It is important that interested applicants verify due dates listed on this page by checking opportunities at their original sources. CEM is not consistently notified when due dates or conditions change.
Resources
- OSU Materials Research Seed Grant Program. A collaborative effort by the Center for Emergent Materials, the Center for Exploration of Novel Complex Materials, and the Institute for Materials Research, which offers three funding tiers designed to achieve the greatest impact for seeding excellence in materials research of varying scopes, and with the goal of generating new directions that extend beyond the boundaries of existing research programs.
- OSU Connect and Collaborate Grants Program multiple and diverse funding opportunities to catalyze engaged, collaborative teaching and research.
- SPIN Sponsored Funding Database (access through OSU)
- Ohio Third Frontier – support innovation, commercialization and capital/talent in Ohio
- Travel Awards through the OSU Postdoc Association – offered semesterly for postdocs, research associates, research scientists, and visiting scholars to attend conferences and other professional development events.
Opportunities
- NSF: Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
Application Deadlines:
October 19, 2020: Life Sciences
October 20, 2020: Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Materials Research, Psychology, Social Sciences, STEM Education and Learning
October 21, 2020: Engineering
October 22, 2020: Chemistry, Geosciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Astronomy
Program FAQs - NSF: Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI)
Letter of Intent due August 3, 2020
Preliminary proposal due September 1, 2020
Full proposals due February 1, 2021 - NSF: Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI)
Preliminary proposals due August 11, 2020
Phase II full proposals due January 14, 2021
Phase I full proposals (by invitation only) due February 17, 2021 - NSF: MPS Graduate Research Supplement for Veterans (MPS-GRSV)
Proposals accepted at any time - NSF: Condensed Matter and Materials Theory (CMMT)
Proposals accepted anytime - NSF: Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
Full Proposal Deadline:July 27, 2020Changed to August 11, 2020 - NSF: Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs (DMR-TMRP)
Proposals accepted annually from October 1-November 1 - NSF: Supplemental Funding Opportunity to Support Student Design Projects Directly Related to NSF Research
Supplemental funding requests may be submitted at any time - APS: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Fundamental Physics Innovation Awards
Applications are accepted anytime, but are reviewed on a cyclic basis on January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15 - NSF: Leading Engineering for America’s Prosperity, Health, and Infrastructure (LEAP HI)
LOI Deadline: July 15, annually
Full Proposal Deadline: September 1-15, annually - NSF: Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E)
Proposals accepted annually September 1-15. - NSF: Topical Materials Research Programs in the Division of Materials Research (DMR)
Proposals accepted at any time - NSF: Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER)
Proposals can be submitted throughout the year - NSF: Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices (EPMD) Program
Proposals accepted annually from October 1-November 1