NSF · US
Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC), FY2026 cohort
Deadline
Rolling — no fixed date
Award
$18M over 6 years
Announced
July 30, 2026
What this means for your lab
Center name is 'Atomically Engineered Materials' (AtEM), studying 2D material and ferroic oxide heterostructures at the atomic scale. This is squarely CreaTec UHV MBE/STM territory for atomic-layer growth and in-situ characterization, plus PREVAC surface
Who can apply
Award made directly to UNL; not an open competition. Center draws 16 UNL faculty across physics, chemistry, ECE, and materials engineering, the only 2026 MRSEC award to an EPSCoR-jurisdiction institution.
Read the official announcement ↗ Always confirm dates and eligibility against the agency’s own posting.