NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems

NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems is a funding call from U.S. National Science Foundation that has no fixed deadline (rolling). Funding: Up to $700,000. Eligibility: US-accredited universities/colleges and US non-profit research organisations apply on behalf of their researchers. No fixed deadline: proposals accepted any time / per program target dates.

Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Deadline: Rolling / no fixed deadline
Amount: Up to $700,000
Region / eligibility: United States & Germany (NSF–DFG lead agency)
Career stage: established / PI
Fields: chemistry
Reference: 25-537
Official call: Grants.gov listing · Program page

Eligibility in plain language

US-accredited universities/colleges and US non-profit research organisations apply on behalf of their researchers. No fixed deadline: proposals accepted any time / per program target dates.

Who should apply

Synthetic, physical and analytical chemists — best fit for PIs and research groups.

Summary from source

Recognizing the importance of international collaborations in promoting scientific discoveries, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on research cooperation. The MoU provides an overarching framework to enhance opportunities for collaborative activities between US and German research communities and sets out the principles by which jointly supported activities might be developed. To facilitate the support of collaborative work between US researchers and their German counterparts under this MoU, the Division of Chemistry (CHE) and the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) at NSF and the Divisions of Physics and Chemistry (PC) and Engineering Sciences (ING 1) at DFG are pleased to announce a Lead Agency Opportunity for Collabo…

Raw eligibility text

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities. -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.