Funding Research in RI

Grant opportunities powering collaborative, transdisciplinary and use-inspired research across the state

Active NSF grants in RI

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Statewide Funding

RI-NEST Seed Grants

This grant funds activities that support the development of use-inspired research. Seed grants enable collaborations between faculty and students at any RI institution with industry, organizational, and community partners.

Application opens june 1

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RI STAC Collaborative Grants

This grant funds projects that build research capacity and advance funding competitiveness of RI researchers. Proposals aimed at commercializing novel advances in marine materials and instrumentation are encouraged.

2026 deadline passed

Funding @NSF EPSCoR

Be sure to contact your institution’s research (or equivalent) office for internal grant submission deadlines.

E-CORE

Supports strengthening of statewide research ecosystems by fostering interconnected networks and building research infrastructure to grow research capacity and competitiveness.

Full Proposal – July 21, 2026

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E-RISE

Supports development of sustainable research infrastructure and capacity in EPSCoR states through collaborative, problem-driven research and WFD to improve competitiveness in a selected STEM field.

Full Proposal – August 11, 2026

Focused EPSCoR Collaborations

Supports inter-jurisdictional teams of EPSCoR investigators to perform research in topics that align with NSF priorities, with the goals of driving discovery and building sustainable STEM capacity.

Letter of Intent – December 16, 2026

EPSCoR Research Fellows

Provides awards to transform career trajectories of investigators through collaborations with investigators from the nation’s premier private, governmental, or academic research centers.

Deadline for 2026 passed

EPSCoR Graduate Research Fellowships Program

Offers opportunity for GRFP applicants who received Honorable Mention distinction to secure financial support for doctoral research. Institutions must apply to create program.

Full Proposal – June 1, 2026

E-CORE, E-RISE Planning

Invites planning proposals to support future submissions to the E-RISE and E-CORE programs, which support EPSCoR-eligible state’s research infrastructure, capacity and competitiveness.

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Other funding @NSF

Opportunities to collaborate across institutions and EPSCoR states to submit NSF proposals

Planning

To support initial conceptualization, planning and collaboration activities that aim to formulate new and sound plans for large-scale projects in emerging research areas for future submission to an NSF program.

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RAPID

Rapid Response Research proposals support research around issues of severe urgency, such as natural or anthropogenic events, with regard to availability of or access to, data, facilities or specialized equipment.

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EAGER

EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) proposals support exploratory work in its early stages on untested, but potentially transformative, research ideas or approaches.

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RAISE

Research Advanced by Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (RAISE) proposals support bold, interdisciplinary projects.

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GOALI

Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) proposals seek to stimulate collaboration between IHEs and industry.

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Ideas Lab

Proposals to support development and implementation of creative and innovative project ideas with potential to transform research paradigms and/or solve intractable problems.

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