Grant Radar

Open Grants from U.S. National Science Foundation (2026)

119 opportunities.

As of 2026-10-15: 119 open; soonest deadline Oct 20, 2026; median max award $1,500,000.

Open grants

GrantAgencyMax awardCloses
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 20, 2026
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 21, 2026
Geometric AnalysisU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedNov 3, 2026
TopologyU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedNov 3, 2026
SBE Postdoctoral Research FellowshipsU.S. National Science Foundation$170,000Nov 4, 2026
Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedNov 4, 2026
U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedNov 4, 2026
NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific InstrumentationU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedNov 4, 2026
PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedNov 10, 2026
Applied MathematicsU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedNov 16, 2026
Astronomy and Astrophysics Research GrantsU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedNov 16, 2026
Plasma PhysicsU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedNov 16, 2026
National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)U.S. National Science Foundation$2,000,000Nov 17, 2026
National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedNov 18, 2026
Computational MathematicsU.S. National Science Foundation$1,200,000Dec 1, 2026
Archaeology Program Senior Research AwardsU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedDec 1, 2026
Archaeometry (AMTRY)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedDec 1, 2026
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedDec 4, 2026
IUSE: Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedDec 9, 2026
StatisticsU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedDec 15, 2026
Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network (DDRIG)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedDec 15, 2026
Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment SupportU.S. National Science Foundation$47,500,000Jan 11, 2027
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)U.S. National Science Foundation$3,500,000Jan 11, 2027
Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS)U.S. National Science Foundation$1,200,000Jan 14, 2027
LinguisticsU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedJan 15, 2027
Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedJan 15, 2027
Arctic Research OpportunitiesU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedJan 15, 2027
Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field SupportU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedJan 15, 2027
Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedJan 15, 2027
Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedJan 19, 2027
Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods (NCSES S&T)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedJan 19, 2027
Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)U.S. National Science Foundation$1,200,000Jan 20, 2027
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU)U.S. National Science Foundation$2,000,000Jan 20, 2027
Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced CyberinfrastructureU.S. National Science Foundation$1,000,000Jan 21, 2027
Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (NSF SaTC)U.S. National Science Foundation$1,200,000Jan 25, 2027
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)U.S. National Science Foundation$1,500,000Jan 26, 2027
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedJan 28, 2027
Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedFeb 1, 2027
Developmental Sciences (DS)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedFeb 1, 2027
Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (BA-SR)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedFeb 1, 2027
Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure ProgramU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedFeb 2, 2027
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research (Future CoRe)U.S. National Science Foundation$12,000,000Feb 4, 2027
Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1U.S. National Science Foundation$19,999,999Feb 8, 2027
GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR)U.S. National Science Foundation$3,600,000Feb 8, 2027
A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO)U.S. National Science Foundation$250,000Feb 9, 2027
Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence (SL)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedFeb 10, 2027
EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedFeb 11, 2027
NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedFeb 16, 2027
Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedMar 1, 2027
Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedMar 2, 2027
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)U.S. National Science Foundation$5,000,000Mar 2, 2027
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) ProgramU.S. National Science Foundation$1,000,000Mar 25, 2027
Expeditions in ComputingU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedMar 31, 2027
Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Education Innovation and Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS)U.S. National Science Foundation$2,500,000Apr 5, 2027
NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedApr 6, 2027
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research FellowsU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedApr 13, 2027
IUSE / Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)U.S. National Science Foundation$2,000,000Apr 13, 2027
Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedApr 14, 2027
Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Support for FieldworkU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedJun 1, 2027
EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)U.S. National Science Foundation$3,180,000Jun 1, 2027
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems (E-CORE)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedJul 20, 2027
Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS)U.S. National Science Foundation$30,000,000Jul 27, 2027
Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedJul 27, 2027
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedJul 28, 2027
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedAug 10, 2027
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)U.S. National Science Foundation$500,000Aug 18, 2027
Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CIRC)U.S. National Science Foundation$5,000,000Sep 10, 2027
Engineering Research Initiation (ERI)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedSep 16, 2027
Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical SciencesU.S. National Science Foundation$1,200,000Sep 20, 2027
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedSep 28, 2027
Advanced Technological Education (ATE)U.S. National Science Foundation$7,500,000Oct 7, 2027
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer ScienceU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 13, 2027
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships (AAPF)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 15, 2027
Mathematical Sciences Research InstitutesU.S. National Science Foundation$6,500,000Mar 14, 2029
Transport Phenomena (TP)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedAug 20, 2076
The Research on Research Security Program (RoRS)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedSep 1, 2076
Science of Organizations (SoO)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedSep 30, 2076
SociologyU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedSep 30, 2076
Law & Science (LS)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedSep 30, 2076
Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedSep 30, 2076
Security and Preparedness (SAP)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedSep 30, 2076
High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (HRRBAA)U.S. National Science Foundation$35,000Oct 1, 2076
Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development (GRANTED)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 2, 2076
Plant Biotic InteractionsU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 5, 2076
Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 5, 2076
Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 5, 2076
Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity)U.S. National Science Foundation$1,200,000Oct 5, 2076
Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 5, 2076
Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning (CAMEL) for K-12U.S. National Science Foundation$1,500,000Oct 5, 2076
Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 5, 2076
Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 5, 2076
National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) ProgramU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 6, 2076
NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport SystemsU.S. National Science Foundation$700,000Oct 6, 2076
MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 6, 2076
Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 6, 2076
EconomicsU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 6, 2076
MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 7, 2076
MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 7, 2076
MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 7, 2076
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 7, 2076
NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 7, 2076
Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation)U.S. National Science Foundation$800,000Oct 7, 2076
MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 8, 2076
Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOct 14, 2076
National FacilitiesU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOpen
Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop OpportunitiesU.S. National Science Foundation$200,000Open
Plant Genome Research ProgramU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOpen
Foundational Research in RoboticsU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOpen
Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging ExcellenceU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOpen
Computational and Data-Enabled Science and EngineeringU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOpen
Crosscutting Activities in Materials ResearchU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOpen
Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open ScienceU.S. National Science Foundation$600,000Open
Long Term Research in Environmental BiologyU.S. National Science Foundation$600,000Open
Research in the Formation of EngineersU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOpen
Ocean Drilling ProgramU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOpen
Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral SciencesU.S. National Science Foundation$2,000,000Open
Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and ImpactU.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOpen
Chemical Process Systems (CPS)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOpen
Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems (EBBS)U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedOpen

FAQ

How many grants are open right now?

119 opportunities are listed on this page as of 2026-10-15, based on Grants.gov public data.

Which one closes first?

Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR) (U.S. National Science Foundation) closes on Oct 20, 2026.

What is the largest award listed?

Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support offers up to $47,500,000.

Is it free to apply?

Yes. Applying for federal grants is free and is done on official sites such as Grants.gov. Never pay for a list of grants.