Early Career Faculty

Common Solicitations

NSF Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) Research Initiation (CRII) – Due early Fall.

NASA Planetary Science Early Career Award – Proposals due December 7, 2023. Contact Elaine Meinzer at emeinzer@umich.edu for assistance.

Department of Energy Early Career – Preapplications due early Winter. Full proposal due mid Winter. Contact Beth Jakubowski at bethlj@umich.edu for assistance.

DARPA Young Faculty Award – Applications due early Winter.

NASA Early Career Faculty Program – Applications due early Winter.

Air Force Young Investigator Program – White papers due Spring. Encouraged proposals due late Summer. Contact Beth Jakubowski at bethlj@umich.edu for assistance. 

Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program – Proposals due in Summer. Contact Beth Jakubowski at bethlj@umich.edu for assistance.

NSF CAREER – Proposals due mid Summer. CAREER preparation series will occur over Fall and Winter semesters. Contact Elaine Meinzer at emeinzer@umich.edu for assistance.

NASA Early Career in Earth Sciences – Notice of Intent due mid Summer. Encouraged proposals due late Summer. Contact Elaine Meinzer at emeinzer@umich.edu for assistance.

NIH Research Training and Career Development – standard due dates

NIH Next Generation Researchers Initiative – standard due dates

Helpful Materials

SciENcv and NSF Account Guidelines – Follow the link for materials for working with SciENcv Biosketches, Current and Pendings, as well as creating an NSF account.