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## Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) * Division of Biological Infrastructure (BIO/DBI) * Division of Environmental Biology (BIO/DEB) * Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (BIO/IOS) * Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (BIO/MCB) * Emerging Frontiers Office (BIO/EF) * Centers, Institutes and Facilities * Resources for Researchers * Guidance on Conference Proposals and Supplemental Funding Requests * BIO Data Management and Sharing Plan Guidance * Safe and Harassment-free Fieldwork Plans The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) supports research and education that advances understanding of all forms of life at all scales — from cells to ecosystems and across space and time.
* ### NSF partners with NIST and Schmidt Sciences to support bioeconomy Scholars-in-Residence * ### Update from the Assistant Director ### Advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent Ecosystems through the National Science Foundation Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (NSF PESOSE) Program Next Required Due Date: See letter for details ### Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) Next Required Due Date: September 1, 2026 ### National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI) ### Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) Next Required Due Date: September 29, 2026 View all BIO opportunities ### Division of Biological Infrastructure (BIO/DBI) Invests in the innovation and capacity-building of cutting-edge research infrastructure for fundamental biological science including human capital, technologies, institutes and centers and mid- to large-scale facilities.
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### Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (BIO/MCB) Supports research on the fundamental properties of living systems at the atomic, molecular, subcellular and cellular scales. ### Emerging Frontiers Office (BIO/EF) Supports multidisciplinary research opportunities and networking activities that arise from advances in disciplinary biological research. Thursday, July 16, 2026, 1:00 p.
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