MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem)
Funding Agency:
Funding Agency
National Science Foundation
RFP# and Website:
RFP# and Website
Awards:
Awards
Standard Grant or Continuing Grant
Anticipated Funding Amount:
Anticipated Funding Amount
$150,000,000
Letter of Intent:
Letter of Intent
Not Required
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:
Preliminary Proposal Deadline:
Full Proposal Submission Deadline:
Full Proposal Submission Deadline
Full proposals are accepted anytime starting September 1, 2026.
Contacts:
Contacts
- Chemical Catalysis, email: chem-cat@nsf.gov
- Chemical Measurement and Imaging, email: chem-cmi@nsf.gov
- Chemical Mech, Func & Prop, email: chem-cmfp@nsf.gov
- Chemical Structure and Dynamics, email: chem-csd@nsf.gov
- Chemical Synthesis, email: chem-syn@nsf.gov
- Chemical Systems and Solutions, email: chem-css@nsf.gov
- Chemical Theory, Mod & Comp Meth, email: chem-ctmc@nsf.gov
- Chemistry of Life Processes, email: chem-clp@nsf.gov
- Macromolecular, Supramolecular & Nanochem, email: chem-msn@nsf.gov
Description
The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports foundational research through multiple programs in the chemical sciences.
Programs include:
- Chemical Catalysis
- Chemical Measurement and Imaging
- Chemical Mechanism, Function, and Properties
- Chemical Structure and Dynamics
- Chemical Synthesis
- Chemical Systems and Solutions
- Chemical Theory, Models and Computational Methods
- Chemistry of Life Processes
- Macromolecular, Supramolecular, and Nanochemistry
NSF MPS is particularly interested in intellectually ambitious and potentially transformative foundational research. Proposals need not promise a near-term product, deployment, or commercial outcome, nor need they address later-stage development to be competitive.