Natural Science and Engineering Opportunities, by Funding Program
Please confirm all deadlines with the funder prior to beginning work on an application, as they are subject to change. Explore more Natural Science & Engineering opportunities in the Pivot database.
| Funding Program | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowships Promote academic cooperation between excellent scientists and scholars from abroad and in Germany |
Rolling |
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Sloan Research Fellowships Two-year research fellowships of $50,000 for early-career faculty (tenure-track, though untenured) in chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, economics, neuroscience, relevant fields in the biological sciences, or in a related interdisciplinary field |
September |
| American Association of University Women American Fellowships Postdoctoral research leave and short-term publication grants for pre-tenure women scholars in all fields |
November |
| American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund - Undergraduate Research (UR) Provides funding for scientists and engineers with established programs of research at non-doctoral departments. Grants are intended as seed money to initiate a new research direction. The following research areas are supported: Synthetic Organic Chemistry; Geochemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Physical Organic Chemistry; Surface Science; Chemical Physics/Physical Chemistry; Polymer Science; Geology and Geophysics; Chemical and Petroleum Engineering; and Materials Science. |
March |
| American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund - Undergraduate New Investigator Grants (UNI) Provides funding for scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent careers in academia and have limited or no preliminary results for a research project they wish to pursue. Grants are intended to initiate a new research program. The following research areas are supported: Synthetic Organic Chemistry; Geochemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Physical Organic Chemistry; Surface Science; Chemical Physics/Physical Chemistry; Polymer Science; Geology and Geophysics; Chemical and Petroleum Engineering; and Materials Science. |
March |
| American Heart Association Awards and grants for research related to cardiovascular health. |
Various |
| American Mathematical Society Centennial Fellowships One-year fellowships for research in mathematics awarded to scholars who have held a doctoral degree for at least three years and not more than twelve years at the inception of the award |
December |
| American Philosophical Society Library Fellowships Fellowships to support research at the APS Library & Museum; the collection's strengths include early American history, Native American and Indigenous Research, and history of science |
Various |
| American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants Grants to support the travel costs of research in libraries and archives, leading to publication in all areas of knowledge |
October & December |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Beckman Young Investigators Program Provides research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of academic careers in the chemical and life sciences |
September |
| Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences (must be nominated by institution). Criteria for selection include an independent body of scholarship attained within the first five years of their appointment as independent researchers and a demonstrated commitment to education. Provides an unrestricted research grant of $100,000 |
February |
| Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences (must be nominated by institution). Awards based on accomplishment in scholarly research with undergraduates, as well as a compelling commitment to teaching. Provides an unrestricted research grant of $75,000 |
August |
| Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Machine Learning in the Chemical Sciences and Engineering The Dreyfus program for Machine Learning in the Chemical Sciences and Engineering provides funding for innovative projects in any area of Machine Learning consistent with the Foundation’s broad objective to advance the chemical sciences and engineering. The Foundation anticipates that these projects will contribute new fundamental chemical understanding, insight, and innovation in the field. |
April |
| The Charles E. Kaufman Foundation New Investigator Program Provides research support for innovative scientists in Pennsylvania who have a full-time, tenure track position, are not yet tenured, and earned a Ph.D. within the past eight years. |
January |
| The Charles E. Kaufman Foundation New Initiative Research Grants The goal of the New Initiative Research Grants program is to stimulate existing investigators with strong records of research accomplishments to establish collaborations that facilitate innovative interdisciplinary approaches towards a common research question and that require expertise beyond that of any single researcher. Investigators may be at different institutions in Pennsylvania or in the same department and institution in Pennsylvania, provided that different approaches are combined to address a new research initiative. |
January |
| Council of American Overseas Research Centers Fellowships for Advanced Multi-Country Research Awards of $12,000 for research overseas in the Near and Middle East and South Asia, on issues of multinational significance in the social sciences, humanities, and related natural sciences |
January |
| Council for International Exchange of Scholars Traditional Fulbright Scholar Program Grants for U.S. faculty and professionals to lecture and conduct research abroad in a wide variety of academic and professional fields |
August |
| Council for International Exchange of Scholars Fulbright Senior Specialists Program Short-term academic opportunities (two to six weeks) for U.S. faculty and professionals |
Rolling |
| Department of Energy Early Career Research Program Supports the research of outstanding scientists early in their careers. Early career researchers may apply to one of eight Office of Science program offices: Advanced Scientific Computing Research; Biological and Environmental Research; Basic Energy Sciences; Fusion Energy Sciences; High Energy Physics; Nuclear Physics; Accelerator R&D and Production; and Isotope R&D and Production. |
November |
| Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Education (EE) Grants Provides financial support for projects that design, demonstrate, and/or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques |
January |
| Ford Foundation (via the National Research Council) Ford Postdoctoral Fellowships Fellowships to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties and to maximize the educational benefits of diversity |
November |
| Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation One- to two-year awards ($15,000 to $40,000) for research in the natural and social sciences and the humanities to increase understanding of violence and aggression |
August |
| Huntington Library Short-Term and Long-Term Awards Fellowships for research on British and American history, literature, art history, and the history of science and medicine |
November |
| Imagining America Leading and Learning Initiatives Swarthmore is an institutional member of this consortium for publicly engaged scholarship that offers periodic calls for fellowships and public scholarship funding |
Various |
| Institute for Citizens & Scholars Career Enhancement Fellowships for Junior Faculty Program seeks to increase the presence of minority junior faculty and other junior faculty committed to eradicating racial disparities in core fields in the arts and sciences. |
October |
| International Documentary Association Grants Directory Funding sources for documentary films on a broad range of topics |
Various |
| Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences Funds 4 week to 6 month projects to be completed at INI in Cambridge, England. |
Rolling |
| James McKeen Cattell Fund Cattell Sabbatical Awards Support for the science and the application of psychology |
December |
| John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships in all fields for "advanced professionals" |
September |
| John Templeton Foundation Supports bold ideas that engage the "big questions" and draw in multiple disciplines, including natural and human sciences, philosophy, and theology. The foundation’s core funding areas are: Science and the Big Questions; Character Virtue Development; Freedom and Free Enterprise; Exceptional Cognitive Talent and Genius; and Genetics. |
October & April |
| National Energy Technology Library Faculty Research Program Offers qualified academic faculty an opportunity to collaborate with NETL principal investigators on research that is mutually beneficial to NETL and the participant at state-of-the-art NETL facilities |
Rolling |
| National Geographic Society Research and Exploration Grants Awards ($15,000 to $20,000) for scientific field research in anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biology, botany, geography, geology, oceanography, paleontology, and zoology |
Rolling |
| National Humanities Center Residential Fellowships The National Humanities Center offers residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities. In addition to scholars from all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects. Fellowships are individually determined, according to the needs of the Fellow and the Center's ability to meet them. |
October |
| National Institutes of Health NIH is the primary federal agency responsible for biomedical and behavioral research to improve the health of the nation. The main NIH funding page allows for searches by keyword or opportunity number, and includes a full list of Parent Announcements. |
Various |
| National Institutes of Health Small Grant Program (R03) R03 awards support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time (two years or less) with limited resources. |
Various |
| National Institutes of Health Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) R21 awards encourage exploratory or developmental research by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of project development. The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering offers a special Trailblazer R21 award for projects at the interface of the life sciences with engineering and the physical sciences. |
Various |
| National Institutes of Health Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15) AREA awards support biomedical and behavioral research projects proposed by faculty members at institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees, but have not been major recipients of NIH support |
Various |
| National Institutes of Health Individual Fellowships for Senior Fellows (F33) F33 fellowships provide up to two years of support for experienced scientists (at least seven years of research experience beyond the doctorate) who wish to make major changes in the direction of their research careers or who wish to broaden their scientific background by acquiring new research capabilities. In most cases, this award is used to support sabbatical experiences. Individuals must arrange for acceptance by an institution and sponsor who is an active investigator in the area of the proposed research. Please review the program announcement for the list of participating institutes. |
Various |
| National Institutes of Health Research Education Program (R25) Support research education activities that: (a) Complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs; (b) Enhance the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral and clinical research workforce; (c) Help recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinary backgrounds to research careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences; or (d) Foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications |
Various |
| National Institutes of Health Administrative Supplements Awards that provide additional funding to a currently grant to meet increased costs that are within the scope of the approved project, but that were unforeseen when the new or competing renewal application was awarded; review the awarding institute and center's website before submitting request |
Various |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Broad Agency Announcement Grants for research on NOAA priorities of climate adaptation and mitigation, weather readiness, healthy oceans, and coastal communities. |
Rolling |
| National Research Council Research Associateships Opportunities in government labs - NIH/NIST/NRL |
Rolling |
| National Science Foundation NSF funds research and education in most fields of the natural sciences and engineering. Most grants are funded through program solicitations or program announcements (unsolicited applications with no deadlines) |
Various |
| National Science Foundation Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) awards may support research projects (individual or collaborative) or shared research instrumentation. Research Opportunity Awards (ROA) may support a supplement to an existing award, rebudgeting of funds in an existing award, or submission of a new collaborative proposal. Proposals are funded in all disciplinary areas, including research on learning and education. |
Various |
| National Science Foundation Engineering Research Initiation Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) awards support new investigators as they initiate their research programs and advance in their careers as researchers, educators, and innovators |
June |
| National Science Foundation Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAP-MPS) awards help initiate viable independent research programs for researchers launching their research careers such that LEAPS-MPS awards are followed by competitive CAREER or individual-investigator grant submissions that build upon the research launched through this mechanism. |
June |
| National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a NSF-wide activity that offers prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty 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. |
July |
| National Science Foundation Mid-Career Advancement Offers an opportunity for scientists and engineers at the Associate Professor rank or equivalent to enhance and advance their research program through partnerships, typically at an institution other than their home institution |
February |
| Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study Faculty Fellowships Awards 10-15 residential fellowships annually to researchers whose work addresses the Institute’s yearly Research Theme. |
October |
| Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Faculty Research Opportunities Fellowships, research experiences, and sabbaticals funded by government agencies |
Various |
| Organic Syntheses Research Grants for Faculty at Principally Undergraduate Institutions Each grant award provides $8,000 to a faculty member who subsequently chooses an undergraduate coworker from among the students in their department for summer research |
October |
| Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Environmental Education Grants Supports education programs designed to empower and engage residents and officials of Environmental Justice communities (as defined by the U.S. Census) in developing meaningful solutions that address local environmental issues and public health concerns. |
December |
| Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Fellowships Fellowships in the natural sciences and mathematics, in residence in Cambridge, MA |
November |
| Research Corporation for Science Advancement Cottrell College Science Awards Summer support in astronomy, physics, or chemistry, with emphasis on early career faculty (pre-proposals are due 60 days before the deadline). The Cottrell College Science Awards also encourage multiple investigator awards. |
May |
| Simons Foundation Simons Fellows in Mathematics Fellowships provide funding to extend sabbatical leaves from a single term to a full academic year |
September |
| Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program Residential fellowships for independent research projects in association with Smithsonian staff |
Various |
| USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Foundational and Applied Science Program Supports grants in six priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture. The six priority areas are: Plant Health and Production and Plant Products; Animal Health and Production and Animal Products; Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health; Bioenergy, Natural Resources, and Environment; Agriculture Systems and Technology; and Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities. |
November |
| William Penn Foundation Grants support performing arts in Philadelphia and watershed conservation in the Delaware River watershed. Grants are invitation-only, but the Foundation accepts unsolicited inquiry requests. |
Rolling |
