Deadline extended! Frontiers CTSI Fall 2026 mock study section

Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute is now accepting letters of intent for the Fall 2026 Mock Study Section.

Important Dates:
September 18: Letters of Intent due.
October 23: Full proposals due.
December 7: Mock Study Section event at Children's Mercy Research Institute.

Submit your letter of interest.

DARPA Research Solutions Opening

This Research Solutions Opening (RSO) aims to strengthen the DARPA Program Manager (PM) community by engaging academic researchers capable of addressing DARPA's hard problems. PMs that are passionate about tackling the most complex technical challenges, pushing the boundaries of science and technology, and shaping the future of defense and innovation. Together, through this effort, we will pioneer revolutionary solutions, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and empower the brightest minds to make the impossible possible. This RSO also seeks to fund the independent research ideas of these passionate researchers. This RSO is limited to Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) candidates and proposals from accredited U.S. colleges and universities.

NSF MPS announces funding opportunities for core research programs

The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) has published five new funding opportunities supporting foundational research in astronomical sciences, chemistry, materials research, mathematical sciences and physics.

The five funding opportunities collectively span more than 40 research programs supported by NSF MPS. Each funding opportunity includes multiple foundational research programs grouped as follows:

• MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)
• MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem)
• MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)
• MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)
• MPS Physics Research programs (MPS Physics)

These funding opportunities do not have proposal deadlines. Proposals are accepted by NSF anytime, although some programs have recommended target dates. More information is available here.

ARPA-H × Nucleate: Emerging Health Innovators Webinar

Join us on Wednesday, October 7 to learn more about ARPA-H’s Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) initiative, a funding opportunity designed to identify and support the next generation of health innovators pursuing ambitious, high-impact ideas.

EHI provides early-career researchers with an opportunity to pursue bold research aligned with ARPA-H’s mission while gaining exposure to the ARPA model of innovation. Through the initiative, participants can work on high-impact health challenges, engage with experienced ARPA-H Program Managers (PMs), and build connections across the broader health innovation ecosystem.

This webinar is appropriate for early-career researchers and innovators across biomedical research, health, engineering, data science, and related disciplines who are interested in ARPA-H funding and applying their expertise to transformative health challenges.

Join Nucleate and ARPA-H for a live, one-hour session on what ARPA-H actually funds, how the EHI Initiative works, and what it takes to put together a competitive submission.

Free and open to all. Register to receive the Zoom link.

Innovation Proposals Being Accepted for Ag Outlook Forum

Do you have an innovation that you want to feature at the next Agricultural Outlook Forum? Does it benefit farmers or directly impact consumers?

The Forum, scheduled for Feb. 18-19, 2027, at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA, will feature Science Innovation Exhibits. Anyone with an innovation that is wholly or partially funded by USDA can apply. Each exhibitor will be required to fund their own travel. A selection committee will evaluate and rank the proposals based on communicated impact, alignment with USDA priorities and visual, tactile or other interactive qualities of the proposed exhibit.

The proposal should be limited to one page and include:

• A description of the innovation.
• A description of how the innovation links to one or more of the USDA research and development priorities of increasing the profitability of farmers and ranchers; expanding markets and creating new uses for U.S. agricultural products; protecting American agriculture from invasive species and diseases; promoting soil health to regenerate long-term productivity of the land; and improving human health through precision nutrition and food quality.
• An explanation of how the project is supported by USDA funding.
• The current and projected impact.

Send proposals to Dr. Rich Derksen (rich.derksen@usda.gov) by close of business October 9. Messages should include the subject line 2027 AOF Science Innovation Proposal.

View resources for faculty interested in US Fulbright Scholar Program

• Application Walk-Through - Join IIE's Application & Selection Lead Catherine Matto for a pre-recorded overview of the Fulbright U.S. Scholar online application.
• Watch our Application Writing Clinic for the Fulbright U.S. Scholar 2027-2028 Competition, Part II
• Review detailed Application Instructions on the Fulbright Scholar Website.

Halo Science, or Halo, is an AI-powered R&D partnering platform that connects academic researchers, universities, and startups with corporate research and development teams. Below are their newest PulseCheck opportunities from companies currently looking for university partners through Halo. If any are relevant to your work, use the one-click feature to raise your hand to express your interest and connect with the sponsoring company. Make sure that “academic researchers” are listed as one of the eligible partners and you have a researcher profile on the Halo Science Innovators Page.

If you are contacted by the company and are asked to submit a one-page white paper or short proposal, please be sure to contact your OSP grants specialist and “Cc” them on your submission as well as keep them in the loop as your interaction with the company unfolds. Note Halo also has other opportunities on its marketplace with specific deadlines.

• First-in-class therapeutics and preventatives for resistant pathogens
• Rapid infection diagnostics and antimicrobial device technologies
• Enzyme and culture-based sugar reduction in food and beverages
• Sporopollenin exine capsules for functional coatings and inks
• At-line benchtop mapping of absorbent core material distribution
• In-line non-ionizing mapping of absorbent core material distribution
• Efficient inference and model compression for on-device agentic AI