Deadlines for Key Funding Opportunities
Welcome to the Funding Bulletin from the Research Development team!
You can find on this page a table of Limited Submissions funding opportunities that have upcoming deadlines. You can also find tables of key funding opportunities in the Arts, Humanities, & Anthropology; Social Sciences; Health; Science & Technology; and those in other disciplines or that cross multiple disciplines. These tables highlight programs honored by FSU's Extraordinary Accomplishment Program, career development awards, notable annual/cyclical awards, and other valuable opportunities.
To get the most out of the Funding Bulletin, be sure to check for funding opportunities not only under the tab for your discipline, but also under the tabs, "Limited Submissions" and "Other & Multidisciplinary."
For additional information on Corporate Research Funding Opportunities, please connect with the Business and Industry Solutions team.
To expand your funding search further, explore Pivot, a web-based discovery tool compiling thousands of funding opportunity announcements. To receive updates from Research Development, sign up for the RD listserv here. For a personal consultation, reach out to the RD team (RD@fsu.edu). You can find staff support contacts for each discipline here.
Upcoming Deadlines for Limited Submissions
Please note: FSU Limited Submissions has moved to InfoReady! Please join us at the new FSU InfoReady Limited Submissions microsite.
This table compiles limited submissions funding opportunities from all disciplines.
Limited submissions programs are those which restrict the number of applications which an organization may submit. FSU screens pre-applications to determine which PIs will be permitted to advance applications on behalf of the university.
- In our standard limited submissions process, FSU sets an internal Notice of Interest Deadline; PIs should submit a Notice of Interest to be considered.
- In our Accelerated Limited Submissions process, FSU sets an internal Concept Paper Deadline on a rapid deadline; PIs should submit a Concept Paper to be considered.
After the Notice of Interest Deadline or Concept Paper Deadline passes, if application slots remain, FSU makes application slots available to PIs on a first-come, first-served basis.
To submit a Notice of Interest or Concept Paper; to view the complete listing of limited submissions programs; or to learn more about the limited submissions processes at FSU, visit the FSU InfoReady Limited Submissions microsite: https://fsu.infoready4.com/#LimitedSubmissions.
For assistance with limited submissions programs, please contact the Limited Submissions Coordinator, Dr. Carolyn Bradley (cbradley@fsu.edu).
| Agency | Program |
Notice of Interest Deadline (or Concept Paper Deadline) |
Agency Deadline | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Energy (DOE); Office of Science (SC) | Genesis Mission Graduate Fellowship Pilot | 10/26/26 at 5pm ET (Accelerated Limited Submissions Concept Paper Deadline) | 11/9/26 (Deadline for Required Letter of Intent) |
Principal Investigators (PIs) will design and lead an accelerated four-year doctoral training program combining super intelligence (SI) and a scientific or engineering discipline, with required research experiences at a DOE National Laboratory or SC user facility and in industry. Letters of Intent are required and due to the agency by Nov. 9, 2026. Full applications are due Jan. 12, 2027. |
| Retirement Research Foundation (RRF); Foundation for Aging | RRF Research Grants | Speak to your Department Head. | 11/1/26 |
This program allows large universities like FSU to submit one Letter of Inquiry (LOI) per department per application deadline. If you are interested, please speak to your Department Head. (This program is not run through central FSU Limited Submissions.) |
| Sea Turtle Conservancy | Sea Turtle Grants Program | First come, first served | 11/6/26 |
One application slot remaining. |
| Velux Stiftung | Healthy Ageing | First come, first served | 11/24/26 |
|
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) | FY2026 Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program (Prescott Program) | First come, first served | 11/30/26 | |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | National Digital Newspaper Program | 10/28/26 | 1/13/27 | |
| G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation | Mathers Grant Award | 10/29/26 | 1/28/27 | This grant program supports basic research with translational potential in areas such as immunology, microbiome, structural biology, cellular physiology, cancer biology, genetics, genomics, microbiology & infectious diseases, stem cell biology, and neuroscience. |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards | 10/29/26 (Internal Competition Requirements Deadline) | 1/6/27 at 12noon ET |
FSU is not running this program as a standard limited submissions program with two distinct pre-application phases. We are skipping the standard Notice of Interest (NOI) phase and moving directly to the internal competition phase. For this single pre-application phase, PIs are asked to submit Pre-Proposals and have them digitally approved by their Dean and Director/Department Head by Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026 at 5pm ET. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF X-Labs: Artificial Intelligence for Physical Systems | 11/9/26 | 1/7/27 |
|
| The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation | 2027 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program | 11/12/26 | 2/4/27 | |
| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | Accelerating Research Development of Next Generation Vaccines against malaria - a Model for Mosquito-Borne Diseases (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 11/12/26 | 2/11/27 | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | X-Labs: From Sequence to Function | 11/20/26 | 2/8/27 | To learn more about “From Sequence to Function,” please register for the NSF’s Q&A webinar on Nov. 18, 2026 at 2pm ET. |
Deadlines for Arts, Humanities & Anthropology Funding Opportunities
For personalized assistance in finding funding opportunities in the Arts, Humanities & Anthropology, and/or preparing an application, reach out to the Research Development Coordinator in the Arts, Humanities, & Anthropology, Dr. Carolyn Bradley (cbradley@fsu.edu).
| Agency | Program | Agency deadline | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollock-Krasner Foundation | Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant | Rolling | |
| Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation | Grants Programs for Organizations: Humanities | Rolling | |
| New Music USA | Reel Change Film Fund | Rolling | |
| George Mason University, Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) | Expense Support | Rolling | |
| Getty Foundation | Getty Scholars Programs at the Villa | Rolling | |
| South Arts | Southern Artist Spotlight Grant | Rolling deadline through 4/30/27 | |
| The Clark | Clark Fellowships | 10/15/26 | |
| Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) | Fellowship Program in American Art | 10/15/26 | |
| Wenner-Gren Foundation | Hunt Fellowship in Public Writing | 10/15/26 | |
| Yale University Institute of Sacred Music (ISM) | Fellowships | 10/15/26 | |
| Dumbarton Oaks | I Tatti-Dumbarton Oaks Joint Fellowship | 11/1/26 |
This program offers a joint, residential fellowship for the academic year. The scholar will spend six months as an I Tatti fellow (from mid-July to mid-January) with their residency in Florence starting September 1. They will spend the spring term in residence in Washington, D.C. as a Dumbarton Oaks fellow. The fellowship focuses on exchanges and interactions between Italy and territories of the East Christian world, widely conceived, encompassing Byzantium and the post-Byzantine Greek world as well as North and East Africa, the Near East, the Caucasus, the Balkans, India, Russia, and contact zones between Eastern and Western Christianity. This collaboration aims to support an early- or mid-career scholar whose work explores cross-cultural contacts in and beyond the late medieval and early modern Mediterranean through the study of art, architecture, archaeology, history, literature, material culture, music, philosophy, religion, and science. Preference will be given to a project that draws upon the history and cultural patrimony of Italy as well as that of the East Christian world. |
| George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation | Howard Fellowships: "Fiction Writing, Poetry, and Literary Arts" | 11/1/26 |
|
| George Mason University, Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) | Civil Rights in America | 11/3/26 | |
| George Mason University, Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) | Public Scholarship Support | 11/5/26 | |
| American Academy in Rome | Rome Prize | 11/7/26 | |
| Asian Cultural Council (ACC) | 2027 Individual Fellowship | 11/10/26 | |
| Asian Cultural Council (ACC) | 2027 Organization Fellowship | 11/10/26 | |
| The Huntington | Long- and Short-Term Fellowships and Travel Grants for Study Abroad | 11/15/26 | |
| Puffin Foundation | 2027 Grant in Film/Video or Theater | 11/20/26 | Application request forms are due by Nov. 20, 2026. Completed proposals are due by Dec. 16, 2026. |
| Wenner-Gren Foundation | Conference and Workshop Grant | 12/1/26 | |
| Bibliographical Society of America (BSA) | Fellowships | 12/1/26 | |
| American Philosophical Society (APS) | Franklin Research Grants | 12/2/26 | |
| Wellesley College, Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities | Fellowship | 12/4/26 | |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Public Humanities Projects | 12/9/26 | |
| George Mason University, Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) | AI and the Workforce | 12/15/26 | |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Collections Stewardship | 12/15/26 | |
| Wenner-Gren Foundation | Fellowship in Anthropology and Black Experiences | 12/15/26 | |
| Yaddo | Residential Fellowships | 12/20/26 | |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Endowments for Advancing the Humanities | 1/13/27 [anticipated] | |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | National Digital Newspaper Program | 1/13/27 [anticipated] | |
| Folger Shakespeare Library | Artistic Research Fellowship | 1/15/27 | |
| Solti Foundation | 2027 Solti Conducting Fellowship | 1/15/27 |
Deadlines for Social Sciences Funding Opportunities
For personalized assistance in finding funding opportunities and/or preparing an application in Education, reach out to Katherine Yaun (kyaun@fsu.edu). For assistance in the other Social Sciences, please reach out to Dr. Jared Parmer (wparmer@fsu.edu).
| Agency | Program | Agency deadline | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | See notes |
Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) are accepted anytime, with full proposals by invitation only. Focus: fundamental economics research in Science/Tech, Transportation, Caregiving, and Econ profession. |
|
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | See notes |
Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) are accepted anytime, with full proposals by invitation only. US focus; priority: energy resilience/governance, rate design, affordability, tech supply chains. |
|
| Arnold Ventures |
Causal Research on Community Safety and the Criminal Justice System |
See notes |
LOIs accepted anytime; full proposals by invitation only. Causal research on community safety/criminal justice in the US. Median budget ~$250K over 2-4 years. Priority to new/early-career researchers. |
| Charles Koch Foundation | See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Two non-obligatory priority areas: Future of Work and Liberalism |
|
| McCormick & Company | See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Focus: Education, Health & Wellness, Environment & Habitat, Culture & Arts. One request per org per year. |
|
| Mellon Foundation | See notes |
Applications are by invitation only. Focus: humanities in higher ed. |
|
| Sony USA Foundation Inc. | See notes |
Mandatory LOIs are accepted anytime, with additional materials by invitation only. Focus: art, culture, technology and the environment, with a particular emphasis on education in each of those areas. |
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | 10/01/26 |
Three research areas: STEM Learning & Learning Environments, Broadening Participation in STEM, STEM Workforce Development. Levels: I (≤$500K), II (≤$1.5M), III (≤$2.5M); 3–5 yrs. |
|
| Russell Sage Foundation | 10/21/26 |
For early-career faculty. Cannot apply for both this and the Oct 28 Core Research LOI deadline in the same cycle. |
|
| Russell Sage Foundation | 10/28/26 |
Deadline for mandatory LOI. SPEI, FOW, SCD23 programs only; BSDMC/REI/III not accepting apps. ~15% of LOIs invited to full proposal. Invited proposal due 02/22/27. |
|
| Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation | 11/01/26 |
Annual application window (07/15–11/01). Focus area: leadership and employment skills for youth with disabilities. Typical grants are from $10K to $100K per year over one to two years. |
|
| Arnold Ventures | 11/13/26 |
Deadline for mandatory LOI. Full proposals by invitation only due 01/31/27. Funds causal research on U.S. K-12 state policies. |
|
| Brady Education Foundation |
Research Project (RP) and Existing Program Evaluation (EPE) Grants |
01/30/27 |
Deadline for mandatory Letter of Intent (LOI) submission. Supports RP/EPE research on child cognitive/learning outcomes; up to $125k/yr for up to three years (new data) or <$100k over 1–1.5 yrs (existing data). |
| Dr. Scholl Foundation | 01/31/27 |
Deadline for mandatory LOI (01/01/27–01/31/27 window). Applications (if LOI approved) due 03/31/27. Focus: Education, Social Service, Healthcare, Civic & Cultural, Environmental. |
|
| Brabson Family Foundation | 03/01/27 |
Portal open 09/01 annually through 03/01 (midnight). |
|
| Centers for Disease Control | 03/31/27 |
Forecasted application deadline. |
|
| Russell Sage Foundation | 04/01/27 |
Next deadline Apr 2027; exact date not provided. Grants for up to $100K for assistant professors only. |
|
| American Legion Child Welfare Foundation | 07/15/27 |
Annual application window (05/01-07/15). For projects up to one calendar year. Exclusive priority area: child and youth welfare across a large geographic area. |
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU) |
07/21/27 |
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | 07/28/27 |
For early-career, untenured asst. professors (≥50% tenure-track). No prior CAREER awardees. Max 3 competitions/PI. No co-PIs. |
Deadlines for Health Funding Opportunities
For personalized assistance in finding funding opportunities and/or preparing an application in the Health Sciences, reach out to general RD inbox (rd@fsu.edu). (The RD Health and Life Sciences Lead, Dr. Nicole Viverito (nviverito@fsu.edu), is currently on parental leave.)
| Agency | Program | Agency deadline | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R01) | Standard deadlines through June 2027 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Interventions to Reduce Sleep Health Disparities (R01) | Standard deadlines through June 2027 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13) | Multiple deadlines through August 2027 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01) | Standard deadlines through October 2027 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01) | Standard deadlines through October 2027 | |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | Natural History of Disorders Screenable in the Newborn Period (R01) | Standard deadlines through October 2027 | |
| National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) | Focused Technology Research and Development (R01) | Standard deadlines through October 2027 | Same technologies as above |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | NICHD Small Research Grant Program (R03) | Standard deadlines through October 2027 | |
| National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) | NIDCD Early Career Research (ECR) Award (R21) | Multiple deadlines through October 2027 | |
| National Institutes of Health | Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01) | Multiple deadlines through May 2028 | Supports an innovative project that represents a change in research direction for an ESI and for which no preliminary data exist. Applications submitted to this NOFO must not include preliminary data. Applications must include a separate attachment describing the change in research direction. |
| National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) | Maximizing Investigators Research Award (MIRA) (R35) | 01/27 and 05/27 annually through May 2028 | |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse | Development of Interventions to Prevent and Treat Substance Use Disorders and Overdose (UG3/UH3) | Multiple deadlines through June 2028 | |
| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Exploratory Grants in Cancer Control (R21) | Standard deadlines through June 2028 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Mind and Body Interventions to Restore Whole Person Health via Emotional Well-Being Mechanisms (R61/R33) | Multiple deadlines through June 2028 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Clinical Trial Readiness for Rare Diseases, Disorders, and Syndromes (R21) | Multiple deadlines through June 2028 | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core) | Applications accepted anytime | Supports foundational and interdisciplinary research from molecular to biome scale. |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01) | 10/21/26 | |
| Department of War (DoW); Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | Breast Cancer Research Program: Breakthrough Award Levels 1 & 2 | 11/4/26 (Pre-application) 11/18/26 (Full application) |
|
| Department of War (DoW); Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | Breast Cancer Research Program: Clinical Research Extention Award II | 11/4/26 (Pre-application) 11/18/26 (Full application) |
|
| Pathways for Health Research Collective | More than Medicine Campaign |
11/18/26 (Pre-proposal) |
One-time funding opportunity. Collective includes organizations such as Doris Duke Foundation, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Dana Foundation, etc. |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program |
12/15/26 |
For Early Career Faculty within 7 years of initial faculty appointment |
| National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI); National Cancer Institute (NCI); National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) | Forecasted: Genomic Community Resources (U24 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) | 1/25/27 (est.) | Full solicitation/NOFO expected 9/25/26. |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Expanding the Target Landscape by Drugging the Undruggable (R21) | 2/17/27 2/17/28 |
|
| National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) | NIGMS National and Regional Resources (R24) | 6/14/27 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10) | 7/1/27 7/1/28 |
For shared use, state-of-the art, research instrumentation ($300,000-$5,000,000). |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | BRAIN Initiative: Theories, Models and Methods for Analysis of Complex Data from the Brain (R01) | 10/6/27 | |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) | Investigator Program | 3/7/28 | For mid-career and senior faculty with at least 7+ years of lab leadership experience and an active research grant 3+ years in duration |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Research on Chatbots and their Usage | Expires 4/15/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Integrating Immunology and Neuroscience to Transform AD/ADRD Research and Bring a Better Understanding of the Aging Brain | Expires 5/1/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Behavioral and Cognitive Signals of Aging in Real-World Contexts | Expires 6/24/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences | Expires 8/10/26 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Accelerating Disease Prevention by New Approach Methodologies | Expires 9/3/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Digital Twins for Biomedical, Biological and Behavioral Research | Expires 9/10/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Adherence and behavior maintenance for improved health promotion, disease prevention, and treatment outcomes | Expires 9/15/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Leveraging All of Us Biospecimens to Advance Precision Medicine Research | Expires 9/18/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Advancing Evidence-Based Dissemination and Implementation Science to Optimize Health Outcomes in Low-Resource Clinical and Community Settings | Expires 9/23/28 |
Deadlines for Science & Technology Funding Opportunities
For personalized assistance in identifying funding opportunities and/or developing proposals in Science & Technology, please contact the Research Development team at rd@fsu.edu.
| Agency | Program | Agency deadline | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) |
Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
Proposals accepted anytime |
Focus areas: advanced materials, quantum science, AI, autonomy, cybersecurity, computing, mathematics, aerospace systems, energy, and other foundational science and engineering topics. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
NSF 24-546: Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Programs |
Proposals accepted anytime |
Supports research in all of the core scientific program areas supported by the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS). Areas of inquiry include:
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
NSF 25-549: NSF National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-Corps (TM) Teams) program |
Proposals accepted anytime |
Proposers must have active or recent NSF award in relevant field, or have completed NSF Regional I-Corps Training with a letter of recommendation. |
|
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
NSF 26-514: Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS) |
Proposals accepted anytime |
Research that fits within a single program and multidisciplinary research that spans more than one of these programs:
Proposers are strongly encouraged to email a one-page project summary to the cognizant program directors before submitting a full proposal. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
NSF 26-515: Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) |
Proposals accepted anytime |
Supports foundational research projects for civil, mechanical, and manufacturing innovation through the following programs: |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
NSF 26-516: Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core) |
Proposals accepted anytime |
Supports foundational research projects that advance the frontiers of knowledge across all areas of the geosciences through the following programs: |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF 26-518: Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET) | Proposals accepted anytime |
Supports foundational engineering research for chemical, bioengineering, energy, and transport systems through the following programs:
Interested in ambitious & transformative foundational research. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF 26-519: MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem) | Proposals accepted anytime |
Supports foundational research in the chemical sciences. Programs include:
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF 26-520: MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci) | Proposals accepted anytime |
Supports multiple research programs in theoretical and applied mathematical sciences. Programs include: Algebra and Number Theory, Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Combinatorics, Computational Mathematics, Foundations, Geometric Analysis, Mathematical Biology, Probability, Statistics, Topology, Mathematical Sciences Focused Research Groups, Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program, Mathematical Sciences Research Training Groups |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF 26-521: MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials) | Proposals accepted anytime |
Supports multiple materials research programs that advance fundamental understanding of materials, their properties, and their potential applications. Programs include:
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF 26-523: MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics) | Proposals accepted anytime |
Supports research programs at the frontiers of discovery in physics that enables understanding of the fundamental aspects of nature at all scales. Core programs include:
Cross-cutting programs include: |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | PD 24-7298: Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence (MultiPLEx) | Proposals accepted anytime |
Supports international multilateral research partnerships that address urgent global challenges by leveraging diverse expertise from countries outside the U.S., focusing on advancing effective multilateral collaborative research. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
PD 24-8084: Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) Division of Chemistry
|
Proposals accepted anytime |
Supports projects harnessing computation & data to advance knowledge above and beyond the goals of the participating individual programs. Proposals should enable and/or utilize the development and adaptation of advances in research and infrastructure in computational and data science. Program encourages research that pushes the envelope of science and engineering through computation and data. Proposals may address topics that enable interactions among theory, computing, experiment, & observation. |
| Simons Foundation | Targeted Grants in Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) | Proposals accepted anytime |
Supports high-risk theoretical mathematics, physics and computer science projects of exceptional promise and scientific importance on a case-by-case basis. |
| Simons Foundation | Simons Collaborations in Mathematics and the Physical Sciences (MPS) | Proposals accepted anytime |
The aim is to stimulate progress on fundamental scientific questions of major importance in mathematics, theoretical physics and theoretical computer science. Projects should address mathematical or theoretical topic of fundamental scientific importance, where significant, new development creates novel area for exploration or provides new direction for progress in an established field. |
| WAITT Foundation | Rapid Ocean Conservation (ROC) Grants Program | Proposals accepted anytime |
Supports solutions to emerging conservation issues and ocean protection in support of island nations. Provides $20,000 grants with a quick turnaround time. Funding restricted to projects in countries with Blue Prosperity Coalition partnerships (the Azores, Bermuda, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuat) Applications reviewed on a monthly rolling basis. |
|
Department of Energy (DOE) |
FY27 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) from the DOE Office of Science |
See notes |
Deadlines vary by subprogram. Some programs allow for a pre-application phase with a short whitepaper. There are more than 60 subprogram areas listed in FOA DE-FOA-0003665 under the domains Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy and Nuclear Physics, and Isotope R&D Production. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Applications are made through active NSF funding opportunities; applicants should explicitly link and describe how project advances priorities named in this letter. |
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Applications are made through active NSF funding opportunities; applicants should explicitly link and describe how project advances priorities named in this letter. |
|
|
Simons Foundation |
Simons Collaborations in Mathematics and the Physical Sciences – Request for Applications 2028 |
10/29/26 LOI
|
The aim is to stimulate progress on fundamental scientific questions of major importance in mathematics, theoretical physics and theoretical computer science. The Letter of Intent is due 10/29/26. The Full Proposal is due 2/24/27, and is by invitation only. |
|
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
PD 24-8084: Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) Division of Chemistry
Division of Mathematical Sciences |
10/31/26 (10/31 annually) |
Supports projects harnessing computation & data to advance knowledge above and beyond the goals of the participating individual programs. Proposals should enable and/or utilize the development and adaptation of advances in research and infrastructure in computational and data science. Program encourages research that pushes the envelope of science and engineering through computation and data. Proposals may address topics that enable interactions among theory, computing, experiment, & observation. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF 26-512: Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets) | 11/4/26 |
Program advances scientific community datasets to enable innovation using artificial intelligence (AI) and other methods. Goal is to increase value that can be derived from existing scientific datasets by leveraging novel methods and artificial intelligence (AI). |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Dear Colleague Letter: Supplemental Funding Requests to Support Super Intelligence (SI) Innovation in the Presidential SI Challenge |
11/9/26 |
Invites supplemental funding requests from current awardees in the STEM Education (EDU) and Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) Directorates to support the Presidential SI Challenge. |
| Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) |
11/9/26 LOI
|
Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s Team Science Accelerator is a two-year pilot program to help faculty adopt team science structures with the goal of amplifying impact, accelerating science, and solving big challenges. The Letter of Intent is due 11/9/26. Finalists selected in February 2027. Mandatory in-person finalist workshop 6/21-6/23. Finalists submit full proposals by 7/1/27. |
|
| NASA | 11/10/26 |
Priority areas: lunar/Mars science, astrobiology, sample analysis, robotics, AI, quantum sensors. Facilities must serve broad research community, not individual projects. |
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
PD 24-8084: Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) Division of Astronomical Sciences
|
11/15/26 (11/15 annually) |
Supports projects harnessing computation & data to advance knowledge above and beyond the goals of the participating individual programs. Proposals should enable and/or utilize the development and adaptation of advances in research and infrastructure in computational and data science. Program encourages research that pushes the envelope of science and engineering through computation and data. Proposals may address topics that enable interactions among theory, computing, experiment, & observation. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro) - NSF 26-522 |
11/16/26 |
Supports foundational astronomical sciences research and instrumentation focused on exploring space and advancing fundamental understanding of the universe. |
| Office of Naval Research (ONR) | 11/16/26 |
Areas include resilient wireless comms, networking in contested environments, spectrum-constrained comms, and Naval Tactical Grid tech. Awards: $250K–$500K. |
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
PD 24-8084: Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) Division of Physics:
|
11/16/27 (Third Monday in November, annually) |
Supports projects harnessing computation & data to advance knowledge above and beyond the goals of the participating individual programs. Proposals should enable and/or utilize the development and adaptation of advances in research and infrastructure in computational and data science. Program encourages research that pushes the envelope of science and engineering through computation and data. Proposals may address topics that enable interactions among theory, computing, experiment, & observation. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | 11/17/26 |
Next deadline is 11/17/26 (third Tuesday of November). Three tracks: TTP-Explore, TTP-Translate, TTP-Partner. A PI/Co-PI may submit only one TTP proposal at a time. |
|
|
US Department of Transportation (DOT) |
Office of Hazardous Material Safety Research Initiative - Broad Agency Announcement |
11/18/26 |
Competitive research to advance scientific, technical, engineering, and policy solutions to prevent incidents and |
| Department of the Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) |
Automated Processes for Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval |
11/30/26 |
Focus: AI, ML, data fusion, knowledge discovery, battlespace awareness. White papers accepted anytime, with full proposals by invitation only. Subsequent deadlines: 11/30/27, 11/30/28, 9/9/29 |
| Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) | 12/1/26 |
Deadline for two-page pre-proposal. Next cycle: 05/01/27. Focus: climate change/GHG, emerging contaminants, materials circularity & sustainable waste mgmt. |
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) |
12/1/26 |
Three classes of awards. An individual may participate as PI, co-PI, or other Senior Personnel on at most one proposal across all classes. |
| Simons Foundation | 12/1/26 |
One-time call to support established institutes / centers to specifically address AI challenges. Funding for general area of Math+AI. Supports workshops and initiatives that help researchers evaluate recent AI-assisted results applying the standards used by the math community, learn and use new tools, share perspectives and shape collective standards for AI use. |
|
| Simons Foundation | 12/1/26 |
New program to fund six to 12 proposals through a competitive open call to the Empire AI research community. Supports cutting-edge mathematics and basic science research, drawing on advanced computational power of the Empire AI. |
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | 12/2/26 |
Deadline for preliminary proposal. Supports ambitious, foundational research agendas that promise to define the future of computing and information. |
|
| U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | 12/31/26 |
The Solid Waste Management Grant Program supports qualified organizations that provide technical assistance and training to rural communities. Activities may reduce, recycle, or reuse solid waste, improve landfill planning and operations, address emerging contaminants such as PFAS, and promote hazardous-material collection. |
|
| Simons Foundation | 1/13/27 |
Supports early career scientists by facilitating transition into tenure-track faculty positions. Three year faculty research grant. Fellows engage with community of investigators, receive mentoring & peer support. |
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF 25-525: Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program Support for Fieldwork | 1/15/27 |
Deadline for mandatory Concept Outline. Full proposals due 06/01/27. Supports Antarctic field research via USAP. Areas: Earth systems, climate, biology, ocean sciences, astrophysics. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF 25-526: Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program Field Support | 1/15/27 |
Supports modeling, data analysis, and lab-based Antarctic research; no fieldwork required. This solicitation funds cutting-edge research that improves interactions among Antarctic and global systems. Subsequent deadlines: 6/1 and 1/15 annually. |
| Simons Foundation | Scientific Software Research Faculty (SSRF) Award – 2027–2028 | 1/21/27 |
Supports new research professor positions filled by scientific software-focused researchers who have a strong track record of leadership in scientific software development. The aim is to stimulate the development and maintenance of core scientific software infrastructure in academic environments through creating a new, long-term, faculty-level career path. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF 25-515: Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (SaTC 2.0) | 1/25/27 |
Multidisciplinary research, education, workforce dev. Focus: cybersecurity, privacy, trustworthy AI, critical infrastructure. Awards up to $1.2M over 4 years. Subsequent annual deadlines: Last Monday in September, Last Monday in January |
| Simons Foundation | Travel Support for Mathematicians | 1/27/27 |
The goal is to increase collaborative contacts between accomplished, active mathematicians in the United States. Funding based on the quality and significance of applicant’s previous research and impact travel support will have on future research, both for the applicant and the applicant’s graduate students and/or postdoctoral fellows. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2/4/27 |
Supports research & education projects to develop new knowledge in all aspects of computing, communications, and information science and engineering Future CoRe programs:
Deadline falls on 1st Thursday in February annually, 2nd Thursday in September |
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | 2/8/27 |
Deadline falls on 2nd Monday in February annually. Targets multidisciplinary teams embracing convergence research for innovative solutions to complex problems. |
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
ENG: Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation: Wave-Based Computing (NSF 26-524) |
2/11/27 |
Supports foundational and transformative research on computing approaches harnessing wave dynamics principles. See PI Limit. |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
3/2/27 |
Supports security, sustainability, and resilience of open-source software. Focus: secure dev, vulnerability mitigation, workforce development, ecosystem sustainability. Tracks: Planning OSE (≤$300K), Establish/Expand OSE (≤$1.5M), Security/Resilience (≤$1.5M). |
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Foundations for Digital Twins as Catalyzers of Biomedical Technological Innovation (FDT-BioTech) |
5/3/27 |
Interdisciplinary; digital twins, synthetic data, in silico biomedical modeling. Must address ELSI and regulatory science. |
| Department of Defense (DOD): Air Force Research Laboratory |
Coordinating Austere Nodes through Virtualization and Analysis of Streams (CANVAS) |
6/15/27 |
Program seeking innovative research to develop a capability to continuously orchestrate command and control (C2) processes in an Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operational environment through distributed workflow execution. Program is particularly interested in approaches to orchestrate the execution of distributed workflows that adhere to maintaining flexibility, while adapting to a dynamic operational environment.
Subsequent deadlines: 6/15/28, 5/21/29 |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) | 6/22/27 |
Deadline for mandatory abstract submission; full proposals by invitation only. Focus: AI, cybersecurity, privacy, resilient software, computing systems, complex systems modeling. |
|
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) |
Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) # HR001126S0015 |
8/27/27 Rolling basis |
Soliciting proposals any time that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems for national security applications. |
| Department of Defense (DOD): Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) |
Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Foundations of Trusted Systems |
9/3/27 |
Seeking innovative research in technologies and techniques to establish trusted foundations for hardware and software that enables secure, resilient and affordable Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) and Cyber technologies (C4I and Cyber Technologies) information processing systems. Deadline for white paper submission. Full proposals by invitation only.
|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
PD 24-8084: Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems |
9/15/27 (9/15 annually) |
Supports projects harnessing computation & data to advance knowledge above and beyond the goals of the participating individual programs. Proposals should enable and/or utilize the development and adaptation of advances in research and infrastructure in computational and data science. Program encourages research that pushes the envelope of science and engineering through computation and data. Proposals may address topics that enable interactions among theory, computing, experiment, & observation. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | PD 24-8084: Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E)
Division of Chemistry
|
9/30/27 (9/30 annually) |
Supports projects harnessing computation & data to advance knowledge above and beyond the goals of the participating individual programs. Proposals should enable and/or utilize the development and adaptation of advances in research and infrastructure in computational and data science. Program encourages research that pushes the envelope of science and engineering through computation and data. Proposals may address topics that enable interactions among theory, computing, experiment, & observation. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF 24-584: Advanced Technological Education (ATE) | 10/7/27 |
Supports education of technicians for high-technology fields that drive the nation's economy. Involves partnerships between academic institutions (grades 7-12, IHEs), industry, and economic development agencies to improve the education of science and engineering technicians. Strongly recommended that projects be faculty-led and required that courses and programs are credit-bearing, although materials developed may also be used for incumbent worker education. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | PD 24-8084: Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E)
Division of Materials Research |
10/15/27 (10/15 annually) |
Supports projects harnessing computation & data to advance knowledge above and beyond the goals of the participating individual programs. Proposals should enable and/or utilize the development and adaptation of advances in research and infrastructure in computational and data science. Program encourages research that pushes the envelope of science and engineering through computation and data. Proposals may address topics that enable interactions among theory, computing, experiment, & observation. |
| Department of Defense (DOD): Army Research Laboratory (ARL) | 11/20/27 |
Whitepapers should be submitted via email to the TPOC identified in the topic proposed against. |
|
| Department of Homeland Security (DHS) |
Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T) Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (LRBAA) 24-01 |
5/31/29 |
Fund scientific and technical projects across science and engineering disciplines that significantly improve a capability to the Department’s operational environment and the Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE).S&T is interested in receiving these research concept types:
|
Deadlines for Funding Opportunities in Other Disciplines & those that are Multidisciplinary
For personalized assistance in finding funding opportunities in other disciplines or those that cross multiple disciplines, and/or preparing an application, reach out to the Research Development team at ord@fsu.edu.
| Agency | Program | Agency deadline | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Dear Colleague Letter: Advancing Research at the intersection of Biology and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) | ||
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Grants | Proposals accepted any time | |
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | Research Projects | Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) accepted any time | |
| The Rogovy Foundation | Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) accepted any time | Full proposals by invitation only. Seed grants for implementable, scalable solutions in the areas of education (especially humanities enhancement), civics, and the environment. Seed grants between $5,000 and $50,000. | |
| Duke Energy | Powering Florida | Proposals accepted any time | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering (DARE) | Proposals accepted anytime | |
| Eyebeam Center for the Future of Journalism | Grant Program | Proposals accepted anytime | |
| Stavros Niarchos Foundation | Grants | Rolling | This program offers grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of arts and culture, education, health and sports, and social welfare. |
| M&T Charitable Foundation | Grants | Rolling | |
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | Exploratory Grantmaking in Technology | Rolling | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12) | Proposals accepted anytime | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Engineering of Biomedical Systems | Proposals accepted anytime | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) | Proposals accepted anytime | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Dear Colleague Letter: NSF-NIH Pathfinder Supplements on Quantum Sensors for Biomedical Science | Acceptance of concept outlines ongoing |
The Concept Outline is to be submitted by June 10, 2024, and every first Monday of May thereafter (quantum sensing and imaging in biomedical research and health science) |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Dear Colleague Letter: Stimulating Diversification in Language Science Research (LangDiv) | Varies | Multiple participating programs in Social, Behavioral, and Economics Sciences Directorate with varied funding opportunities |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Bioengineering Partnerships with Industry (U01) | Two (2) deadlines per year through May 2027 | |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R01) | Standard deadlines through June 2027 | |
| Scaife Family Foundation | Grants | 02/01 or 08/01 (annually) |
Focus areas: women and children’s health, safety, and welfare; animal welfare and beneficial human/animal interaction; and early intervention and addiction prevention |
| Centers for Disease Control (CDC); National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) | National Center for Construction Safety and Health Research and Translation (U54) | 10/30/26 | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace Program | 01/26/27 (soft) |
Three designations: Research, Education, Seedling |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Biology- and Physics-Informed Explainable AI Across the Lifespan | Expires 6/2/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Advanced Biomaterials for Biomedical Research | Expires 9/9/28 |