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-NS-24-014: 2025 Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative Program for Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education Experiences (BP BRAIN-ENDURE) (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 01/20/2025
NIH PAR-22-265: 2025 Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, STEM, Education, Training 05/30/2025
NSF 23-538: 2025 Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) - Research Partnerships (PFI-RP) Track National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, Research Commercialization 01/07/2025
NSF 24-529: 2025 Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) National Science Foundation (NSF) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, STEM, Education, Training 03/25/2025
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) 2025 Innovation Partnerships Program (formerly Events Sponsorship Grant Program) Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 05/30/2025*
NSF 23-577: 2025 Faculty Development in geoSpace Science (FDSS) National Science Foundation (NSF) Physical Sciences & Engineering 03/03/2025
FFAR 2025 New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research Award Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 02/21/2025*
NIH PAR-23-171: 2025 Diagnostic Centers of Excellence (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 05/15/2025
2024 Mallinckrodt Grants Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 08/01/2024
2024 Walmart Local Community Grants Walmart Social Science & Law 12/31/2024

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