EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC)
Funds computing that runs on wave dynamics rather than switches — exploratory grants, or four-year projects up to $2 million.
The Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation programme is how NSF engineering moves quickly onto a new area. It invests in ideas that could shift foundational engineering knowledge rather than extend it, and this round is aimed at one subject: computing approaches that harness the principles of wave dynamics.
The funded work has to have strong potential for long-term impact on strategic tech…
Foundational and transformative research on computing approaches that harness the principles of wave dynamics, in two tracks — two-year exploratory early-concept grants, and larger four-year multidisciplinary projects.
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