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United States · Physics

19 programs listed.

Updated Jul 31, 2026, 10:50 PM · 306 total

By program

Schmidt Sciences Programs

Schmidt Sciences · United States

Backs AI-enabled science, interdisciplinary fellowships, and emerging fields that fall between traditional disciplines.

VariesComputer SciencePhysics

Funds Physics · United States

Rolling

DOE Office of Science Research Grants

U.S. Department of Energy · United States

Largest U.S. funder of physical-science research, covering energy, materials, fusion, and high-performance computing.

VariesPhysicsChemistry

Funds Physics · United States

Annual

DARPA Young Faculty Award

U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · United States

Funds rising-star academics to explore high-risk, high-payoff technologies of interest to national security.

$500K / 2 yrsEngineeringComputer Science

Funds Physics · United States

By invitation

Kavli Foundation Science Grants

The Kavli Foundation · United States

Advances astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience, and theoretical physics through institutes and targeted grants.

VariesPhysicsBiology

Funds Physics · United States

Twice yearly

W. M. Keck Foundation Research Program

W. M. Keck Foundation · United States

Funds high-risk, high-impact science and engineering that is distinctive and novel in its approach.

$1M – $2MPhysicsChemistry

Funds Physics · United States

Annual

Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering

David and Lucile Packard Foundation · United States

Provides flexible funding to early-career professors for creative, unconstrained research in the natural sciences.

$875K / 5 yrsPhysicsChemistry

Funds Physics · United States

Annual (Oct)

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP)

U.S. National Science Foundation · United States

Supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-funded science and engineering disciplines early in their careers.

$159K / 3 yrsPhysicsChemistry

Funds Physics · United States

Annual (Jul)

NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)

U.S. National Science Foundation · United States

Premier NSF award for early-career faculty integrating research and education.

$500K+Computer ScienceEngineering

Funds Physics · United States

Rolling

NASA Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences

NASA · United States

Supports space science, Earth observation, astrophysics, and planetary research programs.

VariesPhysicsEngineering

Funds Physics · United States

Annual

DOE Early Career Research Program

U.S. Department of Energy · United States

Supports early-career investigators in the physical sciences, energy, materials, and computing.

$875K / 5 yrsPhysicsChemistry

Funds Physics · United States

By nomination

Moore Foundation Data-Driven Discovery

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation · United States

Backs researchers advancing open, data-intensive science and reproducible computational methods.

$1.5M / 5 yrsComputer SciencePhysics

Funds Physics · United States

Sep

Sloan Research Fellowships

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation · United States

Recognizes early-career researchers whose achievements identify them as rising leaders in their fields.

$75KPhysicsChemistry

Funds Physics · United States

Annual (Jan)

Simons Collaboration Grants

Simons Foundation · United States

Encourages collaboration and travel for mathematicians and theoretical scientists, including modeling work.

$42K / 5 yrsMathematicsPhysics

Funds Physics · United States

08/11/2026

Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Space Technology Artemis Research (M-STAR)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · United States

National Aeronautics and Space Administration funding opportunity (posted). Opened 06/12/2026.

See listingPhysicsSocial Sciences

Funds Physics · United States

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National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program - Opportunities in NASA STEM FY 2020 – 2024

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · United States

National Aeronautics and Space Administration funding opportunity (posted). Opened 07/29/2019.

See listingPhysics

Funds Physics · United States

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EONS 2018: Appendix E Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) for Sustainability and Innovation Collaborative – (MUSIC)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · United States

National Aeronautics and Space Administration funding opportunity (posted). Opened 02/22/2018.

See listingPhysicsSocial Sciences

Funds Physics · United States

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Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

U.S. National Science Foundation · United States

U.S. National Science Foundation funding opportunity (posted). Opened 10/01/2022.

See listingPhysics

Funds Physics · United States

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Geospace Cluster

U.S. National Science Foundation · United States

U.S. National Science Foundation funding opportunity (posted). Opened 09/26/2024.

See listingPhysics

Funds Physics · United States

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Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth

U.S. National Science Foundation · United States

U.S. National Science Foundation funding opportunity (posted). Opened 12/07/2024.

See listingPhysics

Funds Physics · United States