National Science Foundation Funding Opportunities
Current and Forecasted
Below please find a new installment of the Division of Research and Innovation’s unique funding opportunities overview.
If you are interested in pursuing any of these funding opportunities, please contact Research and Innovation so that we can leverage our resources to support your proposal development and submission. If you would like for certain types of funding opportunities and/or specific funding agencies to be included in upcoming Research and Innovation Newsletters, please let the Division of Research and Innovation know at researchdev@memphis.edu.
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MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)
Application Due Date(s)
Proposals accepted anytime
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MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)
Application Due Date(s)
Proposals accepted anytime
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Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)
Parent FOA
Application Due Date(s)
Proposals accepted anytime
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Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)
Application Due Date(s)
Preliminary proposal due Dec. 2, 2026
Full proposal due July 27, 2027
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MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem)
Parent FOA
Application Due Date(s)
Proposals accepted anytime
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Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET)
Application Due Date(s)
Proposals accepted anytime
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Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)
Application Due Date(s)
Proposals accepted anytime
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Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
Application Due Date(s)
Proposals accepted anytime
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Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)
Application Due Date(s)
Proposals accepted anytime
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DCL - Unleashing a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery through the Genesis Mission
Application Due Date(s)
Depends on funding opportunity pursued, see Dear Colleague Letter