Penn Workshops and Training
Office of the Vice Provost of Research (OVPR) – Compliance and Training
Sponsor Early Career Programs & Awards
NSF Early Career Development Program
Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program
Department of Energy (DOE) – Early Career Research Program
Junior Faculty Funding Opportunities
Many of the eligibility requirements for the opportunities listed below target faculty members early in their careers.
The announcement months are based on previous announcements received by the Associate Dean of and are provided to help you prepare for when the calls are issued. In some instances, the School of Engineering will hold an internal competition should the university limit the number of submissions per school. The deadlines for these competitions are typically within 30 days of the announcement. Links to copies of prior announcements are included for your reference.
| Sponsor | Opportunity | Announcement Month | Position/Rank Eligibility | Tenured Track Req'd (Y/N) | Discipline(s) | Experience | SEAS Internal Selection (Y/N) | Award Information | Prior Announcements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Fellowships for Science and Engineering Program | 01-January | N | Natural & Physical Sciences | < 3 years | Y | https://www.packard.org/what-we-fund/science/packard-fellowships-for-science-and-engineering/about-the-packard-fellowship-awards/ | https://drive.google.com/file/d/10hfzHqS-XXtfzQruiJY13ySk_khTBdyt/view?usp=sharing | |
| Pew Charitable Trusts | Biomedical Scholars | 03-March | Assistant Professor | Y | Biomedical | < 4 years | Y | https://www.packard.org/what-we-fund/science/packard-fellowships-for-science-and-engineering/about-the-packard-fellowship-awards/ | https://drive.google.com/file/d/10PUZBOXpQRT0vNOn3Jn50cgkN9w3yEc3/view?usp=sharing |
| Intel | Rising Star Program | 04-April | Y | STEM | < 4 years | Y | https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/research/overview.html | https://drive.google.com/file/d/12NQyLH4S1rKcZLrEDjdpT0N96yyMFetN/view?usp=sharing | |
| Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation | Mallinckrodt Grant Program | 05-May | Y | Biomedical | < 5 years | Y | https://emallinckrodtfoundation.org/ | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mAyrfTzFJmQUioJ4BrjLNrZwcVp5RYz7/view?usp=sharing | |
| Kinship Foundation | Searle Scholars Program | 06-June | Assistant Professor | Y | Biomedical | Y | https://www.searlescholars.net/competition | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j776ssp6OSPbhbzWYFWgs6DtlRMu8SzJ/view?usp=sharing | |
| Rita Allen Foundation | Scholars Award | 07-July | Assistant Professor | N | Biomedical | < 3 years | N | https://ritaallen.org/scholars/ | https://drive.google.com/file/d/18-KVYguPi6nQ5M6YAcdPSwA21X-_w4kG/view?usp=sharing |
| Johnson & Johnson | WiSTEM2D Scholars Program | 08-August | Assistant Professor | N | Physics | Y | https://www.jnj.com/wistem2d-university-scholars | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ea0QhM7PsF2O1Srsz0P-UcobhZpQ57HN/view?usp=sharing | |
| Blavatnik | Young Scientists | 09-September | Y | Y | http://blavatnikawards.org/awards/national-awards/nomination-guidelines/ | https://drive.google.com/file/d/10jz7TH93abbyTUeiDZgMd4CxWSz1lj6b/view?usp=sharing | |||
| DOE | Early Career Research Program | 09-September | Assistant or Associate Professor | Y | < 10 years terminal degree | https://science.osti.gov/early-career | https://science.osti.gov/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2021/SC_FOA_0002563.pdf | ||
| Brain Research Foundation | Seed Grant Program | 10-October | Assistant or Associate Professor | N | Biomedical; Neurology | Y | https://www.thebrf.org/seed-grants/ | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-36K64H8aRR6rxPiYUEYtSoA85T3_hno?usp=sharing | |
| Dreyfus Foundation | Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program | 11-November | Y | < 5 years | https://www.dreyfus.org/camille-dreyfus-teacher-scholar/ | https://drive.google.com/file/d/14IyneTsT46WSUAiFattLcCpnORMJTlXw/view?usp=sharing | |||
| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | Moore Inventor Fellows | 09-September | N | < 10 years terminal degree | Y | https://www.moore.org/initiative-strategy-detail?initiativeId=moore-inventor-fellows | https://drive.google.com/file/d/12NQyLH4S1rKcZLrEDjdpT0N96yyMFetN/view?usp=sharing | ||
| Brain Research Foundation | Scientific Innovation Award | 04-April | Associate or Full Professor | Y | Neuroscience | Y | https://www.thebrf.org/scientific-innovations-award/ | https://drive.google.com/file/d/15qRNI8jd46EL5WFFjzWF8WjSedRxjJYR/view?usp=sharing | |
| W.M. Keck Foundation | Medical Research and Science & Engineering | 09-September | Y | http://www.wmkeck.org/grant-programs/research | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GhQbsOROwJpPBooiUSB3Sfndn1yVgzqM/view?usp=sharing | ||||
| Hartwell Foundation | Individual Biomedical Research Award | 05-May | Y | Biomedical | Y | https://thehartwellfoundation.com/ | https://drive.google.com/file/d/12OKDE_i11uRAoTw26ya8Ke1jCIjDKuGk/view?usp=sharing | ||
| NSF | Career Development Program | 06-June | https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/faculty-early-career-development-program-career | ||||||
| NIH | Pioneers Program | 08-August | https://commonfund.nih.gov/pioneer | ||||||
| NIH | Early Stage Innovator Award Program | 08-August | < 10 years terminal degree | https://commonfund.nih.gov/newinnovator | |||||
| ASME | Y.C. Fung Early Career Award | https://www.asme.org/about-asme/honors-awards/achievement-awards/y-c-fung-young-investigator-award | |||||||
| Sloane Foundation | Sloan Research Fellowships | 06-June | Y | https://sloan.org/fellowships/ | |||||
| BMES | Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award | 05-May | https://www.bmes.org/rita-schaffer-young-investigator-award | ||||||
| ONR | Young Investigator Program | 08-August | Y | < 7 years terminal degree | https://www.nre.navy.mil/education-outreach/sponsored-research/yip | ||||
| NAE | The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering program | 02-February | Assistant or Associate Professor | < 12 years terminal degree | https://www.naefrontiers.org/ | ||||
| Society for Biomaterials | Young Investigators Award | 08-August | Y | < 10 years terminal degree | https://biomaterials.org/awards#young_investigator_award |