Who funds 3D printing research?

We count 146 funded 3D printing projects, active between 2019 and 2032, from 5 funders. The most came from EU · MSCA (43 projects), EU · ERC (26 projects) and EU · EIC (15 projects). The median award is $1.6M, across the 140 of 146 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

146

Funders

5

Median award

$1.6M

Open calls now

1

Top funders of 3D printing research

Projects whose title or summary mentions 3D printing. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open 3D printing funding calls

1 open call mentions 3D printing today.

• Sustainable aircraft circular design and additive manufacturing, towards a climate neutral aviation
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €2,500,000Deadline: April 14, 2027 ·

Funded 3D printing projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• CAREER: Enabling Single-Step Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics via Laser-Triggered Flash Sintering and Scientific Artificial Intelligence-based Multiscale Modeling
  NSF · ENG · $550,000 · ends 2031
• Texas southern university project title: consortium for research and education for advanced manufacturing of alloys for extreme conditions…
  DOE · $4,700,212 · ends 2031
• GOALI: Machine Learning Enabled Multiscale Modeling Platform and Virtual Sensing Digital Twin for Fatigue in Metals Additive Manufacturing (MAM)
  NSF · ENG · $900,000 · ends 2030
• E-RISE: Nebraska Center for 3D Innovation (NE3D)
  NSF · Office of the Director · $7,950,107 · ends 2030
• Collaborative Research: Make-it-Anywhere Distributed Additive Manufacturing: Enabling Part Quality Equivalence through Physics- and Data-Integrated Process Control
  NSF · ENG · $304,709 · ends 2029
• Developing a Technician Education Pathway for Metal Additive Manufacturing
  NSF · EDU · $944,940 · ends 2029
• Development and additive manufacturing of oxide dispersion strengthened refractory high-entropy alloys and high-entropy oxide coatings for…
  DOE · $800,000 · ends 2029
• Instrument Development: Depth-Resolved Chemical Imaging for Highly Absorbing, Scattering, and Curved Specimens
  NSF · MPS · $518,000 · ends 2029
• CPS: Medium: Collaborative Research: A Function Encoder Framework for Transferable and Adaptive Cyberphysical Intelligence in Metal Additive Manufacturing
  NSF · CISE · $600,000 · ends 2029
• CPS: Medium: Collaborative Research: AI-Enabled Modeling, Sensing, Digital Twins, and Autonomous Control for Smart, Sustainable, and Scalable Big Area Additive Manufacturing
  NSF · CISE · $449,812 · ends 2029

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “additive manufacturing or 3d printing”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.