National Science Foundation
External Funding Opportunities

Note: Where upcoming deadlines have not been released yet, the most recent past deadlines dates are retained since it's possible that the time-frame will be similar.

Program Campus Funder Deadlines
NOI Pre
Proposal
LOI Proposal
Acronym Name Pre Full
ADVANCE

none*
none**
none***

none*
none**
none***

 8/2/21**

4/22/21*

8/6/21*
10/7/21** 11/3/21***

AGEP
none
none
none
none
not available
ATE
none
none
none
none
not available
CAREER
none
none
none
none
7/26/21
CH
none
none
none
none
Accepted anytime
CONVERGENCE
none
none
5/5/21
none

6/14/21*

5/22/22**

CRCNS
Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience
Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function
none
none
none
none
11/23/21
11/22/22
CREST
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)
  • CREST Centers
  • CREST Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
  • CREST Partnership Supplements
none
none
12/3/21
2/17/22
 12/3/21
CS for All: RPP
none
none
none
none
2/9/22
CSSI
none
none
none
none
not available
Cyberlearning
none
none
none
none
1/10/22
CyberTraining
none
none
none
none
1/19/22
DISES
Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems
none
none
none
none
not available
DLI-DEL
NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages
none
none
none
none

9/15/21

2/5/22

DRK-12
Discovery Research PreK-12
none
none
none
none
10/6/21
EAGER
none
none
none
none
Throughout
the year
ECR
ECR Core Research
Fundamental Research in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education
none
none
none
none
10/7/21
ECR: BCSER
none
none
none
none
2/25/22
EDGE
none
none
none
none
2/17/22
EPCN
none
none
none
none
Accepted anytime
EPS-WO
none
none
none
none
Accepted anytime
EPSCoR RII Track-4
none
none
none
none

4/26/21

ERVA
none
none
none
none
not available
FM
none
none
none
none
5/14/21
FSML
none
none
none
none
Accepted anytime
ICB
none
none
none
none
Accepted anytime
Graduate Research Fellowship Program
  • Life Sciences
  • Geosciences
none
none
none
none
not available
Graduate Research Fellowship Program
  • Computer and information Science and Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Materials Research
none
none
none
none
not available
Graduate Research Fellowship Program
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • STEM Education and Learning
none
none
none
none
not available
Graduate Research Fellowship Program
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematical Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
none
none
none
none
not available
HBCU-RISE
none
none
12/3/21
none
12/10/22
HBCU-UP
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program

    Research Initiation Awards*

    Targeted Infusion Projects, Broadening Participation Research Projects, Implementation Projects, ACE Implementation Projects**

none
none

7/27/21*

9/14/21**

none

11/11/21**

HSI
none
none
none
none
08/25/21
I-Corps Teams
none
none
none
none
Accepted anytime with invitation
IGE
none
none
none
none
not available
INCLUDES
none
none
10/4/21
none
01/25/22
IRES
International Research Experiences for Students
Track - I: IRES Sites*
Track-II: Advanced Studies Institutes**
none
none
none
none
9/21/21*
9/28/21**
ITEST
none
none
none
none
8/13/21
IUCRC
none
none
none

9/8/21

3/9/22

6/9/21

12/8/21

IUSE: EHR Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources

    Engaged Student Learning and Institutional and Community Transformation Level 1

    Engaged Student Learning & Institution and Community Transformation, Levels 2 & 3

    Institutional and Community Transformation Capacity-Building

 

none

none

none

 

 

none

none

none

 

 

none

none

none

 

 

none

none

none

 

8/3/21, 2/1/22

12/7/21

2/1/21

LSAMP
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)

    STEM Pathways Implementation-Only (SPIO), STEM Pathways and Research (SPRA) and Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B) Proposals

    Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Activity Proposals

    Regional Foundational and Forward-Thinking Educational Research Conferences

none
none
none
none

11/19/21

11/5/21

6/1/21

MMS
none
none
none
none
8/26/21,1/27/22
MRI
none
none
none
none
not available
MSPRF
none
none
none
none
10/20/21
MSRI2
none
none
none
3/5/21
9/20/21
NCS
none
none
none
none
2/14/22
NOYCE
none
none
none
none
08/31/21
NRI-3.0
none
none
none
none
4/19/21 - 5/3/21
NRT
none
none
11/25/21-12/6/21
none

2/6/22

NNA
none
none
none
none
not available
PFE:RIEF
PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation
none
none
none
none
11/9/21
PFI
Partnerships for Innovation
none
none
none
none

7/14/21

1/12/22

PHY
Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects

    Physics of Living Systems

    Plasma Physics

    AMO - Theory and Experiment; Gravitational Physics - Theory and Experiment; LIGO Research Support; Integrative Activities in Physics

    Nuclear Physics - Theory and Experiment; Elementary Particle Physics - Experiment; Particle Astrophysics - Experiment

    Elementary Particle Physics - Theory; Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology – Theory; Quantum Information Science

none
none
none
none

10/18/21

11/15/21

11/24/21

12/7/21

12/14/21

QLCI
none
none
4/12/21
none
6/14/21
RAPID
none
none
none
none
not available
RET
none
none
none
none
09/15/21
REU
none
none
none
none

08/25/21

RII
none
none
none
none
4/26/21
RI-2
none
none
none
none
9/20/21
RTG
none
none
none
none
6/1/21
S&CC
none
none
none
none
not available
SaTC
none
none
none
none
not available
SBIR2
none
none
none
none

3/5/21 - 6/3/21

6/4/21 - 9/2/21

9/3/21- 12/2/21  

SBIR-STTR
none
none
none
none

3/5/21 - 6/3/21

6/4/21 - 9/2/21

9/3/21- 12/2/21

SII-Center

none

none

3/1/21

none

4/1/21-4/30/21

SPRF
none
none
none
none
11/1/21
SRS RNs
none
none
none
none
not available
S-STEM
none
none
none
none
4/7/21, 3/16/22
S-STEM-NET
Scholarships in STEM Network
none
none
4/16/21
none
6/16/21
STC:IP
none
none
none
none
not available
STTR1
none
none
none
none

3/5/21 - 6/3/21

6/4/21 - 9/2/21

9/3/21 - 12/2/21

STTR2
none
none
none
none

3/5/21 - 6/3/21

6/4/21 - 9/2/21

9/3/21 - 12/2/21

TCUP
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program

    Preparing for TCUP Implementation (Pre-TI)

    TCU Enterprise Advancement Centers (TEA Centers)

    Science Education Alliance Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science in Tribal Colleges and Universities (SEA-PHAGES in TCUs)

    Partnerships in Geoscience Education (PAGE)

    Instructional Capacity Excellence in TCUP Institutions (ICE-TI)

    Targeted STEM Infusion Projects (TSIP)

    Small Grants for Research (SGR)

none
none
none
none

9/10/20-9/9/21

3/7/21-6/4/21

6/1/21-12/30/21

6/10/21

9/6/21

9/20/21

12/10/21





Innovation, Inspiration on display at the Undergraduate Research Symposium

Undergraduate Research Week took place April 23-29, 2023, and culminated Thursday, April 27, 2023
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What would you like to see – 3D printers? Magnets? Solar-powered racing cars? Robobrawl?

March 28, 2023
EOH occurs Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
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Tour of Illinois’ Materials Research Lab through I-MRSEC sparks Franklin students’ interest in Materials Science

March 1, 2023
Students from the Champaign middle school had a tour of the Material Research Laboratory (MRL) in early February.
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Nobel Project’s End-of-Year Zoom Bash Recaps Learning

February 1, 2022
The STEM Illinois Nobel Project held a special, end-of-the-year Zoom event celebrating its participating students’ achievements.
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It’s not magic, it’s physics

January 26, 2022
In Franklin STEAM Academy, Musical Magnetism program makes STEM fun, approachable.
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Program prepares STEM educators to teach all students

November 30, 2021
This summer, a group of educators gathered to learn about engaging STEM activities they can do with their students.
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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program

November 11, 2021
Undergrads get a taste of research through I-MRSEC’s REU program.
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Goldstein’s Renaissance Engineering Summer Camp

November 1, 2021
Goldstein’s Renaissance Engineering Summer Camp Incorporates Art, Design, Mechatronics, and Mentoring
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TechTogether Chicago to Redefine the Hacker Stereotype

July 10, 2021
New workshops that can help inspire students to pursue careers in technology..
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Aerospace Engineering Launches Virtual Summer Camps to Pique Students’ Interest in Aero.

July 2, 2021
Design an aircraft then watch it soar after launching it with a huge rubber band. Build a Mars lander to safely transport a real egg, then test the contraption by dropping it from a second story window.
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Undergrads Experience Materials Science Research Courtesy of the I-MRSEC REU

June 16, 2021
Ten undergraduate students are spending the summer of 2021 discovering what research is like.
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MatSE Afterschool Academy

MatSE Afterschool Academy

June 14, 2021
MatSE Afterschool Academy to Introduce Students to Materials Science and Beyond.
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Taylor Tucker Embraces Multidisciplinary Interest

Taylor Tucker Embraces Multidisciplinary Interest

June 14, 2021
Taylor Tucker Embraces Multidisciplinary Interest While Researching Task Collaboration.
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Exposes Franklin Middle Schoolers to Science, CS

What Studying Engineering at Illinois is Like?

May 25, 2021
NSBE’s Michaela Horn Exposes Franklin Middle Schoolers to Science, CS, and What Studying Engineering at Illinois is Like.
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Jenny Saves a Convertible.

Children’s-Book-Writing Duo/

May 19, 2021
Convertibles and Thunderstorms—Children’s-Book-Writing Duo on Their Way Thanks to Illinois Training and Encouragement from Mentors.
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Improve Learning in Engineering

Improve Learning in Engineering

May 17, 2021
Liebenberg Espouses Mini-Projects to Engage Students Emotionally, Improve Learning in Engineering.
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Joshua Whitely makes an adjustment to the 3D Bioprinter during the demo.

BIOE435 Capstone Projects

May 12, 2021
BIOE435 Capstone Projects - BIOE Seniors Use Knowledge/Skills to Problem Solve.
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Elani and Gonzalo shine a UV light on a rose that has absorbed a solution that has made it fluorescent.

Illinois Scientists Shine a (UV) Light on Fluorescence

May 7, 2021
What is fluorescence? What causes it?
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Joshua Whitely makes an adjustment to the 3D Bioprinter during the demo.

HackIllinois 2021 “Rekindled Connections” With The Tech Community

May 5, 2021
Annual student hackathon HackIllinois with the aim of developing projects on current problems facing society.
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A Shane Mayer-Gawlik image of the Bridger Aurora, part of his Night Skies photography collection exhibited at the Art-Science Festival.

The Art-Science Festival

April 26, 2021
Illinois Art-Science Festival: Illuminating the Universe...from the Quantum World to the Cosmos.
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Joshua Whitely makes an adjustment to the 3D Bioprinter during the demo.

Illinois Engineering Seniors Prepared to Change the World

April 22, 2021
Ready. Set. Go! Illinois Engineering Seniors Prepared to Change the World.
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HML 2021 Virtual Health

HML 2021 Virtual Health

April 19, 2021
Make-a-Thon Gives Citizen Scientists a Shot at Making Their Health-Related Innovations a Reality.
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I-MRSEC’s Music Video

I-MRSEC’s Music Video

April 7, 2021
I-MRSEC’s Music Video for EOH ’21 Plugs Graphene, 2D Materials
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Health Make-a-Thon Orientation

HML 2021 Health Orientation

March 30, 2021
HML 2021 Health Make-a-Thon Orientation Prepares Finalists for Competition.
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Andrea Perry shows Franklin students how to take apart the magnetic drawing board they received in their kit

Musical Magnetism

March 25, 2021
Musical Magnetism: Encouraging Franklin Middle Schoolers to Express Science Via the Arts.
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Carmen Paquette street performing.

Love of Science

March 9, 2021
Paquette Conveys Her Love of Science, Dance to Franklin STEAM Students Via Musical Magnetism.
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An Engineering Exploration participant exhibits the tower they built as part of the engineering challenge related to Civil Engineering

Engineering Exploration

March 2, 2021
SWE’s Engineering Exploration Outreach Lives Up to Its Name.

ChiS&E’s Family STEM Day

ChiS&E’s Family STEM Day

February 23, 2021
Helps Chicago Youngsters Progress Along the STEM Pipeline Toward Engineering.

Kathny Walsh

Kathy Walsh

February 17, 2021
On Her First Foray into STEAM, Kathy Walsh Acquaints Franklin Students with Microscopy, Haiku.

ChiS&E student

ChiS&E CPS Students

January 19, 2021
Illinois Undergrads Encourage ChiS&E CPS Students Toward Possible Careers in Engineering.

I-MRSEC’s Music Video

CISTEME365 Provides Year-Round PD/Community

January 4, 2021
to Illinois Teachers in Support of Informal STEM Education Efforts to Underserved Students.