Who funds topological materials research?

We count 228 funded topological materials projects, active between 2020 and 2032, from 6 funders. The most came from EU · ERC (91 projects), EU · MSCA (52 projects) and NSF · MPS (40 projects). The median award is $940K, across the 223 of 228 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

228

Funders

6

Median award

$940K

Open calls now

1

Top funders of topological materials research

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

Open topological materials funding calls

1 open call mentions topological materials today.

• Topology
  U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedDeadline: November 3, 2026 ·
  Real odds: About 1 in 4 funded (26% · NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS), all proposals, FY2024)

Real odds

• About 1 in 4 funded · 26% · NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS), all proposals, FY2024 · NSF funding rates (directorate page)

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 topological materials projects

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

• Bacterial genome organisation by DNA topology remodelling machines
  Wellcome · £3,543,840 · ends 2032
• Genome control by cohesin ligands
  Wellcome · £3,000,000 · ends 2032
• CAREER: Topology-Driven Uncertainty Visualization for Scientific Ensembles
  NSF · CISE · $549,689 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Configuration Spaces, Gauge Theory, and the Topology of 4-Manifolds
  NSF · MPS · $449,724 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Interplay of Electrons, Lattice, and Topology in Correlated Heterostructures for Quantum Materials and Devices
  NSF · MPS · $692,262 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Correlated Phases and Non-equilibrium Dynamics in Topological Flat bands
  NSF · MPS · $555,113 · ends 2031
• Geometric and topological control of organogenesis
  Wellcome · £2,148,237 · ends 2031
• Reimagining New Physics: Higgs, Flavour, Dark Matter, and Topology Beyond the Standard Model
  UKRI · STFC · £740,253 · ends 2031
• BPS cohomology in geometry and representation theory
  UKRI · EPSRC · £1,040,004 · ends 2031
• Collaborative Research: FEC: Spin Control via Topology, Symmetry and Dimensionality
  NSF · Office of the Director · $2,605,928 · 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 “topological”. 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.