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NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) 2027: Paid STEM Research Internship, Applications Expected Mid-October 2026

NIST's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship gives eligible U.S. undergraduate students a 9- or 11-week, 40-hour-per-week research placement supporting the NIST mission; applications for the 2027 cycle are expected to open in mid-October 2026.

Status: Deadline Unknown Type: Internship Amount: $7,810 for the 2026 11-week stipend; the 2027 stipend has not yet been announced Deadline: Check official source Location: United States, Gaithersburg, Maryland and Boulder, Colorado

NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program 2027–2028: $68,200–$80,200 Salaried Nuclear Security Fellowship

The NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program offers a one-year salaried placement with benefits, training, and national-security experience for eligible graduate students and recent graduate-degree holders.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: $68,200 annual salary for a master's, post-master's, or doctorate in progress Deadline: Oct 2, 2026 Location: United States

NOAA William M. Lapenta Student Internship 2027: $6,000 Stipend Plus Housing and Travel Support

The NOAA William M. Lapenta Student Internship Program offers eligible U.S. undergraduate and graduate students a paid, full-time 10-week summer research or operational placement with a $6,000 stipend, furnished housing, and travel support.

Status: Deadline Unknown Type: Internship Amount: $6,000 stipend for the 10-week internship, plus furnished housing, travel to and from the … Deadline: Check official source Location: United States and NOAA facilities

NRF Thuthuka Funding Instrument 2027: Tracks, Eligibility and How to Apply

The National Research Foundation Thuthuka Funding Instrument supports emerging South African researchers through PhD, Post-PhD and NRF Rating tracks. The 2027-funded call closed on 15 April 2026; this archive explains the verified funding rules and how to prepare for a future call.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Up to R50,000 per year for research equipment plus up to R100,000 per year for running expenses Deadline: Historical reference Location: South Africa

NSA Stokes Educational Scholarship Program 2027: Up to $30,000 a Year for High School Seniors

The National Security Agency's Stokes Educational Scholarship Program helps eligible U.S. high school seniors fund college in approved technical or Chinese-language fields while gaining paid work experience and a post-graduation NSA position.

Status: Deadline Unknown Type: Scholarship Amount: Up to $30,000 per year for tuition and mandatory fees Deadline: Check official source Location: United States

NSF 25-522: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: E-RISE

A federal infrastructure and capacity-building solicitation for EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions to create sustainable, networked STEM research ecosystems through multi-organization proposals, with up to four years of core support per project.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to $8,000,000 total for four-year projects; annual program total up to $31,500,000 Deadline: Aug 11, 2026 Location: United States

NSF CAREER Program (Faculty Early Career Development)

NSF's early-career faculty award for researchers building an integrated research and education agenda.

Status: Open Type: Prize Amount: Minimum $400,000 including indirect costs over 5 years Deadline: Jul 28, 2027 Location: United States

NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) 2026 (Historical Reference): Institutional Graduate Funding for EPSCoR Jurisdictions

Historical reference for NSF's EGFP 2026 institutional competition, which funded eligible EPSCoR-jurisdiction institutions to recruit GRFP Honorable Mention recipients into graduate fellowships. The 2026 deadline has passed and NSF has not announced a next cycle on the current program page.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: $37,000 annual stipend plus $16,000 annual cost-of-education allowance per Fellow for 3 years Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States and EPSCoR jurisdictions

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP): FY2026 Historical Reference

Historical reference for NSF 25-547, the FY2026 GRFP competition whose field-specific deadlines closed in November 2025; no successor competition deadline is currently published.

Status: Historical Type: Fellowship Amount: $37,000 annual stipend + $16,000 Cost of Education allowance for each of 3 years of support Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States

NSF Translation to Practice 2026–2027: Up to $2 Million to Move STEM Innovations into Use

The active NSF Translation to Practice solicitation funds U.S. research organizations that are moving STEM discoveries toward products, processes, services, open-source ecosystems, standards, or other real-world outcomes, with the next full-proposal deadline on November 17, 2026.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to $600,000 (TTP-E), $1,200,000 (TTP-T), or $2,000,000 (TTP-P), depending on track Deadline: Nov 17, 2026 Location: United States