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Engineering Research Initiation (ERI)

Funds a first federal research grant for engineering academics outside the top research universities — at least $200,000.

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NSF's engineering directorate built this to widen who does engineering research. It funds new academic investigators who have not yet won enough research money from federal agencies, to get their research programme started and their career moving.

The eligibility rule is the whole point of the programme and it is unusually blunt. Proposals are welcome only from institutions not currently classifi

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.

Last verified: 27 Aug 2026Source: www.nsf.gov