No. 23-601 · U.S. National Science Foundation
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
Not reimbursement-only
“The REU experience is a research training experience paid via a stipend, not employment (work) paid with a salary or wage.” — From the announcement
- Award range
- $5,000 – $500,000
- Expected awards
- ~1350
- Application deadline
- Aug 18, 2027
- Posted
- Jun 29, 2023
- Last verified
- 6 days ago
At a glance
No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. This solicitation features two mechanisms for supporting student research: REU Sites are based on independent proposals to initiate and conduct projects that engage a number of students in research. REU Sites may be based in a single discipline or academic department or may offer interdisciplinary or multi-department research opportunities with a coherent intellectual theme. REU Supplements may be included as a component of proposals for new or renewal NSF grants or cooperative agreements or may be requested for ongoing NSF-funded research projects. REU projects with an international dimension are welcome. Undergraduate student participants in either REU Sites or REU Supplements must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or U.S. permanent residents. Students do not apply to NSF to participate in REU activities, and NSF does not select students for the opportunities. Investigators who receive REU awards establish their own process for receiving and reviewing applications and selecting students, and students follow the instructions provided by each REU Site or REU Supplement to apply. (In some cases, investigators pre-select students for REU Supplements.) To identify appropriate REU Sites, students should consult the directory of active REU Sites on the Web at https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm .
Who can apply
- Others
Program history
USASpending.govAssistance listing 47.041 · Engineering
Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (47.041), not just this notice.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Median award | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 (so far) | 604 | $407,608 | $200,000 – $550,000 |
| FY 2025 | 1,537 | $389,666 | $282,237 – $549,621 |
| FY 2024 | 1,761 | — | — |
| FY 2023 | 1,862 | — | — |
| FY 2022 | 2,238 | — | — |
| FY 2021 | 2,436 | — | — |
For comparison, this notice advertises $5,000 – $500,000.
Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 10,438 — award counts are complete.
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY $7,674,141 · FY 2026
- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY $4,000,000 · FY 2025
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY $3,848,048 · FY 2025
- CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $3,000,000 · FY 2025
- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY $3,000,000 · FY 2025
Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 19, 2026
Assistance listing 47.049 · Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (47.049), not just this notice.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Median award | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 (so far) | 762 | $299,931 | $121,337 – $500,000 |
| FY 2025 | 2,247 | $482,485 | $249,935 – $627,333 |
| FY 2024 | 2,571 | — | — |
| FY 2023 | 2,745 | — | — |
| FY 2022 | 2,640 | — | — |
| FY 2021 | 2,567 | — | — |
For comparison, this notice advertises $5,000 – $500,000.
Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 13,532 — award counts are complete.
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES $7,039,283 · FY 2026
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION $5,950,041 · FY 2026
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM $4,950,000 · FY 2026
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY $2,998,544 · FY 2025
- THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY $2,831,003 · FY 2025
Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 21, 2026
Assistance listing 47.050 · Geosciences
Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (47.050), not just this notice.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Median award | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 (so far) | 628 | $389,288 | $209,626 – $543,580 |
| FY 2025 | 920 | $368,108 | $202,000 – $593,558 |
| FY 2024 | 1,251 | — | — |
| FY 2023 | 1,285 | — | — |
| FY 2022 | 1,315 | — | — |
| FY 2021 | 1,504 | — | — |
For comparison, this notice advertises $5,000 – $500,000.
Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 6,903 — award counts are complete.
- EARTHSCOPE CONSORTIUM INC. $59,141,331 · FY 2025
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO $6,457,844 · FY 2025
- REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN $6,000,000 · FY 2025
- CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $4,780,833 · FY 2026
- UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER $2,999,998 · FY 2026
Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Sep 4, 2026
Assistance listing 47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (47.070), not just this notice.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Median award | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 (so far) | 1,087 | $380,991 | $250,087 – $530,369 |
| FY 2025 | 1,560 | — | — |
| FY 2024 | 1,919 | — | — |
| FY 2023 | 2,178 | — | — |
| FY 2022 | 2,045 | — | — |
| FY 2021 | 1,910 | — | — |
For comparison, this notice advertises $5,000 – $500,000.
Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 10,699 — award counts are complete.
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO $11,000,000 · FY 2026
- CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY $10,000,000 · FY 2026
- THE MORGRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH, INC. $9,000,000 · FY 2026
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES $9,000,000 · FY 2026
- UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE $9,000,000 · FY 2026
Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Sep 4, 2026
Assistance listing 47.074 · Biological Sciences
Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (47.074), not just this notice.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Median award | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 (so far) | 573 | $566,575 | $308,334 – $894,239 |
| FY 2025 | 826 | $569,960 | $350,857 – $899,906 |
| FY 2024 | 1,075 | — | — |
| FY 2023 | 1,137 | — | — |
| FY 2022 | 1,240 | — | — |
| FY 2021 | 1,243 | — | — |
For comparison, this notice advertises $5,000 – $500,000.
Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 6,094 — award counts are complete.
- WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY $2,600,000 · FY 2026
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK $2,432,713 · FY 2025
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY $2,400,000 · FY 2025
- THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY $2,200,000 · FY 2025
- THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,000,000 · FY 2026
Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Sep 4, 2026
Assistance listing 47.075 · Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (47.075), not just this notice.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Median award | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 (so far) | 113 | $528,600 | $237,499 – $775,500 |
| FY 2025 | 559 | $210,247 | $37,874 – $406,540 |
| FY 2024 | 839 | $193,570 | $94,373 – $399,241 |
| FY 2023 | 869 | — | — |
| FY 2022 | 895 | — | — |
| FY 2021 | 958 | — | — |
For comparison, this notice advertises $5,000 – $500,000.
Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 4,233 — award counts are complete.
- REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN $10,999,998 · FY 2024
- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE $8,399,997 · FY 2024
- NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER $7,998,747 · FY 2025
- ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY $6,430,848 · FY 2026
- REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $5,200,000 · FY 2024
Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Sep 4, 2026
Assistance listing 47.076 · STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)
Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (47.076), not just this notice.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Median award | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 (so far) | 542 | $400,000 | $193,868 – $750,000 |
| FY 2025 | 805 | $632,661 | $336,311 – $1,300,000 |
| FY 2024 | 1,421 | — | — |
| FY 2023 | 1,305 | — | — |
| FY 2022 | 1,344 | — | — |
| FY 2021 | 1,191 | — | — |
For comparison, this notice advertises $5,000 – $500,000.
Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 6,608 — award counts are complete.
- PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE $31,161,280 · FY 2026
- MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $23,000,000 · FY 2026
- GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP $16,902,789 · FY 2025
- REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE $15,387,498 · FY 2026
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO $14,088,417 · FY 2025
Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Sep 4, 2026
Assistance listing 47.084 · NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (47.084), not just this notice.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Median award | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 (so far) | 380 | $304,939 | $50,000 – $1,240,759 |
| FY 2025 | 931 | $305,000 | $77,375 – $1,120,119 |
| FY 2024 | 1,061 | — | — |
| FY 2023 | 1,118 | — | — |
| FY 2022 | 642 | — | — |
| FY 2021 | 289 | — | — |
For comparison, this notice advertises $5,000 – $500,000.
Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 4,421 — award counts are complete.
- THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES $20,000,000 · FY 2026
- ACTIVATE GLOBAL INC $14,978,985 · FY 2025
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY $8,000,000 · FY 2025
- OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY $7,500,000 · FY 2026
- TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY $7,500,000 · FY 2026
Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Sep 6, 2026
Change history
Since we first indexed it- Aug 24, 2026 Eligibility text updated
- Aug 20, 2026 Title updated
- Aug 20, 2026 Deadline moved: Aug 19, 2026 → Aug 18, 2027
- Jul 25, 2026 Grant announcement document replaced