years.
Initiator awards will provide two…
Description:
The Pathway to Stop Diabetes® Accelerator award is intended to provide flexible, long-term salary and research support to early career researchers who are proposing innovative and ambitious diabetes-related research programs, and who have distinguished themselves as exceptionally talented and…
Faculty Externship Program (Summer 2026)
Award Info:
ORI will provide support of up to $12,000 per faculty participant, which may be used for:
Summer salary support
Travel and lodging expenses
Other reasonable costs directly related to the externship experience
Description:
The Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) at The University of Texas at Dallas invites applications for the Faculty Externship Program, a competitive opportunity that supports UT Dallas faculty in spending one month during Summer 2026 embedded at an industry partner or U.S. national laboratory.…
National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)
Award Info:
An estimated 50 Planning awards of up to $50,000 each for up to 2 months.
An estimated 20 Development awards of up to $300,000 each for 1 year.
Description:
he NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY program supports collaboration among K-12 educators, technologists, parents or guardians, and researchers, to develop innovative solutions to persistent challenges in learning and workforce development. These challenges are identified by K-12 students, families, and educators.…
TechAccess: AI-Ready America
Award Info:
Up to 56 awards; one for every state, the District of Columbia, or territory in the U.S. Coordination Hubs will be selected over three rounds: 10 Coordination Hubs in round one, 20 in round two, and the remainder in round three. Each Coordination Hub Award will receive support of $1M/year for three…
Description:
TechAccess: AI-Ready America is a national-scale initiative to accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) readiness and adoption across the U.S. by strengthening coordination, leveraging partnerships and resources, filling gaps, and scaling what works — so local and state priorities can lead in…
New Faculty Research Symposium Grant - 2026
Award Info:
The maximum allowable budget for a New Faculty Research Symposium Grant is $25,000.
The duration of the New Faculty Research Symposium Grant award is 12 months.
Description:
Please see the program page for full details and application requirements. The UT Dallas New Faculty Research Symposium Grant is an internal funding mechanism designed to stimulate interdisciplinary…
Research Program -Spring 2026
Award Info:
During 2024, the Board of Directors awarded 14 grants in Medical Research totaling $18.1 million and 13 grants in Science & Engineering Research totaling $16.2 million. Grant awards typically range between $500,000 and $1.5 million. If selected, applicants will work with the UT Dallas Foundation…
Description:
The W. M. Keck Research Program seeks to benefit humanity by supporting Medical Research and Science & Engineering projects that are distinctive and novel in their approach, question the prevailing paradigm, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field. The foundation prioritizes…
Integrated Data Systems & Services 2026
Award Info:
Estimated Number of Awards: 3 to 9
The estimated number of awards in each Category is as follows: 1 to 2 (Category I), 1 to 2 (Category II), 1 to 5 (Category III).
The type of award in each category is as follows: Cooperative Agreement (Category I and II), Standard Grant (Category…
Description:
The primary goal of the IDSS program is to support national-scale foundational data cyberinfrastructure that broadly enables data- and artificial intelligence-driven research for many communities. The IDSS program supports foundational transdisciplinary and demonstrably multi-disciplinary projects…
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program-2026
Award Info:
IGE Awards (6 to 10 anticipated in FY 2021) are expected to be up to three (3) years in duration with a total budget between $300,000 and $500,000.
Description:
The Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new, and potentially transformative approaches to STEM graduate education training. The program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master's…