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
DOE DE-FOA-0003264: 2024 Advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Science United States Department of Energy (DOE) Physical Sciences & Engineering 03/19/2024 ( Pre-proposal) - 05/21/2024 ( Full proposal)
DOS DFOP0009897: 2024 Semiconductor Security Academy United States Department of State (DOS) Physical Sciences & Engineering 05/03/2024
NIH RFA-DK-25-008: 2024 Diabetes Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 06/18/2024
NRC 31310024K0001: 2024 Research and Development Grant United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Physical Sciences & Engineering 04/01/2024
NSF 24-558: 2024 Focus on Recruiting Emerging Climate and Adaptation Scientists and Transformers (FORECAST) National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, STEM, Education, Training 06/11/2024
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation: 2024 Quality of Life Grants Program Direct Effect (Tier 1) and Expanded Impact (Tier 5) Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (CDRF) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Social Science & Law 03/08/2024
DOC CHIPS National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP) Materials and Substrates United States Department of Commerce (DOC) Physical Sciences & Engineering, Research Commercialization 04/12/2024 (Concept paper) - 7/03/2024 (Proposal)
NIH PAR-23-077: 2024 Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 05/29/2024
NIH PAR-24-038: 2024 Assessment of Climate at Institutions (ACt) Award National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 06/01/2024
NIH RFA-AG-24-001: 2024 Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 06/14/2024

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