New Early Career Fellowship Program |
NASA |
Physical Sciences & Engineering
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Research |
02/14/20 |
Supports the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and stimulates research careers in the areas supported by the Planetary Sciences Division. Past awards were for a maximum of three... more |
F.J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Research Prize on Understanding the Human Mind |
American Psychological Foundation |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
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Research |
03/01/2020 |
$15,000 to support research that aims to address any aspect of mental function (e.g., cognition, affect, motivation) and seeks to understand the mind from both a behavioral and neural perspective.
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John and Polly Sparks Early Career Grant for Psychologists Investigating Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) |
American Psychological Foundation |
Social Science & Law
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Research |
03/15/2020 |
Up to $20,000 for research in the area of early intervention and treatment for serious emotional disturbance in children.
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Institutional Research Grants |
American Cancer Society |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
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Research |
04/01/2020 (aniticpated) |
Institutional Research Grants are block grants averaging $90,000 per year for three years given to institutions as "seed money" for the initiation of projects by promising junior investigators.
Application materials updated and available... more |
Whitehall Foundation Grants-in-Aid |
Whitehall Foundation |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
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Research |
Varies by Round |
The Grants-in-Aid program is designed for researchers at the assistant professor level who experience difficulty in competing for research funds because they have not yet become firmly established. Grants-in-Aid are awarded for a one-year... more |
Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award |
March of Dimes |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
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Research |
06/01/2020 (anticipated) |
This award is intended to be an initial independent grant to young investigators. The applicants' research interests should address the health of babies through prevention of infant mortality, premature birth, or birth defects. The award... more |
Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology |
Eppindorf |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
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Research |
06/15/2020 |
The international Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is awarded annually to one young scientist for the most outstanding neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology conducted by him/her during the past... more |
Cottrell Scholars |
Research Corporation for Science Advancement |
Physical Sciences & Engineering
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Research |
07/01/2020 |
Eligible applicants are tenure-track faculty members whose primary appointment is in a department of astronomy, chemistry or physics that offers, the minimum, a bachelor's degree. Cottrell Scholar Award proposals contain a research plan, an... more |
Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award |
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
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Research |
07/01/2020 |
The initial award will be for two years, $200,000 per year ($400,000 total) with the opportunity for up to two additional years of funding (up to four years total for $800,000). Continued support for years three and four will be granted to... more |
Gilead Sciences Research Scholars Program in Cystic Fibrosis (the "Program") |
Gilead |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
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Research |
08/01/2020 (Anticipated) |
The Program provides financial support to 3 junior faculty researchers for a 2-year period. Each award is funded up to $130,000, to be paid in annual installments of up to $65,000 per year for 2 years. Funding for the second year is... more |
Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholars Award |
National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
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Research |
08/01/20 (Anticipated) |
A limited number of awards will be offered to highly qualified candidates who have concluded their research training and begun academic careers as independent investigators in an area related to multiple sclerosis. The awards are designed to... more |
Beckman Young Investigator Program |
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
Physical Sciences & Engineering
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Research |
08/04/2020 (LOI Due) |
Open to those within the first three years of a tenure-track position, or an equivalent independent research appointment, in an academic or non-profit institution that conducts research in the chemical and life sciences. No individual may... more |
Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowships in Space Astrophysics for Early Career Investigators |
NASA |
Physical Sciences & Engineering
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Research |
08/30/19 |
The goals of the Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship (RTF) program in Astrophysics are to provide early-career researchers the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to lead astrophysics flight instrument development projects,... more |
MAPfund |
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation & The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation |
Arts & Humanities
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Creative Work |
10/07/2020 |
The MAP Fund is founded on the principle that experimentation drives human progress, no less in art than in science or medicine. MAP supports artists, ensembles, producers and presenters whose work in the disciplines of contemporary... more |
Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Grants |
American Chemical Society |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
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Research |
03/10/2023 ( Proposal) |
Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) grants provide start-up funding ($110,000 over two years) to support fundamental research in the petroleum field. Applicants must be within the first three years of their first academic appointment at the... more |
Sontag Distinguished Scientist Award |
The Sontag Foundation |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
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Research |
03/15/2023 |
The Distinguished Scientist Award (DSA) seeks to provide career and research support to early career scientists who demonstrate outstanding promise for making scientific and medical breakthroughs in the field of brain cancer research. The... more |
HFSP Young Investigators' Grants |
Human Frontier Science Program |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
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Research |
03/21/2023 |
Research grants are provided for teams of scientists from different countries who wish to combine their expertise in innovative approaches to questions that could not be answered by individual laboratories. Emphasis is placed on novel... more |
NARSAD Young Investigator Grant |
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
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Research |
03/22/3023 (Anticipated - proposal) |
The NARSAD Young Investigator Grant provides support for the most promising young scientists conducting neurobiological research. Two-year awards up to $70,000, or $35,000 per year are provided to enable promising investigators to either... more |
ARO Young Investigator Program (YIP) |
Army Research Office - DOD |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences
Physical Sciences & Engineering
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Research |
04/18/2023 (Anticipated - White paper) |
The YIP is included as part of the Army Research Office Broad Agency Announcement FY17-FY22. The objective of the YIP is to attract to Army research outstanding young university faculty members, to support their research, and to encourage... more |
Russell Sage Behavioral Small Grants |
The Russell Sage Foundation |
Social Science & Law
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Research |
05/03/2023 (LOI) |
Representative categories of expenditure include acquisition of data, the purchase of data sets, research assistance (but not including payment to any researchers who will be co-authors on the project), payment to subjects in experiments,... more |
Young Investigator Grants |
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
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Research |
05/12/2023 |
These grants are designed to fill the critical need for startup funds for less experienced researchers to pursue promising research ideas. These grants encourage and cultivate the best and brightest researchers of the future and lead to long... more |
AFOSR Young Investigator Program (YIP) |
Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences
Physical Sciences & Engineering
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Research |
06/01/2023 (Anticipated - proposal) |
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research YIP supports scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in the last five years and show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research (see solicitation... more |
Research Starter Grants - Health Outcomes, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Pharmaceutics, Translational Medicine and Therapeutics or Informatics |
PhRMA Foundation |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
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Research |
05/16/2023 ( Anticipated - LOI) |
Research Starter Grants offer financial support to individuals beginning independent research careers at the faculty level. This program provides a research grant of $100,000 for one year. Research Starter Grants support individuals in... more |
ONR Young Investigator Program (YIP) |
Office of Naval Research - DOD |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences
Physical Sciences & Engineering
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Research |
07/01/2023 (Anticipated - proposal) |
YIP seeks to identify and support academic scientists and engineers who are in their first or second full-time, tenure-track, or tenure-track-equivalent academic appointment and who show exceptional promise for doing creative research.... more |
Career Catalyst Research Grants (CCR) |
Susan G. Komen Foundation |
Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
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Research |
07/15/2024 (Anticipated - proposal) |
Komen Training and Career Development awards seek to bridge the funding gap faced by recently graduated PhDs and early faculty as they start their careers in breast cancer research. $450,000 combined direct and indirect costs; ($150,000 per... more |