Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science
The FAIROS program funds projects improving open science through findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable data management in either a specific discipline or across disciplines.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: April 9, 2025 | April 8, 2026 | April 14, 2027
Funding Amounts: Up to $600,000 per award over three years (max $200,000/year); estimated total program funding: $6,000,000; 4–10 awards per cycle.
Summary: Supports transformative open science activities to advance sustainable, multi-disciplinary FAIR research data management and open science capabilities.
Key Information: Applicants must select either a disciplinary or cross-cutting improvements track; only one proposal per PI/co-PI per deadline.
Description
This opportunity from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) supports a broad range of transformative activities in open science, focusing on advancing sustainable, multi-disciplinary findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable (FAIR) research data management (RDM) and open science capabilities. The program encourages proposals that pilot new models of scientific communication, develop data portals and research data commons, and lower barriers to accessing, curating, integrating, managing, sharing, and storing data across diverse scientific domains. Proposals must focus on either Disciplinary Improvements (targeted to specific scientific communities) or Cross-Cutting Improvements (applicable to many or most disciplines) and are expected to be collaborative, community-oriented, and multidisciplinary.
