Who funds semiconductor research?

We count 262 funded semiconductor projects, active between 2021 and 2032, from 4 funders. The most came from EU · ERC (62 projects), EU · MSCA (44 projects) and NSF · MPS (34 projects). The median award is $1M, across the 254 of 262 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

262

Funders

4

Median award

$1M

Open calls now

8

Top funders of semiconductor research

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

Open semiconductor funding calls

8 open calls mention semiconductor today.

• CHIPS Incentives Program – Facilities for Semiconductor Materials and Manufacturing Equipment
  National Institute of Standards and TechnologyNot specifiedDeadline: November 1, 2026 ·
• International collaboration EU and Japan on semiconductors
  European Commission · Digital Europe Programme€3,000,000 – €5,000,000Deadline: December 8, 2026 ·
• Novel Semiconductor-based Sensors
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Sustainable Semiconductor Manufacturing
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Other Semiconductor Technologies
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Semiconductors
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• CHIPS JU EU-Japan – market-oriented call on semiconductor innovation
  Innovation Fund DenmarkNot specifiedDeadline: December 8, 2027 ·
• Chips EU-calls within semiconductor technologies in 2026
  Research Council of NorwayNot specifiedDeadline: Not listed

Forecast: announced, not open yet

1 forecast call on semiconductor. Funders publish forecasts before a call opens; you can't apply to these yet, and dates can change.

• ForecastPre-announcement: Open-source semiconductor security platform development
  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Up to £240,000Opening date not announced

Funded semiconductor projects

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

• Center: MIT Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
  NSF · MPS · $18,000,000 · ends 2032
• REU Site: Michigan Semiconductor Hands-On Research Experience (M-SHORE)
  NSF · ENG · $410,186 · ends 2031
• AI Institute for Advances in Optimization
  NSF · ENG · $20,000,000 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Spin Polarization of Inorganic Hybrid Nanostructures at the Single-Particle Level
  NSF · MPS · $700,066 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Strengthening Workforce Ecosystems by Understanding Self-Adjustment Experiences Among Community College Students in Engineering Technology Pathways
  NSF · ENG · $569,999 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Correlated Phases and Non-equilibrium Dynamics in Topological Flat bands
  NSF · MPS · $555,113 · ends 2031
• The UK Neuromorphic Computing Hardware Semiconductor IKC
  UKRI · EPSRC · £10,225,121 · ends 2030
• Collaborative Research: Statewide Manufacturing and Applied Responsive Technician Education in Florida (SMART-FL)
  NSF · EDU · $744,916 · ends 2030
• PCL-Test Bed: Layered and Thin-film Technologies with Intelligent Cloud Experimentation (LATTICE)
  NSF · TIP · $20,000,000 · ends 2030
• PCL-Test Bed: Revolutionizing AI-Driven Autonomous Experimentation for Next-Generation Semiconductor Synthesis (READINESS)
  NSF · TIP · $19,928,016 · 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 “semiconductor or semiconductors”. 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.