Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)
NSF’s Engineering Directorate funds foundational research in electrical, communications, and computing systems, including devices, circuits, systems, AI, and energy, through several focused grant programs.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: August 17, 2076: Application deadline
Funding Amounts: Estimated total program funding: $110,000,000 | ~245–300 awards anticipated | Project size/duration varies by scope
Summary: Supports foundational research in electrical, communications, and computing systems across devices, circuits, systems, and networks.
Description
This opportunity from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering supports foundational research in electrical, communications, and computing systems through three main programs: Electronic, Photonic, Magnetic, and Quantum Devices (EPMQD); Circuits and Systems for Communications and Sensing (CSCS); and Energy, Power, Control, and Learning (EPCL). The solicitation targets intellectually ambitious, potentially transformative engineering research that advances next-generation technologies for devices, circuits, networks, and system architectures. Projects may address advances in semiconductors, photonics, quantum devices, AI, communications, sensing, control, and power systems.
NSF encourages proposals that are bold, high-risk, and capable of reshaping fields, including those that cross disciplinary boundaries or leverage emerging technologies. Proposals need not promise near-term commercial outcomes to be competitive. The program is open to a wide range of project sizes and durations, with a strong emphasis on scientific rigor, transparency, and broader impacts.
