Research and Sponsored Programs Newsletter - April 17, 2026
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The RSP Newsletter highlights timely funding opportunities, sponsor and policy updates, workshops, and campus resources to support research, scholarship, and creative activity at CSUN. Each issue is designed to keep faculty, staff, and students informed and connected to opportunities that advance sponsored projects, strengthen research capacity, and support the full lifecycle of proposal development and award management. For questions or support, please contact Research and Sponsored Programs at research@csun.edu.
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Research Updates & Opportunities
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CSU Call for Proposals: Learning Innovation for Future-Forward Teaching (LIFT)
The California State University system is now accepting proposals for the Learning Innovation for Future-Forward Teaching (LIFT) program, a one-year competitive funding opportunity supporting faculty in designing and piloting teaching innovations that intentionally embed durable, transferable skills into undergraduate courses and programs. LIFT projects should help students make meaningful connections between what they are learning, how that learning applies in real-world contexts, and the skills they are developing for future careers and civic engagement. Proposed efforts may include course redesigns, applied learning activities, interdisciplinary collaborations, and strategies that integrate reflection, assessment, and engagement with alumni, industry, or community partners.
Approximately 30 grants will be awarded across three funding tiers ranging from $10,000 to $30,000, depending on project scope. Projects should be implemented during the 2026–27 academic year and include plans for assessment, documentation, and sharing of materials to support scaling across departments and campuses. This opportunity is open to CSU tenured, tenure-track, and lecturer faculty from all disciplines, with both individual and team-based proposals encouraged.
Applications are due June 1, 2026 by 5:00pm via the LIFT portal. For more information, please review the RFP guidelines.
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The CSU Chancellor’s Early-Career Faculty Fellowship Award Proposal
Internal Application Deadline: 5 PM on Monday, May 18, 2026
The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office is launching a new systemwide fellowship to recognize and support exceptional early-career faculty across CSU campuses. This prestigious opportunity highlights junior faculty who demonstrate excellence in scholarship, teaching, and engagement, while also showing strong potential for federal research funding and national impact. Each participating CSU campus may nominate up to two assistant professors to represent their institution as part of a systemwide cohort.
Selected fellows will participate in professional engagement visits to Washington, D.C., where they will connect with program officers from federal agencies (e.g., NSF, NIH, DoD), gain insight into federal funding opportunities, and showcase their research and student impact at a CSU-hosted Congressional reception.
Eligibility
- Tenure-track assistant professors at CSUN
- Demonstrated excellence in research, teaching, and/or service
- Interest in federal funding and research engagement
- Ability to participate in fellowship activities, including travel to Washington, D.C.
Requested Materials
- Personal Statement (3 pages max)
- Curriculum Vitae (5 pages max)
- Statement of Federal Engagement Interest (1 page max)
Deadline
Applications are due 5:00 PM on May 18, 2026 via InfoReady. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Selected nominees will be notified by June 1, 2026 and will advance to the CSU Chancellor’s Office competition.
Questions?
Please direct any questions to Dr. Edgar Lopez at (818) 677-6776 or edgar.lopez@csun.edu.
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First Annual Decolonial Research Methods Institute (DRMI)
The Ethnic Studies Center for Research, Activism, and Community Empowerment (RACE) at California State University, Northridge is thrilled to announce the launch of our first annual Decolonial Research Methods Institute (DRMI), taking place Summer 2026. DRMI is a one-week intensive training that supports faculty, educators, students, and community-based researchers in developing ethical, culturally grounded, and liberatory research practices. Rooted in Indigenous, Black, diasporic, and transborder epistemologies, this institute provides space for collaborative learning, methodological innovation, and community accountability. We welcome applicants who are committed to transforming research practices toward justice, accountability, and community empowerment.
Institute Dates:
June 1-5, 2026 (Monday–Friday) from 9am to 1pm
CSU Northridge Campus
Program Includes:
Daily seminars and skill-building workshops
Community-engaged research labs
Field-based and creative methodology sessions
Certificate of Completion
Book and materials to support each session
A $1,250 additional pay stipend
Eligibility:
Open to faculty, graduate students, independent/community researchers, educators, and scholar-practitioners committed to decolonial research.
Apply Here: https://csun.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_esoK8tTkMOFQoXY
Questions?
Contact the Ethnic Studies Center for RACE at ESCenterforRACE@csun.edu
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New CSUN AI Training and Workshops Hub
CSUN has launched a new AI Training and Workshops webpage, providing a centralized space for faculty, staff, and students to discover artificial intelligence learning opportunities across the university. For the research community, this resource offers an easy way to identify professional development opportunities that can support grant activity, research design, data analysis, and the integration of emerging AI tools into scholarly work.
The site also introduces new event categories to help users quickly find opportunities tailored to their role, while supporting campus units in promoting their programming more effectively:
- Artificial Intelligence: Students
- Artificial Intelligence: Staff
- Artificial Intelligence: Faculty
These categories are designed to improve visibility and ensure that AI-related workshops and trainings reach the appropriate audiences. Faculty and staff who are hosting events are encouraged to use these designations when posting to the campus calendar. Visit csun.edu/ai/training to explore current offerings and stay connected to AI-related learning opportunities at CSUN.
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Amplifying Community Through Sustainable Stories on 88.5 KCSN
The CSUN Institute for Sustainability has launched a new radio series, Amplifying Community Through Sustainable Stories, airing on 88.5 KCSN The SoCal Sound. This interview-based program expands the conversation around sustainability by highlighting stories rooted in local knowledge, community innovation, and meaningful action across CSUN and the broader region. Episodes feature voices from campus and community partners who are advancing sustainability in diverse and impactful ways, offering listeners new perspectives on environmental and social challenges. The show airs live on Sundays at 5:30 a.m., with episodes made available the following week on the Institute for Sustainability’s website. Tune in to stay connected to sustainability efforts at CSUN and explore past and upcoming conversations with leaders and changemakers in this space.
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Digital Equity Day 2026
Please join us for the 2026 Digital Equity Day, which highlights CSUN’s ongoing commitment to ensuring that technology serves everyone. From artificial intelligence to accessible learning environments, the event showcases how innovation can be leveraged to promote inclusion, opportunity, and student success. We are especially proud to share that the keynote will be delivered by Jenny Nguyen, a doctoral student in the ELPS program and the 2026 Doctoral Fellow in Academic Technology. The fellowship itself is a collaboration between the Doctoral Program, Academic Technology, and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs — and Jenny's keynote is a testament to what that partnership can produce. Her research examines faculty perspectives on AI and the equity implications of its integration into higher education. Details and registration are available on the DED website.
- Date: April 29th
- Time: 10 AM to 1:30 PM
- Location: Autodesk Technology Engagement Center
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Class
Are you looking for practical tools to reduce stress, improve wellbeing, and build resilience during challenging times? We have a new date for our latest Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) class. MBSR is an evidence-based in‑person course designed to support mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. MBSR is an internationally recognized program that combines guided meditation, mindful movement, and experiential learning to help participants respond to stress with greater awareness, balance, and ease.
Course Details
- Dates: Fridays, May 8 – June 26, 2026
- Time: 4:30 – 7:00 PM
- Format: In person
- Location: FacDev Commons room at CSUN library, garden level
- Instructor: Mirna Sawyer, PhD, MPH
- More about the course: https://www.csun.edu/wellbeing/resources/campus-resources/mindfulness-programming
- Registration: https://commerce.cashnet.com/HWB?itemcode=HWB-MBSR_SS
- Scholarships available: contact Mirna Sawyer for more info mirna.sawyer@csun.edu
Orientation Session (Required)
Participants will attend one virtual or in-person orientation session prior to the start of the course.
📌 Orientation date(s) and time(s) are currently being finalized and may change. The date will be Friday May 1 from 1-2:30pm
Registered participants will receive the most up-to-date orientation information by email.
What You’ll Learn
- Practical mindfulness and meditation skills
- Tools for stress reduction and emotional regulation
- Gentle mindful movement practices
- Strategies for cultivating presence and self-care in daily life
👉 Registration is now open.
This program is open to beginners and those with prior mindfulness experience. Please see the attached flyer for more details and registration information. If you have questions, feel free to reach out. We hope you’ll consider joining us for this meaningful and supportive experience.
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2026 Jerome Richfield Memorial Fellow Announced
The Jerome Richfield Memorial Fellowship recognizes a CSUN faculty member engaged in high-quality, high-impact research. Each year, the Fellow is invited to present a lecture as part of the Provost’s Colloquium Series, which celebrates faculty scholarship and provides opportunities for engagement among faculty, administrators, students, and staff. Research and Sponsored Programs, with support from the Jerome Richfield Memorial Fund, is pleased to announce that the 2026 Jerome Richfield Memorial Fellow is Professor Daniela Gerson of the Department of Journalism.
A reception honoring Professor Gerson will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Location will be provided upon registration. Registration is required as there is limited capacity. For questions or additional information, please contact Deanna A. Maidy in Research and Sponsored Programs at deanna.maidy@csun.edu or 818-677-2901.
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CSU Growth in Undergraduate Innovation, Discovery and Engagement (GUIDE)
Pre-Proposal Deadline: By 5:00 p.m. PDT on Monday, April 20, 2026
The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office is launching a new GUIDE funding initiative to enhance undergraduate student engagement across the system and promote innovative, inter-campus faculty collaboration. This program is designed to foster promising one- year research, scholarly or creative activity (RSCA) projects that can lead directly to the preparation of a proposal for major extramural funding.
Program Goals:
- Enhance Student Success: Provide meaningful, hands-on, faculty-mentored RSCA opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.
- Foster Collaboration: Encourage multi-campus faculty teams to collaborate on shared research challenges or creative endeavors that engage undergraduate students across campuses.
- Secure External Funding: Position CSU faculty teams to successfully compete for significant external grants and contracts following the seed funding period.
- Advance Interdisciplinary Fields: In addition to supporting high-impact projects across the full range of disciplines offered within the CSU system, this program has the goal of advancing interdisciplinary collaborations.
Proposals will be accepted on three separate tracks:
- Track 1: Collaborative multi-campus. Involves two or more faculty members from different CSU campuses. The proposal should be submitted by the lead Principal Investigator’s (PI) campus (maximum award: $80,000). For multi-campus proposals: The research team must include faculty from at least two different CSU campuses. The purpose of the multi-campus track is to catalyze campus synergies. A faculty member can only be PI on one proposal and a faculty collaborator on up to one Track 1 proposal.
- Track 2: Single campus/faculty members conducting research at their home campus (maximum award: $40,000).
- Track 3: Mid-career resilience. Specifically for mid-career faculty seeking to re-engage in or pivot their research, scholarly or creative activities (RSCA) (maximum award: $40,000).
For more information, please review the RFP guidelines included in InfoReady. Please submit your completed application in the InfoReady system by the deadline.
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Grant Writing Support with Hanover Research
CSUN faculty can access personalized grant writing and proposal development support through our partnership with Hanover Research, at no cost to you. Hanover pairs PIs with experienced grant consultants who provide in-depth proposal review, editing, and strategic feedback, particularly helpful for revising submissions based on funder reviewer comments. After an initial consultation, proposals are placed in Hanover’s service queue, and written feedback is typically returned within 1–2 weeks of your agreed submission date.
We currently have several openings available starting in May 2026. If you are planning to submit an external proposal with a deadline starting in June 2026 and would like to acquire grant support, please contact Dr. Edgar Lopez (edgar.lopez@csun.edu) with the (1) grant opportunity name, (2) grant funder, (3) link to solicitation/guidelines, and (4) full submission deadline so we can coordinate timely support.
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IRB Updates on Generative AI Use in Research
The CSUN Institutional Review Board (IRB) is currently exploring how the use of ChatGPT and other Generative AI tools may be reflected in research involving humans. As part of these ongoing discussions, IRB will begin including additional questions in the Cayuse IRB protocol inviting researchers to describe whether and how Generative AI tools are used in their research procedures and data analysis. Researchers may be asked to describe any anticipated risks or benefits from the use of Generative AI tools in their work. These questions are intended to better understand emerging research practices and are not meant to discourage the use of Generative AI in research.
To support researchers as these updates are implemented, IRB will host office hours during the Spring 2026 semester. Dates and times will be announced soon. These sessions will provide space to ask questions, receive guidance, and discuss how to appropriately disclose Generative AI use in IRB submissions.
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RSP PI Drop-In Q&A Office Hours
The Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) team invites you to join our upcoming drop-in PI Open Remote Office Hours. These are informal, Q&A-style sessions where you can stop by at any time during the scheduled window to ask questions or get guidance. There is no formal presentation or agenda. It is just dedicated time for you to connect directly with our team. Whether you’re preparing a proposal, managing an active award, or exploring future opportunities, we’re here to support you.
Examples of What You Can Ask About:
- Pre-Award: Proposal development, budgets, sponsor guidelines, submission processes
- Post-Award: Award management, financial reporting, spending, modifications, closeout
- General Support: Research policies, compliance questions, or referrals to other campus resources
The next upcoming virtual office hours slots are:
- Wednesday, May 6, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PT)
- Thursday, June 11, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (PT)
- Friday, July 10, from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM (PT)
Look out for the future newsletters with the Zoom Link. If these times don’t work for you, please email research@csun.edu to schedule a one-on-one meeting with a member of our team.
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Faculty Pre-Award Grant Support Survey
CSUN Research & Sponsored Programs (RSP) has launched a short survey to better understand faculty needs and challenges in pursuing external funding. Your feedback will help us improve proposal development support, share more relevant funding opportunities, and strengthen tools and resources for competitive submissions. The survey will take just 5–7 minutes, and your input will shape how RSP enhances pre-award services for the CSUN research community. Please complete the survey on InfoReady. For any questions, please contact Dr. Charlene Manzueta, Managing Director of RSP, at charlene.manzueta@csun.edu.
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Need Institutional Support for Your Grant Proposal?
Research & Sponsored Programs (RSP) has launched the Building Access for Support and Effort (BASE) Request Form on CSUN InfoReady. Use this form to request critical institutional support (e.g., cost-sharing, reassigned time, student assistance) for your grant proposals. By completing this form, you help us monitor trends, advocate for long-term solutions, and keep CSUN competitive in securing external funding. Submit your BASE request via InfoReady. For any questions, please contact Dr. Charlene Manzueta, Managing Director of RSP, at charlene.manzueta@csun.edu.
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Reminder: RSP Timeline for Principal Investigators
Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) is committed to providing the highest level of support to Principal Investigators, including assistance with proposal development and compliance review. PIs are reminded to follow our current RSP's Timeline for Proposal Review and Submission as outlined in University policy. These deadlines are intended to benefit the PI to make sure your submissions are timely, accurate, and fully compliant with all institutional and sponsor guidelines. Over the next month, RSP will be reviewing and updating the timeline process to better reflect the workload and review steps necessary for successful submissions. If you have any suggestions or feedback on the timeline, please reach out directly to Dr. Charlene Manzueta (RSP Managing Director). Your input will help us streamline the process and better support your research goals.
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Call for Proposals: Advancing Diabetes Research & Innovation
Application Deadline: Rolling Basis
Medtronic is one of the largest medical technology companies in the world providing products that treat 70 health conditions and include cardiac devices, cranial and spine robotics, insulin pumps, and more. Medtronic Minimed, in partnership with California State University, Northridge (CSUN), invites faculty to submit proposals for innovative research projects that advance diabetes care, technology, treatment accessibility, and patient-centered solutions. Diabetes remains one of the most pressing health challenges of our time. Through this initiative, we seek to support interdisciplinary research and technology development that can lead to transformative solutions. Faculty from all academic backgrounds (including engineering, health sciences, business, social sciences, and design) are encouraged to submit proposals, whether they are early-stage ideas or well-developed research projects. This is an opportunity to explore new directions, collaborate with industry experts, and contribute to groundbreaking advancements in diabetes treatment, technology, and health equity. Learn more on InfoReady. For more information or questions, please email Dr. Edgar Lopez at edgar.lopez@csun.edu.
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New Federal Requirement: Research Security Training for Covered Individuals
In accordance with the Chips and Science Act of 2022 (§10634), several federal research agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy (DOE), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are implementing new Research Security Training requirements for individuals participating in federally sponsored research.
To ensure compliance, the CSU Chancellor’s Office has released a Research Security Training module that meets federal standards outlined by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The training will be offered via CSU Learn and cover key areas such as (1) Protecting research data and intellectual property, (2) International collaborations and disclosure requirements, (3) Cybersecurity and foreign travel best practices, and (4) Export control awareness. Completion of this training will be required for all individuals listed as senior/key personnel or covered participants on federally sponsored research proposals and awards prior to proposal submission. If you have any questions, please contact Mitz Alejandria at mitz.alejandria@csun.edu. We thank you for your prompt attention to this new requirement.
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Hanover Workshop: National Institutes of Health: A Series of Opportunities
Through Hanover Research support, there is an opportunity to enroll in a learning workshop, “National Institutes of Health: A Series of Opportunities.” This course includes two primary components:
(1) An NIH introductory module designed to strengthen principal investigator (PI) competitiveness with NIH-specific resources, uncovering keys to success for prospective applicants.
(2) A module on the NIH's most common R activity codes, intended to help PIs to decipher which R best fits their research goals, draft application components per Hanover’s recommendations for a competitive submission, and export a templated proposal draft.
While the modules cover fundamentals of the NIH and several well-known R-series activity codes, along with many details, they are a distillation of extensive NIH content. Links to original comprehensive material provided by the NIH along with other citations and resources are provided throughout the modules. If you are interested in enrolling, please contact the Research Development Officer, Dr. Edgar Lopez, at edgar.lopez@csun.edu.
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Grant Funding Opportunities |
ARTS, MEDIA, & COMMUNICATION
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Arts and Culture
Mellon Foundation
Arts and Culture celebrates the transcendent power of the arts to challenge, activate, and nourish the human spirit. We support exceptional creative practice, scholarship, and conservation of arts and culture, while nurturing a representative and robust arts and culture ecosystem.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Working Families Grants
W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF)
Children are at the heart of everything we do at the Kellogg Foundation. The goal is lasting, transformational change for children. As a grantmaker, we recognize that children live in families and families live in communities. Three areas of focused work: (1) Thriving Children, (2) Working Families and (3) Equitable Communities.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Science of Organizations (SoO)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
SoO funds research that advances our fundamental understanding of how organizations develop, form and operate. Successful SoO research proposals use scientific methods to develop and refine theories, to empirically test theories and frameworks, and to develop new measures and methods. Funded research is aimed at yielding generalizable insights that are of value to the business practitioner, policy-maker and research communities. SoO welcomes any and all rigorous, scientific approaches that illuminate aspects of organizations as systems of coordination, management and governance.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Business History Travel Research Grants
Southern Methodist University (SMU)
Business History Travel Grants are available for scholars who are working on business related projects. These awards ensure that the library's holdings - which are among the very best in the Southwest - are brought to the attention of scholars and their readers, nationally and worldwide.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs
United States Department of Commerce (DOC) - Economic Development Administration (EDA)
Awards made under this NOFO will assist communities andregions in devising and implementing long-term economic development efforts through a variety of non-construction andconstruction projects.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
The purpose of the program is to provide public goods, including fundamental research, conceptual breakthroughs, and technical advances, that inclusively strengthen and accelerate U.S. economic progress.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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| General Grant Program
FINRA Investor Education Foundation
Through the General Grant Program, the FINRA Investor Education Foundation funds research that helps to ensure people in the U.S. have the knowledge, skills and tools to make sound financial decisions throughout life.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Commerce and Industry Fund
Hanken School of Economics
The Hanken School of Economics invites applications for its commerce and industry fund. This enables representatives from scientific institutions or industry to visit Hanken as teachers or researchers. The purpose of the visit may be: joint research project; joint funding application; work on joint article; guest lectures in an approved Hanken course; speaker or lecturer at a larger function; supervisory visit for a doctoral student.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Higher Learning Program
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Working with colleges, universities, and other organizations that nurture advanced humanistic inquiry and social justice, Mellon makes grants through its Higher Learning program that broaden our understanding of American history and culture; develop the interpretive tools and methods scholars use to create meaning; support faculty and students whose work exemplifies a drive toward greater equity in their fields and institutions; and promote pathways for those seeking to exercise transformative academic leadership.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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| Education Program
Carnegie Corporation of New York
This program aims to ensure that American public education prepares all students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they need to fully participate in democracy and thrive in the global economy.
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ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCE
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Full Proposal Deadline:
September 10, 2026
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Interfacial Engineering
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The goal of the Interfacial Engineering program is to support fundamental research on atomic- and molecular-scale interfacial phenomena and engineering of interfacial properties, processes, and materials.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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| Operations Engineering (OE)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Operations Engineering (OE) program supports fundamental research on advanced analytical methods for improving operations in complex decision-driven environments. Analytical methods include, but are not limited to, deterministic and stochastic modeling, optimization, decision and risk analysis, data science, and simulation.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Engineering Design and Systems Engineering (EDSE)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Engineering Design and Systems Engineering (EDSE) program supports fundamental research that advances design science and/or systems science through the creation of new knowledge about the design of engineered artifacts. The program focuses on design as a system, in which designers, the artifacts they create, the methods they use to create them, and the environment in which this occurs are all subject to rigorous scientific inquiry, along with the interactions among these elements.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems (CCSS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems (CCSS) Program supports innovative research in circuit and system hardware and signal processing techniques. CCSS also supports system and network architectures for communications and sensing to enable the next-generation cyber-physical systems (CPS) that leverage computation, communication, and sensing integrated with physical domains.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Research in the Formation of Engineers (RFE)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Research in the Formation of Engineers (RFE) program aims to advance our understanding of professional formation. It seeks both to deepen our fundamental understanding of the underlying processes and mechanisms that support professional formation and to demonstrate how professional formation is or can be accomplished.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Process Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamics
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The goal of the Process Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamics program is to advance fundamental engineering research on the rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions, systems engineering, and molecular thermodynamics as they relate to the design and optimization of chemical reactors and the production of specialized materials that have important impacts on society.
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HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
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Full Proposal Deadline:
June 5, 2026
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Social disconnection and Suicide Risk in Late Life (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
This opportunity encourages research that addresses the link between social disconnection in late-life and late-life suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Of specific interest is research that identifies mechanisms by which social disconnection confers risk for, and social integration protects against, suicidal thoughts and behaviors in late life.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
June 5, 2026
October 5, 2026
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Full Proposal Deadline:
June 5, 2026
October 5, 2026
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Full Proposal Deadline:
June 12, 2026
October 12, 2026
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Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The purpose of the Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) is to attract to NIH-relevant research those investigators whose quantitative science and engineering research has thus far not been focused primarily on questions of health and disease. The K25 award will provide support and "protected time" for a period of supervised study and research for productive professionals with quantitative (e.g., mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, imaging science, informatics, physics, chemistry) and engineering backgrounds to integrate their expertise with NIH-relevant research.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
June 18, 2026
October 16, 2026
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Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
This opportunity invites Small Research Grant (R03) applications that propose to study the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genetic or genomic research. These applications should be for small, self-contained research projects, such as those that involve single investigators. Of particular interest are projects that propose normative or conceptual analyses, including focused legal, economic, philosophical, anthropological, or historical analyses of new or emerging issues.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
June 18, 2026
October 20, 2026
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Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites Research Project Grant (R01) applications that propose to study the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genetic or genomic research. Applications may propose studies using either single or mixed methods. Approaches may include but are not limited to empirical qualitative and quantitative methods, and conceptual, legal, and normative analyses.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
June 18, 2026
October 20, 2026
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Full Proposal Deadline:
August 5, 2026
March 10, 2027
August 11, 2027
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Cutting-Edge Basic Research Awards (CEBRA) (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Cutting-Edge Basic Research Award (CEBRA) is designed to foster highly innovative or conceptually creative research related to the etiology, pathophysiology, prevention, or treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs). It supports high-risk and potentially high-impact research that is underrepresented or not included in NIDA's current portfolio that has the potential to transform SUD research.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
October 5, 2026
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Continuous
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Humanities in Place: The Monuments Project
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Humanities in Place supports a fuller, more complex telling of American histories and lived experiences by deepening the range of how and where our stories are told and by bringing a wider variety of voices into the public dialogue. The project seeks to ensure that future generations inherit a memorial landscape that venerates and reflects the vast, rich complexity of the American experience, and tells a fuller, more inclusive story of our history and our many different forbearers.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Humanities Program
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
The Humanities Program is primarily directed to institutions of higher education and humanistic enterprises such as learned societies, museums, and major editorial projects. The Foundation welcomes projects that cross the boundaries between humanistic disciplines and explore the connection between the humanities and other areas of scholarship.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
September 26, 2026
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Research Library Program
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
The Research Libraries Program aims to improve the ability ofresearch libraries to serve the needs of scholarship in the humanities and the performing arts, and to help make their resources more widely accessible to scholars and the general public. Grants to libraries seek to promote cooperative cataloging projects, with an emphasis on access to archival, manuscript, andother unique sources; some elements of interpretation andexhibition; scholarly library publications; bibliographical andpublishing projects of interest to research libraries; and collection-level preservation/conservation work and research.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Stichting IFLA Foundation Funding Proposals
International Federation of Library Associations andInstitutions (IFLA)
The Stichting IFLA Foundation was founded in 2007 to promote the international support, cooperation, exchange of information, education, research, and development within the scope of the library and information services sector in general. In addition, the Foundation seeks to protect, preserve, and document written andprinted cultural heritage, and all that is in connection with these purposes.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Public Knowledge
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Mellon’s Public Knowledge program supports the creation and preservation of the cultural and scholarly record—vast and ever-expanding—that documents society’s complex, intertwined humanity. The program works with archives, presses, and a range of university, public, and other local, national, and global libraries that are foundational to knowledge production and distribution in culture and the humanities. The program’s goal is to increase equitable access to deep knowledge that helps to build an informed, heterogeneous, and civically engaged society
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Full Proposal Deadline:
September 26, 2026
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FY 2024 – 2026 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), National Marine Fisheries Service
United States Department of Commerce (DOC)
This BAA is for the National Marine Fisheries Service, also known as NOAA Fisheries. The purpose of this notice is to request applications for special projects and programs associated with the NOAA Fisheries strategic plan and mission goals.
- Strategic Goal 1: Adaptively Manage Fisheries for Sustainability and Economic Competitiveness
- Strategic Goal 2: Safeguard Protected Species and Propel Their Recovery
- Strategic Goal 3: Diversify our Workforce, Promote Equity and Environmental Justice, and Improve our Mission Performance Through Organizational Excellence
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Full Proposal Deadline:
October 9, 2026
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Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The National Science Foundation Directorates for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Engineering (ENG), and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) will jointly sponsor research collaborations consisting of mathematicians, statisticians, computer scientists, engineers, and social and behavioral scientists focused on the mathematical and theoretical foundations of AI.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
This program supports genome-scale research that addresses challenging questions of biological, societal and economic importance. PGRP encourages the development of innovative tools, technologies and resources that empower a broad plant research community to answer scientific questions on a genome-wide scale.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity) Program supports the implementation of, scaling of, or major improvements to research tools, products, and services that advance contemporary biology in any research area supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences at NSF.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research Program (Innovation) supports research to design novel or greatly improved research tools and methods that advance contemporary biology in any research area. The Innovation Program focuses on research infrastructure that is broadly applicable to researchers in three programmatic areas: Bioinformatics, Instrumentation, and Research Methods.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Core supports research and training on evolutionary and ecological processes acting at the level of populations, species, communities, and ecosystems. DEB encourages research that elucidates fundamental principles that identify and explain the unity and diversity of life and its interactions with the environment over space and time.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs (MCB)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
MCB supports research that promises to uncover the fundamental properties of living systems across atomic, molecular, subcellular, and cellular scales. The program gives high priority to projects that advance mechanistic understanding of the structure, function, and evolution of molecular, subcellular, and cellular systems, especially research that aims at quantitative and predictive knowledge of complex behavior and emergent properties.
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SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
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Letter of Interest Deadline:
June 13, 2026
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Letter of Inquiry Deadline:
July 15, 2026
Full Proposal Deadline:
October 26, 2026 (Invitation Only)
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| Core Research Grants: Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context
Russell Sage Foundation (RSF)
This program encourages perspectives from multiple disciplines, including economics, psychology, political science, sociology, law, public policy, and other social sciences, to further our understanding of economic, social, political, and psychological decision-making processes, attitudes, behaviors, and institutional practices in public and private contexts such as policing/criminal legal systems, employment, housing, politics, racial/ethnic relations, and immigration.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
July 15, 2026
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| Social Psychology Program
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Social Psychology Program invites research and infrastructure proposals that advance knowledge of how human behavior is influenced by macro- and micro-level social forces, including how thought, motivation, emotion, neural, and physiological processes explain ways of thinking about and relating to self and others. Proposed research should carry strong potential for groundbreaking discoveries about the power of social dynamics to shape peoples’ attitudes, behavior, and experience. Basic research that connects to emerging and ongoing global challenges is especially encouraged.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
August 6, 2026
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| Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Human Networks and Data Science program (HNDS) supports research that enhances understanding of human behavior by leveraging data and network science research across a broad range of topics. HNDS research will identify ways in which dynamic, distributed, or heterogeneous data can provide novel answers to fundamental questions about individual or group behavior. HNDS is especially interested in proposals that provide data-rich insights about human networks to support improved health, prosperity, and security.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
August 18, 2026
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| Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Supports research that increases understanding of how individuals, organizations and societies make decisions. Areas include judgment, decision analysis and aids, risk analysis and communication, public policy decision making and management science.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
August 27, 2026
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Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) Program is an interdisciplinary program in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences that supports the development of innovative analytical and statistical methods and models for those sciences. MMS seeks proposals that are methodologically innovative, grounded in theory, and have potential utility for multiple fields within the social, behavioral, and economic sciences.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Law & Science (LS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Law & Science Program considers proposals that address social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules, as well as studies of how science and technology are applied in legal contexts. The Program is inherently interdisciplinary and multi-methodological. Successful proposals describe research that advances scientific theory and understanding of the connections between human behavior and law, legal institutions, or legal processes; or the interactions of law and basic sciences, including biology, computer and information sciences, STEM education, engineering, geosciences, and math and physical sciences. Scientific studies of law often approach law as dynamic, interacting with multiple arenas, and with the participation of multiple actors.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Sociology Program
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization — societies, institutions, groups and demography — and processes of individual and institutional change. The program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes. This includes research on organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender, race and the sociology of science and technology. The program supports both original data collection and secondary data analysis that use the full range of quantitative and qualitative methodological tools. Theoretically grounded projects that offer methodological innovations and improvements for data collection and analysis are also welcomed.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
(Phase 1) April 28, 2026
(Phase 2) April 28, 2026
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The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
DOE is soliciting new FY26 Phase I small team and Phase II large team applications in the following topic areas: advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, critical materials, nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, quantum information science, semiconductors and microelectronics, discovery science, and energy.
Please note, applicant institutions are limited to no more than one application as the lead institution per focus area for Phase I and Phase II applications combined. Please coordinate with your pre-award liaison to confirm focus area is still opened.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
(Cycle 2) May 25, 2026
(Cycle 3) September 25, 2026
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Examining the Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Healthcare Safety (R18)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
This NOFO invites grant applications that support healthcare safety by determining (1) whether and how certain breakthrough uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems can affect patient safety; and (2) how AI systems can be safely implemented and used. AI has the potential to improve the safety, effectiveness, efficiency, accessibility, and affordability of healthcare. However, as with most technologies, this potential must be balanced by identifying and mitigating potential risks for patient harm and user burden.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
May 27, 2026
September 28, 2026
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Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The purpose of SuRE awards is to provide support for investigator-initiated research at resource-limited institutions by full-time faculty who are not currently funded by any NIH Research Project Grants (RPGs) with the exception of SuRE or SuRE-First awards, to furnish students with high-quality undergraduate and/or graduate research experiences, and to enhance the institutional scientific research culture.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
May 27, 2026
September 28, 2026
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Full Proposal Deadline:
June 30, 2026
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Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematic (STEM) Education and Workforce Program
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
This NOFO is for STEM education programs and activities, which is formal or informal education that is primarily focused on physical and natural sciences, technology, engineering, social sciences, and mathematics disciplines, topics, or issues (including environmental science education or stewardship). STEM education programs and activities that could be supported by this NOFO include one or more of the following as the primary objective:
(1) Develop learners’ knowledge, skill, or interest in STEM.
(2) Attract students to pursue certifications, licenses, or degrees (two-year degrees through post- doctoral degrees) or careers in STEM fields.
(3) Provide growth and research opportunities for post-secondary, college and graduate students in STEM fields, such as working with researchers or conducting research that is primarily intended to further education.
(4) Improve mentor/educator (K-12 pre-service or in-service, post-secondary, and informal) quality in STEM areas.
(5) Improve or expand the capacity of institutions to promote or foster STEM fields
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Full Proposal Deadline:
July 22, 2026
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Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
National Science Foundation
The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals from early-career faculty at all CAREER-eligible organizations and especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities to apply.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
September 9, 2026
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Full Proposal Deadline:
September 9, 2026
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Full Proposal Deadline:
September 26, 2026
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FY 2024 – 2026 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), National Marine Fisheries Service
United States Department of Commerce (DOC)
This BAA is for the National Marine Fisheries Service, also known as NOAA Fisheries. The purpose of this notice is to request applications for special projects and programs associated with the NOAA Fisheries strategic plan and mission goals.
- Strategic Goal 1: Adaptively Manage Fisheries for Sustainability and Economic Competitiveness
- Strategic Goal 2: Safeguard Protected Species and Propel Their Recovery
- Strategic Goal 3: Diversify our Workforce, Promote Equity and Environmental Justice, and Improve our Mission Performance Through Organizational Excellence
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Full Proposal Deadline:
March 31, 2027
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UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY Broad Agency Announcement
U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) | Department of the Army | United States Department of Defense (DOD)
The USMA BAA seeks proposals from institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, foreign organizations, foreign public entities, and for-profit organizations (i.e., large and small businesses) for research based on the following campaigns: Socio-Cultural; Information Technology; Ballistics, Weapons, and Protections; Energy andSustainability; Materials, Measurements, and Facilities; Unmanned Systems and Space; Human Support Systems; andArtificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Quantum Technologies.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
February 8, 2028
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Full Proposal Deadline:
December 4, 2028
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Foundations of Trusted Systems
Department of Defense (DoD)
The Air Force Research Laboratory is soliciting white papers under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for research, development, integration, test and evaluation oftechnologies/techniques to establish trusted foundations for hardware and software that enables secure, resilient andaffordable Command, Control, Communications, Computers, andIntelligence (C4I) and Cyber technologies (C4I and Cyber Technologies) information processing systems.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
July 31, 2029
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Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI)
Department of Defense (DoD)
The DEVCOM ARL invites applications from covered educational institutions that meet the 10 U.S.C. § 4144 objective to enhance defense-related research and education. The statutory objective shall be accomplished through initiatives designed to: (1) enhance the research and educational capabilities in areas of importance to national defense; (2) increase the number of graduates STEM disciplines; and (3) encourage research and educational collaborations between such institutions and other institutions of higher education, Government defense organizations, and the defense industry.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
September 30, 2029
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CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
NIST is soliciting proposals from eligible applicants for research, prototyping, and commercial solutions that advance microelectronics technology in the U.S., to be considered for funding by the CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO). The objectives are to grow U.S. leadership in semiconductor technology and accelerate the pace of commercialization to enable technology dominance in the industries of the future, in areas including advanced microelectronics research anddevelopment with a nexus to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Quantum Technology, Biotechnology, Biomanufacturing, Commercialization of Innovation, and/or Standards Development.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Innovation Corps - National Innovation Network Teams Program (I-CorpsTM Teams)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The goals of the NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program, created in 2011 by NSF, are to spur translation of fundamental research to the marketplace, to encourage collaboration between academia and industry, and to train NSF-funded faculty, students and other researchers in innovation and entrepreneurship skills. The purpose of the I-Corps Teams program is to identify NSF-funded researchers to receive additional support in the form of entrepreneurial education, mentoring, and funding to accelerate the translation of knowledge derived from fundamental research into emerging products and services that may attract subsequent third-party funding
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Environmental Engineering
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Environmental Engineering program supports potentially transformative fundamental research that applies scientific and engineering principles to 1) prevent, minimize, or re-use solid, liquid, and gaseous discharges of pollution to soil, water, and air by closing resource loops or through other measures; 2) mitigate the ecological and human-health impacts of such releases by smart/adaptive/reactive amendments or manipulation of the environment; and 3) remediate polluted environments through engineered chemical, biological, and/or geo-physical processes.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Environmental Sustainability
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Environmental Sustainability program promotes sustainable engineered systems that support human well-being and that are also compatible with sustaining natural (environmental) systems. These systems provide ecological services vital for human survival. Research efforts supported by the program typically consider long time horizons and may incorporate contributions from the social sciences and ethics. The program supports engineering research that seeks to balance society's need to provide ecological protection and maintain stable economic conditions.
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Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous
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Fluid Dynamics
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Fluid Dynamics program is part of the Transport Phenomena cluster, which also includes 1) the Combustion and Fire Systems program; 2) the Particulate and Multiphase Processes program; and 3) the Thermal Transport Processes program. The Fluid Dynamics program supports fundamental research toward gaining an understanding of the physics of various fluid dynamics phenomena.
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Joshua Einhorn-Martinez x6881 Michael D. Eisner College of Education (MDECOE)
Teresa Morrison x6964 Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication (MCCAMC)
Kevin Barney x3082 College of Science and Math
Dr. Edgar Lopez x6776 Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) - Research and Grant Development Officer
PRE-AWARD LIAISONS
Anna Danielian x3348 | Autonomy Research Center for STEAHM (ARCS), College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Charlene Manzueta x5008 | Build II
Damian Velazquez x3441 | College of Engineering & Computer Science, David Nazarian College ofBusiness and Economics (DNCBAE)
Erika Bautista Lopez x5435 | Administration & Finance Division, Academic Affairs, Center for Assessment, Research & Evaluation (CARE), HERE Center (SBS & HHD), Institute for Community Health & Well-Being, Strength United, Student Affairs, Tseng College of Extended Learning, Health Sciences, Physics & Astronomy
Michael Epping x7975 | Chemistry & Biochemistry, Mathematics, Geological Sciences, Institute for Sustainability, University Library, Bookstein Institute for Higher Education in Taxation, College of Humanities, MDECOE, MCCAMC
Tony Chinakwe x5633 | Biology, Health & Human Development, Marilyn Magaram Center (MMC), Radio Station KCSN
POST-AWARD LIAISONS
Jose Llamas x3379 | CARE, Strength United, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, MCCAMC, President's Office, Radio Station KCSN, Tseng College of Extended Learning, University Library
Joseph Galvan x5416 | Institute for Community Health & Well-Being, MMC, Biology, Health & Human Development
Marie Rillorta x2607 | BUILD-II, Mathematics, ARCS, Engineering & Computer Science, Humanities,
RJ Horawala Arachchige x6414 | Engineering & Computer Science,
Sabrina Quevedo x7262 | Chemistry & Biochemistry, Social Work, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Institute for Sustainability
Ying Zhu x2671 | Geological Sciences, Physics & Astronomy, DNCBAE, MDECOE
Grace Slavik x 3498 | Administration and Financial Division
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