NSF-NIST Scholars in Residence supports students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and industry professionals in NIST residencies to develop biotechnology standards and accelerate engineering biology research.
Full proposals are now due before April 1 in a given fiscal year, replacing the April 1, 2026 cutoff for FY2026 consideration. Invited applicants must submit through the Core Research in Biological Sciences solicitation rather than the Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Program; David Rockcliffe was removed as an NSF contact.
Supporting novel research tools and methods for biological sciences, the Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research Program advances Bioinformatics, Instrumentation, and Research Methods to enhance researchers' abilities in manipulating, controlling, analyzing, and measuring biological systems.
Bioinnovation and Infrastructure (BI) supports researchers developing foundational biological knowledge and shared tools, data, and technologies to advance discovery across levels of biological organization.
The NSF and NIH seek proposals to enhance understanding of the biomedical research system by integrating science of science policy research expertise.
NSF X-Labs Initiative supports interdisciplinary research teams developing breakthrough science and transformative platform technologies to unlock new sectors and strengthen U.S. science and technology leadership.
The RISBS program funds projects creating tools and data for social and behavioral science research to improve health, prosperity, and security, supporting key surveys since the 1970s and encouraging innovation and collaboration.