Crosscutting Activities in Materials Research

Crosscutting Activities in Materials Research (XC) is responsible for coordinating and supporting crosscutting initiatives within the Division of Materials Research (DMR) and across the National Science Foundation (NSF). XC focuses on promoting diversity and...

Engineering Design and Systems Engineering

The EDSE (Engineering Design and Systems Engineering) program supports fundamental research in design science and systems science. It focuses on advancing knowledge about the design of engineered artifacts, such as devices, products, processes, and systems. The...

Engineering for Civil Infrastructure

The ECI (Engineering for Civil Infrastructure) program supports fundamental research in geotechnical, structural, materials, architectural, and coastal engineering. It focuses on shaping the future of civil infrastructure, including climate change adaptation, hazards...

Mechanics of Materials and Structures

The MOMS (Mechanics of Materials and Structures) program supports fundamental research in mechanics related to deformable materials and structures. It seeks transformative advances in experimental, theoretical, and computational methods. Proposals should contribute to...

Major Research Instrumentation

Limited Submission. Internal competitions are announced here: umich.infoready4.com MRI provides support to acquire critical research instrumentation without which advances in fundamental science and engineering research may not otherwise occur. MRI also provides...

Cyberlearning for Work at the Human-Technology Frontier

Last deadline was October 2022. The purpose of the Cyberlearning for Work at the Human-Technology Frontier program is to fund exploratory and synergistic research in learning technologies to prepare learners to excel in work at the human-technology frontier. This...

Condensed Matter and Materials Theory

The CMMT (Condensed Matter and Materials Theory) program supports theoretical and computational materials research in various areas, including condensed matter physics, biomaterials, ceramics, electronic and photonic materials, metals and metallic nanostructures,...

Tectonics

The Tectonics Program supports a broad range of field, laboratory, computational, and theoretical investigations aimed at understanding the deformation of the terrestrial continental lithosphere (i.e. above the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary). The Program focuses...

Petrology and Geochemistry

The Petrology and Geochemistry Program supports basic research on the formation of planet Earth, including its accretion, early differentiation, and subsequent petrologic and geochemical modification via igneous and metamorphic processes. Proposals in this program...