2026 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards
Request Ticket // Limit: 2 // Tickets Available: 1
B. Kim (Materials Science and Engineering)
Limiting Language
Only two nominations are allowed per institution.
Program Description
Request Ticket // Limit: 2 // Tickets Available: 1
B. Kim (Materials Science and Engineering)
Limiting Language
Only two nominations are allowed per institution.
Program Description
Request Nominations for Chemical Sciences Discipline Limit: 3* // Tickets Available: 1 (see below)
Life Sciences - Tickets Available: 0
M.M. Kaelberer (Physiology)
Limit: 2 // Tickets Available: 0
Eung-Joo Lee (ECE)
Brian Kim (MSE)
Only two nominations are allowed per institution.
These competitive research awards provide seed money for junior faculty members that often result in additional funding from other sources. The award amount provided by ORAU is $5,000. The applicant’s institution is required to match the award with at least an additional $5,000. This is a one-year grant (June 1 to May 31).
Institutionally Coordinated// Limit: 1
No Applicants // Limit: 3 // Tickets Available: 3
**Please note, 1907 Foundation would like all applicants to additionally apply in Atala with the same five-part application (regardless of if they are selected in this internal competition) so they can share their ideas with other funding organizations who use Atala. Register in the Atala system and submit your application prior to April 15, 2024.
Limit: 1 // PI: J. Wu (East Asian Studies)
Institutionally Coordinated // Limit: 3* // PI: E-J. Lee (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
*UArizona is invited to submit up to three nominations, one for each of the three disciplinary categories: Life Sciences; Physical Sciences & Engineering; and Chemistry.
D. Sand (Astronomy)
J. Su ( Optical Sciences)
The University of Arizona may submit up to two nominations.
Institutionally Coordinated.
Please contact RDS for more information.
M.K. Johnson
The submission for this funding program is coordinated with UA Foundation.
The New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award provides early-career scientists the investment needed to propel them into successful research careers.