NSF and the Romanian Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI) Lead Agency Opportunity in the Mathematical Sciences

The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) within the Mathematical & Physical Sciences Directorate (MPS) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Romanian Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI) have created a partnership to support international collaboration under the NSF-UEFISCDI Lead Agency Opportunity in the Mathematical Sciences. The goal of this activity is to promote collaborative research within the mathematical sciences by reducing barriers to conducting research with international collaborators. The NSF-UEFISCDI Lead Agency Opportunity allows U.S. and Romanian researchers to submit a single collaborative proposal that will undergo a single merit review process through NSF as the lead agency. 

Under the NSF-UEFISCDI Lead Agency Opportunity, proposals may be accepted for collaborative research in areas at the intersection of MPS/DMS’s and UEFISCDI's missions. Proposers should review the programs supported through MPS/DMS and through the UEFISCDI for further information on what areas of research are eligible for support through this activity. Proposals are expected to adhere to typical proposal sizes and durations for the relevant UEFISCDI and MPS/DMS program(s) from which funding is sought. Proposals will be accepted for both interdisciplinary and disciplinary research projects.  Please note that this activity is limited to core programs within the DMS division; no cross-cutting or agency-wide special programs are eligible. 

For general inquiries about the NSF-UEFISCDI lead agency opportunity, please contact nsf-uefiscdi@nsf.gov. For inquiries pertaining to the specific DMS programs to which an NSF-UEFISCDI may be submitted, please contact the program officers listed on the specific programs’ webpages.

Links to participating NSF programs are below.

Full submission guidance is in the Dear Colleague Letter: NSF and the Romanian Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI) Lead Agency Opportunity in the Mathematical Sciences (NSF 23-132).

Participating Programs
Division of Mathematical Sciences
Disciplinary Research Programs

•  Algebra and Number Theory
•  Analysis
•  Applied Mathematics
•  Combinatorics
•  Computational Mathematics
•  Foundations
•  Geometric Analysis
•  Mathematical Biology
•  Probability
•  Statistics
•  Topology

For full proposals to be considered, the project team should submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to nsf-uefiscdi@nsf.gov. Please use the EOI form found here: Expression of Interest (EOI) form.

For NSF programs with a proposal submission deadline, project teams should submit the EOI at least 60 days before the submission deadline.

For NSF programs without a proposal submission deadline, project teams should submit the EOI 60 days ahead of their intended proposal submission date.

Proposals must be submitted in accordance with the deadlines of the participating NSF programs.

On July 27, 2023 NSF and UEFISCDI held an informational webinar on this opportunity. The webinar slides can be found here.


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