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ACED: Accelerating Computing-Enabled Scientific Discovery (ACED) | NSF 24-541

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Supports interdisciplinary collaborative research to explore new computational technologies and accelerate scientific discovery.

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January 14, 2025
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Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) | NSF 22-603

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Supports opportunities for scientists and engineers at the associate professor rank (or equivalent) to substantively enhance and advance their research program through synergistic partnerships.

Posted January 28, 2005
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March 3, 2025
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NSF-NIH Pathfinder Supplements on Quantum Sensors for Biomedical Science | NSF 24-086

Encourages supplemental funding requests from current NSF recipients to support research activities in quantum sensors and biomedical science.

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UKRI/BBSRC-NSF/BIO Lead Agency Opportunity in Biological Informatics, Microbes and the Host Immune System, Quantum Biology and Synthetic Cell | NSF 20-118

Dear Colleagues: Scope The US National Science Foundation (NSF) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Research Cooperation. The MOU provides an overarching framework to encourage collaboration between US and UK research communities...
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Planning for Midscale Infrastructure for the Biological Sciences | NSF 20-116

Invites workshop and planning proposals that address national research infrastructure gaps relevant to the biological sciences community.

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NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Molecular and Cellular Biology | NSF 22-015

Invites U.S.–Germany collaborative proposals for biological research at molecular, subcellular or cellular scales.

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Cellular Dynamics and Function | PD 13-1114

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Supports interdisciplinary research aimed at mechanistic understanding of the structure, function and evolution of cellular and subcellular systems across the tree of life.

Posted February 13, 2024
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Reproducible Cells and Organoids via Directed- Differentiation Encoding (RECODE) | NSF 21-608

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) Divisions of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET), Integrative and Organismal Systems (IOS), Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB), and Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) seek proposals that elucidate mechanisms of, and develop strategies...
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Building Synthetic Microbial Communities for Biology, Mitigating Climate Change, Sustainability and Biotechnology (Synthetic Communities) | NSF 22-607

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Supports research into synthetic microbial communities, including how they form and evolve, how to use them to address biological questions, and/or how to build them for biotechnology or bioengineering applications.

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UKRI/BBSRC - NSF/BIO Lead Agency Opportunity in Biological informatics, Systems Understanding of Host-Microbe Interactions, Synthetic Cells and Cellular Systems, and Synthetic Microbial Communities | NSF 22-107

Invites collaborative U.S.–U.K. proposals in several priority areas shared by NSF’s Directorate for Biological Sciences and the UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

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Leveraging Innovations From Evolution (LIFE) | NSF 24-049

Encourages research proposals using comparative approaches to identify evolutionary convergent adaptations to life’s challenges and the mechanisms that underlie them.

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Plant Synthetic Biology | NSF 20-045

Supports basic research, tool development and applications to advance the field of plant synthetic biology through ongoing programs in the Directorate for Biological Sciences and the Directorate for Engineering.

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Semiconductor Synthetic Biology Circuits and Communications for Information Storage ( SemiSynBio-III) | NSF 22-557

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Supports high-risk, high-reward research that addresses scientific and technological challenges associated with the integration of synthetic biology with semiconductor technology.

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NSF-Simons Research Centers for Mathematics of Complex Biological Systems (MathBioSys) | NSF 17-560

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Supports the establishment of collaborative research centers focused on mathematical sciences at the interface of molecular, cellular and organismal biology. Each center will support education and training, visitor programs, workshops and outreach.

Posted January 19, 2012
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Sentinel Systems that Detect, Recognize, Actuate, and Mitigate Emergent Biological Threats (DREAM Sentinels) | NSF 22-077

Encourages the submission of interdisciplinary proposals to develop novel all-in-one biosensing and actuating technologies for rapidly evolving or emerging biological threats.

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ANR - NSF/MCB/PHY Lead Agency Opportunity at the Molecular and Cellular Biosciences - Physics Interface | NSF 22-129

Invites U.S.–France collaborative research proposals addressing the priorities of each of the following: the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche, NSF’s Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, and NSF’s Division of Physics.

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UKRI/BBSRC - NSF/BIO Lead Agency Opportunity in Biological Informatics, Systems Understanding of Host-Microbe Interactions, Synthetic Cells and Cellular Systems, and Synthetic Microbial Communities | NSF 23-143

Invites transatlantic collaborative research proposals that address the priorities of both UK Research and Innovation Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and participating Divisions in NSF’s Directorate for Biological Sciences.

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Research Assistantships for High School Students (RAHSS): Funding to Broaden Participation in the Biological Sciences | NSF 23-145

Encourages proposals or supplemental funding requests from current NSF awardees for projects that foster interest in the biological sciences and broaden participation of high school students.

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NSF-Swiss NSF Lead Agency Opportunity | NSF 23-049

Invites U.S.-Swiss collaborations at the intersection of the Swiss National Science Foundation’s three research divisions and participating NSF programs.

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Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of India Collaborative Research Opportunities | NSF 24-054

Encourages collaborative U.S. –India research proposals to support knowledge, technologies and innovation that advance biotechnology and promote the bioeconomy.

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ANR - NSF/Physics/MCB Lead Agency Opportunity at the Physics - Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Interface | NSF 20-120

Dear Colleagues: Scope The US National Science Foundation (NSF) and the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) have signed an agreement on Research Cooperation. The agreement provides an overarching framework to encourage collaboration between US and French research communities...
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Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under National Science Foundation (NSF) and US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) Collaborative Research Opportunities | NSF 20-094

Dear Colleagues: SCOPE The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Research Cooperation. The MOU provides an overarching framework to encourage collaboration between U.S. and Israeli research...
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Conferences for Building Computational Literacy in Biological Sciences | NSF 20-074

Dear Colleagues: The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) seeks to highlight the importance of computational thinking in biology and STEM education. This activity is a part of NSF's contribution to the Office of Science and Technology...
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Designing Synthetic Cells Beyond the Bounds of Evolution (Designer Cells) | NSF 24-505

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Supports research that designs and builds synthetic or artificial cells or cell-like systems to explore questions about biological function or evolution of life processes, as well as for biotechnology applications.

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Emerging Mathematics in Biology (eMB) | NSF 24-513

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Supports research in mathematical biology that addresses significant biological questions by applying nontrivial mathematics or developing new theories — particularly from foundational mathematics, including artificial intelligence or machine learning.

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