ACED: Accelerating Computing-Enabled Scientific Discovery
ACED program accelerates scientific discovery through computing, fostering collaborations between computing and other scientific disciplines with two grant tracks available.
This grant was recently cancelled by U.S. National Science Foundation
Funder: National Science Foundation
Due Dates: June 17, 2024 (Emerging Ideas) | September 17, 2025 (Discovery) | September 17, 2026 (Discovery)
Funding Amounts: Track I: up to $500,000 (18–24 months) | Track II: up to $3,000,000 total ($750,000/year, up to 4 years)
Summary: Supports interdisciplinary research that accelerates scientific discovery through computing, fostering collaborations between computing and other scientific or engineering disciplines.
Key Information: Proposals must include both computing and another NSF-supported science/engineering discipline; strict PI/co-PI proposal limits apply.
Description
This opportunity from the National Science Foundation (NSF) aims to catalyze advances at the intersection of computing and scientific discovery. The program supports interdisciplinary collaborations between researchers in computing (as defined by NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) core programs) and those in other scientific or engineering disciplines (specifically, Biological Sciences, Engineering, or Mathematical and Physical Sciences).
The program is structured in two tracks:
- Track I: Emerging Ideas — For speculative, multidisciplinary projects exploring bold new research directions, with the goal of obtaining preliminary results and refining research plans.
- Track II: Discovery — For transformative, interdisciplinary research with demonstrated potential to significantly advance both computing and the targeted scientific discipline(s).
Projects must address both the development of novel computational technologies and their application to advance scientific discovery, with an emphasis on reciprocal innovation that benefits both fields.
