Who funds algebra research?

We count 139 funded algebra projects, active between 2020 and 2031, from 4 funders. The most came from EU · ERC (53 projects), NSF · MPS (49 projects) and EU · MSCA (24 projects). The median award is $450K, across the 133 of 139 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

139

Funders

4

Median award

$450K

Open calls now

2

Top funders of algebra research

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

Open algebra funding calls

2 open calls mention algebra today.

• Topology
  U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedDeadline: November 3, 2026 ·
  Real odds: About 1 in 4 funded (26% · NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS), all proposals, FY2024)
• MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)
  U.S. National Science FoundationUp to $300,000Deadline: Rolling (no fixed deadline listed)
  Real odds: About 1 in 4 funded (26% · NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS), all proposals, FY2024)

Real odds

• About 1 in 4 funded · 26% · NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS), all proposals, FY2024 · NSF funding rates (directorate page)

Published success rates for the programs behind the open calls above: the share of applications the funder funded, program-wide, not for this topic.

Funded algebra projects

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

• RTG: Mathematics & AI Synergies (MAIS): Algebra and Applications
  NSF · MPS · $2,735,284 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Geometry of moduli spaces of curves
  NSF · MPS · $425,000 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Higher Singularities and Birational Geometry in Positive and Mixed Characteristics
  NSF · MPS · $400,000 · ends 2031
• Quantum Fields, Homotopy Algebras, Open Systems and Gravity
  UKRI · STFC · £13,479 · ends 2030
• Understanding Equivalent Equations: Using Clinical Interviews and Nominal Response Cognitive Diagnostic Models to Measure and Describe Students’ Sensemaking
  NSF · EDU · $1,105,788 · ends 2029
• Scaffolds for Integrated Computational and Algebraic Thinking
  NSF · EDU · $399,650 · ends 2029
• Arithmetic and Geometry of Automorphic Forms
  UKRI · UKRI FLF · £591,767 · ends 2029
• Mutations and geometric models
  UKRI · £419,880 · ends 2029
• Homology of Algebras
  UKRI · EPSRC · £469,424 · ends 2029
• Group representations: orders, lattices and deformations
  UKRI · EPSRC · £437,950 · 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 “algebra or algebraic”. 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.