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Office of Science FY 2027 Open Call (Notice of Funding Opportunity)

Deadline Rolling — no fixed date
Award Up to $400 million
Announced October 1, 2026

What this means for your lab

This open call supports basic research in areas such as condensed matter and materials science under Basic Energy Sciences. Where a proposal justifies it, project budgets can cover a low-temperature STM/AFM, a UHV surface-analysis platform with XPS or ARPES, or a dilution refrigerator, which let a group measure electronic structure, surface chemistry and quantum transport.

Who can apply

Applications from institutions for basic research areas not covered by the more specific topical funding opportunities the Office of Science will issue in FY 2027, including Basic Energy Sciences, Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, and Isotope R&D and Production. The announcement page gives no deadline; see science.osti.gov/Funding-Opportunities for the solicitation terms.

Read the official announcement ↗ Always confirm dates and eligibility against the agency’s own posting.