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Find similar grantsPlanning Grants for Engineering Research Centers is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG). Supports the planning of new Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) to advance engineering knowledge and innovation through interdisciplinary research and education.
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View image credit & caption Investments in engineering research and education are critical building blocks for the nation's future prosperity. We support engineering research that addresses national challenges — such as smart manufacturing, resilient infrastructure and sustainable energy systems — and brings about new innovations, from biotechnologies to semiconductors.
NSF-backed breakthroughs include "smart bandages" to detect infection, a "smart sponge" to clean up oil spills, an ankle exoskeleton that might one day help the mobility-impaired to walk, limb-inspired bridge designs to better withstand earthquakes, high-tech waterproof materials modeled after cicada wings, and much more.
* Find funding in engineering * Directorate for Engineering We support the development of new approaches and materials that improve the efficiency, resource use and yield of chemical processes. Visit the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems") ### Mechanical engineering We support research on the mechanics of materials and structures, biomechanics, dynamical systems, robotics and more.
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* Publication date: April 21, 2023 * Last updated: July 29, 2025 Image credits & captions on this page Florida International University Wall of Wind Since opening in 2012, research at the WoW has led to improved building codes and life-saving innovations that have been used to mitigate the effects of hurricanes and extreme weather systems.
These discoveries and solutions have saved lives and prevented millions of dollars in structural damage from storms. Credit: Florida International University Illustration of ingestible iMAG microdevices moving through the gastrointestinal tract, enabling real-time localization and monitoring using wireless magnetic-field–based tracking. Credit: Researchers at Caltech A researcher tests an exoskeleton developed in the lab of Joo H.
Kim, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering. More about this image Joo H. Kim, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at New York University (NYC) Polytechnic School of Engineering, received a three-year, $539,176 National Robotics Initiative grant from the National Science Foundation to advance his research.
The research is expected to particularly benefit those with disabilities affecting their lower limbs. Kim's exoskeletons could also help military personnel and people in the construction industry who need to carry heavy loads over long distances. The Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition will collaborate on fabricating and testing the new exoskeletons.
To learn more, see the NYU news story Custom tailoring robotic exoskeletons that fit to perfection. Credit: Peter Neuhaus, IHMC A new array of brain sensors can record electrical signals directly from the surface of the human brain in record-breaking detail. These sensors feature thin, flexible and densely packed grids of either 1,024 or 2,048 embedded electrocorticography sensors.
Credit: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering The biggest shake table in the U.S., at the University of California, San Diego, is part of the NSF Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure. By reproducing earthquake seismic waves, the shake table enables researchers to test new designs for large structures made of concrete, wood, masonry and other materials.
Here, a wooden structure shows damage after testing on the UCSD shake table. Credit: UC San Diego/Jacobs School of Engineering Duke University Pratt School of Engineering graduate students Joshua Crittenden (left) and Daniel Rodriguez (right) discuss their microbiome engineering research with their advisor, Claudia Gunsch.
Credit: Angela Brockelsby/Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University Researchers from West Virginia Water Research Institute collect soil and water samples from the Elk River in Charleston, W. Va. Credit: West Virginia University Novel tensegrity metamaterials employ isolated compressive loop elements connected through a continuous network of tensile members (in magenta).
Credit: Jens Bauer and Cameron Crook/UCI A drone hovers over its flight pad on the perimeter of a controlled fire. The blaze was ignited by an incendiary ball dropped by the drone, a method that allows firefighters to keep a safe distance while managing prescribed burns.
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NSF 26-514, 26-515 and 26-518 put $310 million and up to 850 awards on rolling submission with zero per-PI limits, while chemistry rations two proposals a year and materials rations one. The Engineering directorate ran this experiment eight years ago. When NSF tried it in Earth Sciences, proposal volume fell 59 percent. Here is what that history predicts, and how to use a directorate that is not counting your submissions.
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