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New NSF awards to Elon University

Elon University (Elon, NC) received new NSF awards worth $678,098 so far in 2026 (2 awards); $1.7 million over 7 years on record — NSF Award Search.

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How much does Elon University receive in new NSF awards?
Elon University (Elon, NC) received new NSF awards worth $678,098 so far in 2026 (2 awards); $1.7 million over 7 years on record — NSF Award Search.
In which year did Elon University receive the most in new NSF awards?
Elon University received the most in 2026 (to date): 2 new awards worth $678,098 (7 years on record since 2017, $1.7 million in total, NSF Award Search).
How did new NSF awards to Elon University change in 2025?
Elon University received new NSF awards worth $121,965 in 2025 (1 award), down 59.3 percent from $299,998 in 2022, the previous year on record (NSF Award Search, estimated total value of each award over its duration).
Which NSF directorate made the most new awards to Elon University so far in 2026?
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) accounted for the most: $500,138 of the $678,098 in new NSF awards to Elon University so far in 2026 (NSF Award Search).

How much did Elon University receive in new NSF awards each year from 2017 to 2026?

Alamance County · North Carolina ·

YearNew NSF awardsAwards
2017$108,1821
2019$192,8902
2020$124,6032
2021$160,8862
2022$299,9981
2025$121,9651
2026$678,0982

Which NSF directorates funded Elon University so far in 2026?

DirectorateFunding
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)$500,138
Engineering (ENG)$177,960

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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