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U.S. National Science Foundation grants

Browse 143 open U.S. National Science Foundation funding opportunities from grants.gov. See deadlines and award amounts, then find the ones you qualify for.

Open grants from this agency

• Arctic Research Opportunities
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Jan 15, 2027
• EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Jul 20, 2027
• Faculty Early Career Development Program
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Jul 28, 2027
• Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Aug 25, 2026
• Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Aug 27, 2026
• Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 1, 2026
• Tribal Colleges and Universities Program
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 1, 2026
• U.S. National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 8, 2026
• IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 8, 2026
• A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 9, 2026
• Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 10, 2026
• Probability
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 15, 2026
• NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 15, 2026
• Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 18, 2026
• Combinatorics
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 22, 2026
• Foundations
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 22, 2026
• Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 28, 2026
• Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 29, 2026
• ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering (ECLIPSE)
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 29, 2026
• Analysis
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 30, 2026
• Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Sep 30, 2026
• Advanced Technological Education
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Oct 1, 2026
• EDU Core Research
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Oct 1, 2026
• Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Oct 9, 2026
• Algebra and Number Theory
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Oct 9, 2026
• Engineering Research Initiation (ERI)
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Oct 9, 2026
• Mathematical Biology
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Oct 14, 2026
• Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Oct 14, 2026
• NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Oct 15, 2026
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research
  U.S. National Science Foundation · closes Oct 20, 2026

About U.S. National Science Foundation grants

The U.S. National Science Foundation posts federal funding opportunities on grants.gov throughout the year. This page tracks the 143 currently open, refreshed daily, so you can see live deadlines in one place instead of searching the federal portal.

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