CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service
ID: 26-503 • Type: Posted
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Overview
Category of Funding
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 2/4/26 National Science Foundation posted grant opportunity 26-503 for CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service with funding of $2.5 million.
The grant will be issued under grant program 47.076 Education and Human Resources.
It is expected that 25 total grants will be made
worth between $300,000 and $2.5 million.
Timing
Posted Date
Feb. 4, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
April 3, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EDT Due in 48 Days
Closing Date Explanation
Scholarship Track; Innovation Track
Last Updated
Feb. 9, 2026, 11:00 p.m. EST
Version
2
Archive Date
Aug. 16, 2029
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
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For the Scholarship Track:
<ul>
<li>Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Community colleges are eligible only as sub-awardees of a partnering four-year SFS institutions as described in the Program Description section.</li>
</ul>
For the Innovation Track:
<ul>
<li>Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the U.S., acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
*Who May Serve as PI:
<span>As of the date the proposal is submitted, any PI, co-PI, or other Senior/Key project personnel must hold either:</span>
<ul>
<li>a tenured or tenure-track position, or</li>
<li>a primary, full-time, paid appointment in a research, administration, or teaching position</li>
</ul>
<span>at a US-based campus of an organization eligible to submit to this solicitation (see above), with exceptions granted for family or medical leave, as determined by the submitting organization. Individuals with primary appointments at for-profit non-academic organizations or at overseas branch campuses of U.S. institutions of higher education are not eligible.</span>
Award Sizing
Ceiling
$2,500,000
Floor
$300,000
Estimated Program Funding
$2,500,000
Estimated Number of Grants
25
Contacts
Contact
U.S. National Science Foundation
Contact Email
Email Description
If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact the email address above.
Contact Phone
(703) 292-4203
Additional Information
NSF Publication 26-503
Additional Information Site