Who funds superconductivity research?

We count 137 funded superconductivity projects, active between 2020 and 2032, from 4 funders. The most came from EU · ERC (58 projects), EU · MSCA (22 projects) and DOE (16 projects). The median award is $1.6M, across the 132 of 137 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

137

Funders

4

Median award

$1.6M

Open calls now

1

Top funders of superconductivity research

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

Open superconductivity funding calls

1 open call mentions superconductivity today.

• Superconducting Platform Technologies
  European Commission · Horizon Europe€19,000,000 – €20,000,000Deadline: November 17, 2026 ·

Funded superconductivity projects

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

• CAREER: Quantum Optics of Correlated Electrons in Cavity Quantum Materials
  NSF · MPS · $611,541 · ends 2031
• QLCI: Manufacturable and Resilient Superconducting Quantum Information Systems (MARQUIS)
  NSF · MPS · $27,918,000 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Topological quantum devices as a window into strongly correlated matter
  NSF · MPS · $547,905 · ends 2031
• Emerging Paradigms in Superconductivity of Novel Quantum Materials
  UKRI · EPSRC · £2,387,175 · ends 2031
• Modeling of III-Nitride Devices for Device-Circuit Co-optimization under Cryogenic Environments
  NSF · ENG · $596,140 · ends 2029
• Multi-terminal Josephson Microwave Nanophotonic Devices
  NSF · ENG · $398,990 · ends 2029
• Revealing the high-redshift Universe with superconducting on-chip spectrometers
  UKRI · UKRI FLF · £593,133 · ends 2029
• Fabrication and Understanding of Superconducting Damascene Structures for Quantum Devices
  NSF · ENG · $398,485 · ends 2029
• Radiabeam technologies, llc new newton award control number: 3418-1507 title: superconducting nb3sn cavities for efficient and reliable 10…
  DOE · $1,404,253 · ends 2029
• Radiabeam technologies, control #3418-1534 nuclear energy waste transmutation optimized now (newton), de-foa-0003418 title: nb3sn proton…
  DOE · $1,079,989 · 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 “superconductivity or superconducting”. 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.