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-24-128: 2024 Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) (T32) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, STEM, Education, Training 05/25/2024
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation 2024: Basic Science Research Grants Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 03/01/ 2024 ( LOI)
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation 2024: Translational Research Grants Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 03/01/ 2024 ( LOI)
SBA 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition United States Small Business Administration (SBA) Research Commercialization 02/16/2024
USDA USDA-NIFA-HEMS-010574: 2024 Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Environmental Sciences, STEM, Education, Training 04/01/2024
USDA USDA-NIFA-OP-010554: 2024 Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage System Program United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Environmental Sciences 04/04/2024
USDA USDA-NIFA-RHSE-010553: 2024 Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program (RHSE) NIFA USDA Environmental Sciences 03/14/2024
2024 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering David and Lucile Packard Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 03/01/2024 (Nomination) - 04/10/2024 (Proposal)
G. Harold & Leila Y. Mathers Foundation: 2024 Basic & Translational Research Grants - Spring Cycle G. Harold & Leila Y. Mathers Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 03/08/20234- Required registration
NIH PAR-21-339: 2024 Limited Competition: NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program Research Education Grants Programs (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, STEM, Education, Training 05/17/2024

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