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New NSF awards to Field Museum of Natural History

Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, IL) received new NSF awards worth $1.6 million so far in 2026 (2 awards); $9.6 million over 12 years on record — NSF Award Search.

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How much does Field Museum of Natural History receive in new NSF awards?
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, IL) received new NSF awards worth $1.6 million so far in 2026 (2 awards); $9.6 million over 12 years on record — NSF Award Search.
In which year did Field Museum of Natural History receive the most in new NSF awards?
Field Museum of Natural History received the most in 2020: 5 new awards worth $1.7 million (12 years on record since 2015, $9.6 million in total, NSF Award Search).
How did new NSF awards to Field Museum of Natural History change in 2025?
Field Museum of Natural History received new NSF awards worth $793,353 in 2025 (1 award), up 296.2 percent from $200,256 in 2024 (NSF Award Search, estimated total value of each award over its duration).
Which NSF directorate made the most new awards to Field Museum of Natural History so far in 2026?
Biological Sciences (BIO) accounted for all $1.6 million in new NSF awards to Field Museum of Natural History so far in 2026 (NSF Award Search).

How much did Field Museum of Natural History receive in new NSF awards each year from 2015 to 2026?

Cook County · Illinois ·

YearNew NSF awardsAwards
2015$468,5404
2016$494,0433
2017$565,4113
2018$1.4 million8
2019$411,1572
2020$1.7 million5
2021$421,0641
2022$205,9871
2023$1.3 million3
2024$200,2561
2025$793,3531
2026$1.6 million2

Which NSF directorates funded Field Museum of Natural History so far in 2026?

DirectorateFunding
Biological Sciences (BIO)$1.6 million

NSF Award Search: new awards by the date NSF made them (calendar year), valued at the estimated total amount of the award over its duration — not the amount paid out in that year. Awardees in the 50 states, DC and territories. County from the awardee's ZIP code (Census ZCTA-county relationship 2020). No investigator names are stored. Source record.

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