Deadlines for Key Funding Opportunities
Welcome to the Funding Bulletin from the Research Development team!
You can find on this page a table of Limited Submissions funding opportunities that have upcoming deadlines. You can also find tables of key funding opportunities in the Arts, Humanities, & Anthropology; Social Sciences; Health; Science & Technology; and those in other disciplines or that cross multiple disciplines. These tables highlight programs honored by FSU's Extraordinary Accomplishment Program, career development awards, notable annual/cyclical awards, and other valuable opportunities.
To get the most out of the Funding Bulletin, be sure to check for funding opportunities not only under the tab for your discipline, but also under the tabs, "Limited Submissions" and "Other & Multidisciplinary."
For additional information on Corporate Research Funding Opportunities, please connect with the Business and Industry Solutions team.
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Upcoming Deadlines for Limited Submissions
Please note: FSU Limited Submissions has moved to InfoReady! Please join us at the new FSU InfoReady Limited Submissions microsite.
This table compiles limited submissions funding opportunities from all disciplines.
Limited submissions programs are those which restrict the number of applications which an organization may submit. FSU screens pre-applications to determine which PIs will be permitted to advance applications on behalf of the university.
- In our standard limited submissions process, FSU sets an internal Notice of Interest Deadline; PIs should submit a Notice of Interest to be considered.
- In our Accelerated Limited Submissions process, FSU sets an internal Concept Paper Deadline on a rapid deadline; PIs should submit a Concept Paper to be considered.
After the Notice of Interest Deadline or Concept Paper Deadline passes, if application slots remain, FSU makes application slots available to PIs on a first-come, first-served basis.
To submit a Notice of Interest or Concept Paper; to view the complete listing of limited submissions programs; or to learn more about the limited submissions processes at FSU, visit the FSU InfoReady Limited Submissions microsite: https://fsu.infoready4.com/#LimitedSubmissions.
For assistance with limited submissions programs, please contact the Limited Submissions Coordinator, Dr. Carolyn Bradley (cbradley@fsu.edu).
| Agency | Program |
Notice of Interest Deadline (or Concept Paper Deadline) |
Agency Deadline | Notes |
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| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORC) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) | First come, first served | 10/20/26 |
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| Florida Department of Health (FDOH); Florida Health | Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research Program, Standard Grant | First come, first served | 10/20/26 |
FSU may submit one application in either Priority Area 1 or 3. This application slot remains available. |
| Florida Department of Health (FDOH); Florida Health | Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research Program, Consortium Grant | First come, first served | 10/20/26 |
FSU may submit seven applications, no more than three applications per Priority Area. One application slot has been claimed in Priority Area 1; three application slots have been claimed in Priority Area 2; one application has been claimed in Priority Area 3. Two application slots remain available. |
| Retirement Research Foundation (RRF); Foundation for Aging | RRF Research Grants | Speak to your Department Head. | 11/1/26 |
This program allows large universities like FSU to submit one Letter of Inquiry (LOI) per department per application deadline. If you are interested, please speak to your Department Head. (This program is not run through central FSU Limited Submissions.) |
| Sea Turtle Conservancy | Sea Turtle Grants Program | First come, first served | 11/6/26 |
One application slot remaining. |
| Velux Stiftung | Healthy Ageing | First come, first served | 11/24/26 |
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| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) | FY2026 Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program (Prescott Program) | 10/9/26 | 11/30/26 | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF X-Labs: Artificial Intelligence for Physical Systems | 10/23/26 | 1/7/27 | |
| G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation | Mathers Grant Award | 10/29/26 | 1/28/27 | This grant program supports basic research with translational potential in areas such as immunology, microbiome, structural biology, cellular physiology, cancer biology, genetics, genomics, microbiology & infectious diseases, stem cell biology, and neuroscience. |
| Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) | Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards | 10/29/26 (Internal Competition Requirements Deadline) | 1/6/27 at 12noon ET |
FSU is not running this program as a standard limited submissions program with two distinct pre-application phases. We are skipping the standard Notice of Interest (NOI) phase and moving directly to the internal competition phase. For this single pre-application phase, PIs are asked to submit Pre-Proposals and have them digitally approved by their Dean and Director/Department Head by Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026 at 5pm ET. |
| The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation | 2027 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program | 11/12/26 | 2/4/27 |
Deadlines for Arts, Humanities & Anthropology Funding Opportunities
For personalized assistance in finding funding opportunities in the Arts, Humanities & Anthropology, and/or preparing an application, reach out to the Research Development Coordinator in the Arts, Humanities, & Anthropology, Dr. Carolyn Bradley (cbradley@fsu.edu).
| Agency | Program | Agency deadline | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollock-Krasner Foundation | Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant | Rolling | |
| Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation | Grants Programs for Organizations: Humanities | Rolling | |
| New Music USA | Reel Change Film Fund | Rolling | |
| George Mason University, Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) | Expense Support | Rolling | |
| Getty Foundation | Getty Scholars Programs at the Villa | Rolling | |
| South Arts | Southern Artist Spotlight Grant | Rolling deadline through 4/30/27 | |
| The Clark | Clark Fellowships | 10/15/26 | |
| Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) | Fellowship Program in American Art | 10/15/26 | |
| Wenner-Gren Foundation | Hunt Fellowship in Public Writing | 10/15/26 | |
| Yale University Institute of Sacred Music (ISM) | Fellowships | 10/15/26 | |
| Dumbarton Oaks | I Tatti-Dumbarton Oaks Joint Fellowship | 11/1/26 |
This program offers a joint, residential fellowship for the academic year. The scholar will spend six months as an I Tatti fellow (from mid-July to mid-January) with their residency in Florence starting September 1. They will spend the spring term in residence in Washington, D.C. as a Dumbarton Oaks fellow. The fellowship focuses on exchanges and interactions between Italy and territories of the East Christian world, widely conceived, encompassing Byzantium and the post-Byzantine Greek world as well as North and East Africa, the Near East, the Caucasus, the Balkans, India, Russia, and contact zones between Eastern and Western Christianity. This collaboration aims to support an early- or mid-career scholar whose work explores cross-cultural contacts in and beyond the late medieval and early modern Mediterranean through the study of art, architecture, archaeology, history, literature, material culture, music, philosophy, religion, and science. Preference will be given to a project that draws upon the history and cultural patrimony of Italy as well as that of the East Christian world. |
| George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation | Howard Fellowships: "Fiction Writing, Poetry, and Literary Arts" | 11/1/26 |
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| George Mason University, Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) | Civil Rights in America | 11/3/26 | |
| George Mason University, Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) | Public Scholarship Support | 11/5/26 | |
| American Academy in Rome | Rome Prize | 11/7/26 | |
| Asian Cultural Council (ACC) | 2027 Individual Fellowship | 11/10/26 | |
| Asian Cultural Council (ACC) | 2027 Organization Fellowship | 11/10/26 | |
| The Huntington | Long- and Short-Term Fellowships and Travel Grants for Study Abroad | 11/15/26 | |
| Puffin Foundation | 2027 Grant in Film/Video or Theater | 11/20/26 | Application request forms are due by Nov. 20, 2026. Completed proposals are due by Dec. 16, 2026. |
| Wenner-Gren Foundation | Conference and Workshop Grant | 12/1/26 | |
| Bibliographical Society of America (BSA) | Fellowships | 12/1/26 | |
| American Philosophical Society (APS) | Franklin Research Grants | 12/2/26 | |
| Wellesley College, Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities | Fellowship | 12/4/26 | |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Public Humanities Projects | 12/9/26 | |
| George Mason University, Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) | AI and the Workforce | 12/15/26 | |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Collections Stewardship | 12/15/26 | |
| Wenner-Gren Foundation | Fellowship in Anthropology and Black Experiences | 12/15/26 | |
| Yaddo | Residential Fellowships | 12/20/26 | |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Endowments for Advancing the Humanities | 1/13/27 [anticipated] | |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | National Digital Newspaper Program | 1/13/27 [anticipated] | |
| Folger Shakespeare Library | Artistic Research Fellowship | 1/15/27 | |
| Solti Foundation | 2027 Solti Conducting Fellowship | 1/15/27 |
Deadlines for Social Sciences Funding Opportunities
For personalized assistance in finding funding opportunities and/or preparing an application in Education, reach out to Katherine Yaun (kyaun@fsu.edu). For assistance in the other Social Sciences, please reach out to Dr. Jared Parmer (wparmer@fsu.edu).
| Agency | Program | Agency deadline | Notes |
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| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | See notes |
Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) are accepted anytime, with full proposals by invitation only. Focus: fundamental economics research in Science/Tech, Transportation, Caregiving, and Econ profession. |
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| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | See notes |
Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) are accepted anytime, with full proposals by invitation only. US focus; priority: energy resilience/governance, rate design, affordability, tech supply chains. |
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| Arnold Ventures |
Causal Research on Community Safety and the Criminal Justice System |
See notes |
LOIs accepted anytime; full proposals by invitation only. Causal research on community safety/criminal justice in the US. Median budget ~$250K over 2-4 years. Priority to new/early-career researchers. |
| Charles Koch Foundation | See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Two non-obligatory priority areas: Future of Work and Liberalism |
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| McCormick & Company | See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Focus: Education, Health & Wellness, Environment & Habitat, Culture & Arts. One request per org per year. |
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| Mellon Foundation | See notes |
Applications are by invitation only. Focus: humanities in higher ed. |
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| Sony USA Foundation Inc. | See notes |
Mandatory LOIs are accepted anytime, with additional materials by invitation only. Focus: art, culture, technology and the environment, with a particular emphasis on education in each of those areas. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | 10/01/26 |
Three research areas: STEM Learning & Learning Environments, Broadening Participation in STEM, STEM Workforce Development. Levels: I (≤$500K), II (≤$1.5M), III (≤$2.5M); 3–5 yrs. |
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| Russell Sage Foundation | 10/21/26 |
For early-career faculty. Cannot apply for both this and the Oct 28 Core Research LOI deadline in the same cycle. |
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| Russell Sage Foundation | 10/28/26 |
Deadline for mandatory LOI. SPEI, FOW, SCD23 programs only; BSDMC/REI/III not accepting apps. ~15% of LOIs invited to full proposal. Invited proposal due 02/22/27. |
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| Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation | 11/01/26 |
Annual application window (07/15–11/01). Focus area: leadership and employment skills for youth with disabilities. Typical grants are from $10K to $100K per year over one to two years. |
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| Arnold Ventures | 11/13/26 |
Deadline for mandatory LOI. Full proposals by invitation only due 01/31/27. Funds causal research on U.S. K-12 state policies. |
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| Brady Education Foundation |
Research Project (RP) and Existing Program Evaluation (EPE) Grants |
01/30/27 |
Deadline for mandatory Letter of Intent (LOI) submission. Supports RP/EPE research on child cognitive/learning outcomes; up to $125k/yr for up to three years (new data) or <$100k over 1–1.5 yrs (existing data). |
| Dr. Scholl Foundation | 01/31/27 |
Deadline for mandatory LOI (01/01/27–01/31/27 window). Applications (if LOI approved) due 03/31/27. Focus: Education, Social Service, Healthcare, Civic & Cultural, Environmental. |
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| Brabson Family Foundation | 03/01/27 |
Portal open 09/01 annually through 03/01 (midnight). |
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| Centers for Disease Control | 03/31/27 |
Forecasted application deadline. |
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| Russell Sage Foundation | 04/01/27 |
Next deadline Apr 2027; exact date not provided. Grants for up to $100K for assistant professors only. |
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| American Legion Child Welfare Foundation | 07/15/27 |
Annual application window (05/01-07/15). For projects up to one calendar year. Exclusive priority area: child and youth welfare across a large geographic area. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU) |
07/21/27 |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | 07/28/27 |
For early-career, untenured asst. professors (≥50% tenure-track). No prior CAREER awardees. Max 3 competitions/PI. No co-PIs. |
Deadlines for Health Funding Opportunities
For personalized assistance in finding funding opportunities and/or preparing an application in the Health Sciences, reach out to general RD inbox (rd@fsu.edu). (The RD Health and Life Sciences Lead, Dr. Nicole Viverito (nviverito@fsu.edu), is currently on parental leave.)
| Agency | Program | Agency deadline | Notes |
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| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R01) | Standard deadlines through June 2027 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Interventions to Reduce Sleep Health Disparities (R01) | Standard deadlines through June 2027 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13) | Multiple deadlines through August 2027 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01) | Standard deadlines through October 2027 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01) | Standard deadlines through October 2027 | |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | Natural History of Disorders Screenable in the Newborn Period (R01) | Standard deadlines through October 2027 | |
| National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) | Focused Technology Research and Development (R01) | Standard deadlines through October 2027 | Same technologies as above |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | NICHD Small Research Grant Program (R03) | Standard deadlines through October 2027 | |
| National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) | NIDCD Early Career Research (ECR) Award (R21) | Multiple deadlines through October 2027 | |
| National Institutes of Health | Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01) | Multiple deadlines through May 2028 | Supports an innovative project that represents a change in research direction for an ESI and for which no preliminary data exist. Applications submitted to this NOFO must not include preliminary data. Applications must include a separate attachment describing the change in research direction. |
| National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) | Maximizing Investigators Research Award (MIRA) (R35) | 01/27 and 05/27 annually through May 2028 | |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse | Development of Interventions to Prevent and Treat Substance Use Disorders and Overdose (UG3/UH3) | Multiple deadlines through June 2028 | |
| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Exploratory Grants in Cancer Control (R21) | Standard deadlines through June 2028 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Mind and Body Interventions to Restore Whole Person Health via Emotional Well-Being Mechanisms (R61/R33) | Multiple deadlines through June 2028 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Clinical Trial Readiness for Rare Diseases, Disorders, and Syndromes (R21) | Multiple deadlines through June 2028 | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core) | Applications accepted anytime | Supports foundational and interdisciplinary research from molecular to biome scale. |
| Florida Department of Health (FDOH) |
James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program (James and Esther King Program) |
8/26/26 at 12noon ET Mandatory LOI 10/13/26 at 12noon ET Full proposal |
This program addresses the health care problems of Floridians in the areas of tobacco-related cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and pulmonary disease. |
| Florida Department of Health (FDOH) |
Live Like Bella Pediatric Cancer Research Initiative (Bella Initiative) |
8/26/26 at 12noon ET Mandatory LOI 10/13/26 at 12noon ET Full proposal |
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| Florida Department of Health (FDOH) |
William G. “Bill” Bankhead, Jr. and David Coley Cancer Research Program (Bankhead-Coley Program) |
8/26/26 at 12noon ET Mandatory LOI 10/13/26 at 12noon ET Full proposal |
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| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | BRAIN Initiative: Theories, Models and Methods for Analysis of Complex Data from the Brain (R01) | 10/6/26 10/6/27 |
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| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) | Advancing Research on the Application of Digital Health Technology to the Management of Type 2 Diabetes (R01) |
10/6/26 |
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| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01) | 10/21/26 | |
| Department of War (DoW); Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | Breast Cancer Research Program: Breakthrough Award Levels 1 & 2 | 11/4/26 (Pre-application) 11/18/26 (Full application) |
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| Department of War (DoW); Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | Breast Cancer Research Program: Clinical Research Extention Award II | 11/4/26 (Pre-application) 11/18/26 (Full application) |
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| Pathways for Health Research Collective | More than Medicine Campaign |
11/18/26 (Pre-proposal) |
One-time funding opportunity. Collective includes organizations such as Doris Duke Foundation, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Dana Foundation, etc. |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program |
12/15/26 |
For Early Career Faculty within 7 years of initial faculty appointment |
| National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI); National Cancer Institute (NCI); National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) | Forecasted: Genomic Community Resources (U24 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) | 1/25/27 (est.) | Full solicitation/NOFO expected 9/25/26. |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Expanding the Target Landscape by Drugging the Undruggable (R21) | 2/17/27 2/17/28 |
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| National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) | NIGMS National and Regional Resources (R24) | 6/14/27 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10) | 7/1/27 7/1/28 |
For shared use, state-of-the art, research instrumentation ($300,000-$5,000,000). |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) | Investigator Program | 3/7/28 | For mid-career and senior faculty with at least 7+ years of lab leadership experience and an active research grant 3+ years in duration |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Research on Chatbots and their Usage | Expires 4/15/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Integrating Immunology and Neuroscience to Transform AD/ADRD Research and Bring a Better Understanding of the Aging Brain | Expires 5/1/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Behavioral and Cognitive Signals of Aging in Real-World Contexts | Expires 6/24/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences | Expires 8/10/26 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Accelerating Disease Prevention by New Approach Methodologies | Expires 9/3/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Digital Twins for Biomedical, Biological and Behavioral Research | Expires 9/10/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Adherence and behavior maintenance for improved health promotion, disease prevention, and treatment outcomes | Expires 9/15/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Leveraging All of Us Biospecimens to Advance Precision Medicine Research | Expires 9/18/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Advancing Evidence-Based Dissemination and Implementation Science to Optimize Health Outcomes in Low-Resource Clinical and Community Settings | Expires 9/23/28 |
Deadlines for Science & Technology Funding Opportunities
For personalized assistance in identifying funding opportunities and/or developing proposals in Science & Technology, please contact the Research Development team at rd@fsu.edu.
| Agency | Program | Agency deadline | Notes |
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Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) |
Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Focus areas: advanced materials, quantum science, AI, autonomy, cybersecurity, computing, mathematics, aerospace systems, energy, and other foundational science and engineering topics. |
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Department of Energy (DOE) |
FY27 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) from the DOE Office of Science |
See notes |
Deadlines vary by subprogram. Some programs allow for a pre-application phase with a short whitepaper. There are more than 60 subprogram areas listed in FOA DE-FOA-0003665 under the domains Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy and Nuclear Physics, and Isotope R&D Production. |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
See notes |
EBE aims to enhance the adaptability, sustainability, and resilience of the built environment. Full proposals are accepted any time. |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
See notes |
Full proposals accepted any time for NSF 26-514. Proposers are strongly encouraged to email a one-page project summary to the cognizant program directors before submitting a full proposal. |
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) |
Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) # HR001126S0015 |
See notes |
Soliciting proposals any time that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems for national security applications. Proposals may be submitted until August 27, 2027 (rolling basis). |
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Department of Energy (DOE) |
See notes |
Coal Mining and Processing, Power and Capture; Digital Oil fields, AI/ML for Refinery Digital Twins; Geothermal Drilling/Production, Reservoir Engineering, Critical Mineral Extraction. The deadline for the required Letter of Intent is October 16, 2026. DE-FOA-0003215 |
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Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) |
Systems for Tracking and Resilience in Efficient Agricultural-input Management (STREAM) |
See notes |
Develop safer alternative crop protection formulations, improve monitoring of herbicides, and create methods to remove or break down herbicides from soil and water. To submit a Solution Summary, use the link provided in the solicitation documents by September 14, 2026. |
| Department of Commerce |
Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs |
See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Focus areas: Metrology, Standards, Nanotechnology, AI, Advanced Communications, Advanced Manufacturing, Neutron Research, U.S. innovation competitiveness. |
| Department of Defense (DOD): Air Force Research Laboratory |
Coordinating Austere Nodes through Virtualization and Analysis of Streams (CANVAS) |
See notes |
Optional white paper deadlines (recommended by 4pm ET): FY27 by 06/15/26, FY28 by 06/15/27, FY29 by 06/15/28. |
| Department of Energy (DOE) |
Accelerating Scale-up and Pre-piloting of Emerging Chemical Technologies (ASPECT) |
See notes |
Concept paper due on 10/9/26. Requires at least one for-profit industry partner. IHEs may be prime for Topic 1, subrecipient for Topic 2. Alt/waste feedstocks focus. |
| Department of Homeland Security (DHS) |
Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T) Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (LRBAA) 24-01 |
See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Expires 06/30/29. Multi-step process includes industry engagement assessment and virtual pitch. Topics: ISR sensors, cybersecurity, ML, AI, software, hardware, quantum, IoT. |
| Department of the Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) |
Automated Processes for Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval |
See notes |
White papers accepted anytime, with full proposals by invitation only. White papers by 11/30/26 recommended for FY27 consideration. Open through 09/09/29. Focus: AI, ML, data fusion, knowledge discovery, battlespace awareness. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support |
See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Target review dates: 01/15 and 06/01 annually. Supports modeling, data analysis, and lab-based Antarctic research; no fieldwork required. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Target dates vary by program. Focus: Arctic env. change, climate modeling, observing networks, polar cyberinfrastructure, Arctic-global system interactions. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Focus areas include reaction engineering, catalysis, separations, electrochemical systems, sustainable manufacturing, energy systems, critical minerals, and AI/ML-driven process optimization. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) |
See notes |
Application deadlines vary by division (e.g., Division of Materials Research due 10/15 annually). |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research |
See notes |
Proposals accepted anytime, but target date is 09/10/26. Supports foundational/applied research in computing. Awards ~$150K–$250K/yr for 3–4 years. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Applications are made through active NSF funding opportunities; applicants should explicitly link and describe how project advances priorities named in this letter. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
ENG: Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy and Transport Systems (CBET) |
See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Supports foundational engineering research for chemical, bioengineering, energy, and transport systems. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
ENG: Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) - NSF 26-515 |
See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Supports foundational research projects for civil, mechanical, and manufacturing innovation. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
ENG: Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS) - NSF 26-514 |
See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Supports foundational research for electrical, communications and computing systems. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Supports fundamental engineering research at the interface of biology and medicine. Clinical trials and drug development projects are not supported. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
GEO: Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (NSF 26-516) |
See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Supports foundational research across all areas of the geosciences. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Supports basic research on human language: syntax, semantics, phonetics, cognition, computation, social factors. No clinical or pedagogical research. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Applications accepted anytime starting 09/01/26. Limited to 2 proposals per PI or Co-PI per year. Supports disciplinary chemistry research connecting molecular-level understanding to advances across domains. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. See program description for preferred submission period. PI limit applies. Supports fundamental materials research. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Full proposals accepted anytime, but target dates vary by program. Supports research at the frontiers of theoretical and applied mathematical sciences. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Target dates vary by sub-program; see individual program pages. Supports multiple research programs at the frontiers of discovery in physics. See Limit on Number of Proposals per PI or Co-PI. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Supports research on embodied reasoning via bidirectional sensorimotor interaction between human and synthetic actors. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-Corps Teams) |
See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Proposers must have active or recent NSF award in relevant field, or have completed NSF Regional I-Corps Training with a letter of recommendation. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Full proposals accepted anytime, but target dates vary by program. Supports probability theory and applications, stochastic processes, SDEs, Markov processes. Interdisciplinary and conference/workshop proposals welcome. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Target date 09/28/26. Applications are accepted anytime. Multidisciplinary research, education, workforce dev. Focus: cybersecurity, privacy, trustworthy AI, critical infrastructure. Awards up to $1.2M over 4 years. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime. Supports fundamental research on transport of mass, momentum, and energy. Focus areas: fluid dynamics, heat transfer, multiphase systems, combustion, energy, manufacturing, biotechnology, microelectronics, AI. |
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| WAITT Foundation | See notes |
Applications are accepted anytime and reviewed on a monthly rolling basis. |
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| Department of Defense (DOD): Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) |
Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) - Foundations of Trusted Systems |
See notes |
Deadline for white paper submission. Full proposals by invitation only. Annual white paper deadlines: 09/03/27, 09/04/28. BAA open until 12/04/28. |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
See notes |
Supports technician education in advanced technology fields. Partnerships among two- and four-year colleges, industry, and workforce orgs. Two-year faculty must have significant leadership roles. Deadline is first Thursday in October. |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
10/08/26 |
Seeking proposals to advance the solar photovoltaic technology and infrastructure needed to explore the Moon and establish a Moon Base |
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Department of Energy (DOE) |
10/08/26 |
Will fund innovations advancing the state of the art in durable, high power space PV technologies enabling high-volume, low-cost manufacturing of space PV arrays. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | 10/09/26 |
Awards range from $500K–$1.5M. Focus: explainable/trustworthy AI, foundation models, deep learning, federated learning, AI reliability. |
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Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
10/09/26 |
To foster creative basic research in science and engineering; enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators; and increase opportunities for young investigators |
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| National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | 10/15/26 |
Focus areas: agriculture, disaster resilience, natural resources, health/air quality, water, wildland fire, energy, infrastructure. Uses dual-anonymous review. |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
Climate Program Office FY26 Earth System Science and Services Partnership (ESSSP) |
10/26/26 |
Areas for collaborative efforts nclude research and analysis; observations and monitoring; data impact evaluations; numerical modeling; and service development and stakeholder engagement. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets) |
11/04/26 |
Supports metadata generation, feature extraction, dataset integration, and AI-ready pipelines. Planning Grants (up to $200K), Impact Awards (up to $2M), Flagship Awards (up to $5M). |
| NASA | 11/10/26 |
Priority areas: lunar/Mars science, astrobiology, sample analysis, robotics, AI, quantum sensors. Facilities must serve broad research community, not individual projects. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro) - NSF 26-522 |
11/16/26 |
Supports foundational astronomical sciences research and instrumentation focused on exploring space and advancing fundamental understanding of the universe. |
| Office of Naval Research (ONR) | 11/16/26 |
Areas include resilient wireless comms, networking in contested environments, spectrum-constrained comms, and Naval Tactical Grid tech. Awards: $250K–$500K. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | 11/17/26 |
Next deadline is 11/17/26 (third Tuesday of November). Three tracks: TTP-Explore, TTP-Translate, TTP-Partner. A PI/Co-PI may submit only one TTP proposal at a time. |
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US Department of Transportation (DOT) |
Office of Hazardous Material Safety Research Initiative - Broad Agency Announcement |
11/18/26 |
Competitive research to advance scientific, technical, engineering, and policy solutions to prevent incidents and |
| Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) | 12/01/26 |
Deadline for two-page pre-proposal. Next cycle: 05/01/27. Focus: climate change/GHG, emerging contaminants, materials circularity & sustainable waste mgmt. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) |
12/01/26 |
Three classes of awards. An individual may participate as PI, co-PI, or other Senior Personnel on at most one proposal across all classes. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | 12/02/26 |
Deadline for preliminary proposal. Supports ambitious, foundational research agendas that promise to define the future of computing and information. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Support for Fieldwork |
01/15/27 |
Deadline for mandatory Concept Outline. Full proposals due 06/01/27. Supports Antarctic field research via USAP. Areas: Earth systems, climate, biology, ocean sciences, astrophysics. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | 02/08/27 |
Deadline falls on 2nd Monday in February annually. Targets multidisciplinary teams embracing convergence research for innovative solutions to complex problems. |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
ENG: Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation: Wave-Based Computing (NSF 26-524) |
02/11/27 |
Supports foundational and transformative research on computing approaches harnessing wave dynamics principles. See PI Limit. |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
03/02/27 |
Supports security, sustainability, and resilience of open-source software. Focus: secure dev, vulnerability mitigation, workforce development, ecosystem sustainability. Tracks: Planning OSE (≤$300K), Establish/Expand OSE (≤$1.5M), Security/Resilience (≤$1.5M). |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Foundations for Digital Twins as Catalyzers of Biomedical Technological Innovation (FDT-BioTech) |
05/03/27 |
Interdisciplinary; digital twins, synthetic data, in silico biomedical modeling. Must address ELSI and regulatory science. |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) | 06/22/27 |
Deadline for mandatory abstract submission; full proposals by invitation only. Focus: AI, cybersecurity, privacy, resilient software, computing systems, complex systems modeling. |
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| Department of Defense (DOD): Army Research Laboratory (ARL) | 11/20/27 |
Whitepapers should be submitted via email to the TPOC identified in the topic proposed against. |
Deadlines for Funding Opportunities in Other Disciplines & those that are Multidisciplinary
For personalized assistance in finding funding opportunities in other disciplines or those that cross multiple disciplines, and/or preparing an application, reach out to the Research Development team at ord@fsu.edu.
| Agency | Program | Agency deadline | Notes |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Dear Colleague Letter: Advancing Research at the intersection of Biology and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) | ||
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Grants | Proposals accepted any time | |
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | Research Projects | Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) accepted any time | |
| The Rogovy Foundation | Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) accepted any time | Full proposals by invitation only. Seed grants for implementable, scalable solutions in the areas of education (especially humanities enhancement), civics, and the environment. Seed grants between $5,000 and $50,000. | |
| Duke Energy | Powering Florida | Proposals accepted any time | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering (DARE) | Proposals accepted anytime | |
| Eyebeam Center for the Future of Journalism | Grant Program | Proposals accepted anytime | |
| Stavros Niarchos Foundation | Grants | Rolling | This program offers grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of arts and culture, education, health and sports, and social welfare. |
| M&T Charitable Foundation | Grants | Rolling | |
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | Exploratory Grantmaking in Technology | Rolling | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12) | Proposals accepted anytime | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Engineering of Biomedical Systems | Proposals accepted anytime | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) | Proposals accepted anytime | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Dear Colleague Letter: NSF-NIH Pathfinder Supplements on Quantum Sensors for Biomedical Science | Acceptance of concept outlines ongoing |
The Concept Outline is to be submitted by June 10, 2024, and every first Monday of May thereafter (quantum sensing and imaging in biomedical research and health science) |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Dear Colleague Letter: Stimulating Diversification in Language Science Research (LangDiv) | Varies | Multiple participating programs in Social, Behavioral, and Economics Sciences Directorate with varied funding opportunities |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Bioengineering Partnerships with Industry (U01) | Two (2) deadlines per year through May 2027 | |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R01) | Standard deadlines through June 2027 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
Notice of Special Interest: Implementation Science for Climate Change and Health (R01, R03, R21) |
Three (3) deadlines per year through Oct 2027 | |
| Scaife Family Foundation | Grants | 02/01 or 08/01 (annually) |
Focus areas: women and children’s health, safety, and welfare; animal welfare and beneficial human/animal interaction; and early intervention and addiction prevention |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace Program | 09/29/26 01/26/26 (soft) |
Three designations: Research, Education, Seedling |
| Centers for Disease Control (CDC); National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) | National Center for Construction Safety and Health Research and Translation (U54) | 10/30/26 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Biology- and Physics-Informed Explainable AI Across the Lifespan | Expires 6/2/28 | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Highlighted Topic: Advanced Biomaterials for Biomedical Research | Expires 9/9/28 |