 The Grant Lattice issue #3 · Thu 29 Oct 2026 |
| Funding calls for crystallization, solid-state, chemistry and pharma process researchers. Listings checked between 15 Oct and 29 Oct 2026. Day counts are as of 29 Oct 2026. |
| New on the site since issue #2 (2) |
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| ◆ Crystallization Spotlight |
◆ Crystallization 153 days left (as of 29 Oct)
ECM-36 bursaries (Prague, 23–28 Aug 2027)
European Crystallographic Association / ECM-36 organisers · Closes Wed 31 Mar · Award size: not stated in the listing; see call · International
Who can apply: Per the ECM-36 bursary rules (see the funder page)
Read the call → |
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| Also listed for crystallization |
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| All 43 open crystallization calls → |
| Closing in the next 30 days (21) |
Fri 30 Oct 1 day left (as of 29 Oct)
ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
Office of Naval Research · Award: Typically $750,000 over 3 years (up to $250,000 per 12 months)
US-accredited universities/colleges and US non-profit research organisations apply on behalf of their… | Fri 30 Oct 1 day left (as of 29 Oct)
ESA Business Applications (BASS) Open Call – Kick-starts
European Space Agency (ESA) – Business Applications & Space Solutions · Award: Up to EUR 75,000 per contract (75% of max EUR 100,000)
Businesses in participating ESA Member States (check the esa-star publication); the service must use at least… | Sun 1 Nov 3 days left (as of 29 Oct)
CHIPS Incentives Program – Facilities for Semiconductor Materials and Manufacturing Equipment
National Institute of Standards and Technology · Award: Typically 10% of project capital expenditure (20–30% in rare cases); projects under $20M capex unlikely to qualify
For companies, non-profits or consortia able to finance and build semiconductor or semiconductor-materials… | Sun 1 Nov 3 days left (as of 29 Oct) ◆ Crystallization
SSRL X-ray/VUV and MX proposals
SLAC – Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (DOE) · Facility access (beamtime/instrument time), no cash award
Scientists from any field can propose; there is generally no cost for non-proprietary experiments, and a user… | Wed 4 Nov 6 days left (as of 29 Oct)
EIC Accelerator 2026 - Short proposal
European Commission – Horizon Europe · Award: Grant component below EUR 2.5 million; EUR 1–10 million equity investment
Single start-ups and SMEs (incl. spin-outs) in EU Member States or associated countries, or individuals… | Wed 4 Nov 6 days left (as of 29 Oct) Eligibility not checked
CfI: Battery innovation for dual use and defence phase 1
UKRI – Innovate UK · Award: £2,000,000 | Wed 4 Nov 6 days left (as of 29 Oct)
NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I, Phase II and Fast-Track (America's Seed Fund, NSF 26-510)
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) – TIP · Award: Phase I up to $305,000; Phase II up to $1,250,000; Fast-Track up to $1,555,000
US small businesses (<500 employees) at least 50% owned by US citizens or permanent residents; all funded… | Wed 4 Nov 6 days left (as of 29 Oct)
UK Space Agency – International Bilateral Fund (IBF) Call 3
UK Space Agency · Award: Up to £1.5 million per project (at least £12 million total)
UK space-sector organisations building international partnerships (priority partners: Canada, France… |
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| +13 more closing by 26 Nov → |
| Eligibility not checked = we have not yet confirmed who can apply; read the official call. |
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| More open calls (not in issue #2) |
| 103 open calls on the site were not featured in issue #2; 2 of them appear above. The soonest-closing of the rest: |
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase II
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Award: Up to $650,000
19 days left (as of 29 Oct) Eligibility not checked | AFRL/AFOSR-Taiwan NSTC Frontiers in Materials and Nanostructures: AI-Driven Discovery, Quantum Geometry, and Energy-Efficient Information Technologies 2027-2030
Air Force Office of Scientific Research · Award: Up to $150,000 per year per US PI for 3 years; US-side funding $1,200,000 per year in total
20 days left (as of 29 Oct) | Unlocking New Levels of Output and Capacity for Key Subsurface Resources (UNLOCK)
U.S. Department of Energy – Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy · Award: Up to $5,000,000
22 days left (as of 29 Oct) Eligibility not checked | Unlocking New Levels of Output and Capacity for Key Subsurface Resources SBIR/STTR (UNLOCK SBIR/STTR)
U.S. Department of Energy – Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy · Award: Up to $4,630,944
22 days left (as of 29 Oct) Eligibility not checked | MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026
European Commission – Horizon Europe · Total budget (all awards): Total call budget EUR 628.0 million; award size: see call
26 days left (as of 29 Oct) |
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| +96 more on the site → |
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Crystallization 43 · Pharma process 26 · Materials 51 · Chemistry 68 · Energy & batteries 4 · Catalysis 2
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