Instrumentation and Hardware Systems
- Funder
- National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)
- Award amount
- Not specified
- Deadline
- July 7, 2027
- Eligible countries
- United States
Summary
SBIR/STTR topic (National Science Foundation), Phase I and II. Open to U.S. small businesses; STTR projects partner with a U.S. research institution. Opens: May 22, 2026. Closes: July 7, 2027. The Instrumentation and Hardware Systems topic addresses the research and development of new and improved instrumentation and related systems for a wide variety of commercial and industrial applications. Proposals in this topic may deal with new instruments for use in scientific, industrial, engineering or manufacturing environments, among others. Systems and tools designed for the purposes of detection, manipulation, characterization, measurement, processing, control or monitoring will be considered. A wide variety of applications areas will be considered as part of this topic. Official solicitation: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/small-business-innovation-research-small-business-technology/nsf26-510/solicitation
Summary as listed by the funder. Always read the full announcement for eligibility, limits and how to apply.
Read the full announcement →What U.S. National Science Foundation reviewers look for
- Intellectual Merit: the potential to advance knowledge.
- Broader Impacts: the potential to benefit society, with named partners, numbers and a way to assess them.
- For both, reviewers weigh the quality of the plan, the team's qualifications and resources, and how success will be measured.
Read our guide: what funded applications do →
See how this call matches your research
Build a free research profile and Lantern Grants scores every open call against your work, tracks your deadlines and reminds you before they pass.
Get matched free