Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE)

NSF seeks to strengthen the future U.S. Engineering workforce by enabling the participation of all citizens through the support of research in the science of Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE). The BPE program is a dedicated to supporting the development of a diverse and well-prepared engineering workforce. BPE focuses on enhancing the diversity and inclusion…

Maximum Amount: $350,000

Funding Agency: NSF

Subject Area: Engineering

EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER)

The EAGER funding mechanism may be used to support exploratory work in its early stages on untested, but potentially transformative, research ideas or approaches. This work may be considered especially “high risk-high payoff” in the sense that it, for example, involves radically different approaches, applies new expertise, or engages novel disciplinary or interdisciplinary perspectives.

Maximum Amount: $300,000

Funding Agency: NSF

Subject Area: Education, Other, STEM

Facility Improvement

This program focuses on identifying critical research facilities renovations, alterations, repairs, and other facilities improvements that will specifically catalyze broad-based future research opportunities. This includes, but is not limited to, requests for needed improvements to (1) meet anticipated research growth; (2) catalyze future research in strategic areas of focus; (3) build core or center capacity;…

Funding Agency: CSU

Awesome Foundation Micro-Grants

Each fully autonomous chapter supports awesome projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly. These micro-grants, $1,000 or the local equivalent, come out of pockets of the chapter’s “”trustees”” and are given on a no-strings-attached basis to people and groups working on awesome projects. Every chapter interprets “”awesome”” for itself. As such, awesome projects include initiatives…

Maximum Amount: $1,000

Funding Agency: Other

Subject Area: STEM

Learning & Leadership Grants

The sponsor provided funding to thousands of educators, enabling them to develop their professional practice to improve student learning.

Maximum Amount: $5,000

Funding Agency: Other

Subject Area: Education, Other, STEM

Mathematics and Physical Sciences – Targeted Grants in Mathematics and Physical Sciences

The Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division invites applications for its new Targeted Grants in MPS program. Grants will support high-risk projects of exceptional promise and scientific importance on a case-by-case basis. 

Funding Agency: Other

Subject Area: Education, Mathematics, Other, Physical Science

Quarterly Strategic Investment

Conferences/Workshops/Special Events support or sponsorship, Construction/Alteration/Renovation of research space, Center/Program/Research Program support, Access to Core/Specialized Facilities analytical services, Equipment/Infrastructure, International Research Activity support

Funding Agency: CSU

Seed Funding

The University of Utah Center for Excellence in Ethical, Legal, and Social (ELSI) Issues in Genetic Research (UCEER) is accepting applications for seed grants from students and scholars from a broad range of disciplinary backgrounds including University of Utah graduate students, post-docs, and faculty. The seed grant program supports small, well-defined projects from a broad…

Maximum Amount: $10,000

Funding Agency: Other

Subject Area: Education, STEM