Who funds organic synthesis research?

We count 61 funded organic synthesis projects, active between 2020 and 2031, from 4 funders. The most came from EU · ERC (21 projects), EU · MSCA (19 projects) and NSF · MPS (7 projects). The median award is $841K, across the 59 of 61 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

61

Funders

4

Median award

$841K

Open calls now

1

Top funders of organic synthesis research

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

Open organic synthesis funding calls

1 open call mentions organic synthesis today.

• Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
  Geological Survey$1 – $150,000Deadline: November 14, 2026 ·

Funded organic synthesis projects

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

• CAREER: CAS: Rational Development of Titanium Photocatalysis for the Generation, Utilization, and Control of Heteroatom-Centered Radicals
  NSF · MPS · $800,566 · ends 2031
• Stereoselective Synthesis of Complex Fluorinated Motifs from Unactivated Alkynes
  UKRI · EPSRC · £662,737 · ends 2029
• Reframing the Structure and Synthesis of Semiconducting Polymers
  NSF · MPS · $575,000 · ends 2029
• Mining and Engineering New Biocatalysts for Sustainable Chemoenzymatic Synthesis
  NSF · ENG · $625,000 · ends 2029
• MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of a Microfocused Dual-Source X-ray Diffraction System
  NSF · MPS · $645,695 · ends 2029
• Effective Delivery of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics via Designed Nanocarriers (NATPRIME)
  UKRI · Horizon Europe Guarantee · £267,922 · ends 2029
• Linking Morphology to Physical Properties for Organic Electronics
  UKRI · UKRI FLF · £593,105 · ends 2029
• UKProNet2025
  UKRI · BBSRC · £585,382 · ends 2029
• Effective Delivery of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics via Designed Nanocarriers
  UKRI · Horizon Europe Guarantee · £267,922 · ends 2028
• Hybrid Electrochemically-paired Light Irradiated Organic Synthesis
  EU · ERC · €1,499,828 · ends 2028

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 “organic synthesis or synthesis organic”. 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.