MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)
MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials) is a funding call from U.S. National Science Foundation that has no fixed deadline (rolling). Funding: Total program funding $100,000,000. 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
- Total program funding $100,000,000
- Region / eligibility
- United States
- Career stage
- established / PI
- Fields
- chemistry, materials
- Reference
- 26-521
- 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, materials scientists and engineers — best fit for PIs and research groups.
Summary from source
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: Biomaterials Ceramics Condensed Matter and Materials Theory Condensed Matter Physics Electronic and Photonic Materials Metals and Metallic Nanostructures Polymers Solid State and Materials Chemistry Other 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 co…