Early Investigator Opportunities

This page lists funding opportunities for early career investigators that have been hand-curated by RDS. As with all funding lists and search engines, it is critical to review the primary source to confirm the organization’s definition of "early career", deadlines, and description. To assist with this, the award titles are hyperlinked to the opportunity's home page or guidelines. Find more opportunities using Search Engines, Databases and Tools such as Pivot, which are provided to UA faculty and staff free of cost. In Pivot, select “Individuals: Early Career and Emerging in Field” under “Applicant Type”, or go to the Pivot search results for New Faculty/New Investigator.

Updates occur approximately once-per-quarter, check back regularly for new listings.

Search tips: the table below defaults to the submission deadline, be sure to check the bottom of the table to search for opportunities that are open year round or for opportunities that have passed for the current year that have anticipated release and due dates for the following year. A program is listed as "anticipated" if the program has a multi-year history of funding. Dates for anticipated announcements are best estimates and while we try to keep these posts up-to-date it's always good practice to check the homepage of the opportunity that you are interested in for full details. You can also search by Program Title by clicking on the "Program Title" column heading. To revert back to sorting by submission deadline, click the back arrow on your browser.

Early Investigators Opportunities

 
Program Title Sponsor Research Category Funding Type External Deadline Notes
NSF 24-511: 2025 Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) National Science Foundation (NSF) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, STEM, Education, Training 03/04/2025
DHHS HHS-2024-IHS-INMED-0001: 2024 American Indians into Medicine (InMed) United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, STEM, Education, Training 04/14/2024
DOD HT9425-25-MHSRP: 2024Military Health System Research Program (MHSRP) United States Department of Defense (DOD) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 05/28/2024 ( Required Letter of Intent)
DOJ O-BJA-2024-172090: 2024 STOP School Violence Program Competitive Solicitation United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Social Science & Law 06/12/024
DOS PD-CJ-APS-FY24-01: 2024 U.S. Mission to Mexico - Annual Program Statement Ciudad Juarez Mexico Public Diplomacy United States Department of State (DOS) Arts & Humanities, Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, Social Science & Law 05/31/2024
NSF 23-574: 2024 CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service (SFS): Defending America's Cyberspace https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/cybercorps-scholarship-service-sfs Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, STEM, Education, Training 07/15/2024
USFWS F24AS00309: 2024 Latin America Regional Program U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Environmental Sciences 06/04/2024
Arizona Commission on the Arts (AZArts): 2024 Lifelong Arts Engagement Grants, Festival Grants, and Youth Arts Engagement Grants Arizona Commission on the Arts (AZArts) Arts & Humanities 04/04/2024
DOJ O-OVW-2024-171976: 2024 Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Social Science & Law 05/16/2024
CDC CDC-RFA-TU-24-0142: 2024 Regional Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 05/21/2024

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