ISS Funding Opportunities

There are several sources of funding available to scientists to be used for research and development, payload development, payload processing at NASA facilities, on-orbit operation, and more. The following is a guide to online funding information for space station research. In general:
  - NASA funding for space station use is obtained through NASA Research Announcements (NRAs)
  - National Laboratory funding for space station use is obtained through research opportunities with other government agencies, private, and non-profit sectors.
  - Space Station International Partner funding can be obtained through their prospective processes. 

Human Research
NASA's Human Research Program develops capabilities, necessary countermeasures, and technologies in support of human space exploration, focusing on mitigating the highest risks to crew health and performance.
› Open Opportunities for ISS › Historical Awards

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Technology Development and Demonstration
Research funding is available for the use of space station as a relevant environmental testbed to develop technology to mission readiness levels for exploration.
› Open Opportunities for ISS › Historical Award

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Life and Physical Sciences
NASA's goal to maintain US capabilities in life and physical sciences are realized through funding these investigations on the space station.
› Open Opportunities for ISS › Historical Awards

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Earth and Space Science
Investigations in areas such as heliophysics, observations of Earth and the planets, and astrophysics are just a few examples of the potential Earth and space science research to be done on the space station.
› Open Opportunities for ISS › Historical Awards

There are many non-NASA users of the space station. Researchers who wish to perform investigations on space station as part of the US National Laboratory Office are sponsored by one of the many other government agencies, academia, and industry participants who have partnered with NASA under Space Act Agreements or Memorandums of Understandings.
› Overview
› Other Government Agencies
› Academia
› Industry Participants

Various research opportunities exist with the space station international partners. To learn about these research opportunities, visit the partner agencies' research opportunities pages.