Nebula Initiative Career Links

Early Career Faculty

 

Early career funding opportunities

NSF CAREER - ($100K/yr for 5 years; 30-40 awards/yr) Link
DOE OS Early Career - (~$150K/yr for 5 years; 30-40 awards/yr) Link
NASA Early Career Faculty (ECF) - ($200K/yr for 3 years; 8-9 awards/yr) Link
ONR YIP - ($170K/yr for 3 years; 30-35 awards/yr) Link
AFRL YIP - ($120K/yr for 3 years; ~36 awards/yr) Link
NAS Gulf Coast Early Career Fellowship - offshore energy system safety and the well-being of coastal communities and ecosystems Link
NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) - “Faculty Development Grant” on nuclear engineering ($450K for 3 years) Link
DOD DARPA YFA Link
NIH Director’s Early Independent Award (EIA) Link
Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
Internal UMD competition is required via VPR’s limited submission portal
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VPR Resources: more can be found here: Link
The Vilcek Foundation - Creative Promise in Biomedical Science Link
   

NSF CAREER Awardees within the Clark School

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ADR special events

  • NSF CAREER Workshops / Town Halls

    Many thanks to our past NSF CAREER winners for sharing their experience and best practices!  

    2020 ENGR CAREER Proposal Town Hall Discussion Panelists

    2020 NSF Career winners

    2021 ENGR Career Proposal Town Hall Discussion Panelists

    2022 ENGR Career Proposal Town Hall Discussion Panelists

  • Research orientation for new faculty

  • Big Idea Workshops
  • Research Leadership Development Workshop