Funding Opportunities for New and Early-Career Faculty
This list includes research funding opportunities for new and early-career faculty members.
The "initial deadline" corresponds to day proposals are due at the Office of Grants and Contracts Administration (OGCA). OGCA deadlines are uniformly five (5) days before the official agency deadline. Remember to notify OGCA of your intent to submit.
The amount represents the "upper amount" listed for this opportunity.
For proposal development assistance, please contact the Research Development Office.
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Initial Deadline |
Title
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Sponsor
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Sub-Sponsor
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Amount
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| 8/1/2012 | Young Investigator Award for SCA Research | National Ataxia Foundation | $50,000 | |
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8/15/2012
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Young Investigator Program |
DOD
|
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
|
$100,000
|
| 8/15/2012 (You may apply if you recieved your degree between 10/15/11 and 8/15/12) | Innovation Award | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | $450,000 | |
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8/21/2012 |
New Investigator Research Grant (NIRG) | Alzheimer's Association | $100,000 | |
| 8/21/2012 | New Investigator Research Grant to Promote Diversity (NIRGD) | Alzheimer's Association | $100,000 | |
| 8/21/2012 | Mentored New Investigator Research Grant to Promote Diversity (MNIRGD) | Alzheimer's Association | $170,000 | |
| Mid-August | Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar Awards | National Multiple Sclerosis Society | See Link | |
| 9/1/2012 | Informatics, and Pharmacology/Toxicology Grants | PhRMA Foundation | Varies | |
| 9/3/2012 | 3-Year Clinical Investigator Career Development Award | Lymphoma Research Foundation | $225,000 | |
| 9/12/2012 | Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical Research | Smith Family | $300,000 | |
| 10/1/2012 (Letter of Intent) |
Beckman Young Investigators Program *If interested please contact Linda Sopp at 545-3885 |
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | $750,000 | |
| 10/31/2012 | Strategy and Policy Fellows Program | Smith Richardson Foundation | $60,000 | |
| October (Every 2 Years) | New Investigator Award | Hope for Vision | $75,000 to $150,000 | |
| 11/15/2012 | Young Investigator Grants | American Society for Suicide Prevention | $85,000 | |
| 12/1/2012 | AMS Centennial Fellowships | American Mathematical Society | $80,000 | |
| 12/1/2012 | Congressional Fellowship Program for Political Scientists | American Political Science Association | $38,000 | |
| 2/1/2013 | ACLS Fellowships | American Council of Learned Societies | $45,000 | |
| 3/15/2013 (You may apply If you recieved your degree between 4/15/12 and 3/15/13) | Innovation Award | Damon Runyon Cancer Foundation | $450,000 | |
| Varies | Agriculture aned Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program | USDA | $264,000 | |
| Varies | Young Investigator Program | ONR | $170,000 | |
| Varies | Young Scholars Program | Foundation for Child Development | $150,000 | |
| Varies | Young Faculty Award | DARPA | Varies | |
| Varies | New Investigator Awards | CDMRP | Varies | |
| Varies | Scholars Program |
William T. Grant Foundation
|
|
$350,000
|
|
9/6/12 (preapp) |
Early Career Research Program | DOE | Office of Science | Varies |
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Varies
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Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program |
NSF
|
|
$400,000
|
|
Varies
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Searle Scholars Award |
Kinship Foundation
|
$100,000
|
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| Varies | Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Grants | American Chemical Society | $100,000 | |
| Varies | Grants-in-Aid Program | Whitehall Foundation | $30,000 | |
| TBA | NARSAD Young Investigator Grant | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | $30,000 | |
| TBA | Liver Scholar Award | American Liver Foundation | $225,000 | |
| TBA | Bail O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Awards (BOC) | March of Dimes | ||
| TBA | Hollis Brownstein Research Grants Program for New Investigators | Leukemia Research Foundation | $100,000 | |
| TBA | McKnight Scholar Award | McKnight Foundation | $75,000 | |
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Varies
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Sloan Scholars Program |
NACME Alfred P. Sloan Foundation |
$50,000
|
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| Varies | Brain Cancer Research | James S. McDonnell Foundation | Varies | |
| Varies | Young Investigator's Research Grants | Human Frontier Science Program | ||
|
Varies
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New Investigator Awards |
DOD
|
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
|
Varies
|
|
Varies
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Research Grant for New Investigators |
American Speech-Language Hearing Foundation
|
$5,000
|
|
|
Varies
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Career Development Awards |
American Association for Cancer Research
|
$50,000
|
|
| Varies | Walter A. Reosenblith New Investigator Award | Health Effects Institute | Varies | |
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Open
|
Broad Agency Announcement - Young Investigator Program |
DOD
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Army Research Office
|
Varies
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| Open | Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (BRIGE) | NSF | Varies | |
| Open | Research Awards | American Society for Mass Spectroscopy | $25,000 | |
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Open
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Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01) |
NIH
|
Varies
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|
|
Open
|
Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
|
$350,000
|
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| Varies | NIH Pathway to Independence Award | NIH | Varies | |
| Varies | NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program | NIH | Varies | |
| Varies | ABMRF Grants | ABMRF | Varies | |
| Varies | Young Investigator's Award | Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy | $500,000 | |
| Open | Young Investigator (YI) Award | National Ataxia Foundation | $35,000 | |
|
Open
|
Small Grants Program in Behavioral Economics |
Russell Sage Foundation
|
$5,000
|
|
|
Open
|
New Investigator Program in Earth Science |
NASA
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$80,000-$120,000 |