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
NIH RFA-AG-24-001: 2024 Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences
Brain Research Foundation (BRF): 2024 Scientific Innovations Award (SIA) Brain Research Foundation (BRF) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 06/22/2024 (LOI)*
NIH RFA-RM-24-005: 2024 Director’s Early Independence Awards (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 09/06/2024
NSF 24-565: 2024 Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 06/18/2024 (LOI) - 08/06/2024 ( Proposal)
NSF NSF20-554: 2024 Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE) - Partnership Track National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 08/05/2024
Pew Charitable Trusts: 2025 Pew Biomedical Scholars Pew Charitable Trusts Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 05/15/2024 ( Nomination) - 09/07/2024 ( Proposal)
Pew Charitable Trusts: 2025 Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research Pew Charitable Trusts Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 05/15/2024
2024 Creating Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education Alfred P. Sloan Foundation STEM, Education, Training 06/01/2024
DOE DE-FOA-0003361: 2024 Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboraives United States Department of Energy (DOE) Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 07/09/2024
William T. Grant Foundation: 2024 Institutional Challenge Grant William T. Grant Foundation Social Science & Law 09/12/2024

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