GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH
Research grant for multidisciplinary teams engaging in convergence research to tackle complex problems with innovative solutions, offering up to $3.6M over 5 years.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: April 12, 2024 (Full proposal) | February 10, 2025 (Full proposal) | February 8, 2027 (Full proposal)
Funding Amounts: $1,200,000–$3,600,000 per award over up to five years; $16,000,000 total program funding
Summary: GCR supports multidisciplinary teams developing new, deeply integrated research approaches to compelling scientific challenges or societal needs.
Key Information: PIs and co-PIs may participate in only one active or pending GCR project at a time.
Description
Growing Convergence Research (GCR) is an NSF-wide program supporting the earliest foundations of new convergence research approaches. It targets compelling societal needs or deep scientific challenges that require integration of knowledge, methods, and expertise across disciplines. Teams should bring together researchers who do not typically work together in the proposed research areas, intentionally building shared frameworks and a collaborative culture from the outset.
The program seeks bold research that addresses scientific or technical bottlenecks and could transform foundational understanding, establish new scientific communities, or produce transformative technologies. Projects must explore previously uninvestigated approaches across NSF directorate or division boundaries, rather than work already covered by other NSF programs. GCR emphasizes sustained collaboration and new scientific directions that can continue beyond the award.
