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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.… 

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TechAccess: AI-Ready America

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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… 

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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… 

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Research Program -Spring 2026

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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… 

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Critical Minerals & Materials Accelerator (CMMA)

Award Info:

dependent on topic area

Description:

Must state Topic Area in LOI. 

The goals of this NOFO are to:
• Foster industry partnerships to prototype and pilot technologies and processes proven at the bench scale to accelerate adoption of innovative solutions to address critical material challenges in high impact areas;
•… 

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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… 

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Mathers Grant Awards Program - Spring 2026

Award Info:

$600,000-700,000 over three years, including 10% indirect costs

Description:

The Mathers Foundation welcomes research in immunology, microbiome, genomics, structural biology, cellular physiology, neuroscience and more. Plant biology research and oceanography-related research, space exploration, global warming, Covid-19, medical imaging technology, electrical engineering technology… 

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NSF X-Labs Initiative - Scientific Instrumentation For Sensing and Imaging

Award Info:

see RFP

Description:

This Topic Announcement focuses on target specific platform technologies in sensing, imaging and supporting technologies that will form the basis for revolutionary new capabilities in scientific discovery and technology sectors. Teams might, for example, draw on quantum sensing, artificial intelligence… 

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NSF X-Labs Initiative - Quantum Systems: Interconnects and Integrated Photonics

Award Info:

see RFP

Description:

This Topic Announcement focuses on quantum systems, specifically quantum interconnects and integrated quantum photonics. Future quantum computing and quantum information processing systems are expected to rely on the ability to transfer quantum information, including coherence and entanglement, between… 

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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… 

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