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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

Published: 26 September 2025
Categories: NSF Pgm Announcements

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U.S. National Science Foundation

Directorate for Biological Sciences

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering

Directorate for STEM Education
Division of Graduate Education

Directorate for Engineering

Directorate for Geosciences

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships

Office of Integrative Activities

Office of International Science and Engineering

Application Deadline(s) (received by 5 p.m. local time of applicant’s mailing address):

     November 10, 2025

      Life Sciences

     November 12, 2025

      Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Materials Research; Psychology; Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences; STEM Education and Learning

     November 13, 2025

      Engineering

     November 14, 2025

      Chemistry; Geosciences; Mathematical Sciences; Physics and Astronomy Table Of Contents

Summary of Program Requirements

Introduction Program Description Award Information Eligibility Information Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions Proposal Preparation Instructions Budgetary Information Due Dates Research.gov/Grants.gov Requirements NSF Proposal Processing and Review Procedures Merit Review Principles and Criteria Review and

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NSF invests $30M in EPSCoR jurisdictions for research and workforce development in energy, semiconductors, nanotechnology and biotechnology

Published: 26 September 2025
Categories: National Science Foundation

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The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing approximately $30 million in institutions across Montana, Idaho and Louisiana to establish NSF EPSCoR Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (NSF EPSCoR CREST Centers). These centers aim to expand STEM knowledge, enhance research productivity and attract more students from those regions into STEM fields.

Montana

Montana Technological University will establish the Center for Energy Technologies, a research hub focusing on energy systems. The researchers aim to develop tools that can be deployed locally to convert biomass, like beetle-killed trees, into biochar and renewable energy, such as heat and electricity.

Idaho

Boise State University will launch the Center for Advancing Workforce Experience through Semiconductors, Outreach, and Mentoring Excellence. The center aims to transform education at the university by integrating semiconductor science into classroom experiences.

Louisiana

Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center New Orleans will establish the Center for Adaptive Nanomotor Development, combining nanomotor research with workforce development to encourage the development of critical technologies in molecular design, energy transduction and motor proteins.

Additionally, LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport will establish the Center for Post-Transcriptional Regulation — an innovative, interdisciplinary research center focusing on how cells regulate metabolism through post-transcriptional processes. The work will explore the role of RNA molecules and protein modifications in metabolic control, potentially paving the way for biotechnological innovations and translational applications.

“These new centers are an important way to

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Distributed solar generating capacity is the fastest-growing power source in Brazil

Published: 26 September 2025
Categories: US Energy Information Administration

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In-brief analysis

September 26, 2025

Growth in distributed solar generation capacity has driven growth in total electricity generation capacity in Brazil since 2019. Distributed solar generation capacity grew from less than 1 gigawatt (GW) in 2018 to 40 GW in 2025 through June, accounting for 43% of all electricity capacity additions over that period.

In 2012, Brazil implemented net metering policies, which have recently contributed to large increases in distributed solar generation capacity. Compared with distributed solar, utility-scale solar generating capacity at the end of June was only 17.9 GW, according to the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL). As of June 30, 2025, total solar electric generating capacity in Brazil was 23% of the total electric generating capacity.

Home and building owners installed more than 3.7 million renewable distributed generation systems in Brazil as of June

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Deadline Approaches for Disaster Assistance but Federal Help Still Available

Published: 26 September 2025
Categories: FEMA News

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AUSTIN, Texas – The federal disaster application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, for homeowners, renters and businesses with property damage and losses from the July flooding in Central Texas. But help is still available from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

FEMA and the SBA continue to work closely with the Texas Division of Emergency Management to help survivors and communities recover from the July 2-18 storms and flooding. 

After the application deadline passes, survivors can still upload information and submit documents to their FEMA account. FEMA personnel can help you navigate federal recovery programs as well as answer your questions about how to submit the information needed for case files.

At the Small Business Administration’s Business Recovery Centers, specialists can explain how to apply for SBA’s low-interest disaster loans for businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations and individuals.

The fastest way to apply to FEMA is at DisasterAssistance.gov and you will need an email address to apply. You may also use the FEMA mobile app or call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. Lines are open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT daily and specialists speak many languages. If you use a relay service, captioned telephone or other service, you can give FEMA your number for that service. 

To view an accessible video on how to apply, visit What You Need to Know Before Applying for FEMA Assistance.

If

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