Eligibility
Supports research that uses new computational and data science approaches to advance knowledge and accelerate discovery in science and engineering.
Synopsis
Large-scale simulations and the ability to accumulate massive amounts of data have revolutionized science and engineering. The goal of the Computational and Data-enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) meta-program is to identify and capitalize on opportunities for major scientific and engineering breakthroughs through new computational and data-analysis approaches and best practices. The CDS&E meta-program supports projects that harness computation and data to advance knowledge and accelerate discovery above and beyond the goals of the participating individual programs. The intellectual drivers may be in an individual discipline or cut across more than one discipline in various Divisions and Directorates. A CDS&E proposal should enable and/or utilize the development and adaptation of advances in research and infrastructure in computational and data science.
The CDS&E meta-program encourages research that pushes the envelope of science and engineering through computation and data, welcoming proposals in any research area supported by the participating divisions. A proposal may address topics that develop or enable interactions among theory, computing, experiment, and observation to achieve progress on hitherto intractable science and engineering problems. Areas of emphasis for CDS&E vary by program. PIs are advised to consult the "related programs" links below before submitting.
Due Dates
September 1 2025 - September 15, 2025 - WindowSeptember 1 - September 15, Annually ThereafterDivision of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport SystemsDivision of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing InnovationSeptember 1 2025 - September 30, 2025 - WindowSeptember 1 - September 30, Annually ThereafterDivision of Chemistry - Chemical Catalysis (CAT), Chemical Mechanism, Function, and Properties (CMFP), Chemical Synthesis (SYN)October 15 2025 - Deadline dateOctober 15, Annually ThereafterDivision of Materials ResearchOctober 1 2025 - October 31, 2025 - WindowOctober 1 - October 31, Annually ThereafterDivision of Chemistry - Chemical Measurement and Imaging (CMI), Environmental Chemical Sciences (ECS), and Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry (MSN)October 15 2025 - October 31, 2025 - WindowOctober 15 - October 31, Annually ThereafterDivision of Mathematical SciencesOctober 1 2025 - November 17, 2025 - WindowOctober 1 - November 15, Annually ThereafterDivision of Astronomical Sciences - Advanced Technologies and InstrumentationDivision of Astronomical Sciences - Astronomy and Astrophysics Research GrantsNovember 17 2025 - Deadline dateThird Monday in November, Annually ThereafterDivision of Physics, Plasma Physics program