{"id":783,"date":"2018-07-06T12:20:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T12:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/research\/?p=783"},"modified":"2018-07-06T12:20:13","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T12:20:13","slug":"coming-soon-the-nsf-2026-idea-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/research\/2018\/07\/06\/coming-soon-the-nsf-2026-idea-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"COMING SOON: The NSF 2026 Idea Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/special_reports\/nsf2026ideamachine\/index.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-784 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2018\/07\/NSF2026Timeline-300x105.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2018\/07\/NSF2026Timeline-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2018\/07\/NSF2026Timeline-768x269.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2018\/07\/NSF2026Timeline-1024x359.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2018\/07\/NSF2026Timeline-150x53.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2018\/07\/NSF2026Timeline-1150x400.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2018\/07\/NSF2026Timeline.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The NSF 2026 Idea Machine is a competition to help set the U.S. agenda for fundamental research in science and engineering. Participants can earn prizes and receive public recognition by suggesting the pressing research questions that need to be answered in the coming decade, the next set of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/special_reports\/big_ideas\/nsf2026.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Ideas<\/a>\u201d for future investment by the National Science Foundation (NSF). It&#8217;s an opportunity for researchers, the public and other interested stakeholders to contribute to NSF&#8217;s mission to support basic research and enable new discoveries that drive the U.S. economy, enhance national security and advance knowledge to sustain the country&#8217;s global leadership in science and engineering.<\/p>\n<h1>What&#8217;s Next?<\/h1>\n<p>We plan to launch the Idea Machine competition in late <strong>August 2018<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/special_reports\/nsf2026ideamachine\/index.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bookmark our page<\/a> and check back for updates.\u00a0<em>Additional information will be provided as soon as it becomes available.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NSF 2026 Idea Machine is a competition to help set the U.S. agenda for fundamental research in science and engineering. 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