Physical Sciences &amp; Engineering

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350879

Funding Type

Research

Internal Deadline

Wed, 11/01/2023 - 12:00

Program URL

External Deadline

12/01/2023 - Required Letter of Intent (LOI)

Solicitation Type

Completed

ROSES 2023: Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowships for Early Career Researchers

The goals of the Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship (RTF) program in astrophysics are to provide early-career researchers the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to lead astrophysics flight instrument development projects, including suborbital investigations, in preparation to become Principal Investigators (PIs) of future NASA astrophysics missions; to develop innovative technologies for space astrophysics that have the potential to enable major scientific breakthroughs; and to foster new talents by putting early career instrument builders on a trajectory towards long-term positions. NASA is committed to supporting deserving early career researchers by selecting several Roman Technology Fellows every year. This program is not linked to the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (formerly WFIRST).

This program consists of two components with two different submission procedures. The first component is the one-page application from an early career individual to be named a Roman Technology Fellow (RTF), see Section 2. The second component is the subsequent submission of a proposal for up to $500K in Fellowship Funds by a previously selected RTF once that individual obtains a permanent or permanent-track position, in order to start a laboratory or develop a research group at the Fellow’s institution (see Section 3). Please see Section 2.1 for the definition of an early career position, and Section 4.1 for the definition of a permanent or permanent track position.

Research Category

https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7BC164E053…

Opportunity ID

0194cacb-52a4-4a8b-bc22-d1d75de8f0f3

External Deadline

12/14/2025(Anticipated)

Program URL

RARE Grant Program (Research Accelerating RUNX1 Exploration) Early Career Investigator Grant and Exploration Grant

The purpose of the RUNX1 Early Career Investigator Grant is to promote the establishment of a new generation of translational and clinical researchers interested in tackling inherited hematologic malignancy predisposition disorders with a focus on RUNX1-familial platelet disorder. We believe that providing capital to early career investigators not only injects funding into where it is needed most, but also cultivates a new cohort of investigators who will be invested in an area of research that historically has had limited attention.

Research Category

https://www.alexslemonade.org/grants/runx1

Opportunity ID

5edd8ba9-5d10-4c4d-979b-d1d75de8f0f3

External Deadline

12/03/2025 ( Anticipated)

Program URL

Seed Grant Program

Brain Research Foundation invites eligible US institutions to nominate one faculty member (Assistant or Associate Professor) to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the BRF Seed Grant Program.

Brain Research Foundation’s Annual Seed Grant Program was initiated in 1981. The purpose of our program is to provide start-up monies for new research projects in the field of neuroscience that will likely lead to extramural funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or other outside funding sources.

The objective of the BRF Seed Grant Program is to support new and innovative projects, especially those of junior faculty, who are working in new research directions. BRF Seed Grant awards are not intended to supplement existing grants.

Each total grant is limited to $80,000 (direct costs) for a two year grant period. The first grant payment of $40,000 will be made upon completion of the Seed Grant Acceptance Form (June 2024). The final payment of $40,000 will be made contingent upon receipt of a preliminary progress and financial report (June 2025). Funds must be utilized within the grant period.

Areas of Interest
1.) Funding is to be directed at pilot research projects that are both innovative and will likely lead to successful grant applications to NIH and other public and private funding entities.

2.) Assistant Professor – Junior faculty with a new research project that will generate pilot data that will lead to RO1 funding or a comparable outside grant will be first priority.

• Must provide abstract and specific aims for current grants and indicate if there is any overlap.

Research Category

https://www.thebrf.org/seed-grants/

Opportunity ID

52d55e26-2795-47d5-8032-d1d75de8f0f3

External Deadline

11/21/2025(Anticipated)

Program URL

Start-Up Grant Program

The Start-Up Grant Program is meant to help newly appointed researchers who are beginning their independent research careers and may not yet have initial results to substantiate their application. Grants are for two years, in order to enable the grantees to submit a standard application to the next competition in their area of research. It is implemented within the framework of the regular BSF Research Grants program, i.e., it must exhibit scientific excellence, have a strong element of cooperation between Israeli and American scientists, and fall within the areas of research supported in that year by the BSF. In addition, at least one of the principal investigators should have attained his/her Ph.D., M.D. degree or equivalent, no more than ten years prior to submitting his/her proposal. To allay any doubts, we use the terms ‘Senior PI’ and ‘Junior PI’, referring to the established scientist and the one in the first stages of his/her independent career.

Start-Up proposals are submitted in the same manner as applications for the BSF Research Grant Program, and undergo the standard BSF evaluation process.

Start-Up Grant applications compete for funding together with the standard BSF Research Grant applications. The BSF has no special funds set aside for these grants. Nevertheless, Start-Up applications traditionally have a higher rate of success as compared with standard applications.

At the time the application is submitted, the junior PI may be no more than 10 years since the completion of his Ph.D/M.D studies (earliest of the two).
A typical start-up application is by a junior PI together with a senior one. The senior PI on a start-up application cannot be funded.
Only up to two junior PIs may apply together for a start-up grant, one Israeli and one American, and they can apply with or without an unfunded senior scientist.
A junior PI on a start-up grant may not simultaneously submit another grant application to the BSF, or currently hold another grant from the BSF, other than NSF-BSF grants. A senior PI on a start-up application may submit a second application in the same round.
A start-up application can be awarded only once.

Research Category

Environmental Sciences

Research Commercialization

Opportunity ID

fa41fd54-9896-4042-906c-d1d75de8f0f3

External Deadline

11/29/2025(Anticipated)

Program URL

https://www.bsf.org.il/funding-opportunities/start-up-research-grants/about/

McKnight Scholar Awards

The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience (MEFN), an independent charitable organization established by The McKnight Foundation, was inspired by William L. McKnight’s personal interest in memory and its diseases. When Mr. McKnight (1887-1979) created the McKnight Foundation, he set aside part of his legacy to bring hope to those suffering from brain injury or disease and cognitive impairment. His descendants honor his commitment to neuroscience, and recognize that to continue the high level of excellence of the program the MEFN needs to incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion in its award programs. To this end, the MEFN is expanding the number of annual Scholars awards from six to ten. The program will advance equity and drive innovation through inclusive excellence, recognizing that progress in neuroscience will be enhanced by the inclusion of new and diverse perspectives and voices.

The McKnight Scholar Awards are given to exceptional young scientists who are in the early stages of establishing an independent laboratory and research career. The intent of the program is to foster the commitment by these scientists to research careers that will have an important impact on the study of the brain. The program seeks to support scientists committed to mentoring neuroscientists from underrepresented groups at all levels of training. Applicants for the McKnight Scholar Award must demonstrate their ability to solve significant problems in neuroscience, which may include the translation of basic research to clinical practice. They should demonstrate a commitment to an equitable and inclusive lab environment.

Research Category

https://www.mcknight.org/programs/the-mcknight-endowment-fund-for-neuroscience/…

Opportunity ID

e7344397-7923-411d-a7c7-d1d75de8f0f3

External Deadline

01/14/2025(Anticipated)

Program URL

Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy 2024 (IGNIITE 2024)

The Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy (IGNIITE) program is designed to support a new cohort of early-career innovators to develop the most disruptive and unconventional ideas into transformative new technologies across the full spectrum of energy applications. This announcement is purposefully broad in technical scope, but eligibility is limited to early-career researchers as defined in Section III.A. In addition to research efforts, awardees will engage with ARPA-E and fellow awardees through dedicated IGNIITE events, meetings, and mentorship activities.

Submissions to this solicitation must propose transformational research and development (R&D) that have the potential for high impact. If successful, a project could create a new class or new trajectory for an energy technology, with the potential to substantially contribute to ARPA-E’s statutory goals (see Section I.A).

Awards under this program may take the form of exploratory research that provides the agency with information useful for the subsequent development of focused technology programs. Alternatively, awards may support proof-of-concept research for a particular new technology in an area not currently supported by the agency.

Research Category

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=350950

Opportunity ID

a3679afd-b41c-4a5f-9f78-f2f1552f7976

External Deadline

01/05/2025 (Anticipated)

Program URL

Agilent Early Career Professor Award

The purpose of the Agilent Early Career Professor Award is to:

Promote and encourage excellent research enabling measurements of importance to Agilent Technologies and the world
Establish strong collaborative relationships between Agilent researchers and leading professors early in their career
Build the prominence of Agilent as a sponsor of university research

Focus Topic: Contributions to environmental sustainability through development of green analytical technologies, methods, or laboratory working environments.

Research Category

Research Commercialization

Opportunity ID

a1768123-848f-4971-95ff-d1d75de8f0f3

External Deadline

02/13/2025 (Anticipated)

Program URL

http://www.agilent.com/univ_relation/profaward/index.shtml

G. Harold & Leila Y. Mathers Foundation: 2023 Basic & Translational Research Grants

Limit: 4 // PIs:
A. Chignalia (Anesthesiology)
Y. Wang (College of Medicine - Tucson)
G. Sutphin (Molecular & Cellular Biology)
J. Streicher (College of Medicine - Tucson)

The mission of The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation is to advance knowledge in the life sciences by sponsoring scientific research that will benefit mankind. The foundation’s grants program seeks to support basic science, ideally with potential translational applications. Immunology, microbiome, genomics, structural biology, cellular physiology, neuroscience, etc., are some noteworthy examples of current research support.

For many years the Foundation has enjoyed special recognition in the research community for supporting “basic” scientific research, realizing that true transformative breakthroughs usually occur after a thorough understanding of the fundamental mechanisms underlying natural phenomena. More recently, and with the advent of newer investigative methodologies, technology, and tools, the Foundation now embraces innovative translational research proposals.

The grant duration must be three years. The budget should be reasonable based on the aims of the project. Indirect costs may not exceed 10%. Preliminary Budgets are required during the LOI phase. A detailed budget justification is not required until the proposal phase. The Foundation’s grant award is not intended to be utilized for purchasing capital equipment (“bricks-and-mortar”) for the lab and is intended only to support the actual investigation. The Foundation assumes and expects that capital equipment must be provided by the research institution or university.

Application Guidance:

Grant budgets cannot exceed $600-750K
The Foundation primarily supports basic science, ideally with potential translational applications.
Immunology, microbiome, genomics, structural biology, cellular physiology, neuroscience, etc., are some noteworthy examples of current research support.
Covid-19-related research projects (aims or sub-aims) will not be considered for support.
Medical imaging technology-related projects and/or electrical engineering technology development projects will not be considered for support.
Plant Biology Research, Oceanography, Space Exploration. and Global warming-related research will not be considered for support.
As technology continues to advance, it is apparent that investigations in the area of basic science and translational research may become more and more reliant on collaborative, interdisciplinary projects. It is important to note that any interdisciplinary project proposals may require additional information regarding the collaborator(s)’ achievements and relevant expertise.
Feedback for declined LOI Requests will not be provided; LOIs or Formal Proposals that have been declined should not be resubmitted at a later date for consideration.
Renewal applications for the same or related research will not be accorded priority consideration. It is strongly advised that any re-application for grant renewal consider a new direction based on prior research or emphasize some new potential translational aspects and not merely an extension of previously funded research.
Requests for funding previously federally supported research and/or applications pending federal approval will not be accorded priority consideration.
Requests for support of clinical trials or drug discovery will not be approved. The Foundation will not support projects which we consider pre-clinical drug development.

Research Category

https://mathersfoundation.org/?page_id=485

Funding Type

Research

Internal Deadline

Wed, 11/08/2023 - 12:00

Program URL

External Deadline

11/17/2023 - Required registration

Solicitation Type

Completed

DOS SFOP0010109: 2024 FY24 Protecting Semiconductor and CHIPS Technology

Limit: 1 // PI: L. Folks (Semiconductor Strategy)

Only one application per institution is allowed.

In support of the Department of State implementation of the International Technology Security and Innovation (ITSI) Fund, appropriated under the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act of 2022, ISN/CTR will sponsor activities to secure semiconductor supply chains and mitigate risks that some uses of advanced semiconductors can pose to national and international security.

The Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (ISN/CTR) is pleased to announce an open competition for assistance awards through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). ISN/CTR sponsors foreign assistance activities funded by the Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining and Related Programs (NADR) and other accounts, and focuses on mitigating weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and WMD-related delivery systems proliferation and security threats from non-state actors and proliferator states. An underlying aim of all ISN/CTR’s efforts is long-term sustainability to maximize programmatic impact while minimizing the need for foreign partners to rely on outside financial or technical assistance.

Research Category