Opportunities for Research Funding in Operations Research / Management Sciences

This page provides a brief overview of various opportunities for funded research in OR/MS, along with pointers to federal and other agencies which maintain web pages or electronic databases for such information.

While every attempt is made to be as comprehensive as possible, this page is not meant to be exhaustive. It is provided as a service and you should follow the links to the original source to ensure that you get complete and accurate information.

Finally, if you are at a funding agency and would like to add to the material provided here, or correct any of the existing information, please send a detailed e-mail message to the Associate Editor, Funding or the Editor, INFORMS Online.

Overview of Opportunities at Various Funding Sources

- National Science Foundation (NSF)

- Office of Naval Research (ONR)

- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)

- Army Research Office (ARO)

- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

- National Security Agency (NSA)

- Department of Energy (DOE)

- Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)