ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS · GRANT
MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)
- Deadline
- Oct 8, 2076 (18247 days left)
- Who can apply
- Others
- Award range
- From $300,000
- Expected awards
- 600
- Total program funding
- $200 million
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- 26-520
- Posted
- Aug 17, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 47.049
More on who can apply
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities. -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal include
What it funds
The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports multiple research programs at the frontiers of discovery in theoretical and applied mathematical sciences.Programs include:Algebra and Number TheoryAnalysisApplied MathematicsCombinatoricsComputational MathematicsFoundationsGeometric AnalysisMathematical BiologyProbabilityStatisticsTopologyMathematical Sciences Focused Research GroupsMathematical Sciences Infrastructure ProgramMathematical Sciences Research Training Groups NSF anticipates a portfolio of awards for these programs with a range of budgets, durations and scopes. Program budgets, number of awards, award sizes and durations are subject to the availability of funds.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.
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Oct 8, 2076. Late applications are usually not accepted.
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From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.