MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 26-521
Proposals accepted anytime
≈ 300 awards expected
Who can apply
- Others
*Who May Serve as PI: See "Limit on Number of Proposals per PI or Co-PI" below.
About this opportunity
The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports multiple materials research programs that advance fundamental understanding of materials, their properties, and their potential applications.The programs covered by this solicitation are:BiomaterialsCeramicsCondensed Matter and Materials TheoryCondensed Matter PhysicsElectronic and Photonic MaterialsMetals and Metallic NanostructuresPolymersSolid State and Materials ChemistryOther materials research funding opportunities are covered by separate NSF solicitations, such as the NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers and Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future.NSF MPS is particularly interested in intellectually ambitious and potentially transformative foundational research. Proposals need not promise a near-term product, deployment, or commercial outcome, nor need they address later-stage development to be competitive.
Portfolio context — this listing covers more than this opportunity
This opportunity is funded under Assistance Listing 47.049 (“Mathematical and Physical Sciences”), a broad federal program that made about 2554 new awards per year over the last five fiscal years (median award $329k). Those figures describe that whole portfolio — not this specific solicitation, so we don't show them as if they were this opportunity's track record.
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