National Science Foundation (NSF)
Proposal Preparation by Opportunity
NSF at a Glance
With an annual budget of about $6.9 billion, NSF is the funding source for approximately 20% of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities. Read more NSF at a Glance and review the NSF Fundamentals Workshop.
NSF Policy Additions and Revisions
The NSF Proposal & Award Policy Newsletter provides information about upcoming changes and clarifications to policies and procedures that affect how you prepare and submit proposal, and manage NSF awards.
- The NSTC-approved Common Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support which are compliant with the new NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 24-1), are now available in SciENcv. These revised formats will be required for proposals submitted or due on or after May 20, 2024. While these revised formats cannot be uploaded in Research.gov or Grants.gov until May 20, 2024, NSF encourages proposers to become familiar with them in preparation for proposal submission in May.
- NSF Safe & Inclusive Environments Off-campus and Off-site
- NSF Supported Conferences, Workshops, and Symposia Code of Conduct
VP-NSF Cohort Program
NSF Access
NSF Special Programs
- For Undergrads
- For Grad Students
- For Postdoc's
NSF PEER Review
NSF Listserv Subscriptions
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Links
- NSF Policy Outreach Resource Center
- NSF Grant Proposal Preparation and Submission Guide (PPAPG 23-1)
- NSF Advanced Funding Search
- Research.gov About Proposal Preparation and Submission page
- Research.gov About Supplemental Funding Request Preparation and Submission page
- Research.gov Proposal Preparation Demo Site(User prompted to sign into Research.gov if not already signed in)
- Research.gov Supplemental Funding Request Demo Site(User prompted to sign into Research.gov if not already signed in)
