Grants Update April 2025

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

DUE: Anytime
WRITE: Program Director
Division of Biological Infrastructure
National Science Foundation
2415 Eisenhower Ave Alexandria, VA 22314
WEB: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ innovation-infrastructure-innovation-biologicalresearch
E-MAIL: DBIBioinformatics@nsf.gov
PHONE: (703) 292-8470

The Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research Program (Innovation) supports research to design novel or greatly improved research tools and methods that advance contemporary biology in any research area supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences at NSF. The Innovation Program focuses on research infrastructure that is broadly applicable to researchers in three programmatic areas: Bioinformatics, Instrumentation, and Research Methods. Infrastructure supported by this program is expected to advance biological understanding by improving scientists’ abilities to manipulate, control, analyze, or measure critical aspects of biological systems, which can be essential for addressing important fundamental research questions. Proposals submitted to these programmatic areas can do one of three things to advance or transform research in biology: develop novel infrastructure, significantly redesign existing infrastructure, or adapt existing infrastructure in novel ways. Projects are expected to have a significant application to one or more biological science questions and have the potential to be used by a community of researchers beyond a single research team. FUNDING: $16-18 million for 20-40 awards.

DUE: October 1, 2025 - October 14, 2025 - Window
WRITE: Division of Mathematical Sciences
National Science Foundation
2415 Eisenhower Ave Alexandria, VA 22314
WEB: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mathematical-biology
E-MAIL: zfeng@nsf.gov
PHONE: (703) 292-7523

The Mathematical Biology Program supports research in all areas of mathematical sciences with relevance to the biological sciences. Successful proposals must demonstrate mathematical innovation, biological relevance and significance, and strong integration between mathematics and biology. Some projects of interest to the Mathematical Biology Program may include development of mathematical theories, methodologies, and tools traditionally seen in other disciplinary programs within the Division of Mathematical Sciences. In general, if a proposal is appropriate for review by more than one NSF program, it is advisable to contact the program off icers handling each program to determine when and where the proposal should be submitted and to facilitate the review process. The Mathematical Biology Program regularly seeks joint reviews of proposals with programs in the Directorates of Biological Sciences and other relevant programs. Investigators are encouraged to discuss their project with program officers in relevant areas to determine whether it could be considered by more than one program. 

DUE: July 15, January 15
WRITE: Social, Behavioral, & Economic Research
National Science Foundation
2415 Eisenhower Ave Alexandria, VA 22314
WEB: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/linguistics
E-MAIL: jvaldesk@nsf.gov
PHONE: (703) 292-7920

The Linguistics Program supports research on human language - encompassing investigations of the properties of individual human languages and natural language in general - and the intersections of linguistics with cognition, society and other areas of science. Research areas include syntax, semantics, morphology, phonetics and phonology. The program encourages projects that are interdisciplinary in methodological or theoretical perspective, and that address questions that cross disciplinary boundaries, such as (but not limited to): (a) What are the psychological processes involved in the production, perception, and comprehension of language? (b) What are the computational properties of language and/or the language processor that make fluent production, incremental comprehension or rapid learning possible? (c) How do the acoustic and physiological properties of speech inform our theories of natural language and/or language processing? (d) What role does human neurobiology play in shaping the various grammatical properties of language? (e) How does language develop in natural learning contexts across the life-span? (f) What social and cultural factors underlie language variation and change? 

DUE: July 23
WRITE: Faculty Early Career Development
National Science Foundation
2415 Eisenhower Ave Alexandria, VA 22314
WEB: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/career-faculty-early-career-development-program
NSF-DOC: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/career-faculty-early-career-development-program/nsf22-586/solicitation
E-MAIL: nsf-ccc@nsf.gov
PHONE: 703-292-5111

CAREER: The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals from early-career faculty at all CAREER-eligible organizations and especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities to apply. PECASE: Each year NSF selects nominees for the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from among the most meritorious recent CAREER awardees. Selection for this award is based on two important criteria: 1) innovative research at the frontiers of science and technology that is relevant to the mission of NSF, and 2) community service demonstrated through scientific leadership, education, or community outreach. FUNDING: About $250 million for 500 awards per year. 

DUE: July 30, January 30
WRITE: Anna V. Fisher, Program Director
SBE/BCS
National Science Foundation
2415 Eisenhower Ave Alexandria, VA 22314
WEB: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ds-developmental-sciences
NSF-DOC: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ds-developmental-sciences/nsf24-544/solicitation
E-MAIL: avfisher@nsf.gov
PHONE: (703) 292-8451

Developmental Sciences supports basic research that increases our understanding of perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan. Research supported by this program will add to our knowledge of the underlying developmental processes that support social, cognitive, and behavioral functioning, thereby illuminating ways for individuals to live productive lives as members of society. The Developmental Sciences program supports research that addresses developmental processes within the domains of perceptual, cognitive, social, emotional, language, and motor development across the lifespan by working with any appropriate populations for the topics of interest including infants, children, adolescents, adults (including aging populations), and non-human animals. The program also supports research investigating factors that affect developmental change, including family, peers, school, community, culture, media, physical, genetic, and epigenetic influences. The program funds research that incorporates multidisciplinary, multi-method, and/or longitudinal approaches; develops new methods, models, and theories for studying development; and integrates different processes (e.g., memory, emotion, perception, cognition), levels of analysis (e.g., behavioral, social, neural) and time scales. The program funds basic research that advances our understanding of developmental processes and mechanisms; the program does not fund clinical trials and research focused primarily on health outcomes. FUNDING: While there are no specific rules about budget limitations, a typical project funded through the Developmental Sciences program is approximately three years in duration with a total cost budget, including both direct and indirect costs, between $100,000 and $200,000 per year. 

DUE: July 15, January 15
WRITE: Social, Behavioral, & Economic Research
National Science Foundation
2415 Eisenhower Ave Alexandria, VA 22314
WEB: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/social-psychology
E-MAIL: jlsmith@nsf.gov
PHONE: (703) 292-8740

The Social Psychology Program at NSF supports theoretically focused empirical investigations that advance fundamental social psychological explanations of human behavior, attitudes, and experience. The program invites research and infrastructure proposals that advance knowledge of how human behavior is influenced by macro- and micro-level social forces, including how thought, motivation, emotion, neural, and physiological processes explain ways of thinking about and relating to self and others. Proposed research should carry strong potential for groundbreaking discoveries about the power of social dynamics to shape peoples’ attitudes, behavior, and experience Basic research that connects to emerging and ongoing global challenges is especially encouraged. Proposals that develop new theories or methods are highly encouraged. In assessing intellectual merit, the Social Psychology Program places highest priority on research that is theoretically grounded, based on empirical observation and validation, and with designs appropriate to the questions asked (including but not limited to experiments, naturalistic observations, field studies, longitudinal analyses, and computational modeling). In assessing broader impacts, the Social Psychology Program places highest priority on proposals that offer strong potential to benefit society, strengthen national security interests, improve the quality of life, build STEM talent, enhance infrastructure for research and education, increase public engagement with science, and include a proactive plan for sharing the results with a wide variety of audiences. 

WENNER-GREN FOUNDATION FOR ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH

DUE: June 1
WEB: https://wennergren.org/program/conferenceand-workshop-grant/
E-MAIL: applications@wennergren.org
PHONE: (212) 683-5000

This grant program supports meetings and events that promote the development of inclusive communities of anthropologists and advance significant and innovative research. Conferences that the Foundation supports are public events directed at large audiences of anthropologists. The Foundation prioritizes scholarly gatherings that bring together members of large, international anthropological organizations. Workshops supported are closed meetings focused on pressing topics in anthropology. Small groups of scholars gather for several days to work intensively on particular themes. The aim is to help organizers make these conferences and workshops more inclusive and accessible by covering costs for scholars who might not otherwise be able to attend. ELIGIBILITY: Doctorates in Anthropology, Doctorates in Related Fields, Independent Scholars. FUNDING: The maximum Conference and Workshop Grant is $20,000. 

RESEARCH CORPORATION FOR SCIENCE ADVANCEMENT

DUE: July 1
WRITE: Cottrell Scholar Awards
Research Corp. for Science Advancement
4703 E. Camp Lowell Drive, Suite 201
Tucson, AZ 85712
WEB: http://rescorp.org/cottrell-scholars/cottrellscholar-award
E-MAIL: awards@rescorp.org
PHONE: (520) 571-1111
FAX: (520) 571-1119

The Cottrell Scholar Award honors and helps to develop outstanding teacher-scholars who are recognized by their scientific communities for the quality and innovation of their research programs and their academic leadership skills. The Cottrell Scholar Award provides entry into a national community of outstanding scholar educators who produce significant research and educational outcomes. ELIGIBILITY: The Cottrell Scholar Award (CSA) is available to early career faculty at U.S. and Canadian research universities and primarily undergraduate institutions. Eligible applicants are tenure-track faculty who hold primary or courtesy appointments in chemistry, physics, or astronomy departments that offer bachelor’s and/ or graduate degrees in the applicant’s discipline. For the 2025 proposal cycle, eligibility is limited to faculty members who started their first tenure track appointment anytime in calendar year 2022. Accommodations are made for faculty who have taken maternity or paternity leave, or who have experienced medical conditions that prompted a tenure clock extension. FUNDING: Cottrell Scholar Awards are for three-year projects in the amount of $120,000 for the entire project. CSA funds may be used to support both the educational and research projects of the Cottrell Scholar. Budgets are not required, and no budget page is included in the proposal. CSA funds are used at the discretion of the Scholar for most direct costs, including equipment and supplies, undergraduate and graduate salary/ wages/stipends, graduate student tuition and fees, postdoctoral salaries, and travel to attend the annual Cottrell Scholar conference and other conferences/ workshops. No funds are to be used for indirect costs or overhead, academic-year faculty salaries, routine administrative institutional services or salaries, books and journals, or building construction or renovation. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DUE: Anytime
WRITE: Grants & Contract Support
U.S. Department of Energy
SC-43/Germantown Building
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20585
WEB: https://science.osti.gov/grants/FOAs/Open
E-MAIL: sc.grantsandcontracts@science.doe.gov

The Office of Science (SC) of the Department of Energy (DOE) announces its continuing interest in receiving grant applications for support of work in the following program areas: (a) Advanced Scientific Computing Research, (b) Basic Energy Sciences, (c) Biological and Environmental Research, (d) Fusion Energy Sciences, (e) High Energy Physics, (f) Nuclear Physics, (g) Isotope R&D and Production, and (h) Accelerator R&D and Production. FUNDING: DOE anticipates that approximately $500 million in current and future fiscal year funds will be used to support awards under this FOA. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will remain open until September 30, 2025 or until replaced by a successor FOA. Applications may be submitted any time during that period.