Supporting early-career faculty in Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at underrepresented institutions to launch research careers for diverse STEM workforce.
U.S. National Science Foundation has archived this opportunity.
NSF MPS funds a variety of research programs advancing theoretical and applied mathematical sciences, encouraging ambitious foundational proposals across multiple disciplines.
This NSF grant funds innovative, foundational research across multiple physics disciplines, including quantum, particle, nuclear, plasma, and living systems, without requiring immediate commercial applications.
NSF MPS Chemistry Research Programs fund ambitious, foundational research across multiple areas of chemical science, without requiring immediate commercial or developmental outcomes.
MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro) supports investigators and collaborations in astronomy research, ground-based technology, and facility projects to deepen understanding of the universe.
NSF MPS funds basic research on materials and their properties across areas like biomaterials, ceramics, polymers, and more, seeking ambitious, foundational science without requiring immediate applications.