Who funds fusion energy research?

We count 53 funded fusion energy projects, active between 2024 and 2031, from 5 funders. The most came from DOE (25 projects), NSF · MPS (9 projects) and EU · MSCA (6 projects). The median award is $705K, across the 50 of 53 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

53

Funders

5

Median award

$705K

Open calls now

3

Top funders of fusion energy research

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

Open fusion energy funding calls

3 open calls mention fusion energy today.

• Key enabling technologies for fusion power plants (European Partnership on Fusion Energy)
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €10,000,000Deadline: March 4, 2027 ·
• Key enabling technologies for fusion power plants (European Partnership on Fusion Energy)
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €15,000,000Deadline: November 4, 2027 ·
• FY 2027 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program
  Office of Science$5,000 – $10,000,000Deadline: September 30, 2027 ·

Funded fusion energy projects

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

• Fluorescent virus-like particles for investigating humoral responses to SARS- CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses.
  Wellcome · £762,324 · ends 2031
• STC: Transformative Explorations in Multi-Physics and Engineering of Scientific Turbulence (TEMPEST)
  NSF · Office of the Director · $30,000,000 · ends 2031
• QLCI: Hybrid Quantum Architectures and Networks (HQAN)
  NSF · MPS · $37,500,000 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Strain-tuning of unconventional and topological superconductors
  NSF · MPS · $698,008 · ends 2031
• Collaborative Research: Mechanics of Confined Interfaces in Hierarchical Ceramic Composites Under Extreme Conditions
  NSF · ENG · $439,710 · ends 2029
• Methodologically Consistent Free-Energy Density Functional Theory for Warm Dense Matter and Non-Ideal Plasmas
  NSF · MPS · $686,056 · ends 2029
• Surface Engineering of titanium-based implants produced by laser powder bed fusion
  UKRI · EPSRC · ends 2029
• New award: jupiter volta, inc
  DOE · $3,650,757 · ends 2029
• Marathon fusion: new award vision open 2024, control# 3387-2677 project title: partial ionization centrifuge enabling differential pumping…
  DOE · $3,630,998 · ends 2029
• Application from joint program in high energy density laboratory plasmas (hedlp) notice of funding opportunity (nofo) de-foa-0003526
  DOE · $600,000 · 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 “fusion plasma or fusion energy or tokamak”. 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.