Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)

CAREER: The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Early career is defined as tenure-track (or equivalent) Assistant Professor (or equivalent) with funding available for five years at a minimum of $400,000 to $500,000 depending on Directorate.

External Deadline
07/18/2018 
Internal Deadline
July 18, 2018

USDA Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE)

Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) grants are designed to help institutions develop competitive projects, and to attract new scientists and educators into careers in high-priority areas of national need in agriculture, food, and environmental sciences. FASE Grants consist of New Investigator Grants, Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants, and Strengthening Grants. Each applicable USDA NIFA Request for Application will include FASE eligibility, see the specific USDA NIFA calls for additional information.

External Deadline
Multiple. See specific USDA RFA for details.
Internal Deadline
Sept. 30, 2017

NSA Mathematical Sciences Program Young Investigator Grant

For budgetary reasons, NSA is unable to fund proposals for new projects during Fiscal Year 2018. Consequently, they are not soliciting or accepting proposals at this time. Questions can be directed to MSPgrants@nsa.gov. They hope to return to serve the mathematics community in Fiscal Year 2019. For NSA, young investigators are investigators within ten years of receiving their Ph.D and do not have any other federal funding. $20,000 is available per year for two years. Sponsored Program Office approval is required for submission.

External Deadline
09/01/2018 (anticipated)
Internal Deadline
Sept. 1, 2018