Engineering Research Initiation

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Engineering Research Initiation: The NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG) seeks to build engineering research capacity across the nation by investing in new academic investigators who have yet to receive sufficient research funding from Federal Agencies. The Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) program will support new investigators as they initiate their research programs and advance in their careers as researchers, educators, and innovators. This funding opportunity aims to broaden the base of investigators involved in engineering research and therefore is limited to investigators that are not affiliated with “very high research activity” R1 institutions (according to the Carnegie Classificationhttps://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/).

Federal Grant Title:	Engineering Research Initiation
Federal Agency Name:	U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant Categories:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	24-590
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	47.041
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	October 9th, 2026
Original Application Deadline:	October 9th, 2026
Posted Date:	July 17th, 2026
Creation Date:	July 17th, 2026
Archive Date:	October 16th, 2027
Total Program Funding:	$11,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$200,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	July 17th, 2026

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: *Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - In line with the program goals, ERI welcomes the submission of proposals to this funding opportunity from Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) not currently classified as a Doctoral University with “Very High Research Activity” (R1 institutions) according to the 2021 Carnegie Classification:<a class="sharedcomments-hyperlink" title="https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/" tabindex="0" href="https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-hyperlink="{"url":"https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/"}">https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/</a>. These include 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. Eligibility is based on Classification on the date of proposal submission deadline. NSF encouragessubmissions fromPrimarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) and two-year colleges, and institutionsinEPSCoRjurisdictions. *Who May Serve as PI: The PI of an ERI proposal must hold a doctoral degree in a field supported by NSF and must hold an appointment at an ERI-eligible institution. Postdoctoral fellow researchers are not eligible to serve as PI on an ERI proposal. At the time of the proposal submission deadline,the PI maynothave been a PI or Co-PI on any current or prior awarded NSF research grant (including subaward) or have had research support
Link to Full Grant Announcement: NSF Publication 24-590
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