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NSF creates an Office of Metascience and two Grand Research Challenge prizes

The programs follow the White House report “Science: A New Golden Age” and $1.5 billion in investments NSF announced in August.

Agency release dated 2026-10-08

What the record says

  • NSF announced plans for programs supporting the White House report Science: A New Golden Age.
  • It is establishing an Office of Metascience to study how scientific communities respond to new review and funding mechanisms; a job announcement for its head is forthcoming.
  • NSF is launching two Grand Research Challenge prize competitions, the first being Quantum+X.

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