International Collaboration Opportunities (NSF) is sponsored by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF enables and encourages U. S.

scientists, engineers, and their institutions to enhance their research and education programs through international cooperation.

International Collaboration Opportunities - Office of International Science and Engineering (OD/OISE) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation International Collaboration Opportunities View image credit & caption Office of International Science and Engineering (OD/OISE) Research and education in science and engineering benefit immensely from international cooperation.

The U.S. National Science Foundation enables and encourages U.S. scientists, engineers and their institutions to enhance their research and education programs through international cooperation. NSF also provides opportunities for future generations of U.S. scientists and engineers to gain the experience and outlook they need to be productive and collaborative in an international research and education environment.

Below are examples of current international collaboration opportunities. For information on other opportunities, please contact the NSF program director for a particular country .

Special opportunity: International collaboration supplements in quantum information science and engineering research Invites requests for supplemental funding from existing quantum information science and engineering research awardees to add a new — or strengthen an existing — international dimension to their award.

While collaboration with Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom are of particular interest, requests for international supplements to collaborate with other countries will also be considered.

The Quad (Australia, India, Japan and the United States) Dear Colleague Letter: Special Guidelines for Submitting Joint Proposals under the Quad AI-ENGAGE Collaborative Research Opportunity NSF is partnering with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) of Australia, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to implement the first use-inspired basic research collaboration under the Quad.

Get more information about AI-ENGAGE . NSF and NSERC Collaborative Research Opportunities in Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Science NSF, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) support collaborative international research through bilateral activities and multilateral arrangements.

The following opportunities offer support for collaborations between researchers in the U.S. and Canada: Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Science NSF and NSERC Collaborative Research Opportunities in Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Science invites collaborative U.S.–Canadian research proposals focusing on discoveries and innovations in artificial intelligence and quantum science.

Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) supports materials design and development through the integration of experiments, computation and data-driven methods, while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and training the next generation of the materials R&D workforce.

Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under the National Science Foundation and Czech Science Foundation Collaborative Research Opportunities Invites collaborations between the U.S. and Czech research communities in the areas of artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, plasma science and cybersecurity and privacy. Download the NSF-GACR expression of interest form.

Proposals addressing these topics will be accepted to the following NSF programs: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering CCF: Algorithmic Foundations CCF: Communications and Information Foundations CCF: Foundations of Emerging Technologies CCF: Software and Hardware Foundations Division of Computer and Network Sysems IIS: Human-Centered Computing IIS: Information Integration and Informatics Foundational Research in Robotics Directorate for Engineering Core programs in the following divisions: Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Core programs in all divisions (excluding Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Division of Social and Economic Sciences Division of SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities NSF Directorate for Engineering All core programs in the following divisions Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences Plasma Physics core program Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants program Cybersecurity and privacy Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace : small projects only OAC: OAC Core Research : small projects only Research Collaboration Opportunity in Europe for NSF Recipients Encourages supplemental funding requests from current NSF recipients to support research visits to European Research Council-funded research groups.

NSF and the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) support collaborative international research through bilateral activities and multilateral arrangements.

NSF ANR Chemistry Lead Agency Opportunity on Sustainable Chemistry: Catalysis with Earth-Abundant Elements NSF 24-129 NSF-French National Research Agency (ANR) Quantum Information Science and Engineering Lead Agency Opportunity (QISE) NSF/CISE-ANR Lead Agency Opportunity in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Core Programs Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) NSF 24-510 The U.S. National Science Foundation supports collaborative international research through bilateral activities and multilateral arrangements with the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

The following opportunities offer support for collaborations between researchers in the U.S. and Germany: Cross-directorate solicitations Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience supports collaborative research projects and the sharing of data and other resources for the study of computational neuroscience.

Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future supports materials design and development through the integration of experiments, computation and data-driven methods, while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and training the next generation of the materials research and development workforce. Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (SaTC 2.

0) supports interdisciplinary research and education to develop a secure, resilient and trustworthy global cyber ecosystem by addressing vulnerabilities, improving trust in cyber systems and cultivating a well-trained cybersecurity workforce.

NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems supports U.S.-Germany research collaborations at the intersection of the participating NSF programs and DFG units.

The participating NSF directorates, divisions and programs for NSF 25-537 are: NSF Directorate for Engineering NSF Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems: Combustion and Fire Systems Particulate and Multiphase Processes Process Systems, Reaction Engineering and Molecular Thermodynamics Thermal Transport Processes NSF Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences NSF Division of Chemistry Core Research Programs NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences NSF Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences The NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Molecular and Cellular Biology invites U.S.-Germany collaborative proposals for biological research at molecular, subcellular or cellular scales.

NSF Directorate for Engineering NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation The Opportunity for Collaborations in Advanced Manufacturing invites U.S.-Germany collaborative proposals for advanced manufacturing research.

NSF Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences The NSF and DFG Opportunity for Collaborations in Physics encourages collaborative U.S.-German research proposals in the areas of physics supported by the NSF Division of Physics.

Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of India Collaborative Research Opportunities Encourages collaborative U.S.-India research proposals to support knowledge, technologies and innovation that advance biotechnology and promote the bioeconomy.

United States-Ireland-Northern Ireland R&D Partnership The United States, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have formed a partnership to increase the level of collaborative research and development among researchers across the three jurisdictions that will generate innovation and lead to improvements in society.

U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) Collaboration/NSF-BSF The U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) have signed a memorandum of understanding on research cooperation to encourage collaboration between U.S. and Israeli research communities. Proposals will be accepted to the following directorates, divisions and programs.

Contact emails are listed within the relevant solicitation or program description unless provided in the listings below: Crosscutting programs involve the participation of multiple NSF directorates and may involve additional agencies within the U.S. government or other science and engineering funding agencies worldwide.

Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience CRCNS involves the NSF directorates of Biological Sciences (NSF BIO), Computer and Information Science and Engineering (NSF CISE), Engineering (NSF ENG), Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS), Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (NSF SBE) and Office of International Science and Engineering (NSF OISE).

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) For proposals up to a total of $600,000 only for a duration of up to four years. CPS involves NSF CISE and NSF ENG. Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) EEID involves NSF BIO, NSF Geosciences (NSF GEO) and NSF SBE.

Foundational Research in Robotics Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (MFAI) MFAI involves the NSF directorates of CISE, ENG, MPS and SBE. Molecular Foundations for Biotechnology Note: Before submitting an application, U.S. principal investigators should check with the program directors listed in the solicitation because not all divisions that participate in MFB also participate in the NSF-BSF binational program.

Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace For proposals up to a total of $600,000 only for a duration of up to four years. SaTC involves the NSF directorates of CISE, ENG, MPS and SBE. Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science SCH involves the NSF directorates of CISE, ENG, MPS and SBE.

Computational and Data-enabled Science and Engineering CDS&E involves the NSF directorates of CISE, ENG, GEO and MPS. Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation Biocomputing through EnGINeering Organoid Intelligence (BEGIN OI) - Involves the NSF directorates of BIO, CISE, ENG, MPS and SBE. Directorate for Biological Sciences Division of Biological Infrastructure: Contact emails: DBIBioinformatics@nsf.

gov (Bioinformatics), DBIInstrumentation@nsf. gov (Instrumentation), DBIInnovationMethods@nsf. gov (Research Methods), DBICyberinfrastructure@nsf.

gov (Cyberinfrastructure). Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation) Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity) Division of Environmental Biology: Division of Environmental Biology Solicitation Core Program Division of Integrative Organismal Systems: Contact email for IOS programs: NSF-IOS-BSF@nsf. gov .

Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Program Enabling Discovery through Genomic Tools (EDGE) Program Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences: Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs Cellular Dynamics and Function Systems and Synthetic Biology Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering CISE accepts submissions to its Core Programs for proposals up to a total of $600,000 for a duration up to four years.

Division of Computing and Communication Foundations: Computing and Communication Foundations Core Programs Division of Computer and Network Systems: Computer and Network Systems Core Programs Division of Information and Intelligent Systems: Information and Intelligent Systems Core Programs Directorate for Engineering Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems: Cellular and Biochemical Engineering Combustion and Fire Systems Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering Engineering of Biomedical Systems Environmental Engineering Environmental Sustainability Particulate and Multiphase Processes Process Systems, Reaction Engineering and Molecular Thermodynamics Thermal Transport Processes Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation: Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Civil Infrastructure Systems Dynamics, Control and Systems Diagnostics Engineering Design and System Engineering Engineering for Civil Infrastructure Humans, Disasters, and the Built Environment Manufacturing Systems Integration Mechanics of Materials and Structures Mind, Machine and Motor Nexus Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems: Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems Electronics, Photonics, and Magnetic Devices Energy, Power, Control and Networks Directorate for Geosciences Contact email for all GEO programs: GEO-BSF@nsf.

gov . NSF GEO program descriptions or solicitations under the following divisions are participating in the NSF-BSF lead agency opportunity. Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences .

Division of Earth Sciences . Division of Ocean Sciences . Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division of Astronomical Sciences: Contact email: Hans Krimm, hkrimm@nsf.

gov . Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants Division of Materials Research: Condensed Matter and Materials Theory Electronic and Photonic Materials Metals and Metallic Nanostructures Solid State and Materials Chemistry Topical Materials Research Programs Division of Mathematical Sciences: Contact email for DMS programs: dms-bsf@nsf. gov .

Algebra and Number Theory Computational Mathematics Division of Physics Investigator-Initiated Research Projects Disciplinary Research Programs For program contacts, please access NSF 22-605 .

Chemical Measurement and Imaging Chemical Structure, Dynamics, and Mechanisms B Environmental Chemical Sciences Macromolecular, Supramolecular, and Nanochemistry Disciplinary Research Programs: No Deadline Pilot For program contacts, please access NSF 22-606 .

Chemical Structure, Dynamics, and Mechanisms A Chemical Theory, Models, and Computational Methods Chemistry of Life Processes Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences: Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Linguistics (participating in the NSF-BSF opportunity as a pilot) Perception, Action, and Cognition Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence Division of Social and Economic Sciences: Contact email: K.

Andrew (Andy) DeSoto, kadesoto@nsf. gov . Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (Decision Science only ) Office of Director/Office of International Science and Engineering OISE helps to coordinate the overall engagement between NSF and BSF.

NSF-Italian Ministry of Universities and Research Lead Agency Opportunity in Artificial Intelligence Encourages U.S.–Italy collaborative research proposals for research in the area of artificial intelligence.

Nordic-U.S. Research Collaboration on Sustainable Development of the Arctic Encourages interdisciplinary research proposals in collaboration with Nordic and Canadian research communities to engage Indigenous perspectives and address security, natural resources and societal changes for the sustainable development of the Arctic.

Participating NSF directorates, divisions and programs include: Directorate for Biological Sciences The directorate encourages researchers to leverage the directorate's investments in the Arctic region, such as the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) .

Division of Environmental Biology programs : Principal investigators (PIs) with projects that address foundational evolutionary and ecological processes at the level of populations, species, communities and ecosystems should reach out via debquestions@nsf. gov to inquire about this funding opportunity.

Directorate for Geosciences Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Office of Polar Programs (OPP): Arctic Research Opportunities Specifically, proposals focused on Arctic natural sciences, Arctic social sciences and Arctic systems science. Up to $200,000 per project, up to a total of four awards.

Proposers must contact Arctic Research Support and Logistics prior to pre-proposal submission, and any logistics costs that NSF is expected to cover must fall within the $200,000 project limit.

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Division of Social and Economic Sciences Office of Multidisciplinary Activities Directorate for STEM Education Division of Undergraduate Education: Improving Undergraduate STEM Education Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education Division of Graduate Education: NSF Research Traineeship program NSF and the Romanian Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI) Lead Agency Opportunity in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Encourages international collaboration in mathematical and physical sciences by enabling U.S. and Romanian researchers to submit a single proposal for joint review, thus streamlining the research process.

Download the NSF-UEFISCDI expression of interest form.

Proposals will be accepted to the following programs within the NSF Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences: Division of Astronomical Sciences Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants Chemical Measurement and Imaging Chemical Mechanism, Function, and Properties Chemical Structure and Dynamics Program Chemical Theory, Models, and Computational Methods Chemistry of Life Processes Environmental Chemistry Sciences Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry Division of Materials Research Topical Materials Research programs Division of Mathematical Sciences Algebra and Number Theory Computational Mathematics Physics of Living Systems NSF-Swiss NSF Lead Agency Opportunity Invites U.S.-Swiss collaborations at the intersection of the Swiss National Science Foundation's three research divisions and participating NSF programs.

Please note that some NSF programs will not participate in the program. Please review the information below for information about program participation. For participating programs, download the NSF-Swiss NSF expression of interest form .

Questions about this DCL and expressions of interest may be directed to SwissNSF-Collaboration@nsf. gov .

Directorate for Biological Sciences Environmental Biology core programs Integrative Organismal Systems core programs Molecular and Cellular Biosciences core programs Directorate for Engineering (modified) Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) core programs Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) core programs Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) core programs Directorate for Geosciences Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and Volcanology Life and Environments Through Time Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth Water, Landscape and Critical Zone Processes Marine Geology and Geophysics Office of Polar Programs: Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program Field Support Arctic Research Opportunities Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (modified) Division of Astronomical Sciences: Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants Algebra and Number Theory Computational Mathematics MPS - Physics (modified): Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics - Experiment Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics - Theory Elementary Particle Physics - Experiment Gravitational Physics - Experiments and Data Analysis Gravitational Physics - Theory Nuclear Physics - Experiment Particle Astrophysics - Experiment Physics of Living Systems Quantum Information Science Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (not participating) SBE and all previously participating SBE programs are pausing participation and will not consider applications at this time.

International Multilateral Partnerships for Resilient Education and Science System in Ukraine (IMPRESS-U) Invites multilateral collaboration with the U.S., Ukraine and Poland or Baltic countries in the global research community for support in scientific and engineering research, education and innovation.

NSF and UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) have a long history of collaborating through bilateral activities and multilateral arrangements that foster and support collaborative US-UK international research.

The following NSF directorates offer specific opportunities for collaborations between NSF and UKRI: Directorate for Biological Sciences UKRI/BBSRC- NSF/BIO Lead Agency Opportunity in Biological Informatics, Systems Understanding of Host-Microbe Interactions, Synthetic Cells and Cellular Systems, and Synthetic Microbial Communities : Encourages transatlantic collaborative research proposals in the biological sciences focused on areas at the intersection of the National Science Foundation and the UK Research and Innovation Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

Division of Environmental Biology core programs : Supports research and training on evolutionary and ecological processes acting at the level of populations, species, communities, ecosystems, macrosystems and biogeographic extents.

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering U.S.-UK Research Collaboration under the NSF-UKRI/Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Lead Agency Opportunity : Supports collaborative U.S.–U.K. research across several domains supported by NSF’s Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering and the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council of United Kingdom Research and Innovation.

A list of participating programs in CISE is found below and the Expression of Interest form is found here: NSF-UKRI/EPSRC EOI form . Division of Computing and Communication Foundations Please note: Only small proposals addressing Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Information Science will be considered at this time.

CCF: Algorithmic Foundations (AF) CCF: Communications and Information Foundations (CIF) CCF: Foundations of Emerging Technologies (FET) - The Quantum Information Science Program Element only CCF: Software and Hardware Foundations (SHF) Division of Computer and Network Systems No opportunities currently available Division of Information and Intelligent Systems Please note: Only small proposals will be considered at this time.

IIS: Human-Centered Computing (HCC) IIS: Information Integration and Informatics (III) IIS: Robust Intelligence (RI) Foundational Research in Robotics (FRR) Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Please note: Only small proposals addressing Artificial Intelligence will be considered at this time.

OAC: OAC Core Research (OAC Core) Directorate for Engineering U.S.-UK Research Collaboration under the NSF-UKRI/Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Lead Agency Opportunity : Supports collaborative U.S.–U.K. research across several domains supported by the NSF Directorate for Engineering and the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council of United Kingdom Research and Innovation.

A list of participating programs in ENG is found below and the Expression of Interest form is found here: NSF-UKRI/EPSRC EOI form .

Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems Cellular and Biochemical Engineering Combustion and Fire Systems Disability & Rehabilitation Engineering Engineering of Biomedical Systems Environmental Engineering Environmental Sustainability Particulate & Multiphase Processes Process Systems, Reaction Engineering and Molecular Thermodynamics Thermal Transport Processes Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Civil Infrastructure Systems Dynamics, Control and Systems Diagnostics Engineering Design and System Engineering Engineering for Civil Infrastructure Foundational Research in Robotics Humans, Disasters, and the Built Environment Mechanics of Materials and Structures Mind, Machine and Motor Nexus Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices Energy, Power, Control and Networks Directorate for Geosciences NSF/GEO - UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Lead Agency Opportunity : Invites collaborative U.S.–U.K. research proposals to programs in the divisions of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences , Earth Sciences and Ocean Sciences and the Office of Polar Programs .

A list of participating programs in GEO is found below: Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Division of Earth Sciences Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and Volcanology Life and Environments Through Time Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes Earth Sciences Instrumentation and Facilities Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards Division of Ocean Sciences Marine Geology and Geophysics International Ocean Discovery Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program Support for Fieldwork Arctic Research Opportunities Additional GEO solicitations Paleo Perspectives on Present and Projected Climate (P4Climate) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences U.S.-UK Research Collaboration under the NSF-UKRI/Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Lead Agency Opportunity : Supports collaborative U.S.–U.K. research across several domains supported by NSF’s Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences and the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council of United Kingdom Research and Innovation.

A list of participating programs in MPS is found below and the Expression of Interest form is found here: NSF-UKRI EOI Form NSF-UKRI/EPSRC Lead Agency Opportunity on Understanding and Exploiting Quantum Information in Chemical Systems Division of Mathematical Sciences Algebra and Number Theory Computational Mathematics Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics - Experiment Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics - Theory Gravitational Physics - Experiments and Data Analysis Gravitational Physics - Theory Integrative Activities in Physics Nuclear Physics - Experiment Particle Astrophysics - Experiment Physics at the Information Frontier (PIF) Physics of Living Systems (PoLS) Quantum Information Science Africa (Sub-Saharan) : anesa@nsf.

gov Americas (including Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, South and Central America) : amer@nsf. gov East and South Asia and Pacific : eap@nsf. gov Europe and Eurasia (including European Commission and Central Asia) : ee@nsf.

gov Middle East and North Africa : menainfo@nsf. gov