Who funds nanomaterials research?

We count 221 funded nanomaterials projects, active between 2020 and 2031, from 8 funders. The most came from EU · MSCA (85 projects), EU · ERC (58 projects) and NSF · MPS (16 projects). The median award is $750K, across the 215 of 221 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

221

Funders

8

Median award

$750K

Open calls now

1

Top funders of nanomaterials research

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

Open nanomaterials funding calls

1 open call mentions nanomaterials today.

• Toward Translation of Nanotechnology Cancer Interventions (TTNCI; R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedDeadline: November 15, 2027 ·
  Real odds: About 1 in 8 funded (13% · NIH R01-equivalent grants, all NIH institutes, FY2025)

Real odds

• About 1 in 8 funded · 13% · NIH R01-equivalent grants, all NIH institutes, FY2025 · NIH Data Book, report 29

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 nanomaterials projects

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

• Jackson state university project title: mississippi consortium for research and education in integrated nanomaterials project objectives: •…
  DOE · $4,676,690 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Structure-Function Analysis of PEG-Lipid Shedding for Rational Design of Targeted Nanoparticles
  NSF · MPS · $750,000 · ends 2031
• Magnetic nanoparticle development for imaging and magnetophoretic rheology
  UKRI · EPSRC · £1,743,696 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Advancing Precision Biomimetic Nanodelivery for Neurovascular Inflammation
  NSF · ENG · $561,273 · ends 2031
• EMPHASIS – Electron Microscopy Platform for High-throughput Analysis and Spectroscopic Imaging Systems
  Wellcome · £805,837 · ends 2031
• Chemistry and Photochemistry on Plasmonic Nanoparticle Surfaces
  NSF · MPS · $769,503 · ends 2030
• cGMP Manufacture, Fill-Finish, Release, Analytical and Stability Testing and Stability Program of a Nanoparticle Based HIV Envelope Vaccine
  NIH · NIAID · $3,358,279 · ends 2030
• Self-Assembling Protein Nanoparticles Presenting Stabilized Hemagglutinin, Neuraminidase, and M2e Antigens for Universal Influenza Vaccine Development
  NIH · NIAID · $3,679,976 · ends 2030
• Quantum embedding for functional nanodevice design
  UKRI · UKRI FLF · £1,389,077 · ends 2030
• Traceless delivery of ‘genome editors’ for treatment of severe genetic diseases
  Wellcome · £741,702 · ends 2030

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 “nanomaterials or nanoparticles”. 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.