NASA ROSES — Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences

NASA ROSES — Science Mission Directorate Omnibus

Funds a broad United States NASA Science Mission Directorate package across multiple science and mission areas.

NASA Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES-2025) is the omnibus Research Announcement issued by NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD), released July 10, 2025. It covers basic and applied research across five science divisions: Astrophysics, Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Biological and Physical Sciences. ROSES is structured as a single parent announcement containing dozens of individual program elements, each with its own topic scope, due dates, eligibility nuances, and anticipated award counts. Step-2 full proposals under ROSES-2025 have deadlines extending as late as August 2026 for various program elements, with ROSES-2026 expected to be released in July 2026 following the same annual schedule.

Award sizes span a wide range: funding per element runs from under $100,000 per year for focused, limited-scope efforts to more than $1,000,000 per year for extensive activities. Periods of performance are typically three years, with some elements supporting up to five years. All proposals are submitted through NSPIRES (nspires.nasaprs.com). Organizations of every type — domestic and foreign, government and private, for-profit and nonprofit — may submit proposals without restriction. Foreign organizations may submit but generally receive no NASA funding. Federal agencies other than NASA are excluded from receiving Earth Science Division funding.

Because each ROSES program element functions as a separate competition with distinct review criteria and page limits, applicants should read the element-specific appendix carefully rather than relying solely on the parent announcement. Strong ROSES proposals anchor to the specific science objectives outlined in NASA's current Science Plan, demonstrate that the proposed approach is technically executable within the proposed budget, and identify a team with the relevant expertise and data access. For teams considering ROSES-2026, the announcement is expected July 2026 and will follow the same structure.