NSF NeXUS Facility

Submit a Proposal

Call 2025b Opens July 7, 2025

Call 2025b will set the facility schedule for October 2025 - April 2026. Proposals will be accepted July 7 - August 18. Capabilities offered will include all capabilities from Call 2025a, with additional capabilities announced when the call opens. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive updates.

Talk to Us About Your Proposal

Proposers are strongly encouraged to contact NSF NeXUS staff early in proposal development to review NSF NeXUS Facility capabilities, ensure feasibility, and discuss safety concerns.
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How to Submit a Proposal:

1 Discuss Your Experiment with NSF NeXUS

Email nsf_nexus@osu.edu with a brief description of your proposed experiment, and our staff will put you in contact with the appropriate technical staff member at NSF NeXUS.

2 Prepare Your Proposal

Download these tools to assist you:

Proposal Preparation Guide - proposal format, evaluation criteria

Proposal Template - Formatted Word document

Proposal must be converted to .pdf format for upload.

3 Submit Proposal via Web Form

Additional required information you will need:

  1. Team Lead contact information
  2. Proposal Title
  3. Experiment Category (review here)
  4. Name(s) of NSF NeXUS staff you have worked with in developing proposal
  5. Any weeks you are unavailable to work on experiment

The Proposal Submission Form includes a link to upload a .pdf of your proposal. Team Lead will be asked to agree to NSF NeXUS Terms & Conditions.

Next Steps:

  • An independent Proposal Review Panel will evaluate proposals based on criteria described in the NSF NeXUS Proposal Preparation Guide
  • Panel will submit award recommendations to NSF NeXUS
  • NSF NeXUS will establish lab schedule, contact team leads and announce awarded proposals
     
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The U.S. NSF National eXtreme Ultrafast Science Facility (NeXUS) is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under NSF Award Number 2410901. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. National Science Foundation.