AFRL/AFOSR-Taiwan NSTC Frontiers in Materials and Nanostructures: AI-Driven Discovery, Quantum Geometry, and Energy-Efficient Information Technologies 2027-2030

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Opportunity number
FA955027S0002
Agency
Applications due
Award size
$150,000 to $450,000

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Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible applicants
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
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Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), co-sponsored with Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), is soliciting joint pre-proposals due November 18, 2026, at 11:59 PM EST for a three-year bilateral grant program, "Frontiers in Materials and Nanostructures: AI-Driven Discovery, Quantum Geometry, and Energy-Efficient Information Technologies." Eligibility is restricted: Amendment 1, posted November 2, 2026, specifies U.S. institutions of higher education, while the October 28 notices also listed DoD laboratories. Each application is a joint pre-proposal from one U.S. investigator paired with one Taiwan counterpart, and each pair submits only one pre-proposal. The U.S. principal investigator must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident holding a permanent, career-competitive, or tenure-track position. Awards are grants with no cost sharing required. AFOSR funds up to $150,000 annually per U.S. principal investigator for three years, with $1.2 million per year in total and approximately eight awards anticipated.

Pre-proposals are limited to three pages plus appendices and must be submitted by email to Lt Col Alexander Kamrud (alexander.kamrud.1@us.af.mil) and through the NSTC online system. Up to twenty pairs will be invited to submit full proposals, limited to eight pages through Grants.gov, due February 19, 2027. Award announcements are scheduled for April 30, 2027, with projects running October 2027 through October 2030.

The three priority areas are AI-driven materials discovery integrating physics-based modeling with experimental feedback, materials and nanostructures for energy-efficient electronic, photonic, and quantum information technologies, and quantum geometry in solids. Evaluation is two-step: compliance screening, then peer and programmatic review by AFOSR and NSTC. Criteria emphasize technical merit, DoD mission relevance, U.S.-Taiwan collaboration synergy, and data management strength, and final selection is bilateral, based on mutual scientific alignment and funding availability. Covered individuals must complete research security training, and senior/key personnel must register ORCID identifiers. Awards fall under 2 CFR 200 and DoD research terms, with pre-award costs limited to 90 days absent prior approval.

The opportunity is assigned to Assistance Listing 12.800, the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program.

Synopsis

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Update #2 · Latest ·

This is a special Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), which will hereafter generally be referred to as "we, us, our, or AFOSR." We announce the solicitation for a three-year program entitled "Frontiers in Materials and Nanostructures: AI-Driven Discovery, Quantum Geometry, and Energy-Efficient Information Technologies."


The US Air Force-Taiwan Nanoscience Program is one of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research's (AFOSR) International Research Initiatives. This international program is focused on shaping the direction and advancing the state-of-the-art in nanoscience research. Starting in 2002, grants were provided to Taiwan investigators to focus on basic research in specific nanoscience areas of interest as described by program managers at AFOSR or at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). In 2011 the program evolved to become a collaborative effort to pair US and Taiwan investigators to conduct basic science research on topics of common interest. In order to continue to provide opportunities for scientists to collaborate in emerging technology areas and to leverage their intellectual resources, AFOSR and NSTC are offering a new program dedicated to frontiers in materials and nanostructures in a variety of topic areas.


This is an open call with open competition; therefore, all applications are welcome. Initial applications (pre-proposals) are required to participate and must be submitted by 18 November. Pre-proposals must have two investigators - one from a US institution or DoD Lab, and one from a Taiwan institution. Teams consisting of a US investigator and his/her counterpart from Taiwan should submit a joint pre-proposal (white paper) indicating what their collaboration could accomplish with three years of funding. Each US-Taiwan pair is to submit only one pre-proposal. The same pre-proposal is to be submitted to both AFOSR and NSTC. Pre-proposals are required to be eligible for this funding opportunity, and pre-proposals are due by 18 November. Please see the Eligibility section below for further details.


IMPORTANT NOTE: Applicants should be alert for any amendments that may modify the announcement. Amendments to the original Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will be posted to the Grants.gov Webpage: https://www.grants.gov/.

Update #1 ·

This is a special Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), which will hereafter generally be referred to as "we, us, our, or AFOSR." We announce the solicitation for a three-year program entitled "Frontiers in Materials and Nanostructures: AI-Driven Discovery, Quantum Geometry, and Energy-Efficient Information Technologies."


The US Air Force-Taiwan Nanoscience Program is one of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research's (AFOSR) International Research Initiatives. This international program is focused on shaping the direction and advancing the state-of-the-art in nanoscience research. Starting in 2002, grants were provided to Taiwan investigators to focus on basic research in specific nanoscience areas of interest as described by program managers at AFOSR or at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). In 2011 the program evolved to become a collaborative effort to pair US and Taiwan investigators to conduct basic science research on topics of common interest. In order to continue to provide opportunities for scientists to collaborate in emerging technology areas and to leverage their intellectual resources, AFOSR and NSTC are offering a new program dedicated to frontiers in materials and nanostructures in a variety of topic areas.


This is an open call with open competition; therefore, all applications are welcome. Initial applications (pre-proposals) must have two investigators - one from a US institution or DoD Lab, and one from a Taiwan institution. Teams consisting of a US investigator and his/her counterpart from Taiwan are invited to submit a joint pre-proposal (white paper) indicating what their collaboration could accomplish with three years of funding. Each US-Taiwan pair is to submit only one pre-proposal. The same pre-proposal is to be submitted to both AFOSR and NSTC. Please see the Eligibility section below for further details.


IMPORTANT NOTE: Applicants should be alert for any amendments that may modify the announcement. Amendments to the original Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will be posted to the Grants.gov Webpage: https://www.grants.gov/.

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