From 5de72251ed7b903f8bd2a8b9a967646c0e49acb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Littauer Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 11:19:57 +1300 Subject: [PATCH] Add NSF CyberTraining and refresh funding opportunities - Add NSF CyberTraining (NSF 23-520) and Open Science NL Citizen Science Hubs 2026 - Replace archived POSE Phase 1/2 entries with PESOSE (NSF 26-506) - Close Astera Hidden Science, ICRP, CHARTED Funds 1 and 3 - Update deadlines for GitHub SOSF, BSSw, CHARTED Funds 2 and 4 - Point Open Science NL pre-announcements at their live call pages - Quote unquoted posted dates --- data/funding-opportunities.yml | 118 ++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 72 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-) diff --git a/data/funding-opportunities.yml b/data/funding-opportunities.yml index bac3b2da..c30160f1 100644 --- a/data/funding-opportunities.yml +++ b/data/funding-opportunities.yml @@ -86,39 +86,24 @@ opportunities: - nih - biomedical - - title: "Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) — Phase 1" - posted: "2026-04-24" - funder: "National Science Foundation (NSF)" - url: "https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/pose-pathways-enable-open-source-ecosystems" - type: "Grant" - amount: "Up to $300,000 for projects with durations up to 1 year" - amountSort: 300000 - deadline: "Full proposal: 2026-09-01 · Full proposal: 2027-03-02" - deadlineSort: "2026-09-01" - eligibility: "" - geography: "USA" - focusArea: "Open-source research software ecosystems" - description: "Funds scoping activities to help existing open-source research products with small user communities transition into sustainable, robust open-source ecosystems. Phase I supports early formation of managing organizations and training for teams building such ecosystems." - tags: - - nsf - - ecosystem - - - title: "Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) — Phase 2" + - title: "Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)" posted: "2026-04-24" funder: "National Science Foundation (NSF)" url: "https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/pesose-pathways-enable-secure-open-source-ecosystems" type: "Grant" - amount: "Up to $1,500,000 for projects with durations up to 2 years" + amount: "Track 1 (Planning): up to $300,000 · Track 2 (Establishment): up to $1,500,000 · Track 3 (Security): up to $1,500,000; 40–60 awards anticipated" amountSort: 1500000 - deadline: "Full proposal: 2026-09-01 · Full proposal: 2027-03-02" - deadlineSort: "2026-09-01" - eligibility: "" + deadline: "Full proposal: 2027-03-02 · Full proposal: 2027-09-07 (first Tuesday in March and September, annually)" + deadlineSort: "2027-03-02" + eligibility: "See solicitation NSF 26-506." geography: "USA" focusArea: "Open-source research software ecosystems" - description: "Supports transition of promising open-source research products with small existing user and contributor communities into sustainable, robust open-source ecosystems. A POSE Phase I award is not required to apply to Phase II." + description: "Successor to POSE (NSF 24-606). Supports turning promising open-source research products into sustainable, secure open-source ecosystems, via three tracks: planning and scoping a new ecosystem, establishing or expanding an ecosystem around a product with existing adoption, and enhancing the safety, security, and privacy of existing ecosystems. A prior planning award is not required for the other tracks." tags: - nsf - ecosystem + - open-source + - security - title: "Open Source for the Life Sciences" posted: "2026-05-05" @@ -141,7 +126,7 @@ opportunities: - philanthropy - title: Open Science Meetings - posted: 2026-05-07 + posted: "2026-05-07" funder: "Open Science NL" url: https://www.openscience.nl/en/calls/open-science-meetings-0 type: "Grant" @@ -158,7 +143,7 @@ opportunities: - meetings - title: DisCouRSE Flexible Fund - Round 2 - posted: 2026-05-07 + posted: "2026-05-07" funder: UKRI/DisCouRSE Network+ url: https://discourse-network.github.io/funding/round-2 type: "Grant" @@ -235,12 +220,12 @@ opportunities: type: "Grant" amount: "$10,000 per project, paid in tranches ($6,000 during the 3-week program, $2,000 at the 6-month check-in, $2,000 at the 12-month check-in), plus up to $10,000 in Azure credits" amountSort: 10000 - deadline: "Session 5 applications open, reviewed on a rolling basis; due 2026-08-18" - deadlineSort: "2026-08-18" + deadline: "Rolling; applications are considered for all program sessions" + deadlineSort: "" eligibility: "Open source project maintainers (individuals or teams of up to 3) aged 18+, with an active GitHub profile, located in a GitHub Sponsors-supported region, not a current GitHub employee, with a clearly licensed project that has demonstrated community adoption and a defined governance structure." geography: "Global (GitHub Sponsors-supported regions)" focusArea: "Open source software security" - description: "Funds maintainers of widely-depended-on open source projects to improve security practices, through a 3-week education program, GitHub Security Lab office hours, and direct funding tied to security milestones at 6- and 12-month check-ins. Session 5 applications are currently open and under rolling review." + description: "Funds maintainers of widely-depended-on open source projects to improve security practices, through a 3-week education program, GitHub Security Lab office hours, and direct funding tied to security milestones at 6- and 12-month check-ins. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and considered for all program sessions." tags: - security - github @@ -268,13 +253,13 @@ opportunities: - title: "BSSw Fellowship Program" posted: "2026-07-24" - status: "Closed" funder: "U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and National Science Foundation (NSF)" url: "https://bssw.io/pages/bssw-fellowship-program" type: "Fellowship" amount: "Up to $25,000 per Fellow, awarded as a subcontract to the recipient's institution" amountSort: 25000 - deadline: "2026 cohort closed 2025-10-31; 2027 cycle expected to open summer 2026" + deadline: "2027 cohort applications due 2026-10-30" + deadlineSort: "2026-10-30" eligibility: "Applicants at any career stage (student through senior professional) affiliated with a U.S.-based institution able to receive federal funding." geography: "USA" focusArea: "Scientific software developer productivity and sustainability" @@ -306,6 +291,7 @@ opportunities: - title: "Information Controls Research Program (ICRP)" posted: "2026-07-29" + status: "Closed" funder: "Open Technology Fund (OTF)" url: "https://www.opentech.fund/research-2/icrp/" type: "Fellowship" @@ -331,8 +317,9 @@ opportunities: type: "Grant" amount: "£350,000 total across at least two rounds; individual projects up to £40,000 (80% of Full Economic Costs)" amountSort: 40000 - deadline: "30 September 2026, 11:59pm BST" + deadline: "Round 1: 30 September 2026, 11:59pm BST · Round 2 expected to open late spring 2027" deadlineSort: "2026-09-30" + status: "Closed" eligibility: "Lead applicants must be based at UK universities, UK non-profit organisations, or work as freelance trainers/educators, able to sign a grant agreement with the University of Edinburgh." geography: "UK" focusArea: "FAIRifying training resources for digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs)" @@ -350,8 +337,9 @@ opportunities: type: "Grant" amount: "£350,000 total across two rounds; each round funds one large project up to £150,000 and several small projects up to £15,000 (80% of Full Economic Costs)" amountSort: 150000 - deadline: "30 September 2026, 11:59pm BST (first round)" + deadline: "Round 1: 30 September 2026, 11:59pm BST · Round 2 expected to open late spring 2027" deadlineSort: "2026-09-30" + status: "Closed" eligibility: "Lead applicants must be based at UK universities, UK non-profit organisations, or work as freelance trainers/educators; collaborative multi-institutional proposals accepted for larger projects." geography: "UK" focusArea: "Tools and frameworks for navigating the dRTP skills ecosystem" @@ -367,10 +355,10 @@ opportunities: funder: "CHARTED (dRTP Skills)" url: "https://drtp-skills.ac.uk/funds-community/" type: "Grant" - amount: "£150,000 total; up to £5,000 per activity" - amountSort: 5000 - deadline: "Rolling deadline, 15th of alternate months" - deadlineSort: "2026-08-15" + amount: "£150,000 total; up to £12,500 per activity (80% of Full Economic Costs)" + amountSort: 12500 + deadline: "Rolling deadline, 15th of alternate months; next 2026-11-15. Apply at least three months before the activity." + deadlineSort: "2026-11-15" eligibility: "UK-based researchers and dRTPs involved with research software, research data, or research computing, or freelance trainers/educators in this sector; can support non-UK collaborators visiting the UK." geography: "UK" focusArea: "Community activities for the dRTP ecosystem" @@ -389,7 +377,7 @@ opportunities: amount: "£150,000 total; up to £5,000 per award" amountSort: 5000 deadline: "Rolling deadline, 15th of each month" - deadlineSort: "2026-08-15" + deadlineSort: "2026-10-15" eligibility: "Early-career professionals and those transitioning into dRTP roles, primarily UK-based; must show career benefit, plans to share outcomes locally, and have explored other funding sources first." geography: "UK" focusArea: "Professional development for dRTPs" @@ -400,19 +388,19 @@ opportunities: - professional-development - uk - - title: "Open Science Infrastructure Programme (pre-announcement)" + - title: "Open Science Infrastructure Programme" posted: "2026-07-30" funder: "Open Science NL" - url: "https://www.openscience.nl/en/news/pre-announcement-new-funding-round-open-science-infrastructure-programme" + url: "https://www.openscience.nl/en/calls/open-science-infrastructure" type: "Grant" amount: "€17,000,000 total; up to €1,700,000 per proposal" amountSort: 1700000 - deadline: "Call expected to open October 2026 · Letter of intent due 2026-11-03 · Full proposal due 2027-04-13" + deadline: "Letter of intent: 2026-11-03 14:00 CET · Mandatory workshop: 2026-12-02 · Full proposal: 2027-04-13 14:00 CET" deadlineSort: "2026-11-03" eligibility: "" geography: "Netherlands" focusArea: "Digital infrastructure for open science" - description: "Pre-announcement for the next round of the Open Science Infrastructure programme, supporting improvement and further development of existing digital infrastructures that enable open science, with a greater focus on collaboration and consortium formation. Full call details, including eligibility, will be published in the Staatscourant closer to opening." + description: "The next round of the Open Science Infrastructure programme, supporting improvement and further development of existing digital infrastructures that enable open science, with a greater focus on collaboration and consortium formation. Now open for letters of intent." tags: - open-science - infrastructure @@ -420,6 +408,7 @@ opportunities: - title: "Astera Hidden Science Competition" posted: "2026-07-30" + status: "Closed" funder: "Astera Institute" url: "https://astera.org/hidden-science-competition/" type: "Prize" @@ -455,20 +444,57 @@ opportunities: - nsf - infrastructure - - title: "FAIR Research Outputs Call (pre-announcement)" + - title: "FAIR Research Outputs Call" posted: "2026-08-13" funder: "Open Science NL" - url: "https://www.openscience.nl/en/news/pre-announcement-first-round-of-the-fair-research-outputs-call" + url: "https://www.openscience.nl/en/calls/fair-research-outputs" type: "Grant" amount: "€2,850,000 total; €1,400,000 available for first call; up to €50,000 per project" amountSort: 50000 - deadline: "Call expected to open September 2026 · Continuous, first-come-first-served until 2027-02-23" - deadlineSort: "2026-09-01" + deadline: "Submissions open 2026-12-01 · Continuous, first-come-first-served until 2027-02-23 14:00 CET" + deadlineSort: "2027-02-23" eligibility: "" geography: "Netherlands" focusArea: "FAIR non-traditional research outputs" - description: "Pre-announcement for a new funding instrument supporting researchers in making non-traditional research outputs — such as datasets, software, and creative works — open and FAIR-compliant, including development of guidelines, standards, or tools that improve findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability. Full call details will be published in the Staatscourant closer to opening." + description: "A new funding instrument supporting researchers in making non-traditional research outputs — such as datasets, software, and creative works — open and FAIR-compliant, including development of guidelines, standards, or tools that improve findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability." tags: - open-science - fair - netherlands + + - title: "Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CyberTraining)" + posted: "2026-10-02" + funder: "National Science Foundation (NSF)" + url: "https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/training-based-workforce-development-advanced" + type: "Grant" + amount: "Pilot: up to $300,000 over 2 years · Small Implementation: up to $500,000 over 4 years · Medium Implementation: up to $1,000,000 over 4 years; ~18 awards anticipated" + amountSort: 1000000 + deadline: "Full proposal: 2027-01-21 (third Thursday in January, annually thereafter)" + deadlineSort: "2027-01-21" + eligibility: "An individual may serve as PI, co-PI, or Senior Personnel on only one Pilot or Implementation proposal per competition. See solicitation NSF 23-520 for eligible PI types." + geography: "USA" + focusArea: "Research workforce training for advanced cyberinfrastructure" + description: "Supports training and education that prepares the research workforce to create, use, and support advanced cyberinfrastructure — computation, large-scale data handling and analytics, networking, and security — and promotes broad adoption of CI tools and methods, including integrating computational skills into undergraduate and graduate education." + tags: + - nsf + - training + - infrastructure + - research-software + + - title: "Citizen Science Hubs 2026" + posted: "2026-10-02" + funder: "Open Science NL" + url: "https://www.openscience.nl/en/calls/citizen-science-hubs-2026" + type: "Grant" + amount: "€2,400,000 total; material costs capped at 30% of the grant" + amountSort: 2400000 + deadline: "Full proposal: 2027-01-08 14:00 CET" + deadlineSort: "2027-01-08" + eligibility: "At least two applicants from different Dutch research organisations (universities, university medical centres, KNAW/NWO institutes, RIVM, KNMI) with contracts covering the project duration; at most one application per organisation." + geography: "Netherlands" + focusArea: "Citizen science support within research organisations" + description: "Funds the establishment of citizen science hubs to strengthen knowledge, expertise, and support for citizen science (including science communication) within Dutch research organisations." + tags: + - open-science + - community + - netherlands