The NASA Science Mission Directorate has started soliciting proposals for the Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences, or ROSES, 2025, its annual NASA research announcement, or NRA.
What Is NASA’s ROSES?
According to the notice posted on SAM.gov Thursday, the ROSES 2025 NRA is NASA’s annual omnibus solicitation, which invites proposals for various basic and applied research projects in space and Earth sciences. It has multiple individual program elements with specific topics and proposal due dates.
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ROSES 2025 comprises approximately 35 proposal opportunities with a total estimated fund of $125 to $150 million. Around 300 awards are expected for the omnibus notice of funding opportunity, or NOFO. Funding for each award will vary depending on the project. Focused and limited efforts like data analysis projects could receive $100,000 annually, while extensive projects like flight-related research and hardware development for science experiments could garner over $1 million a year. Most awards are expected to have at least a three-year performance period.
The ROSES solicitation will cover a broad spectrum of research, including theoretical studies, development of technology for observing and testing the theories, sample and data collection and analysis, laboratory measurements and data modeling. The program is intended to facilitate advancements in Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, Astrophysics and Biological and Physical Sciences.
Interested offerors registered with NSPIRES can submit their proposals until Sept. 8, 2026.
