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
Our Town: Creative Placemaking NEA Arts & Humanities 09/02/2016 (Part 1 Deadline, Anticipated)09/21/2016 (Part 2 Deadline, Anticipated)
Pathway to Stop Diabetes Award American Diabetes Association Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 07/01/2016
Scientific Innovations Award Brain Research Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 06/29/2016
Rural Cooperative Development Grants USDA STEM, Education, Training 06/20/2016
W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program: Concept Paper, July 2016 W.M. Keck Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 07/01/2016
NIH Director's Early Independence Awards (DP5) NIH Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 08/12/2016 (Letter of Intent)09/12/2016 (Full Application)
Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) NSF Physical Sciences & Engineering 08/01/2016 (Preliminary Proposal Deadline)01/30/2017 (Invited Proposals Due)
Native American Agriculture Fast Track Fund (NAAFTF) Keepseagle v. Vilsack Settlement STEM, Education, Training 06/24/2016 (LOI)09/02/2016 (Full Invited Proposal)
National Endowment for the Arts Research Labs NEA Arts & Humanities 07/02/2016 (Recommended Application Deadline)07/12/2016 (Proposal Receipt Deadline)
Enhanced State Surveillance of Opioid-Involved Morbidity and Mortality Centers for Disease Control Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Social Science & Law 06/27/2016

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