Early-Career Opps

Washington Update - December 6, 2024

December 6, 2024

Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report In this report:

Agency Update: NIJ Releases Anticipated FY 2025 Research Interests New Policy Update: Department of Energy Research Security Overview Engagement Opportunity: ARPA-H’s Announces Proposers’ Day for EHI Initiative Funding Opportunity: NSF Releases Updated ExLENT Solicitation

Engagement Opportunity: ARPA-H’s Proposers’ Day for EHI Initiative

December 3, 2024

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) announced the Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) Initiative, which aims to engage, identify, and fund early career investigators and community innovators to ultimately increase access to federal funding and bridge existing healthcare gaps across the United States. The initiative is a collaborative project with the Customer Experience (CX) Hub of ARPANET-H. As a first step, ARPA-H is launching a...

Overview of Federal Funding Opportunities for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities

September 25, 2024

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a 2024 Overview of Federal Funding Opportunities for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities. While not exhaustive, the overview provides information on a wide range of federal agencies and programs. Interested investigators should check individual solicitations for details, as deadlines may quickly approach. Further, investigators may use this document to identify relevant programs and develop proposals and...

NOAA Climate Program Office Competitions

August 14, 2024

For a full report, view the Lewis-Burke write-up. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released its suite of 2024 Climate Program Office competitions which cover a wide variety of topics in climate science in addition to a new one-time program from the National Marine Fisheries Service funded by the Inflation Reduction Act funding citizen science. These programs are excellent for researchers who would like to receive funding from NOAA as an individual or...

USDA and FFAR Releases Solicitation for Innovation Challenge: Nourishing Next Generation Agrifood Breakthroughs

June 12, 2024

Lewis-Burke Associates had provided a report about a new opportunity from the USDA and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)-- the Innovation Challenge: “Nourishing Next Generation Agrifood Breakthroughs”. This challenge seeks research proposals that will drive innovations at the intersection of climate-smart agriculture, human health, social justice, and equity to advance nutrition security. This...

AFOSR Releases FY 2024 Young Investigator Program (YIP)

May 2, 2023

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided a report about the Air Force Office of Scientific Research's 2024 Young Investigator Program. This program aims to attract early career university faculty, scientists, and engineers by providing multi-year grants for research in areas of interest to the Air Force and Space Force’s research and development mission.

ONR Young Investigator Program (YIP)

February 14, 2024

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about the Office of Naval Research's FY25 FOA for the Young Investigator Program (YIP). This program provides early career university faculty a path into the Navy’s research enterprise through multi-year research grants. Individual awards are funding at a maximum of $750,000 over three years, and ONR anticipates making up to 25 awards. Technical and eligibility questions should be submitted before 12:00 PM ET on April...

AFOSR Releases FY 2025 Young Investigator Program (YIP)

March 13, 2024

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)'s FY25 funding opportunity announcement for the Young Investigator Program (YIP). This program provides early career faculty, scientists, and engineers who show promise for conducting basic research to advance the Air Force and Space Force research and development missions. As with previous solicitations...