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
Mary Kay Ash Foundation (MKAF): 2024 Innovative/Translational Cancer Research Grant Mary Kay Ash Foundation (MKAF) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 02/01/2024
NASA NNH24ZHA003C: 2024 APPENDIX 9 - Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, STEM, Education, Training 02/14/2024
NIH PAR-22-265 : 2023 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 05/25/2024
NSF 23-538: 2024 Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) - Research Partnerships (PFI-RP) Track National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Commercialization 05/07/2024
DOE DE-FOA-0003155: 2024 Critical Materials Accelerator Funding Opportunity Announcement United States Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 01/05/2023 - Concept paper 01/22/2024 - Full Proposal
HRSA 2024: HRSA-24-042 Transition for Youth with Autism and/or Epilepsy Demonstration Projects (DPs) & HRSA-24-041 National Coordinating Center on Transition (NCCT) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 03/11/2024
Lalor Foundation: 2024 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Reproductive Health - May Deadline Lalor Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 05/01/2024
USDA USDA-NIFA-CPPM-010315: 2024 Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 02/15/2024
2024 Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 01/12/2024
CDC RFA-DP-24-081: 2024 Effectiveness of Telehealth-Based Programs to Detect Glaucoma Among High-Risk Populations in Community Health Settings Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 02/05/2024 - Letter of Intent (LOI)

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