Funding Opportunities for Early Career Faculty

Early Career Faculty are encouraged to explore and apply to funding opportunities. Contact the Research Development Office to learn more about opportunities, proposal management, and more.

Organization/Grant Opportunity	Deadline
Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) Grants for Junior Faculty	Letters of Intent - Anticipated December 2021
McKnight Foundation, McKnight Scholar Awards – Neuroscience	Was due January 1, 2020. Check back for January 2021 deadline
Children’s Tumor Foundation, Young Investigator Awards	Letter of Intent was due January 3, 2020. Check back for January 2021 deadline
American Diabetes Foundation	The 2020 call for applications has been suspended
Whitehall Foundation - Currently interested in basic research in neurobiology	Letter of Intent January 15, April 15 and October 1
Foundation Fighting Blindness, Ted and Elaine Welp Enhanced Career Development Awards	Various Awards - LOIs usually due in Nov/Dec; Applications usually due Jan/Feb
Leukemia Research Foundation New Investigator Grants	LOI was due in November, check back for 2023.
National Kidney Foundation, Young Investigator Grant Program	Deadline was February 10, 2020. Check back for 2021.
Thrasher Research Fund, Early Career Awards	Deadline: September 13, 2022.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Grants	Deadline: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 11:59 PM Eastern
Human Frontier Science Program, Young Investigators' Research Grants	Initiation of Letter of Intent Deadline: March 19th 2020
Sontag Foundation, Distinguished Scientist Award – Brain Cancer	Application deadline: 3/16/20
American Cancer Society, Research Scholar Grants	April 1 and October 15 annually
Scoliosis Research Society, New Investigator Grant	LOI deadlines: February 1 - March 15 annually
Health Effects Institute, Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator Award – Health effects of air pollution	Preliminary Application Due: March 24, 2020
William T. Grant Scholars Program, William T. Grant Foundation	Application deadline: July 6, 2022
Society for Neuroscience Young Investigator Award * Must be nominated from a member of the Society of Neuroscience	Deadline: May 19, 2022
Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Career Development Award * Must be nominated from a member of the Society of Neuroscience	Deadline: May 19, 2022
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Early Investigators Award * Must be nominated from a member of the ASCPT	Deadline: Thursday, July 14, 2022
Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences * Limited submission internal nomination process	Deadline: May 18, 2022
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, Innovation Award	Deadline: deadline July 6, 2022
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Career Development Award	Deadline: June 21 2022
Susan G. Komen, Career Catalyst Research Grants (CCR)	2020 program suspended. Anticipated LOI was June – July 2020
March of Dimes, Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award	Anticipated Letter of Intent/ Nomination July 2020
American Heart Association, National Scientist Development Grant Program	Anticipated October 2020
National Ataxia Foundation, Young Investigator Award	Various - late September and early October 2020 deadlines
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar Awards	Pre-Application & Full Application due: August 19 & August 26, 2020
Greenwall Foundation, Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics	Program suspended
Burroughs Wellcome, Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease	Deadline: July 14, 2022
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation, Research Starter Grants	Deadline was: February 1, 2020 (Translational Medicine/Therapeutics & Health Outcomes)
Lymphoma Research Foundation of America, Early Career Grants	Deadline: May 17 2022
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Sloan Research Fellowships	Deadline: July 15 2022
Scleroderma Foundation, New Investigator Grant	Annual deadline: September 15
Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship	Nominations anticipated to be accepted through September 30, 2020 **Limited Submission
Alzheimer's Association, New Investigator Research Grants	LOI must be received by 5 p.m. EST, March 19, 2020
Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society for Clinical Oncology, Young Investigator Award	September 24, 2020
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, Beckman Young Investigator Program	Deadline: August 1 2022
American Council of Learned Societies, Fellowships	September 30, 2020
Scoliosis Research Society, New Investigator Grant	LOI: February 1 - March 15
Whitehall Foundation, Grants-in-Aid	Letter of Intent due: January (Summer Session) April (Fall Session) October (Spring Session)
Academic Pediatric Association, Young Investigator Awards	Cycle opens July 2022
American Association for Cancer Research, Career Development Awards	Deadline: June 28 2022
Doris Duke Foundation, Clinical Scientist Development Award	No open funding at this time.
A.P. Giannini Family Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program	Deadline: November 3 2022
Young Investigator Grants, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention	Varies by award, check individual dates on website
Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTRI) KL2, Career Development Award	2020 Guidelines not yet available, Contact: CTRI-education@ucsd.edu
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, Young Investigator Awards	2020 Guidelines not yet available
The International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation (ISRHML) - Famliy Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, Trainee Expansion Programme	2022 applications open August 1st
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, The Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) Program	Watch for new RFPs throughout the year.
Bayer Hemophilia Awards Program, Early Career Investigator Award	Deadline: November 30 2022
Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Scialog	Varies by area, see calendar on their website
The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation	Varies by area
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, Research Grant for New Investigators	Next competition opens in 2023
Prostate Cancer Foundation, Human Capital Initiative - Young Investigator Awards	Deadline: June 20 2022
DuPont Center for Collaborative Research and Education	Invitation-only grant application process; Contact: Philanthrophy@dupont.com
The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, Clinical Research Scholars Program	TBD - Effective Monday, March 23, 2020, only mission-critical functions within NIH research laboratories will be supported.
Society of Nuclear Medicine, Pilot Research Grants in Nuclear Medicine/Molecular Imaging	Varies by program
Sturge-Weber Foundation, Young Investigator Awards	Funder is currently not accepting applications
Hope for Vision, New Investigator Award	Emailed one page summary accepted at any time.
The Princess Grace Foundation – Production Grants and Scholarships	Varies by award, check individual dates on website

Federal Grant Opportunities	Deadline
Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program	Various based on Program Officer - 2020 deadlines not yet available
Army Research Office - ARO Young Investigator Program	See BAA solicitation for more information and programs

NIH New and Early Stage Investigator Policies
NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program	Various, see program page for more information
Office of Naval Research, Young Investigator Program	LOS Required, must contact Research Development office to apply
Office of Science, Early Career Research Program	Preproposals were due Jan 7, 2020. Check back for 2021 deadline

(this is a campus limited submission based on internal nomination by dept. leadership)

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