Who funds photosynthesis research?

We count 78 funded photosynthesis projects, active between 2020 and 2032, from 6 funders. The most came from EU · ERC (31 projects), EU · MSCA (19 projects) and UKRI · BBSRC (5 projects). The median award is $1.6M, across the 72 of 78 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

78

Funders

6

Median award

$1.6M

Open calls now

0

Top funders of photosynthesis research

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

Open photosynthesis funding calls

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Funded photosynthesis projects

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

• CAREER: Lossless Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics via Directed Emission
  NSF · MPS · $750,000 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Enhancing heat resistance of carbon fixation via differential Rubisco subunit expression
  NSF · BIO · $1,287,240 · ends 2031
• Long wavelength oxygenic photosynthesis
  UKRI · BBSRC · £5,069,750 · ends 2030
• Genome regulatory mechanisms mediating abscisic acid stress hormone response and stomatal aperture control in plants
  NSF · BIO · $526,205 · ends 2030
• BREATHE: Bridging REspiration And phoTosynthesis in eartH systEm science
  UKRI · NERC · £798,400 · ends 2029
• Terpenoids are one of the largest and most diverse classes of metabolites
  USDA · $649,955 · ends 2029
• Fruits, pods, and other green parts of plants are not just passive products of a plant's growth
  USDA · $37,450 · ends 2029
• Collaborative Research: Electronic Structure and Mechanism of Oxygen Evolution from Synthetic Heterocubane Topological Mimics of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II
  NSF · MPS · $349,973 · ends 2029
• Mechanisms of Light Regulated Translation in Chloroplasts
  NSF · BIO · $1,000,000 · ends 2029
• NITRO-MET: REACTIVE NITROGEN SUPPLY DRIVEN BY OROGENIC METAMORPHISM
  UKRI · NERC · £741,973 · 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 “photosynthesis”. 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.