Funding Announcements

FAILURE-RESISTANT SYSTEMS (FRS) A Joint Initiative between NSF and SRC NSF 12-556 July 20, 2012

Proposals are solicited for foundational and transforming research into architectures, modeling, tools, techniques, and metrics for cross-layer approaches to reliability.

Energy for Sustainability (Core Program) NSF 13-76644 July 20, 2012

This program supports fundamental research and education that will enable innovative processes for the sustainable production of electricity and transportation fuels.

EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION 2013 (EFRI-2013) July 20, 2012

This solicitation is a funding opportunity for interdisciplinary teams of researchers to embark on rapidly advancing frontiers of fundamental engineering research.

Catalyzing New International Collaborations (CNIC) NSF 12-573, replaces NSF 11-508 July 20, 2012

The CNIC program will support U.S. researchers’ participation in activities intended to catalyze new international collaborations designed to open up new scientific directions for the proposer.

ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) NSF 12-584, replaces NSF 10-593 July 20, 2012

The goal of the ADVANCE program is to develop systemic approaches to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic STEM careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce.

Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity (PFI: BIC) NSF 12-578, replaces NSF 12-511 July 20, 2012

This program solicitation, Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity (PFI: BIC) starts with an existing sound scientific and/or engineering-based research discovery that can be translated to market-valued solutions through a partnership between academe and small technology-based businesses.

Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) NSF 12-529 July 20, 2012

This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented students demonstrating financial need, enabling them to enter the STEM workforce or STEM graduate school following completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate-level degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics disciplines.

Innovation Corps – Regional Node Program (I-Corps Node) NSF 12-586 July 20, 2012

NSF is seeking to build a network of regional I-Corps nodes that will work cooperatively to establish, utilize and sustain a national innovation ecosystem that further enhances the development of technologies, products and processes that benefit society.

Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) NSF 12-564, replaces NSF 11-543 July 20, 2012

The LSAMP program assists universities and colleges in diversifying the STEM workforce through their efforts at significantly increasing the numbers of students successfully completing high quality degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

Innovation Corps AND Innovation Corps – Regional Node Program (I-CORPS NODE) NFS 11-560 July 20, 2012

The NSF I-Corps’ purpose is to identify NSF-funded researchers who will receive additional support – in the form of mentoring and funding – to accelerate innovation that can attract subsequent third-party funding.

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