National Science Foundation
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Key facts
- Open now
- 44 grants
- Type of help
- Project grant
- Typical award
- Range Low: $2,773 Range High: $61,500,000 Average: $166,921
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- Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (MFAI) · Due Oct 9, 2026 · 2 days left
- Algebra and Number Theory · Due Oct 9, 2026 · 2 days left
- Mathematical Biology · Due Oct 14, 2026 · 7 days left
- NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships (AAPF) · Due Oct 15, 2026 · 8 days left
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR) · Due Oct 20, 2026 · 13 days left
- Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF) · Due Oct 21, 2026 · 14 days left
- Topology · Due Nov 3, 2026 · 27 days left
- Geometric Analysis · Due Nov 3, 2026 · 27 days left
- Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets) · Due Nov 4, 2026 · 28 days left
- Applied Mathematics · Due Nov 16, 2026 · 40 days left
- Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants · Due Nov 16, 2026 · 40 days left
- Plasma Physics · Due Nov 16, 2026 · 40 days left
- National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) · Due Nov 17, 2026 · 41 days left
- Computational Mathematics · Due Dec 1, 2026 · 55 days left
- Statistics · Due Dec 15, 2026 · 69 days left
- Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure · Due Jan 21, 2027 · 106 days left
- Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (NSF SaTC) · Due Jan 25, 2027 · 110 days left
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC) · Due Jan 26, 2027 · 111 days left
- Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program · Due Feb 2, 2027 · 118 days left
- Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 · Due Feb 8, 2027 · 124 days left
- GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR) · Due Feb 8, 2027 · 124 days left
- EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC) · Due Feb 11, 2027 · 127 days left
- Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) · Due Mar 2, 2027 · 146 days left
- NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL) · Due Apr 6, 2027 · 181 days left
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows · Due Apr 13, 2027 · 188 days left
- Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS) · Due Apr 14, 2027 · 189 days left
- EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) · Due Jun 1, 2027 · 237 days left
- Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) · Due Jul 28, 2027 · 294 days left
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) · Due Aug 18, 2027 · 315 days left
- Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences · Due Sep 20, 2027 · 348 days left
- Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes · Due Mar 14, 2029 · 889 days left
- MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro) · Due Oct 5, 2076 · 18261 days left
- MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci) · Due Oct 5, 2076 · 18261 days left
- MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials) · Due Oct 5, 2076 · 18261 days left
- MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem) · Due Oct 6, 2076 · 18262 days left
- NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems · Due Oct 6, 2076 · 18262 days left
- MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics) · Due Oct 6, 2076 · 18262 days left
- National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program · Due Oct 6, 2076 · 18262 days left
- Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Facilitating Research at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions: · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- National Facilities · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Crosscutting Activities in Materials Research · No deadline listed: see the official notice
What it pays for
To promote the progress of the mathematical and physical sciences and thereby strengthen the Nation's scientific enterprise; to increase the store of scientific knowledge and enhance understanding of major problems confronting the Nation.
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
26 awards to Tennessee groups since 2017. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $12.2M spent that year | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $11.7M | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | $4.5M spent that year | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.4M | 2021 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.7M | 2022 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.7M | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.6M | 2021 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.2M | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.1M | 2019 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $911K | 2019 |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville, Davidson County | $800K | 2021 |
| University of Tennessee | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | $793K | 2025 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse, USAspending.gov.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 42 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisk University | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University | $956K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Texas a & M University | $388K | 2023 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Ed | $370K | 2026 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | University of California-Berkeley (UCB) | $311K spent that year | 2025 |
| Fisk University | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University | $274K spent that year | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $265K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Oregon State University | $257K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | West Virginia University Research Corporation | $244K | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Cornell University | $235K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Oregon State University | $228K | 2024 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | University of Vermont & State Agricultural College | $204K | 2025 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | University of Arizona | $168K | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).