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NSF Division of Biological Sciences (BIO) Core Programs is a grant program from the U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) that funds basic biological research across a broad range of scientific areas.
BIO awards funding through core programs housed in its four divisions: Division of Biological Infrastructure, Division of Environmental Biology, Division of Integrative Organismal Systems, and Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences.
Program areas include Biodiversity on a Changing Planet, Biology Integration Institutes, Synthetic Microbial Communities, Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases, Research Experiences for Undergraduates, Mid-scale Research Infrastructure, and others. Proposals are evaluated through NSF's merit review process. Many programs accept proposals on an anytime basis, while others have specific deadlines.
Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, and scientists at any career stage working in any area of biological sciences funded by NSF.
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BIO Programs - Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Updates to reflect the new organizational structure of BIO are in progress. Some information on this page may no longer be current. Funding in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) is awarded through core research programs housed in its divisions and offices and through focused programs managed by one or more division.
Contact the program director(s) listed on any program webpage to ask questions or get feedback on whether the program is a good fit for your research. Proposals are evaluated through the merit review process outlined in the Proposal Award Policies and Procedures Guide .
Directorate-wide and interdisciplinary programs Division of Biological Infrastructure Division of Environmental Biology Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Lead agency opportunities and international collaborations Directorate-wide and interdisciplinary programs Biodiversity on a Changing Planet (BoCP) Biology Integration Institutes (BII) Building Synthetic Microbial Communities for Biology, Mitigating Climate Change, Sustainability and Biotechnology (Synthetic Communities) Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) Leveraging Innovations From Evolution (LIFE) Next Required Due Date: See letter for details Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice (PACSP) Division of Biological Infrastructure BIO Research Experience for Undergraduates Sites (BIO REU Sites) Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation) Next Required Due Date: Proposals Accepted Anytime Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity) Next Required Due Date: Proposals Accepted Anytime Sustaining Infrastructure for Biological Research (Sustaining) Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 (Mid-scale RI-1) Next Required Due Date: September 1, 2026 Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-2 (Mid-scale RI-2) Division of Environmental Biology Evolutionary Processes (EP) Population & Community Ecology (PCE) Systematics & Biodiversity Science (SBS) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Physiological and Structural Systems (PSS) Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Cellular Dynamics and Function Systems and Synthetic Biology Accelerating Innovations in Biomanufacturing Approaches through Collaboration Between NSF and the DOE BETO funded Agile BioFoundry (NSF-DOE/ABF Collaboration) Designing Synthetic Cells Beyond the Bounds of Evolution (Designer Cells) Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB) Next Required Due Date: Proposals Accepted Anytime Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) Next Required Due Date: March 1, 2027 Plant Biotic Interactions Next Required Due Date: Proposals Accepted Anytime Transitions to Excellence in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Research (Transitions) Lead agency opportunities and international collaborations Note that several of the above programs also support international collaborations.
Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of India Collaborative Research Opportunities Next Required Due Date: See letter for details NSF-Swiss NSF Lead Agency Opportunity Next Required Due Date: See letter for details NSF-French National Research Agency (ANR) Quantum Information Science and Engineering Lead Agency Opportunity Next Required Due Date: See letter for details ANR - NSF/MCB/PHY Lead Agency Opportunity at the Molecular and Cellular Biosciences - Physics Interface Next Required Due Date: See letter for details 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 Next Required Due Date: See letter for details Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under National Science Foundation (NSF) and US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) Collaborative Research Opportunities Next Required Due Date: See letter for details NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Molecular and Cellular Biology Next Required Due Date: See letter for details
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Universities. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
NSF Division of Biological Sciences (BIO) Core Programs (no deadline) accepts applications on a rolling basis — there is no single fixed deadline. Check the official notice for any cycle-specific review dates.
NSF Division of Biological Sciences (BIO) Core Programs (no deadline) is funded by National Science Foundation (NSF). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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