Supports multiple materials research programs advancing fundamental understanding of materials and their properties. Funding covers biomaterials, ceramics, condensed matter and materials theory, condensed matter physics, electronic and photonic materials, metals and metallic nanostructures, polymers, and solid state and materials chemistry. Emphasizes intellectually ambitious, potentially transformative foundational research without requiring near-term commercial outcomes.
Eligible applicants include U.S.-based non-profit non-academic organizations associated with research or education, accredited U.S. institutions of higher education acting for their faculty, and federally recognized American Indian or Alaska Native tribes. Principal investigator eligibility is subje
