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
2024 Schmidt Science Polymaths (SSP) Schmidt Futures Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 09/15/2024
HRSA-24-074: 2024 Medical Student Education (MSE) Program Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 07/26/2024
NIH PAR-23-077: 2025 Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional) - January Deadline National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 01/28/2025
Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Research (CCR) Grant FY25 Susan G. Komen Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences August 7, 2024
Susan G. Komen Career Transition Award FY25 Susan G. Komen Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences August 7, 2024
2024 Piper Trust Grants Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Arts & Humanities, Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, STEM, Education, Training 12/31/2024
Hyundai Hope on Wheels (HHOW): 2025 Young Investigator & Hope Scholar Grant Hyundai Hope On Wheels (HHOW) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 02/10/2025 ( Anticipated)
NIH RFA-AG-25-020: 2025 Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 10/11/2024
NIH PAR-22-220: 2025 Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)(R25 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, STEM, Education, Training 01.31/2025
NSF 23-540: 2025 Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences (GEOPAths) National Science Foundation (NSF) Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 02/28/2025

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