U.S. National Science Foundation · USA

Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)

Offen

U.S. National Science Foundation plant 45 Förderungen bei einem Gesamtbudget von 18 Mio. $. Die Einreichungsfrist endet am 1. März 2027. Antragsberechtigte Gruppen laut Quelle: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification).

Frist: 1. März 2027 (in 106 Tagen)
Fördersumme: ≈ 400.000 $ pro Förderung (Schätzung: Gesamtbudget ÷ 45)
Gesamtbudget: 18 Mio. $
Förderquote: Kein Pflicht-Eigenanteil angegeben; Förderquote nicht angegeben
Gesamtbudget: 18 Mio. $
Erwartete Förderungen: 45
Eigenanteil: Nicht erforderlich
Fördergeber: U.S. National Science Foundation
Referenz: 22-603
Assistance Listing (USA): 47.050 Geosciences; 47.074 Biological Sciences; 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)
Zuletzt geprüft: 13. November 2026

Offizielle Ausschreibung öffnen ↗ Frist zum Kalender hinzufügen

Die offiziellen Beschreibungen sind in der Sprache des Fördergebers (meist Englisch); Zusammenfassung und Eckdaten auf dieser Seite sind auf Deutsch.

Über diese Ausschreibung

The MCA program offers an opportunity for scientists and engineers at the mid-career stage (see restrictions under Additional Eligibility Information) to substantively enhance and advance their research program and career trajectory. Mid-career scientists are at a critical career transition stage where they need to advance their research programs to ensure long-term productivity and creativity but are often constrained by service, teaching, or other activities that limit the amount of time devoted to research.

The MCA program provides protected time, resources, and the means to gain new skills through synergistic and mutually beneficial partnerships, typically at an institution other than the candidate's home institution. Partners from outside the Principal Investigator's (PI) own subdiscipline or discipline are encouraged, but not required, to enhance interdisciplinary networking and convergence across science and engineering fields. Research projects that envision new insights on existing problems or identify new problems made accessible with cutting-edge methodology or expertise from other fields are encouraged.

Vollständigen Text lesen

A key component of a successful MCA will be the demonstration that the PI's current research program could substantively benefit from the protected time, mentored partnership(s), and resources provided through this program, such that there is a substantial enhancement to the PI's research and career trajectory, enabling scientific and academic advancement not likely without this support.

The MCA is the only cross-directorate NSF program specifically aimed at providing protected time and resources to established scientists and engineers targeted at the mid-career stage. Participating programs in the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO), Geosciences (GEO), Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE), and Education and Human Resources (EHR) will accept MCA proposals. To help identify the disciplinary program in which the MCA should be reviewed, PIs are urged to investigate the research areas supported by the different directorates and participating programs.

PIs are strongly encouraged to discuss the suitability of their MCA proposal with a Program Officer from the appropriate directorate at MCA.info@nsf.gov . PIs from EPSCoR jurisdictions are especially encouraged to apply.

Wer kann sich bewerben?

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

*Who May Serve as PI:

PIs must be a) at the Associate Professor rank (or equivalent; see Additional Eligibility Information) and b) at that rank for at least 3 years by the proposal submission date. PIs must have current or proposed research that falls within the purview of a participating disciplinary program. 

Pilot PUI Track in Directorates for Biological Sciences and Geosciences only, extends PI eligibility: Researchers at the Full Professor rank (or equivalent; see Additional Eligibility Information) at PUI institutions only and with proposed research that falls within the purview of a participating program within the Directorate for Biological Sciences or the Directorate for Geosciences may also apply. 

The collaborative partner(s) may not be listed as co-principal investigator(s) on the cover page. Instead the partner(s) should be designated as senior/key personnel or consultants.

Antragstellerkategorien sind nur ein Ausgangspunkt. Über die Antragsberechtigung entscheidet die offizielle Ausschreibung.

Themen

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

So bewerben Sie sich

Apply through the funder’s official page (link below); it states the procedure, documents and deadline.

From the call text

Who can apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Company stage: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Single applicant or consortium: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Where applicants must be based: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Where to apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page

Kontakt

U.S. National Science Foundation · grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov · 703-292-4203

Offizielle Quellen

Offizielle Ausschreibungsseite · Programmseite des Fördergebers

Die Angaben auf dieser Seite stammen aus der offiziellen Quelle und wurden zuletzt am 13. November 2026 geprüft. Maßgeblich sind immer die Unterlagen des Fördergebers einschließlich späterer Änderungen.