NSF research directorates have a productive history of collaborating with German counterparts to support research through bilateral activities and multilateral arrangements. Through the following links you will find information on specific collaborations with the German Research Foundation (DFG) and with the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

• Cross-Directorate Solicitations
• Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
• Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
• Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
• Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)

CROSS-DIRECTORATE SOLICITATIONS
Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS)

• Guidelines for Submission can be found at NSF 24-510 (or future versions replacing it).

Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC)

• The SaTC program solicitation can be found at NSF 24-504 (or future versions replacing it).
• The Dear Colleague Letter inviting U.S.-German collaborative proposal submissions to the SaTC program can be found at NSF 23-051 (or future versions replacing it).

DIRECTORATE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (BIO)
Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS)

Dear Colleague Letter: Future Proofing Plants to a Changing Climate

• Guidelines for Submission can be found at NSF 23-096 (or future versions replacing it).

Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB)

Dear Colleague Letter: NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Molecular and Cellular Biology

• Guidelines for Submission can be found at NSF 22-015 (or future versions replacing it). 

DIRECTORATE FOR ENGINEERING (ENG)
Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET)

NSF-DFG Lead Agency Activity in Measurements of Interfacial Systems at Scale with In-situ and Operando aNalysis (NSF-DFG MISSION)

• Guidelines for Submission can be found at NSF 23-583 (or future versions replacing it).

Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)

Dear Colleague Letter: NSF and DFG Opportunity for Collaborations in Advanced Manufacturing

• Guidelines for Submission can be found at NSF 22-013 (or future versions replacing it).

DIRECTORATE FOR GEOSCIENCES (GEO)
Cross-cutting

Dear Colleague Letter: Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals under the U.S. NSF/GEO – DFG/Geosciences Lead Agency Opportunity on collaborative Research on Climate Change

• Guidelines for Submission can be found at NSF 23-113 (or future versions replacing it).

DIRECTORATE FOR MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES (MPS)
Division of Chemistry (CHE)

NSF-DFG Lead Agency Activity in Measurements of Interfacial Systems at Scale with In-situ and Operando aNalysis (NSF-DFG MISSION)

• Guidelines for Submission can be found at NSF 23-583 (or future versions replacing it).  

Division of Physics (PHY)

Dear Colleague Letter: Special Guidelines for Submitting Proposals: NSF and DFG Opportunity for Collaborations in Physics

• Guidelines for Submission can be found at NSF 23-036 (or future versions replacing it).

OFFICE OF DIRECTOR/OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (OD/OISE)
OISE helps to coordinate the overall engagement between NSF and Germany.

Contact: Stacey Standridge, sstandri@nsf.gov