NSF EAGER and RAPID (programme-officer discussion required)

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Funder

U.S. National Science Foundation

Deadline

Rolling / no fixed deadline

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No fixed upcoming deadline to add. Subscribe to every deadline on the site

Amount

Award size: not stated in the listing; see call

Checked

05 Nov 2026 on the funder’s own page (listing facts confirmed; not every eligibility interpretation re-derived)

Region / eligibility

United States

Career stage

established / PI

Fields

chemistry, materials, pharma process

Reference

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Official call

Funder page (curated calendar) listing

Eligibility in plain language

Per the current NSF PAPPG; discuss with the relevant programme director before preparing a submission.

At a glance

Who submits

You (the researcher) apply, usually with a host or employer that supports the application.

Your role

Personal / PI-led application where the funder allows individual researchers to apply (usually with a host).

Funding figure

Stated as per-award / award-size wording: Award size: not stated in the listing; see call.

Next required milestone

Rolling / no fixed deadline stated

Unresolved conditions

None flagged from structured rules; still confirm on the funder page.

Listing facts checked: 05 Nov 2026. Eligibility interpretation date: not separately recorded (do not treat the listing check as a full rules re-audit).

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Who should apply

Synthetic, physical and analytical chemists, materials scientists and engineers, medicinal chemists and pharma process / drug-development teams — best fit for PIs and research groups.

Summary from source

NSF mechanisms for early-concept exploratory research (EAGER) and rapid-response research (RAPID). Not a standing open solicitation — contact a programme officer first.

Raw eligibility text