IUSE: Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC)
Awards up to $600,000 per recipient for others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Dec 9, 2026.
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IUSE: Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC) awards up to $600,000 per recipient, open to others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Dec 9, 2026.
- Program pool (total)
- $10,000,000Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- Award ceiling (per project)
- $600,000Each track supports projects requesting up to $500,000 for up to three years; institutions unfunded by NSF in past five years may add $100,000 for four-year projects (total $600,000 maximum).
- Award floor
- Not confirmed
- Typical award
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Dec 9, 2026
- Deadline type
- Fixed date
- Opens
- Aug 31, 2026
- Status
- Open
- Eligible entities
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Geography
- Not stated
- Matching funds
- Not confirmed
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Use of funds
- student success in STEM-based foundational courses · academic pathways for STEM majors and non-majors · innovative disciplinary, multi-department, and college-wide efforts
- 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.
Source wording: “Each track supports projects requesting up to $500,000 for up to three years; institutions unfunded by NSF in past five years may add $100,000 for four-year projects (total $600,000 maximum).”
Who can apply?
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Source field: applicant size limit*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Proposals may only be submitted by two-year colleges of higher education (either Associate’s College or Baccalaureate / Associate’s Colleges) that are accredited and offer undergraduate educational degree programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Baccalaureate, Master’s, and Doctoral institutions, and Professional Organizations may partner with a two-year college as a subaward or as a collaborator. For all collaborative proposals, two-year colleges must be the lead organization. Please see PAPPG Chapter II.E.3 for additional guidance on collaborative proposals.
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What can the money be used for?
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Common questions
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- How much can one applicant receive?
- Up to $600,000 per recipient. The source states: “Each track supports projects requesting up to $500,000 for up to three years; institutions unfunded by NSF in past five years may add $100,000 for four-year projects (total $600,000 maximum).”.
- How much funding is available in total?
- $10,000,000 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?
- Dec 9, 2026.
- Who is eligible to apply?
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification).
- What can the funding be used for?
- student success in STEM-based foundational courses, academic pathways for STEM majors and non-majors, innovative disciplinary, multi-department, and college-wide efforts, as classified by the source.
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