47.074: Biological Sciences

47.074

Active

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Aug. 9, 2022

Aug. 9, 2022

To promote the progress of the biological sciences and thereby strengthen the Nation's scientific enterprise; to increase scientific knowledge and enhance understanding of major problems confronting the Nation. Most of the research supported is basic in character. The program includes support of research project grants in the following disciplines: molecular and cellular biosciences; integrative organismal biology; environmental biology; and biological infrastructure. Support is also provided for the purchase of multi-user scientific equipment and instrument development, and for research workshops, symposia, and conferences. In addition, awards are made to support graduate student research across biological sciences, postdoctoral fellowships in research, and postdoctoral fellowships to scientists of groups under-represented in all areas of research supported by the biological sciences.

B - Project Grants

Except where a program solicitation establishes more restrictive eligibility criteria, organizations in the following categories may submit proposals: Institutions of Higher Education; Non-profit, non-academic organizations; For-profit organizations and State and local governments. See the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), Chapter I.E., for a full description of eligibility requirements: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg

Not applicable.

47.078 - Polar Programs

47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences

47.075 - Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

47.076 - Education and Human Resources

47.079 - Office of International Science and Engineering

47.041 - Engineering

47.050 - Geosciences

47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering

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