Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU-EiR)

NSF programme funding research projects at public and private HBCUs, aligned to NSF's regular research programmes, to build institutional research capacity at institutions less successful in NSF's larger open competitions.

Indicative award

Amount not published (total award)The programme page does not publish a per-award dollar range or an anticipated total; it states funding is pending availability and proposal quality, and that roughly 30-35 awards are anticipated per cycle.

Timing

Annual cycleAnnual cycle · OctPublished deadline: 2026-10-20 — 67 days awayFull proposals due 20 October 2026, then the third Tuesday in October annually thereafter, 5pm submitter's local time. A letter of intent date of 8 July 2027 is also listed.

Who can apply

Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank

Eligibility

Proposals must come from a public or private Historically Black College or University. An individual may be PI or co-PI on only one proposal per deadline, with a career maximum of two HBCU-EiR awards.

SSWR clusters

Topics

research capacity · hbcu · social and behavioral science · institutional infrastructure

Apply at

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/hbcu-eir-historically-black-colleges-universities-excellence-research

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Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU-EiR)

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