Formal Methods in the Field
ID: 351091Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Award Range

$11M - $0

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes
Timeline
    Description

    The National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering a grant opportunity titled "Formal Methods in the Field," aimed at fostering collaboration between researchers in formal methods and those in various areas of computer and information science and engineering. The program seeks to develop rigorous methodologies for designing and implementing systems with provable guarantees, encouraging proposals that demonstrate the applicability of formal methods to specific fields. With an estimated total program funding of $10.5 million, the grant supports three proposal tracks: Track I for research proposals with budgets up to $1 million, Track II for transition to practice proposals with budgets up to $150,000, and Track III for educational proposals with budgets up to $250,000. Interested applicants must submit their proposals by February 18, 2025, and can reach out to NSF grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov for assistance.

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