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Opportunity Summary:

Chemistry Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant opportunity housed in the NSF Division of Chemistry that supports hands-on research experiences for undergraduate students. The core goal is to place undergraduates into active, authentic research settings where they contribute in meaningful ways, either by joining ongoing faculty research programs or by working on projects created specifically for an REU cohort. As part of the broader NSF-wide REU program, the Chemistry Division typically supports around 20 to 25 REU Sites each year, with the exact number depending on available funding.

The opportunity is structured around two main funding mechanisms. The first is the REU Site mechanism, which involves independent proposals from institutions or groups of investigators to create and run a dedicated undergraduate research program that supports multiple students. An REU Site can be housed within a single chemistry department, built around an interdisciplinary collaboration, or organized across multiple departments as long as it has a clear, coherent intellectual theme. The program also encourages proposals that include an international dimension, and there is an additional partnership component in which the Department of Defense can support REU Sites that align with DoD-relevant research areas. In practical terms, an REU Site is the familiar model many students recognize: a structured summer (or academic-year) program with a cohort of students, mentored research projects, professional development activities, and program-level coordination.

The second mechanism is the REU Supplement. Supplements are add-on requests tied to existing NSF-funded awards, allowing a currently funded research project to support one or more undergraduate researchers. These supplements can be requested for ongoing awards or included as part of proposals for new or renewal NSF grants or cooperative agreements. This path is often used when a research group already has NSF support and wants to expand undergraduate involvement without creating a full cohort-based Site program.

Eligibility rules are especially important for student participation. Undergraduate participants supported through either REU Sites or REU Supplements must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents (or residents of U.S. possessions). Students do not apply to NSF directly for REU participation. Instead, students apply to individual REU Sites, and NSF maintains a public directory of active REU Sites where students can find opportunities and application details (http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reusearch.cfm). For applicants proposing a Site or seeking a Supplement, the controlling guidance is the NSF-wide REU solicitation; the listing notes earlier solicitations (for example NSF 07-569) and indicates that more current solicitations supersede archived versions (for example NSF 13-542 replacing NSF 12-569).

From the posted record, the funding opportunity is identified as PD 08-1986 under the National Science Foundation, categorized as a discretionary grant within Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and associated with CFDA 47.049 (Mathematical and Physical Sciences). The record indicates no cost sharing or matching requirement. Some fields in the listing (such as expected awards and estimated total funding) are shown as zero, which is best interpreted as a limitation of the particular Grants.gov record rather than a statement that the program provides no support. Deadlines are also referenced indirectly, with the note to follow the NSF-wide REU solicitation for current deadline information rather than relying on the archived closing date shown in the older listing.

For access or technical issues, the announcement points to NSF Grants.gov support (grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov). The key practical takeaway is that institutions and investigators seek funding through NSF as REU Sites or REU Supplements, while students who want to participate should identify suitable REU Sites in the NSF directory and apply directly to those programs rather than submitting anything to NSF themselves.

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