How much funding is available in total?

$200,000,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.

What can the funding be used for?

Research in mathematical sciences, Foundational research, as classified by the source.

Is matching funding required?

No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing is listed as false.

OtherOpenU.S. National Science Foundation

MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)

Awards From $300,000 per recipient for institutions of higher education (ihes), non-profit, non-academic organizations, other legal entity, tribal nations, closing Aug 17, 2076.

Official page

Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs)Non-profit, non-academic organizations Other Legal Entity Tribal Nations US Science and Technology and other Research and Development

In one sentence

MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci) awards from $300,000 per recipient, open to institutions of higher education (ihes), non-profit, non-academic organizations, other legal entity, tribal nations in US, closing Aug 17, 2076.

Record fields

Program pool (total): $200,000,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): Not confirmed
Award floor of $300,000 listed. The estimated funding of $200,000,000 is expected to be distributed across approximately 600 awards, but no per-award maximum is stated.
Award floor: $300,000
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Aug 17, 2076
Deadline type: unknown
Opens: Aug 17, 2026
Status: Open
Eligible entities: Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) · Non-profit, non-academic organizations · Other Legal Entity · Tribal Nations
Geography: US
Matching funds: No
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Application effort: Not confirmed
Currency: USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle

$200,000,000

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

Not stated

Source wording: “Award floor of $300,000 listed. The estimated funding of $200,000,000 is expected to be distributed across approximately 600 awards, but no per-award maximum is stated.”

Who can apply?

entity

Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), Non-profit, non-academic organizations, Other Legal Entity, Tribal Nations

Source field: entity types

state

Source field: states

industry

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Source field: industries

use

Foundational research, Research in mathematical sciences

Source field: use of funds

size limit

Not stated

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

Proposals may be submitted by non-profit, non-academic organizations (independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities), IHEs (two- and four-year accredited institutions with US campuses), and Tribal Nations (federally recognized). International branch campuses of US institutions may be included with justification.

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Aug 17, 207618248 daysunknown deadline

NSF Mathematical Sciences programs typically operate on rolling deadlines with target dates, but no specific deadline is provided on this page.

What can the money be used for?

Research in mathematical sciencesFoundational research

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

Application effort: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Matching funds: No
Cost sharing is listed as false.

Who has received this funding?

No award records yet

We hold no prior awards for this programme. That is a gap in what we have connected, not a finding that the programme has never funded anyone — check the official page, which may list past recipients.

Common questions

Every answer below is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.

How much can one applicant receive?: From $300,000 per recipient. The source states: “Award floor of $300,000 listed. The estimated funding of $200,000,000 is expected to be distributed across approximately 600 awards, but no per-award maximum is stated.”.
How much funding is available in total?: $200,000,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
When is the application deadline?: Aug 17, 2076. NSF Mathematical Sciences programs typically operate on rolling deadlines with target dates, but no specific deadline is provided on this page.
Who is eligible to apply?: Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), Non-profit, non-academic organizations, Other Legal Entity, Tribal Nations.
Which locations are eligible?: US.
What can the funding be used for?: Research in mathematical sciences, Foundational research, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?: No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing is listed as false.

Provenance

Source pagegrants.gov

Retrieved2026-09-01

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-09-01

The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.