Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)
The NSF Expeditions in Computing program funds large, multidisciplinary teams for up to $15M over seven years to pursue bold, foundational research that will shape the future of computing and information science.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: December 2, 2026 (Required preliminary proposal) | July 27, 2027 (Invited full proposal)
Funding Amounts: Up to $15,000,000 over seven years; $60,000,000 estimated program funding
Summary: Supports large, multidisciplinary teams pursuing ambitious foundational research that could transform the future of computing and information.
Key Information: Each individual may participate in only one proposal per competition as PI, co-PI, or senior/key personnel.
Description
NSF’s Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) runs Expeditions in Computing to support ambitious, transformative foundational research. Investigators are encouraged to collaborate across departments and institutions on agendas looking ahead at least a decade. Research areas include new intelligence architectures and computing hardware, theories of learning and generalization, neuroscience-inspired computing, embodied intelligence and robotics, next-generation communications and networking, and high-risk work that no single discipline could pursue alone.
The program seeks to catalyze far-reaching research, inspire current and future generations of Americans to pursue foundational computing research, and generate use-inspired outcomes that lay the groundwork for translation to practice. Projects should integrate multidisciplinary contributions into a coherent effort whose objectives cannot be achieved through a collection of smaller proposals with similar resources.
