Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.
Coefficient Giving's Alternative Protein R&D RFP funds pre-competitive research on taste, flavor, fat systems, egg replacement, and priority fish species. The call expanded to $30 million across two rounds. Round 1 ($100,000-$1 million) closed August 10, 2026. Round 2 ($1-5 million) closes September 15, 2026.
EuroHPC JU competitive Research and Innovation calls for HPC and quantum work in Europe. Four 2026 quantum calls are dated. Three close 30 September 2026. Quantum Machine Learning closes 28 January 2027.
NSF PESOSE invites proposals to translate open-source research into sustainable, secure ecosystems that address national and societal needs — scoping, establishing, and improving the safety, security, and privacy of open-source projects. Full proposals are due the first Tuesday in September and the first Tuesday in March, annually. Total program funding is approximately $40 million.
NSF X-Labs is a planned $1.5 billion initiative for large, multiyear awards to independent, full-time research and development teams pursuing technical breakthroughs outside traditional university and industry-lab structures. The first two topic announcements closed in July 2026. Scientific Instrumentation for Sensing and Imaging proposals were due 13 July 2026. Quantum Systems interconnects and integrated photonics proposals were due 24 July 2026. NSF has said additional topics will be announced.
DOE Office of Science funding opportunity announcement DE-FOA-0003612 for interdisciplinary teams applying AI to energy, nuclear, environmental, and national-security science; phased Phase I/II review with a final Phase II application deadline of 2026-12-17. Phase I grants have been reported at $500K-$750K, with total program funding around $293.76M.
Status describes whether a program is running. Application methods are recorded separately. Read the funder’s terms before applying.