Funding Resources
Below you'll find a list of available funding opportunities within the U.S.
Please send comments or suggestions for inclusion of other opportunities to Tim Palucka, science news editor.
- GrantsNet
(Various due dates)
Resource to find funds for training in the sciences and undergraduate science education.
- NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
(2013 applications due date expired; 2014 applications due date TBA)
The
NIH Director’s New Innovator Award will support research by new
investigators who propose highly innovative projects with the potential
for exceptionally great impact on biomedical or behavioral science.
Multiple five-year grant awards of up to $1.5 million will be awarded
annually. Applications are due in the fall of each year.
- NSF: Biomaterials
(Proposals accepted September 1-October 13 annually)
The
focus of the Biomaterials Program is the study of biologically related
materials and phenomena, including biological pathways to new materials.
The materials and systems of interest include biomolecules,
biomolecular assemblies (systems of strongly interacting biomolecules),
biomolecular systems (vesicles, membranes, and various other assemblies
and networks of biomolecules), and biomimetic, bioinspired, or
biocompatible materials.
- NSF: Ceramics
(Proposals accepted September 1-October 13 annually)
Supports
basic research and education in ceramics (e.g., oxides, carbides,
nitrides and borides) as well as diamond and inorganic carbon-based
materials. The objective of the program is to increase fundamental
understanding and develop predictive capabilities for relating
synthesis, processing, and microstructure of these materials to their
properties and ultimate performance in various environments and
applications.
- NSF: Interaction in Chemistry, Materials Research, Molecular Biosciences, Bioengineering, and Chemical Engineering
(Ongoing)
This
Dear Colleague Letter intends to facilitate interactions between
Principal Investigators (PIs), co-PIs, post-doctoral scholars, both
undergraduate and graduate students, scientists and engineers supported
by NSF and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Reseachers from industry, academia, and non-profit organizations are
encouraged.
- NSF: Interfacial Processes and Thermodynamics Proposals
(Proposals accepted August 15-September 17, 2013)
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking proposals for its Interfacial Processes and Thermodynamics program, which supports fundamental research in engineering areas related to interfacial phenomena, mass transport phenomena, and solution phase equilibrium thermodynamic. Current emphasis is on molecular engineering approaches at interfaces, especially as applied to the processing of soft materials. The average annual award size for the program is $80,000, and small equipment proposals up to $70,000 will also be considered.