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New NSF awards to Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) received new NSF awards worth $112.4 million so far in 2026 (57 awards); $867.2 million over 12 years on record — NSF Award Search.

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How much does Massachusetts Institute of Technology receive in new NSF awards?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) received new NSF awards worth $112.4 million so far in 2026 (57 awards); $867.2 million over 12 years on record — NSF Award Search.
In which year did Massachusetts Institute of Technology receive the most in new NSF awards?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology received the most in 2026 (to date): 57 new awards worth $112.4 million (12 years on record since 2015, $867.2 million in total, NSF Award Search).
How did new NSF awards to Massachusetts Institute of Technology change in 2025?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology received new NSF awards worth $59.9 million in 2025 (79 awards), down 15.2 percent from $70.6 million in 2024 (NSF Award Search, estimated total value of each award over its duration).
Which NSF directorate made the most new awards to Massachusetts Institute of Technology so far in 2026?
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) accounted for the most: $49.8 million of the $112.4 million in new NSF awards to Massachusetts Institute of Technology so far in 2026 (NSF Award Search).

How much did Massachusetts Institute of Technology receive in new NSF awards each year from 2015 to 2026?

Middlesex County · Massachusetts ·

YearNew NSF awardsAwards
2015$64.6 million157
2016$47.9 million116
2017$76.1 million136
2018$70.5 million128
2019$53.2 million122
2020$94.5 million138
2021$82.9 million125
2022$58.5 million104
2023$76.0 million99
2024$70.6 million114
2025$59.9 million79
2026$112.4 million57

Which NSF directorates funded Massachusetts Institute of Technology so far in 2026?

DirectorateFunding
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)$49.8 million
STEM Education (EDU)$46.0 million
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CSE)$7.8 million
Engineering (ENG)$3.8 million
Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP)$1.6 million
Geosciences (GEO)$1.6 million
Office of the Director (O/D)$1.2 million
Biological Sciences (BIO)$328,332
Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE)$231,858

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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