Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence

The National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering is seeking proposals for the MultiPLEx program, which aims to support visionary and ambitious international multilateral research partnerships. The program seeks to address urgent research and societal challenges of global importance by leveraging research excellence in the U.S. and around the globe. Proposals should include a diverse group of U.S. institutions and/or individuals and require an inherently international multilateral approach to achieve impactful research results. Key aspects of the proposal include: • Addressing urgent research and/or societal challenges of global importance • Enabling research advances and broader impacts through international collaboration • Including a diverse group of U.S. institutions and/or individuals The program will provide funding for up to three years, with a typical award amount ranging from $200,000 to no specified ceiling, and an estimated total funding of $2,500,000.