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Recently Announced Funding Opportunities See All

NSF GRADUATE STEM FELLOWS IN K-12 EDUCATION
(NSF  09-549) Posted March 31, 2009

Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects
(NSF  09-547) Posted March 27, 2009

Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation
(NSF  09-546) Posted March 19, 2009

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office-National Science Foundation Academic Research Initiative
(NSF  09-532) Posted January 26, 2009

Foundations of Data and Visual Analytics
(NSF  09-525) Posted January 2, 2009

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NSF GRADUATE STEM FELLOWS IN K-12 EDUCATION
(NSF  09-549) Letter of Intent: May 19, 2009

Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation
(NSF  08-604) Full Proposal: May 20, 2009

Enhancing the Mathematical Sciences Workforce in the 21st Century
(NSF  05-595) Full Proposal: June 2, 2009

University-Industry Cooperative Research Programs in the Mathematical Sciences
(NSF  05-504) Full Proposal: June 2, 2009

Centers for Chemical Innovation Phase I
(NSF  09-503) Full Proposal: June 3, 2009

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News See All
heat transfer, bond strength of materials Measuring the Immeasurable: New Study Links Heat Transfer, Bond Strength of Materials
Released April 13, 2009
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galaxy IU Astronomer's Discovery Poses Challenge to Galaxy Formation Theories
Released April 10, 2009
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BLAST team prepares for launch First Results From Penn's Balloon-borne Telescope BLAST
Released April 9, 2009
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Tin-Lun Ho Physicists Discover Important Step for Making Light Crystals
Released April 8, 2009
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albino stage tadpole Penn Researchers Demonstrate a New Model for Drug Discovery With a Fluorescent Anesthetic
Released April 3, 2009
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NSF Regional Grants Conference - Jackson, MS
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October 15, 2009  - October 16, 2009
Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee (AAAC)
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