MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics)

Research
Funding Agency:
Funding Agency
National Science Foundation
RFP# and Website:
RFP# and Website
NSF 26-523
Awards:
Awards

Standard Grant or Continuing Grant or Cooperative Agreement
Anticipated Funding Amount:
Anticipated Funding Amount

$180,000,000
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

Proposals Accepted Anytime
Contacts:
Contacts
Description

The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports multiple research programs at the frontiers of discovery in physics. Physics research supported by NSF MPS enables understanding of the fundamental aspects of nature at all scales, from the quantum effects inside atoms to the mysterious dark energy spanning the entire universe.

The core research programs covered by this funding opportunity are:

The cross-cutting research programs covered by this funding opportunity are:

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.