Vision: Transform the frontiers of science and engineering to broaden knowledge.
Mission: Promote the progress of science; advance national health, prosperity, and welfare; and secure national defense.
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NSF Opportunities and Related Resources to Put Together Proposals​

Resources related to the National Science Foundation (NSF) are available below. The TAMUS Research Development Office can develop resources on demand for any NSF opportunity. Please reach out to our office (researchdevelopment@tamus.edu) for additional requests.

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NSF ACSS

The primary aim of the Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research (ACSS) program is to provide advanced cyberinfrastructure resources in production operations, supporting computational and data-intensive research and ensuring equitable access to these resources.

NSF ART
The primary aim of the Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program is to increase the scale and pace of advancing discoveries made while conducting academic research into tangible solutions that benefit the public.

NSF ASCENT
The Addressing Systems Challenges through Engineering Teams (ASCENT) Supports fundamental research, through an NSF-Intel partnership, on heterogeneous integration of semiconductor technologies using advanced packaging to drive future communication, computing, biotechnology, energy and other applications

NSF CAREER
The Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award supports early-career faculty who demonstrate potential for leadership in education and research.

NSF CBET (Biophotonics)
The goal of the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) Biophotonics program is to explore the research frontiers in photonics principles, engineering and technology that are relevant for critical problems in fields of medicine, biology and biotechnology.

NSF CPS Medium
Cyber-physical Systems (CPS) are engineered systems that are built from, and depend upon, the seamless integration of computation and physical components. CPS tightly integrate computing devices, actuation and control, networking infrastructure, and sensing of the physical world. CPS Medium projects are well suited to multi-disciplinary projects that accomplish clear goals requiring integrated perspectives spanning the disciplines. 

NSF CPS Small
Cyber-physical Systems (CPS) are engineered systems that are built from, and depend upon, the seamless integration of computation and physical components. CPS tightly integrate computing devices, actuation and control, networking infrastructure, and sensing of the physical world. CPS Small projects are well suited to emerging new and innovative ideas that may have high impact on the field of CPS.

NSF DMREF
Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) supports materials design and development through the integration of experiments, computation and data-driven methods, while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and training the next generation of the materials R&D workforce.

NSF DRK-12
The goal of the Discovery Research PreK-12 program (DRK-12) is to catalyze research and development that enhances all preK-12 teachers’ and students’ opportunities to engage in high-quality learning experiences related to the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

NSF EAGER
Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) projects support exploratory work in its early stages on untested, but potentially transformative, research ideas or approaches. This work could be considered especially “high risk, high payoff” in the sense that it involves radically different approaches, applies new expertise, or engages novel disciplinary or interdisciplinary perspectives.

NSF ENGINE

The NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) program creates regional-scale, technology-driven, inclusive innovation ecosystems throughout the United States by accelerating key technologies, addressing regional, national, societal, and/or geostrategic challenges, driving economic growth, creating and retaining quality jobs, expanding equitable pathways into careers, and strengthening national competitiveness and security.

NSF ERC
The Engineering Research Centers (ERC) program brings technology-based industry and universities together in an effort to strengthen the competitive position of American industry in the global marketplace.

NSF FMRG and FMSG
The goal of Future Manufacturing (FM) is to support fundamental research, education, and training of a future workforce to overcome scientific, technological, educational, economic, and social barriers in order to catalyze new manufacturing capabilities that do not exist today. There are two types of FM projects: 1) Future Manufacturing Research Grants (FMRG) and 2) Future Manufacturing Seed Grants (FMSG).

NSF GCR
Growing Convergence Research (GCR) is a means for solving vexing research problems, in particular, complex problems focusing on societal needs or deep scientific challenges.

NSF MRI
The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) serves to increase access to multi-user scientific and engineering instrumentation for research and research training in our Nation’s institutions of higher education and not-for-profit scientific/engineering research organizations.

NSF Mid-scale RI-1
The Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 Program (Mid-scale RI-1) supports either design activities or implementation of unique and compelling RI projects.

NSF R2I2
The Regional Resilience Innovation Incubators (R2I2) supports community- engaged team science to co-design high-impact solutions to climate-related societal challenges that leverage recent advances in fundamental climate change and Earth system science research.

NSF RAPID

Rapid Response Research (RAPID) proposals enable NSF to quickly process and support research that addresses an urgent need concerning the availability of, or access to, data, facilities or specialized equipment. This includes quick-response research on natural disasters or similar unanticipated events.

NSF REU Site
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports intensive research by undergraduate students in any NSF-funded area of research. REU Sites engage a cohort of students in research projects related to a theme.

NSF S-STEM

The Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) program seeks to increase the number of academically promising students who graduate with an S-STEM eligible degree and contribute to the American innovation economy with their STEM knowledge. 

NSF TRAILBLAZER

The TRAILBLAZER Engineering Impact Award program supports individual investigators to undertake projects that have the potential to address new areas of fundamental research related to national needs and/or grand challenges, advance US global leadership, and/or catalyze the convergence of engineering and science domains.