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 PAR-22-125: 2024 National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program (T34) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, STEM, Education, Training 09/25/2024
NIH RFA-ES-24-001: 2024 Hazardous Materials Worker Health and Safety Training (U45 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, STEM, Education, Training 07/08/2024
NSF 24-558: 2024 Focus on Recruiting Emerging Climate and Adaptation Scientists and Transformers (FORECAST) National Science Foundation (NSF) Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 01/29/2025 (Track 1: Coordination Hub) - 04/30/2025 ( Track 2 & Planning Grant proposals)
USDA OPPE-019: 2024 Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Environmental Sciences 07/05/2024
W.M. Keck Foundation: Science & Engineering and Medical Research Programs - Concept Paper Fall 2024 W.M. Keck Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 08/15/2024
NEA 2024NEA01OT: 2024 Our Town National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Arts & Humanities 08/01/2024
ED ED-GRANTS-042424-003: 2024 Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) United States Department of Education (ED) STEM, Education, Training 06/24/2024
Kinship Foundation: 2025 Searle Scholars Program Kinship Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 09/18/2024
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) 2024 Summer Stipends National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Arts & Humanities 09/18/2024*
2025 Mallinckrodt Grants Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 08/01/2025

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