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Visit our other pages to explore funding for <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="1bc2763c-62a9-4fc0-9162-387add59e5ea" href="/funding/postdocs" title="Funding for Postdoctoral Researchers">postdoctoral fellows</a>, <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="9346e23d-461d-48dc-b9f2-f285372802ad" href="/funding/graduate-students" title="Funding for Graduate Students">graduate students</a> and <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="42ed9197-c6f2-46c9-badc-e11c77695ab4" href="/funding/undergraduates" title="Information for Undergraduates">undergraduates</a>.</span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Early-career researchers are also eligible (and encouraged) to compete for NSF's core grants, special initiatives and other funding mechanisms. Explore these opportunities on NSF's </span></span></span></span></span><a href="/funding/opportunities"><span><span><span><span>Funding Search</span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span> page.  </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-nsf-custom block-table-of-contents-block"> <div class="table-of-contents"> <h2 class="table-of-contents__title"> <img class="icon-document" src="/themes/custom/nsf_theme/images/icons/document.svg" alt="" /> On this page </h2> <nav aria-label="Table of Contents" class="table-of-contents__items"> <ul> <li> <a href="#building-research-capacity-of-new-faculty-in-biology-brc-bio-fe4" > Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology (BRC-BIO)</a> </li> <li> <a href="#faculty-early-career-development-program-career-dfa" > Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)</a> </li> <li> <a href="#career-life-balance-supplemental-funding-requests-a50" > Career-Life Balance Supplemental Funding Requests</a> </li> <li> <a href="#computer-and-information-science-and-engineering-research-initiation-initiative-crii-97c" > Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation Initiative (CRII)</a> </li> <li> <a href="#early-concept-grants-for-exploratory-research-eager-c8f" > EArly-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER)</a> </li> <li> <a href="#building-capacity-in-stem-education-research-ecr-bcser-1db" > Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER)</a> </li> <li> <a href="#engineering-research-initiation-eri-cd5" > Engineering Research Initiation (ERI)</a> </li> <li> <a href="#epscor-research-fellows-182" > EPSCoR Research Fellows</a> </li> <li> <a href="#launching-early-career-academic-pathways-in-the-mathematical-and-physical-sciences-leaps-mps-e0d" > Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS)</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-40-60 full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="building-research-capacity-of-new-faculty-in-biology-brc-bio-fe4" class="text__title">Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology (BRC-BIO)</h2> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="image block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" class="block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" data-media-id="10607" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-06/CabreraNSF397x251.jpg?VersionId=gLkzua0J5HQzRumucAzvVCCkCyqq5vFP" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-06/CabreraNSF397x251.jpg?VersionId=Hti796Rs_O7M86e2W5835CgbILW88ESk&amp;itok=12jhcq_j" data-caption="Dr. Janel Cabrera (center) with research students Enya Selders (Class of 2024) and Arthur Langford (Class of 2025)." data-credit="Janel Cabrera/Emmanuel College"> <div class="image-container"> <picture> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/CabreraNSF397x251.jpg.webp?VersionId=DPuAnMa_fPz9w7H2_p0VmgUchVwU.szf&itok=oP4cPWk3 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/webp" width="500" height="316"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/CabreraNSF397x251.jpg?VersionId=DPuAnMa_fPz9w7H2_p0VmgUchVwU.szf&itok=oP4cPWk3 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="316"/> <img src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/mobile_full_width/s3/2023-06/CabreraNSF397x251.jpg?VersionId=BKQiBgsyFktITpiM1LF.z5AjfPdnb9Ka&itok=i5OBKz11" alt="A professor in a lab with two students" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>The <strong><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="6efce944-97a4-4916-a3e4-d1d9c3f51383" href="/funding/opportunities/brc-bio-building-research-capacity-new-faculty-biology/505964" title="Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology (BRC-BIO)">BRC-BIO</a> </strong>program supports pre-tenure faculty in the biological sciences at non-R1 institutions, enabling them to increase their research capacity and build independent research programs. </p> <p>Awards provide up to $450,000 plus $50,000 for equipment over a 36-month period. Equipment costs exceeding $50,000 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.</p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-accordion nsf-component usa-accordion js-first-collapsed"> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-1l1068955956" aria-expanded="true" > Eligibility </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-1l1068955956" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p>Early-career researchers affiliated with minority-serving institutions, predominantly undergraduate institutions and other non-R1 institutions are eligible to apply. See the <strong><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="6efce944-97a4-4916-a3e4-d1d9c3f51383" href="/funding/opportunities/brc-bio-building-research-capacity-new-faculty-biology/505964" title="Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology (BRC-BIO)"><span><span><span>BRC-BIO webpage</span></span></span></a></strong><span><span><span> for more detail. </span></span></span></p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-2y548450417" aria-expanded="true" > How to apply </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-2y548450417" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p>Proposals are accepted annually through <a href="https://www.research.gov/research-web/"><strong>Research.gov</strong></a> or <a href="https://www.grants.gov/"><strong>Grants.gov</strong></a>, typically in the spring/summer. Visit the <a href="/funding/opportunities/brc-bio-building-research-capacity-new-faculty-biology/505964" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="6efce944-97a4-4916-a3e4-d1d9c3f51383" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology (BRC-BIO)"><strong>BRC-BIO webpage</strong></a> to learn more about the program, proposal requirements and upcoming due dates.</p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-40-60 constrained-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="faculty-early-career-development-program-career-dfa" class="text__title">Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)</h2> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="image block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" class="block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" data-media-id="10407" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-06/PF7046_zhang_a.jpg?VersionId=oPVyXQxn9ASbZNHOTMeAkVoIcS4OMufk" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-06/PF7046_zhang_a.jpg?VersionId=KBq6xYWz2nY0lgljNINFMaALvykG.chL&amp;itok=2ykhSgkX" data-caption="Jian Zhang, an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was awarded a five-year, $527,154 Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation to develop an organic-based catalyst that uses the sun's energy to facilitate chemical reactions. His work could one day lead to cleaner fuel production." data-credit="Copyright 2016 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska"> <div class="image-container"> <picture> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/PF7046_zhang_a.jpg.webp?VersionId=cT3fV6lgeJqBIUD2Wr1i7IwsppNLGxfE&itok=uD0TXstj 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/webp" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/PF7046_zhang_a.jpg?VersionId=cT3fV6lgeJqBIUD2Wr1i7IwsppNLGxfE&itok=uD0TXstj 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <img src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/mobile_full_width/s3/2023-06/PF7046_zhang_a.jpg?VersionId=23.nEsADzMs0JovZfwXjDCZGf5LEUpUI&itok=lDbeGmIp" alt="Jian Zhang" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>The <a href="/funding/opportunities/career-faculty-early-career-development-program" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8ce621bc-cb24-440c-a5eb-358353bf886e" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)"><strong>CAREER program</strong></a> provides support to early-career faculty — at the assistant professor or equivalent rank — 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.</p><p>Recipients will receive a minimum of $400,000 over a five-year period. </p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-accordion nsf-component usa-accordion js-first-collapsed"> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-1i522479382" aria-expanded="true" > Eligibility </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-1i522479382" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p>Applicants must hold at least a 50% tenure-track (or tenure-track equivalent) position as an assistant professor or equivalent title. </p><p>Faculty members who are associate professors or adjunct faculty (or equivalent appointments), with or without tenure, are not eligible for the CAREER program. See the <a href="/funding/opportunities/career-faculty-early-career-development-program" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8ce621bc-cb24-440c-a5eb-358353bf886e" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)">CAREER program</a> webpage for more details.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-2869874354" aria-expanded="true" > How to apply </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-2869874354" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p>CAREER proposals are accepted annually through <a href="https://www.research.gov/research-web/">Research.gov</a> or <a href="https://www.grants.gov/">Grants.gov</a>, typically in July. Learn more about the program, proposal requirements and upcoming due dates on the <a href="/funding/opportunities/career-faculty-early-career-development-program" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8ce621bc-cb24-440c-a5eb-358353bf886e" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)">CAREER program</a> webpage.</p><p>Check out <a href="/science-matters/nsf-101-four-tips-applying-nsfs-career-program" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="461d5650-72f3-449b-8761-8cd16179a3c7" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="NSF 101: Four tips for applying to NSF’s CAREER program">NSF 101 for some tips on how to apply</a>.</p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-40-60 full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="career-life-balance-supplemental-funding-requests-a50" class="text__title">Career-Life Balance Supplemental Funding Requests</h2> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="image block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" class="block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" data-media-id="10476" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-06/ucsd-jacobsschool-20190806-meng-inactive_lithium-00273-8mp_48577120057_o.jpg?VersionId=CLhAWgYuSmYHC5LRB0rSzBvTN4TFfxn9" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-06/ucsd-jacobsschool-20190806-meng-inactive_lithium-00273-8mp_48577120057_o.jpg?VersionId=4AFO55FJalY.IqVUMol3qSiTzai1CArn&amp;itok=CXDuDbP2" data-caption="A research team led by the University of California San Diego has discovered the root cause of why lithium metal batteries fail." data-credit="David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering"> <div class="image-container"> <picture> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/ucsd-jacobsschool-20190806-meng-inactive_lithium-00273-8mp_48577120057_o.jpg.webp?VersionId=Qv0gKfd7UE3T1JoLFw78HW_qxF8aGKJx&itok=xbRJ5Rbz 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/webp" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/ucsd-jacobsschool-20190806-meng-inactive_lithium-00273-8mp_48577120057_o.jpg?VersionId=Qv0gKfd7UE3T1JoLFw78HW_qxF8aGKJx&itok=xbRJ5Rbz 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <img src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/mobile_full_width/s3/2023-06/ucsd-jacobsschool-20190806-meng-inactive_lithium-00273-8mp_48577120057_o.jpg?VersionId=je3mnof7qdR07icaR2hzlVhzqjtIaUkc&itok=4J-ZOxi7" alt="A researcher using a pipette" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>The Career-Life Balance initiative focuses on reducing the rate at which early-career researchers depart from the STEM workforce.</p> <p><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a41fb1d7-1b4c-49cd-842a-155c85fd2528" href="/funding/opportunities/dcl-career-life-balance-clb-supplemental-funding-requests/nsf21-021" title="Career-Life Balance (CLB) Supplemental Funding Requests"><strong>Career-Life Balance supplements</strong></a> allow NSF-funded researchers to support additional personnel — such as a technician or research assistant — when an investigator, postdoctoral fellow or graduate student is on family leave for primary dependent care responsibilities or other direct family considerations.</p> <p>Supplements provide up to $30,000 for up to six months of salary or stipend support for additional personnel. If applicable, requests may also include fringe benefits and associated indirect costs. Tuition fees are not included.</p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-accordion nsf-component usa-accordion js-first-collapsed"> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-1b755273422" aria-expanded="true" > Eligibility </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-1b755273422" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><span>Principal investigators and co-PIs of active NSF grants or cooperative agreements are eligible to submit a supplemental funding request.</span></p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-2o616981218" aria-expanded="true" > How to apply </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-2o616981218" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><span>Requests for supplemental funding support must be submitted through </span><a href="https://www.research.gov/research-web/"><strong>Research.gov</strong></a><span>. Refer to </span><a href="/policies/pappg/24-1/ch-2-proposal-preparation#ch2F13"><span><strong>Chapter II.F.13</strong></span></a><span><strong> </strong>of NSF's Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) for more information.</span></p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-40-60 constrained-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="computer-and-information-science-and-engineering-research-initiation-initiative-crii-97c" class="text__title">Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation Initiative (CRII)</h2> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="image block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" class="block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" data-media-id="10477" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-06/PF3278_2770_h.jpg?VersionId=qhBai3OK.4xbZZGH_zGpmJ6uID3h2BK2" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-06/PF3278_2770_h.jpg?VersionId=3UiW7FvjBZ5FfPAi4PjRMdfL3qDoaM7l&amp;itok=86dfLG_O" data-caption="The CAVE2 system is a next-generation, large-scale, virtual environment — a room in which images are seamlessly displayed so as to immerse an observer in a cyber world of 3D data. Here, Khairi Reda, a research assistant at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Electronic Visualization Laboratory, uses the CAVE2 system to fly through a close-up of a glass fissure computed in a 5-million atom molecular dynamics simulation." data-credit="Lance Long/Electronic Visualization Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago"> <div class="image-container"> <picture> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/PF3278_2770_h.jpg.webp?VersionId=T78UkMzf7Gp83.t8rJXsb76ymKkUHig3&itok=STbWzLjG 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/webp" width="500" height="334"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/PF3278_2770_h.jpg?VersionId=T78UkMzf7Gp83.t8rJXsb76ymKkUHig3&itok=STbWzLjG 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="334"/> <img src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/mobile_full_width/s3/2023-06/PF3278_2770_h.jpg?VersionId=pxl70U11O7lVcYaXvVuaEXnKzhbjZtLS&itok=I3AXhtBd" alt="Simulation in the CAVE2 system, a next-generation, large-scale, virtual environment" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p><a href="/funding/opportunities/crii-computer-information-science-engineering-research-initiation" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f0f72855-9f9e-40aa-8469-7ae7e4c181a5" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation Initiative (CRII)"><strong>CRII</strong></a> supports early-career scientists at non-R1 institutions in computer and information science and engineering who lack access to organizational resources, enabling them to undertake exploratory research and develop collaborations and new approaches.</p><p>Awards provide up to $175,000 over a 24-month period.</p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-accordion nsf-component usa-accordion js-first-collapsed"> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-1l1190730546" aria-expanded="true" > Eligibility </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-1l1190730546" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p>Early-career researchers affiliated with either non-R1 institutions or nonprofit, non-academic institutions are eligible.</p> <p>Applicants that have received any other grants or contracts in the principal investigator role from any department, agency or institution of the federal government are ineligible.</p> <p>Visit the <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f0f72855-9f9e-40aa-8469-7ae7e4c181a5" href="/funding/opportunities/crii-computer-information-science-engineering-research-initiation" title="Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation Initiative (CRII)">CRII webpage</a> for more information.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-2573918058" aria-expanded="true" > How to apply </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-2573918058" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p>CRII proposals are accepted annually through <a href="https://www.research.gov/research-web/">Research.gov</a> or <a href="https://www.grants.gov/">Grants.gov</a>, typically in September. Learn more about the program and proposal requirements on the <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f0f72855-9f9e-40aa-8469-7ae7e4c181a5" href="/funding/opportunities/crii-computer-information-science-engineering-research-initiation" title="Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation Initiative (CRII)">CRII webpage</a>.</p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-40-60 full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="early-concept-grants-for-exploratory-research-eager-c8f" class="text__title">EArly-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER)</h2> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="image block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" class="block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" data-media-id="9965" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-06/saliva-close-up.jpg?VersionId=lCyOBjGSfiWWlYKXiK.yTej2D2eC9Qmz" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-06/saliva-close-up.jpg?VersionId=JOr3mLv9iRO.iSCmqdojimjHQwTWivIg&amp;itok=L4zz0kVl" data-caption="A researcher observes a saliva sample taken from a ferret. The saliva has been combined with a buffer containing a blue dye, which helps scientists track the sample while using a gel electrophoresis technique to separate mucins from other proteins in saliva." data-credit="Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo"> <div class="image-container"> <picture> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/saliva-close-up.jpg.webp?VersionId=Y_b_Ml8vYuh5YadLzR0Z_nCl2bS838wR&itok=_pGil0Tf 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/webp" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/saliva-close-up.jpg?VersionId=Y_b_Ml8vYuh5YadLzR0Z_nCl2bS838wR&itok=_pGil0Tf 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <img src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/mobile_full_width/s3/2023-06/saliva-close-up.jpg?VersionId=7pTesQQuBAvdBW9KUEvq4qBB6VB30W5m&itok=tdfWI6up" alt="Researcher observes saliva sample from a ferret" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>The <strong><a href="/policies/pappg/23-1/ch-2-proposal-preparation#2F3">EAGER</a></strong> funding mechanism supports exploratory work in early stages on untested but potentially transformative research ideas or approaches that are considered “high-risk, high-reward.”</p> <p>EAGER proposals are reviewed internally by NSF, which allows for shorter time between proposal submission and available funding. Awards provide up to $300,000 for a period of up to two years.</p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-accordion nsf-component usa-accordion js-first-collapsed"> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-1E721053146" aria-expanded="true" > Eligibility </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-1E721053146" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p>Refer to <a href="/policies/pappg/24-1/ch-1-pre-submission#ch1E"><strong>PAPPG Chapter I.E</strong></a>. for eligibility requirements.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-2a2638592" aria-expanded="true" > How to apply </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-2a2638592" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p>Principal investigators must submit a concept outline to NSF before they submit an EAGER proposal. Concept outlines can be submitted either by email to an NSF program officer whose expertise is most germane to the proposal topic or through NSF's <a href="https://suitability.nsf.gov/s/"><strong>Program Suitability & Proposal Concept Tool</strong></a>.</p><p>Refer to <a href="/policies/pappg/24-1/ch-2-proposal-preparation#ch2F3"><strong>PAPPG Chapter II.F.3</strong></a> for EAGER proposal requirements.</p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-40-60 constrained-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="building-capacity-in-stem-education-research-ecr-bcser-1db" class="text__title">Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER)</h2> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="image block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" class="block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" data-media-id="10479" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-06/244065_Olin_02.jpg?VersionId=knxQo.KXXCq1Xj1K6XGB7.4XOKTvYlDi" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-06/244065_Olin_02.jpg?VersionId=M1wtPlwr9rP6m5rwgN.iiqMHE4ugROCl&amp;itok=NS65YFZe" data-caption="Alexandra Coso Strong leads a class at Franklin W. Olin College. Strong will lead an HSI Program conference on engineering education." data-credit="Franklin W. Olin College"> <div class="image-container"> <picture> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/244065_Olin_02.jpg.webp?VersionId=wrYCJYW5IrnbvX990mWpTL93tzO2JDUX&itok=ckNrzedu 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/webp" width="500" height="375"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/244065_Olin_02.jpg?VersionId=wrYCJYW5IrnbvX990mWpTL93tzO2JDUX&itok=ckNrzedu 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="375"/> <img src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/mobile_full_width/s3/2023-06/244065_Olin_02.jpg?VersionId=qlu4gv3GqdMhcI1VgKYQ.A7iKmlS2q3D&itok=lh-QOk0X" alt="A teacher speaking to a classroom of students" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>The <a href="/funding/opportunities/ehr-core-research-building-capacity-stem-education-research" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a2f30eb0-237b-4f03-9bfd-68027a134ba2" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research"><strong>ECR: BCSER</strong></a> program supports activities that advance STEM education research.</p><p>The program's <strong>Investigators New to STEM Education Research</strong> awards support investigators new to STEM education research in developing the requisite knowledge and skills needed to conduct rigorous research in STEM education.</p><p>These awards provide up to $350,000 over a three-year period.</p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-accordion nsf-component usa-accordion js-first-collapsed"> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-1l1351237809" aria-expanded="true" > Eligibility </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-1l1351237809" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p>Investigators who are new to STEM education research are eligible to submit <strong>Investigators New to STEM Education Research </strong>proposals. The program accepts other types of proposals as well; visit the <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a2f30eb0-237b-4f03-9bfd-68027a134ba2" href="/funding/opportunities/ehr-core-research-building-capacity-stem-education-research" title="EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research">ECR: BCSER webpage</a> to learn more.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-2l454938056" aria-expanded="true" > How to apply </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-2l454938056" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p>ECR: BCSER proposals are accepted annually through <a href="https://www.research.gov/research-web/">Research.gov</a> or <a href="https://www.grants.gov/">Grants.gov</a>, typically in the spring. Visit the <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a2f30eb0-237b-4f03-9bfd-68027a134ba2" href="/funding/opportunities/ehr-core-research-building-capacity-stem-education-research" title="EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research">ECR: BCSER webpage</a> to learn more about the program, proposal requirements and upcoming due dates.</p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-40-60 full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="engineering-research-initiation-eri-cd5" class="text__title">Engineering Research Initiation (ERI)</h2> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="image block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" class="block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" data-media-id="9701" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-06/IMG-29.jpg?VersionId=Ql57nJ3x3ZhHA.NiJ.b5UNIU6CAj5lNn" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-06/IMG-29.jpg?VersionId=iCbrXIa7J2a3lqhutVmAOCZQJuWiZLlm&amp;itok=F6Nn8dBy" data-caption="Man controls a robot to feed himself at Cleveland State University Center for Human-Machine Systems" data-credit="Cleveland State University Center for Human-Machine Systems"> <div class="image-container"> <picture> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/IMG-29.jpg.webp?VersionId=9FZLZJ3UrDA_SIVMairmWLE2yfpW6fcs&itok=o5FiAvgg 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/webp" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/IMG-29.jpg?VersionId=9FZLZJ3UrDA_SIVMairmWLE2yfpW6fcs&itok=o5FiAvgg 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <img src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/mobile_full_width/s3/2023-06/IMG-29.jpg?VersionId=L6KGnklQ1A59CdwC5cOVQrDgjBw3autE&itok=tpwYY6X2" alt="a person controls a robot to feed himself" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>The <strong><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8355c276-c0f8-401a-9493-7515ef5275dd" href="/funding/opportunities/eri-engineering-research-initiation/505888" title="Engineering Research Initiation (ERI)">ERI program</a></strong> supports new investigators at non-R1 institutions as they initiate their engineering research programs and advance in their careers as researchers, educators and innovators.</p> <p>These awards provide up to $200,000 over a 24-month period.</p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-accordion nsf-component usa-accordion js-first-collapsed"> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-1i1641855685" aria-expanded="true" > Eligibility </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-1i1641855685" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p>Investigators holding a doctoral degree in a field supported by NSF who are affiliated with a non-R1 institution and have not been a principal investigator on a federal research grant are eligible to apply.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-21140031453" aria-expanded="true" > How to apply </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-21140031453" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p>ERI proposals are accepted annually through <strong><a href="https://www.research.gov/research-web/">Research.gov</a></strong> or <strong><a href="https://www.grants.gov/">Grants.gov</a></strong>, typically in the early fall. Visit the <strong><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8355c276-c0f8-401a-9493-7515ef5275dd" href="/funding/opportunities/eri-engineering-research-initiation/505888" title="Engineering Research Initiation (ERI)">ERI webpage</a></strong> to learn more about the program, proposal requirements and upcoming due dates.</p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-40-60 constrained-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="epscor-research-fellows-182" class="text__title">EPSCoR Research Fellows</h2> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="image block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" class="block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" data-media-id="7871" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-06/PF7086_greenhouse_082_h.jpg?VersionId=4UoRP00cuw.DJSghihquYUjy.qB7mZky" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-06/PF7086_greenhouse_082_h.jpg?VersionId=X0AhtMt1LS22TkjvkJtUufdZlyi6hDmG&amp;itok=kPzuee6O" data-caption="A research project by principal investigator Harkamal Walia at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln focuses on ensuring global food security by improving crop resilience. Here, Walia checks the progress of a rice plant growing in the Lemna Tech High Throughput Phenotyping facility at the Greenhouse Innovation Center on the Nebraska Innovation Campus." data-credit="University Communication/University of Nebraska-Lincoln"> <div class="image-container"> <picture> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/PF7086_greenhouse_082_h.jpg.webp?VersionId=_aeUW02aC_DlBgqfn48s4qLt5QpJpA7i&itok=QhP5YcG- 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/webp" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/2023-06/PF7086_greenhouse_082_h.jpg?VersionId=_aeUW02aC_DlBgqfn48s4qLt5QpJpA7i&itok=QhP5YcG- 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <img src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/mobile_full_width/s3/2023-06/PF7086_greenhouse_082_h.jpg?VersionId=SUbAtveyO0SfgQYUdZbwe99H1YF9CS17&itok=1G4Cej8L" alt="Rice plants growing in Lemna Tech High Throughput Phenotyping facility" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p><a href="/funding/opportunities/epscor-research-infrastructure-improvement-epscor-research" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="5799a0f7-5b65-45b1-9f60-b823f63e3310" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement : EPSCoR Research Fellows"><strong>EPSCoR Research Fellows</strong></a> supports early- and mid-career investigators located in EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions to further develop their individual research potential through extended collaborative visits to U.S. private, government or academic research centers.</p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-accordion nsf-component usa-accordion js-first-collapsed"> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-1y311717578" aria-expanded="true" > Eligibility </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-1y311717578" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p>Proposals can only be submitted by certain types of investigators at institutions of higher education or nonprofits located in RII-eligible jurisdictions. See the <strong><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="c1a55176-b6e9-4a75-ad9b-bdfea53fb9f5" href="/funding/initiatives/epscor/epscor-criteria-eligibility" title="EPSCoR Criteria for Eligibility">EPSCoR eligibility page</a></strong> for more details.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-2l793685837" aria-expanded="true" > How to apply </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-2l793685837" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p>Proposals are accepted annually in April through <a href="https://www.research.gov/research-web/"><strong>Research.gov</strong></a> or <a href="https://www.grants.gov/"><strong>Grants.gov</strong></a>. 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