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
NSF 23-625: 2024 Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, Research Commercialization 05/27/2024 ( Preliminary Proposal) - 01/21/2025 (Proposal)
NSF 24-551: 2024 Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Enriching Learning, Programs, and Student Experiences Implementation and Evaluation Projects (IEP) Track - Level 1 and Level 2 National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM, Education, Training 02/12/2025
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) 2024 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 05/30/2024*
2024 Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust (SSHT) Environmental Sciences 06/14/2024
Arizona Community Foundation (ACF): 2024 Cochise Grant Cycle Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences 05/01/2024*
HRSA HRSA-24-017: 2024 Advanced Nursing Education - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (ANE-SANE) Program Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 04/02/2024
Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona (LFSAZ) 2024: Innovative Grants Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona (LFSAZ) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Computational, & Data Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 08/02/2024 ( LOI)
Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona (LFSAZ) 2024: Responsive Grants Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona (LFSAZ) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering 03/29/2024
FEMA 2024 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grants Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences 04/01/2024*
NSF 24-562: 2024 Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology - Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering National Science Foundation (NSF) Physical Sciences & Engineering 03/03/2024

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