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15 June 2026 | Dear Colleague Letter: Supplemental Funding Requests to Conduct Experimental Research on the NSF-funded Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR)

NSF

NSF's PAWR program (https://advancedwireless.org/) is currently supporting four advanced wireless research platforms to enable experimental exploration of robust new wireless devices, communication techniques, networks, systems, and services which are revolutionizing the nation's wireless ecosystem, thereby enhancing broadband connectivity, leveraging the emerging Internet of Things (IoT), and sustaining U.S. leadership and economic competitiveness in advanced wireless networks (including 5G/6G networks) and emerging applications and services for decades to come. Active NSF-funded wireless researchers may propose, as part of their supplemental funding requests, experiments that utilize the PAWR platforms, as these platforms become 'generally available' for experimenter use. PIs of any relevant existing NSF awards are eligible. Supplemental funding awarded pursuant to this DCL may be used by the project team to support the time of the PI, co-PIs, other senior personnel, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, or undergraduate students to design and conduct an experiment on a PAWR platform. Supplemental funding requests may be submitted at any time, however the deadline for submission for consideration in a fiscal year (FY) is June 15 of that year. This DCL will remain active until June 15, 2026.