National Science Foundation
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Key facts
- Open now
- 45 grants
- Type of help
- Project grant
- Typical award
- Range Low: $2,773 Range High: $61,500,000 Average: $166,921
Open now
- Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (MFAI) · Due today (Oct 9, 2026)
- Algebra and Number Theory · Due today (Oct 9, 2026)
- Mathematical Biology · Due Oct 14, 2026 · 5 days left
- NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships (AAPF) · Due Oct 15, 2026 · 6 days left
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR) · Due Oct 20, 2026 · 11 days left
- Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF) · Due Oct 21, 2026 · 12 days left
- Topology · Due Nov 3, 2026 · 25 days left
- Geometric Analysis · Due Nov 3, 2026 · 25 days left
- Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets) · Due Nov 4, 2026 · 26 days left
- Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants · Due Nov 16, 2026 · 38 days left
- Applied Mathematics · Due Nov 16, 2026 · 38 days left
- Plasma Physics · Due Nov 16, 2026 · 38 days left
- National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) · Due Nov 17, 2026 · 39 days left
- Computational Mathematics · Due Dec 1, 2026 · 53 days left
- Statistics · Due Dec 15, 2026 · 67 days left
- Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure · Due Jan 21, 2027 · 104 days left
- Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (NSF SaTC) · Due Jan 25, 2027 · 108 days left
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC) · Due Jan 26, 2027 · 109 days left
- Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program · Due Feb 2, 2027 · 116 days left
- Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 · Due Feb 8, 2027 · 122 days left
- GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR) · Due Feb 8, 2027 · 122 days left
- EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC) · Due Feb 11, 2027 · 125 days left
- Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) · Due Mar 2, 2027 · 144 days left
- NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL) · Due Apr 6, 2027 · 179 days left
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows · Due Apr 13, 2027 · 186 days left
- Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS) · Due Apr 14, 2027 · 187 days left
- EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) · Due Jun 1, 2027 · 235 days left
- Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) · Due Jul 28, 2027 · 292 days left
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) · Due Aug 18, 2027 · 313 days left
- Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences · Due Sep 20, 2027 · 346 days left
- Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes · Accepts applications through Mar 14, 2029. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program · Accepts applications through Oct 6, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics) · Accepts applications through Oct 6, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems · Accepts applications through Oct 6, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro) · Accepts applications through Oct 7, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem) · Accepts applications through Oct 7, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials) · Accepts applications through Oct 7, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci) · Accepts applications through Oct 8, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI) · Accepts applications through Oct 8, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Crosscutting Activities in Materials Research · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- National Facilities · 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 · 0 in Madison County. 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 · 0 in Madison County. 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).