National Science Foundation
International Science and Engineering
Key facts
- Open now
- 12 grants
- Type of help
- Project grant
- Typical award
- Range Lo: $87,233 Range High: $6,804,000 Average: $285,744
Open now
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR) · Due Oct 20, 2026 · 13 days left
- National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) · Due Nov 17, 2026 · 41 days left
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC) · Due Jan 26, 2027 · 111 days left
- Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 · Due Feb 8, 2027 · 124 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
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) · Due Aug 18, 2027 · 315 days left
- National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program · Due Oct 6, 2076 · 18262 days left
- Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Facilitating Research at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions: · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence · No deadline listed: see the official notice
What it pays for
To enable the U.S. to maintain its leadership within the global scientific community by strengthening international partnerships to advance scientific discovery and contribute to the security and welfare of the Nation; to develop a globally engaged U.S. science and engineering workforce by providing U.S. students and faculty with international research and education experiences.
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
17 awards to Tennessee groups since 2020. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $5M | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.3M | 2021 |
| University of Tennessee | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | $750K | 2024 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | $528K | 2027 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $506K | 2021 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $496K spent that year | 2025 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | $450K | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $450K | 2025 |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville, Putnam County | $400K | 2027 |
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville, Montgomery County | $361K | 2021 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $274K | 2023 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $250K | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 8 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisk University | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Illinois | $80K spent that year | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Crdf Global (Civilian Research and Development Foundation) | $49K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Georgia Tech Research Corp | $38K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Georgia Tech Research Corp | $30K | 2026 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | University of Georgia | $10K spent that year | 2025 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | University of South Dakota | $8,347 spent that year | 2025 |
| Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Vanderbilt University | — | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Vanderbilt University | — | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).