All Opportunities
for young investigators
Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation Initiative (CRII)
Award Info:
CISE expects the total funding to be up to $10,000,000 each year, subject to the availability of funds.
Each award will be up to $175,000 for a period of 24 months.
Due Third Monday in September, annually
Description:
The NSF Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) seeks to award grants intended to support research independence among early-career academicians who specifically lack access to adequate organizational or other resources. It is expected that funds obtained through this…
DOE Early Career Research Program
Award Info:
DOE expects the typical award size will be in a narrow range around $750,000 over five years.
Description:
Pre-application is required.
-Must be an untenured Assistant or Associate Professor
-No more than 10 years can have passed between the year the PI PhD was awarded
-No co-PIs
Young Investigator Grants
Award Info:
Award amount ranges from 10,000 - 15,000. The principal investigator and his/or chosen mentor(s) of each submitted proposal must be members of the Academic Pediatric Association. Proposals are welcome from those who are: Faculty members no more than 5 years out from completion of all training…
Description:
The Young Investigator Awards Program is committed to supporting early career investigators interested in pursuing a long-term career in research and academic medicine with a focus on enhancing the health and well-being of all children, particularly those most vulnerable.The YIA Program seeks to support…
Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science
Award Info:
Unrestricted cash prize of $50,000 is awarded to each prizewinner
Description:
You were born outside the United States
You are not more than 38 years old
You have conducted creative, independent research in basic, applied, and/or translational biomedical science
NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)
Award Info:
Awards will be in two multi-year segments of three years and two years. The three-year segment will have an award budget up to $900,000 in direct costs. The two-year segment will have an award budget up to $600,000.
Awardees are required to commit at least three person-months (25%) of their…
Description:
SFARI Research Awards
Award Info:
The maximum budget is $1,300,000, including indirect costs, over a period of up to four years.
All applicants and key collaborators must hold a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or the equivalent at a college, university, medical school or other research facility.…
Description:
The goal of the Research Award is to provide support for investigation of key unresolved research questions in autism, particularly those that connect genetic etiologies to brain function and behavior. SFARI welcomes risk and novelty in Research Award proposals, but potential impact on the autism…
NIBIB Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators
Award Info:
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) employs an R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant mechanism enhanced to provide $400,000 in direct costs over three years, allowing expanded time and resources to pursue a new or emerging research program.
Description:
Standard NIH R21 due dates
This Trailblazer Award is an opportunity for New and Early Stage Investigators to pursue research programs of interest to the NIBIB at the interface of engineering and/or the physical sciences with the biomedical sciences. Applicants are encouraged to contact the appropriate…
Call for Rapid Access Proposals for COVID-19 Research
Award Info:
Researchers who would like to use these resources should submit a short rapid access proposal, outlining experiment aims and scope, at https://snsapp1.sns.ornl.gov/xprod_ro/f?p=109:26. A facility scientist will contact you regarding your proposal within 2 days. Scientific and technical questions should…
Description:
With the continuing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences neutron sources will provide remote rapid access to support research into the COVID-19 virus and the search for effective diagnostics and therapies. Beamlines that will be made available at the Spallation…
Solar Energy Innovators Program
Award Info:
Stipends will be based on appointment level and commensurate with qualifications:
- Level 1: Participants with a Bachelor's degree will receive a stipend starting at $40,000.
- Level 2: Participants with a Ph.D. will receive a stipend starting at $70,000. Participants…
Description:
The purpose of the Solar Energy Innovators Program is to enable selected applicants to conduct practical research on innovative solutions to the challenges faced by electric utilities, energy service providers, and electric public utility commissions as the levels of solar energy, as well as…
Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP)
Award Info:
Approximately $30,000,000 will be available for new and continuing awards in FY 2021. Estimated program budget, number of awards and average award number, size/duration are subject to the availability of funds.
Description:
The Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) supports genome-scale research that addresses challenging questions of biological, societal and economic importance. PGRP encourages the development of innovative tools, technologies and resources that empower a broad plant research community to answer scientific…