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U.S. National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation Translation to Practice
Amount
Up to $2M
Deadline
Nov 17, 2026
Odds
Not published
Effort
1 to 2 wks
Can you get this?
✓Must be US-based
✓Project must translate science to real-world use
✓Any stage or industry accepted
✓Strong scientific merit required
✓Not confirmed against the funder's page. Check before you apply.
Your real odds
NSF translation grants are highly competitive, with acceptance rates typical of federal science funding programs that fund a small fraction of applicants.
No win rate is specified for this program, but NSF programs of this size routinely receive far more applications than they fund, and reviewers weigh both scientific merit and a credible commercialization path.
What it takes
Confirm eligibility and register on both sites1 to 2 wks
Develop narrative and technical proposal4 to 8 wks
Submit full application via Grants.gov1 to 2 days
Worth knowing
Scientific merit carries serious weight alongside broader societal impact, so a proposal that is technically rigorous but vague about how the work reaches practical application will lose ground to one that addresses both with equal clarity.
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