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
Conquer Cancer Foundation - Young Investigator Awards (YIA) American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 09/23/2025 (Anticipated) The Young Investigator Award (YIA) provides funding to promising investigators to encourage and promote quality research in clinical oncology. The purpose of this grant is to fund physicians during the transition from a fellowship program to a…
Searle Scholars Program Kinship Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 09/29/2025 (Anticipated)
The Searle Scholars Program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding early-career scientists who have recently been appointed as assistant professors on a tenure-track…
Academic Pediatric Association Young Investigator Awards (multiple) Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 10/01/2025 (Anticipated)
The program provides awards up to $15,000 for research by fellows or junior faculty related to child health promotion, health services research, teaching, or patient care. Projects must be consistent with the goals of the APA;…
Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Carnegie Corporation of New York Arts & Humanities 11/14/2025 (Anticipated) The purpose of the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program is to support high-caliber scholarship in the social sciences and humanities, making it possible for the recipients to devote time to research and writing that addresses pressing issues and cultural…
Moore Inventor Fellows Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF) Research Commercialization 11/14/2025 (Anticipated) The Moore Inventor Fellows fellowship focuses on supporting scientist-inventors at a critical prototyping stage to capture opportunities that otherwise might be missed. We seek to provide freedom and support to promising inventors with the most…
St. Baldrick’s Scholars (Career Development Award) St. Baldricks Foundation Biomedical, Clinical & Life Sciences 12/08/2025(Anticipated) The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer and donor powered charity committed to supporting the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.

The Scholar (Career…
U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Foundational Science Research Unit United States Department of Defense (DOD) Social Science & Law Varies through 2025
Early Career Proposals. One year funding proposals (with option of second year) within one of six categories including: Learning in Formal and Informal Environments, Leader Development, Personnel Testing and Performance, Organizational…

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