ACED: Accelerating Computing-Enabled Scientific Discovery
ID: 359529Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)

Award Range

$500K - $3M

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

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/359529

Additional Information

http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf24541
Timeline
    Description

    The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering a federal grant opportunity titled "ACED: Accelerating Computing-Enabled Scientific Discovery," aimed at harnessing computing to enhance scientific discovery while advancing computing technologies. The program encourages interdisciplinary collaborations between researchers in computing and those in other scientific or engineering disciplines, with proposals solicited in two tracks: Emerging Ideas Proposals, which support speculative projects with budgets up to $500,000 for 18-24 months, and Discovery Proposals, which fund transformative research with budgets up to $3,000,000 over four years. This initiative is crucial for fostering innovative research that bridges computing and various scientific fields, with a total estimated funding of $15 million available. Interested applicants can find more information and contact NSF grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov, with proposal deadlines set for 2024 and 2025-2026.

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