***Limited Submission***
(Previously posted. Note the USC Internal due date has been extended to September 27)
NSF / Across Multiple Directorates
Program: The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships
Solicitation #: 24-594
Synopsis: Supports exceptionally innovative, complex research and education projects that require large-scale, long-term awards. STCs focus on creating new scientific paradigms, establishing entirely new scientific disciplines, and developing transformative technologies that have the potential for broad scientific or societal impact. STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among institutions of higher education, national laboratories, industrial organizations, other public or private entities, and via international collaborations, as appropriate. They provide a means to undertake potentially groundbreaking investigations at the interfaces of disciplines and/or highly innovative approaches within disciplines. STCs may involve any area of science and engineering that NSF supports.
Award details: Total program funding is $30M. Individual awards will range from $1.5M to $6M.
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/nsf-24-594/
Announcement on website: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/nsf24594.pdf
USC Internal due date: September 27, 2024.
Application due date: June 2, 2025.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Program: FY2025 Brownfield Clean-UP Grants
Funding #: EPA-I-OLEM-OBLR-24-11
Synopsis: Supports activities to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites owned by the applicant. A brownfield site is defined as real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, controlled substance or petroleum product or is mine-scarred land. An applicant must be the sole owner of the site(s) and must own the site by November 14, 2024. For the purpose of eligibility the term “own” means fee simple title through a legal document, e.g., a recorded deed, unless EPA approves a different ownership arrangement, e.g., a nominee agreement or 99-year irrevocable lease.
Award details: Applicants may request either (1) Up to $500K to clean up one brownfield site or to allocate up to $500K among multiple sites; or (2) between $500,001 and $2M to clean up one brownfield site or to allocate among multiple sites; or (3) between $2,000,001 and $4M to clean up one brownfield site or to allocate among multiple sites.
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/epa-i-olem-oblr-24-11/
External announcement on website: 2025 Brownfield Clean-Up Grants
USC Internal due date: October 4, 2024.
External due date: November 14, 2024.
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Gordon and Betty Moore
Program: 2025 Moore Inventor Fellows
Synopsis: Supports scientist-inventors who create new tools and technologies with a high potential to accelerate progress in scientific discovery, environmental conservation and patient care. The Foundation supports inventions at an early stage that could lead to proof-of-concept of an invention or advance an existing prototype that tackles an important problem. They seek innovations that promise to make a long-lasting and meaningful impact by addressing underlying problems in their field, but a clear path toward commercialization is not a requirement. Candidates must be faculty, research scientists, postdocs or other full-time staff who can receive funding through their institutions. Candidates must be no more than 10 years past receiving the terminal advanced degree in their field
Award details: Each fellow receives a total of $825K over three years to drive their invention forward, which includes $25K to the institution to administer the grant, and $50K per year from their home institution as a commitment to these outstanding individuals. The $50K per year from the home institution may be an in-kind commitment.
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/moore/
Announcement on website: https://www.moore.org/initiative-additional-info?initiativeId=moore-inventor-fellows
USC Internal due date: October 14, 2024.
External due date: November 15, 2024.
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The Ford Foundation
Program: China in the World (Strategy evaluation and related landscape analysis)
Synopsis: Supports projects for an external retrospective evaluation; explicate the China in the World program’s underlying theory of change and assumptions; assess how the strategy sought to respond to the challenges articulated in the theory of change: what progress was made toward outcomes, and what was Ford’s contribution; generate lessons in order to strengthen and refine the theory of change and underlying assumptions to inform the next five-year cycle of strategic grantmaking; and share field-facing lessons externally and as appropriate. Second, the foundation would also like to conduct a targeted landscape analysis, which looks at potential areas of connection between its current China in the World program and other programmatic areas within Ford, to inform a future strategy.
Award details: $300K
Announcement on website: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1494ypLc3Sa7mGnDyBNTBWEcsabaHow_R/view
Proposal due date: September 30, 2024. Requests proposals of no more than 10 pages, and a 1-page summary CV for those listed on the proposal.
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Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Program: 2025 Fellows
Synopsis: Supports the graduate education of 30 New Americans—immigrants and children of immigrants—who are poised to make significant contributions to US society, culture, or their academic field. Selection criteria emphasize creativity, originality, initiative, and sustained accomplishment and a commitment to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The program does not have any quotas for types of degrees, universities or programs, countries of origin, or gender, etc. The competition is merit-based and highly competitive. Unsuccessful applicants are welcome to reapply in subsequent years if they are still eligible. Eligible applicants are the children of immigrants. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or a naturalized citizen, possess a green card or have been granted refugee or asylum status in the U.S. OR have graduated from both high school and college in the United States with DACA status. Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program for the 25-26 academic year. Applicants must not have reached their 31st birthday as of October 31, 2024.
Award details: Up to $90K in financial support over two years, and they join a lifelong community of New American Fellows.
Announcement on website: https://pdsoros-fellowships.smapply.io/prog/2025_application_for_the_paul_and_daisy_soros_fellowships_for_new_americans_/
Application due date: October 31, 2024.
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CORO Southern California
Program: 2025 Fellows Program in Public Affairs
Synopsis: Supports recent college graduates (by August 2025) and early-career professionals and prepares the next generation of civic leaders to shape the spirit and integrity of their communities, their organizations, and their country. Fellows learn and practice essential leadership skills and frameworks — forging connections across sectors, navigating challenges, and learning new strategies to create tangible change. The fellows' curriculum comprises of (1) leadership forums led to by Coro’s expert facilitators; (2) Focus Weeks: In-depth explorations of pressing issues affecting the Greater Los Angeles region; (3) Leadership interviews with influential cross-sector leaders; (4) Spring Projects: Individually-curated projects for partner organizations are a culmination of the Fellowship; and (5) Logic Study: hones the cohort’s leadership and collaboration capacities, sharpening analysis skills and self-awareness.
Award details: No award amount specified. Program runs from September to May.
Announcement on website: https://coro.slideroom.com/#/login/program/80598
Application due date: January 12, 2025.
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Harvard-Radcliff Institute (re-post)
Program: 2025-2026 Fellowship in Science, Engineering and Mathematics
Synopsis: Supports fellows by providing the time and space to pursue their own work. Fellows are expected to engage actively with their colleagues in their cohort and to participate fully as members of the Harvard Radcliffe community. Applicants in science, engineering, and mathematics must: (1) Have received their doctorate in the area of the proposed project at least two years prior to their appointment as a fellow (December 2023 for the 2025-26 fellowship year) and (2) Have published at least five articles in refereed journals. Most science, engineering, and math fellows have published dozens of articles.
Award details: 2025-2026 stipend amounts have not yet been confirmed, but current Fellows receive a stipend of $78K plus an additional $5K to cover project expenses. Fellows may also be eligible to receive relocation, housing, and childcare funds to aid them in making a smooth transition to Radcliffe in Cambridge, MA. Healthcare support is made available as needed.
Announcement on website: https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/radcliffe-fellowship/become-a-radcliffe-fellow
Application due date: October 3, 2024.
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Simons Foundation / Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) Division
Program: Targeted Grants in MPS
Synopsis: Support high-risk theoretical mathematics, physics and computer science projects of exceptional promise and scientific importance on a case-by-case basis. Applications may be submitted by established U.S. and foreign public and private educational institutions and stand-alone research centers. PIs and co-Investigators must have a Ph.D. and a tenure-track or tenured position at said institutions or centers at the time of application. There are no citizenship or department requirements for PIs.
Award details: There is no recommended or assumed funding level for this program. The funding level and duration is flexible and should be appropriate based on the type of support requested for 5 years. Funding requests can be for summer salary for PI and co-Investigators, traveling as appropriate, conferences, for example.
Announcement on website: Targeted Grants in MPS
Letter of Intent due date: Rolling
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Milkin Institute
Program: Request for Proposals: Ann Theodore Foundation Breakthrough Sarcoidosis Initiative (ATF-BSI)
Synopsis: Supports research projects led by doctorate-level PIs that seek to increase foundational understanding of sarcoidosis through projects focused on the biology and epidemiology of sarcoidosis. Environmental exposures and genetic risks have been implicated in the onset of sarcoidosis. The field needs a clearer understanding of social determinants of sarcoidosis development and prognosis. Additionally, autoimmune and infectious causes of sarcoidosis have been studied, but more work is needed to understand the mechanism and etiology of the disease. Studies may be performed in human, mouse cell, or computational models. Applicants proposing to use human samples must describe the demographics of their cohort. Examples of areas of interest include (partial)
- Development or improvement of a computational, cellular, or animal model for further investigation of sarcoidosis
- Studies on other potential causes of sarcoidosis, including autoimmune and / or infectious risks for sarcoidosis
- Studies that seek to understand the biology of granuloma formation, propagation, and persistence in sarcoidosis
Award details: Projects led by individual researchers will be eligible for up to $200K in funding for direct costs per year plus 15 percent in indirect costs, totaling $230K per year, and $460K over two years. Interdisciplinary teams will be eligible for up to $250K in funding for direct costs per year plus 15 percent in indirect costs, totaling $287K per year for a total of $575K over two years.
Announcement on website: https://milkeninstitute.org/sites/default/files/2024-09/SarcoidosisRFP.pdf
Informational session: October 2, 2024 at 12:00 PT
Letter of Intent due date (Optional): October 23, 2024. Feedback will be provided on LOI and have opportunity to modify their project outline by November 8, 2024.
Full application due date: January 20, 2024. Proposers may apply without first submitting an LOI.
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BrightFocus Foundation
Program: National Glaucoma Research Request for Proposal
Synopsis: Supports U.S. and international researchers pursuing pioneering research leading to greater understanding, prevention, and treatment of glaucoma. To foster creativity and innovation in addressing complex scientific challenges, the Foundation welcomes applications from all scientists involved in glaucoma, including those from diverse backgrounds. The program offers two types of funding: (1) Standard grants support researchers who have already generated preliminary data, but are required to show significant progress in order to apply for governmental or industrial support; and (2) Postdoctoral fellowships support young researchers in their final stages of mentored training. These awards fund projects in an established laboratory that will serve as the basis for the applicant's own independent research career.
Award details: Standard Awards — $200K over 2 years; Postdoctoral Fellowships — $150K.
Announcement on website: https://science.brightfocus.org/research/national-glaucoma-research-program/rfp
Application due date: October 31, 2024.
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NASA / ROSES / Science Mission Directorate - Earth Science Division
Program: Carbon Cycle Science
Funding Opportunity #: NNH24ZDA001N-CARBON
Synopsis: Supports research focused on the improved understanding of carbon stocks and fluxes between and within ecosystems, and their exchange with the atmosphere. It also targets improved understanding of carbon cycle processes and feedback in critical ecosystems. The research topics of interest for this program are listed broadly here, and in the solicitation and described in detail, in subsequent sections in the solicitation. Proposers are required to identify a primary, and if appropriate, a secondary sub-element / topic for their proposal in response to an NSPIRES cover page question. Broadly, the research topics of interest are (1) Carbon Fluxes Within the Ocean: Predicting the Biological Pump; (2) Carbon Cycle of Critical Ecosystems; and (3) Carbon Fluxes Between Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Atmosphere.
Award details: $5M total program for all three sub-elements (research topics) for a 16-22 awards for all sub-elements. Project period is 3 years.
Announcement on website: Carbon Cycle Science
Notice of Intent due date: October 7, 2024.
Proposal due date: February 3, 2025.
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NASA / ROSES – Science Mission Directorate
Program: Decadal Survey Incubation Program: Science and Technology
Funding Opportunity #: NNH24ZDA001N-DSI
Synopsis: Supports (1) science activities that support the objectives of advancing Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) and Surface Topography and Vegetation (STV), and (2) new instrument, measurement, and information systems technologies. Proposals are sought for the following broad categories, with specific research topics detailed in the solicitation:
- Science: science investigations that build upon the current state of understanding in PBL and STV and push advancements in future integrated observing system architectures that will enable science for the next decade.
- Technology: substantial improvements in measurement techniques, reducing instrument size, weight and power, such as needed for SmallSat, CubeSat / hosted payload, airborne, or high-altitude platform solutions, and enabling innovative measurement techniques for PBL and STV.
- Incubation Teams: continuation of NASA identified a PBL Incubation Team and a separate STV Incubation Team. Principal Investigator team members selected for science and technology work through this call will automatically be members of their relevant IT.
Award details: Average award size: Science - $200K; Technology - $1.5M; Incubation Team (PBL Data System Tiger Team) - $100K.
Announcement on website: Decadal Survey Incubation Program
Notice of Intent due date: October 17, 2024.
Proposal due date: December 17, 2024.
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) / Biological Technologies Office (BTO)
Program: AI BTO
Funding Opportunity #: DARPA-SCA-24-01
Synopsis: Supports projects that will catalyze future efforts in the topics of Prediction and Health; Autonomous Science; Bio manufacturing and Synthetic Biology; Challenges with Scale; and Frontier topics through the generation and /or processing of data sets. AI BTO employs an acquisition strategy to encourage participation by new or non-traditional proposers that bring Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) innovations to BTO.
Award details: Up to $300K. Award mechanism is Other Transaction. No sub-awardee provision.
Announcement on website: AI BTO
White Papers due date: October 9, 2024.
Invitation to present Pitch Day Presentation (PDP): TBD
PDP due date: TBD
AI BIO In-person PDP: December 5-6, 2024.
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Department of Defense (DoD) / Navy - Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
Program: Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) Broad Agency Announcement for FY2025
Funding Opportunity #: NSWCDD BAA N00178-25-0001
Synopsis: Supports projects involving undergraduate or combined graduate student efforts that support the professional development / growth of students across the technical disciplines within Ship and Submarine Design and supporting technologies. The expectation is that awardees will work closely with the appropriate experts at NSWCCD throughout the entire effort. Considerations will be given to proposals in either of the following categories:
- College & University Student Capstone / Senior Research Projects seeks proposals for Supports capstone projects involving significant undergraduate research and design. Graduate Student involvement should support the objectives of the undergraduate capstones. These capstone projects should be team-based and be able to demonstrate progress on preparing the students for future employment opportunities at NSWCCD and across the Naval R&D Enterprise.
- Graduate Research Projects: Supports graduate research projects, which result in completed Master’s Thesis and / or Doctoral Dissertations.
Award details: Student Capstone / Senior Research Projects: $35K to $75K with two 12-month options; Graduate Research Projects: $50K to $90K with two 12-month option years.
Announcement on website: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
Full proposal due date: October 30, 2024.
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Department of Defense (DoD) / Defense Health Program
Program: Glioblastoma Research Program (GBMRP) Hypothesis Development Award
Funding Opportunity #: HT942524GBMRPHDA
Synopsis: Supports the exploration of highly innovative, untested, exploratory, high-risk/potentially high-gain concepts, theories, paradigms, and/or methods that address an important problem relevant to one or more of FY24 GBMRP Hypothesis Development Award focus areas: (1) Drug Delivery: Identification and development of strategies and technologies for increased therapeutic efficacy and reduced toxicity. Examples include chemical, molecular, or mechanical delivery approaches aimed at overcoming the blood-brain barrier and increasing therapeutic access to the central nervous system; and
(2) Biomarkers: Identification and development of promising biomarkers for glioblastoma. Biomarkers may include, but are not limited to, susceptibility/risk, diagnostic, prognostic, monitoring, predictive, therapeutic response, or safety biomarkers.2 Noninvasive or minimally invasive strategies and technologies (imaging approaches, genetic and epigenetic stratification/characterization, radiomics, etc.) are particularly encouraged. The GBMRP encourages applications from early-career investigators and applications that include meaningful and productive collaborations between investigators. PIs with little to no previous glioblastoma experience are encouraged to collaborate with experienced glioblastoma researchers and/or clinicians. GBMRP HAD includes the partnering PI option wherein one PI will be identified as the Initiating PI and will be responsible for the majority of the administrative tasks associated with application submission. The other PI will be identified as the Partnering PI. Both PIs are expected to contribute significantly to the project and each PI will receive award notices, and each PI will be subject to separate reporting, regulatory and administrative requirements.
Award details: The anticipated direct costs budgeted for the entire period of performance for an FY24 GBMRP HDA should not exceed $200K. The anticipated direct costs budgeted for the entire period of performance for an FY24 GBMRP HDA with Partnering PI Option should not exceed $300K.
Announcement on website: Hypothesis Development Award
Letter of Intent due date: November 6, 2024.
Application due date: November 20, 2024.
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NSF / Directorate for Mathematics and Physical Sciences & Office of International Science and Engineering
Program: NSF and ANR (French National Research Agency) Chemistry Lead Agency Opportunity on Sustainable Chemistry: Catalysis with Earth-Abundant Elements via Dear Colleague Letter (DCL)
Solicitation #: NSF 24-129
Synopsis: Supports and encourages via a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) collaborative research between the United States and French research communities. Proposals relevant to Sustainable Chemistry: Catalysis with Earth-Abundant Elements
and agency programs are eligible for submission under this lead agency opportunity in FY 2025. ANR and NSF aim to strengthen the research on catalysis with earth abundant elements by fostering collaborations for fundamental research in homogeneous catalysis with Earth-abundant elements. This includes organometallic catalysis, organ catalysis, and photo catalysis. The focus of the proposals should be on advances related to the development of new catalysts and catalytic strategies and associated mechanistic and computational studies. Proposals will be assessed in competition with all others submitted to the collaborating divisions, and outcomes will be subject to both success in merit review and the availability of funds from the Division of Chemistry at NSF and ANR. U.S. proposers must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to NSF in 90 days in advance of the full proposal submission, which will be shared with the ANR.
Announcement of DCL: Sustainable Chemistry: Catalysis with Earth-Abundant Elements
Full proposal due date: June 2, 2025, with a separate copy submitted by the French applicants to ANR no later than June 3, 2025.
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NSF / Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences - Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Program: Cultural Anthropology Program – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
Solicitation #: NSF-24-605
Synopsis: Supports basic scientific research on the causes, consequences and complexities of human social and cultural variability. Program welcomes proposals for empirically grounded, fieldwork / lab-based theoretically engaged and methodologically sophisticated research in all sub-fields of cultural anthropology. Examples of research project supported include
- Language and culture: orality and literacy, sociolinguistics and cognition.
- General cultural and social principles underlying the drivers of health outcomes and disease transmission
- Economy, culture, migration and globalization
Award details: $800K program funding. Anticipate 40 to 50 awards will be made.
Announcement on website: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/nsf24605.pdf
Proposal due date: January 15, 2025, and January 15th thereafter; August 15, 2025, and August 25th thereafter.
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NSF / The Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE)
Program: Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence (MultiPLEx)
Solicitation #: PD 24-7298
Synopsis: Supports visionary, and ambitious international multilateral research partnerships that are required to hasten progress in addressing grand challenges by leveraging research excellence in the U.S. and around the globe. The program also seeks to advance understanding of effective multilateral collaboration. MultiPLEx welcomes proposals that (1) Address urgent research and / or societal challenge of global importance (including but not limited to critical and emerging technology research) and require an inherently international multilateral approach to achieve impactful research results, partnering with at least two countries other than the U.S. Proposals that engage partners across distinct geographic regions are an area of interest; (2) Make clear how the proposed international collaboration will enable research advances and broader impacts that go beyond what can be accomplished by a narrower team; and (3) Include a diverse group of U.S. institutions and / or individuals, leveraging the full range of talent that society has to offer. Proposals submitted to MultiPLEx must fall outside the scope of existing OISE or directorate programs. Any proposal submitted to MultiPLEx that is not responsive to this Program Description may be transferred to another OISE program or returned without review. Check out some of the projects funded by this program on the website.
Announcement on website: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/multiplex-multilateral-partnerships-leveraging-excellence
Proposal due date: Proposals may be submitted anytime.
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NIH / National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Program: Imaging - Science Track Award for Research Transition (I/START) (R03 — Small Grant Program)
NOFO #: Supports the facilitation of the entry of investigators to the area of neuroimaging, including both newly independent investigators and established investigators seeking to adopt neuroimaging methodologies in their research programs, to enable the conduct of small "proof of concept" studies. The R03 mechanism is intended to support research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. The proposed studies should have the potential to significantly expand our understanding of central nervous system dysfunction in the context of substance use and/or SUD via the application of imaging tools or methods. Examples of areas of interest for this NOFO include (partial)
- application of imaging tools and methods to study the neurobiological mechanisms underlying cognitive constructs of relevance to SUD (e.g., motivated behavior, interoception);
- application of imaging tools and methods to identify molecular targets and mechanisms relevant to substance use disorder;
- design and synthesis of novel chemical tools (e.g., radioligands, fluorescent ligands) for imaging studies.
Award details: Maximum budget requests may be up to $150K for a project period of one year.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-297.html
Application due dates: Application due dates for all types of proposals through 2027. Next application due date for new proposals is February 16, 2025.
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Dornsife Corporate and Foundation Relations
(if interested please contact Kerri Bennett and <kerriben@usc.edu>
Corteva
Program: Scalable and cost-effective mono-hydroxylation of relevant process chemistry building blocks
Synopsis: Seeks short, non-confidential proposals that describe a plan for a scalable, selective and cost-effective process for mono-hydroxylation of readily synthetic building blocks (visual is included on project call page). Proposals should include: 1) Detailed method or plan on how we can develop and implement the process; 2) Relevant literature or industrial application references; 3) A high-level cost estimate; and 4) A proposed development timeline. Submissions should exclude any proprietary and confidential information such as specific reagents, process conditions, specific enzymes and/or sequences.
Award details: Up to $100K in funding is available, inclusive of indirect costs. There are opportunities for extended collaboration and additional funding if successful.
Announcement on website: https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/scalable-and-cost-effective-mono-hydroxylation-process
Application due date: September 30, 2024.
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