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Find similar grantsNSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants is sponsored by NSF AST. An inclusive and flexible funding opportunity to support research in the astronomical sciences, including observational, theoretical, laboratory, and archival data studies in astronomy and astrophysics.
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MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro) View image credit & caption Important information for proposers and award recipients All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the funding opportunity and in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and its supplements .
All NSF grants and cooperative agreements are subject to the applicable set of NSF award terms and conditions . NSF has updated its research security policies for NSF funded projects. The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports multiple research programs in the astronomical sciences.
NSF MPS funds foundational astronomical sciences research and instrumentation focused on exploring space and advancing fundamental understanding of the universe. The programs covered by this funding opportunity are: Astronomical Sciences Core Research Astronomical Sciences Technology & Instrumentation Astronomical Sciences Innovations Research supported by these programs is essential for ongoing discovery in a range of fields.
The programs provide a strong scientific foundation for America's capabilities in multiple areas: predicting solar storms, discovering potentially habitable planets in other solar systems, understanding the physical workings of extreme astrophysical objects like black holes, and more. NSF MPS is particularly interested in intellectually ambitious and potentially transformative foundational research.
Proposals need not promise a near-term product, deployment, or commercial outcome, nor need they address later-stage development to be competitive. Astronomical Sciences Core Research Astronomical Sciences Tech & Instrumentation astro-instrumentation@nsf. gov Astronomical Sciences Innovations astro-innovations@nsf.
gov October 8, 2026 - NSF MPS Astronomical Sciences Office Hours October 14, 2026 - NSF MPS Astronomical Sciences Office Hours October 15, 2026 - NSF MPS Astronomical Sciences Office Hours October 7, 2026 - NSF MPS Astronomical Sciences Office Hours Funded as part of this Program Astronomical Sciences Core Research (Astro-Core) Astronomical Sciences Innovations (Astro-Innovations) Astronomical Sciences Technology and Instrumentation (ATI) Awards made through this program Browse projects funded by this program Map of recent awards made through this program Facilitating Research at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
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