Washington University

Agilent Early Career Professor Award*

Agilent

Deadline:
- Internal Selections: November
- Nominations: February
- Final application: May
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: Yes
Eligibility: Professors who completed their PhDs within 10 years of awarding year; research must align with annual focus published on website
Funding: $100,000 over 2 years in unrestricted funds

American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant*

Awarded through WUSTL Siteman Cancer Center

Deadline: September
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: No
Eligibility: Beginning investigators who have no national peer-reviewed research grant support and who are conducting cancer research pilot projects to obtain preliminary results that will enable them to compete successfully for national research grants.
Funding: $30,000 for 1 year, non-renewable

Beckman Young Investigator Program*

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

Deadline (Letter of Intent): between June and September
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: No
Eligibility: Candidate must be citizen or permanent resident of the US at the time of application. Must be within the first 3 years of a tenure-track position. May not apply for award more than 2 times. Investigator can have no more than $225,000 in direct, annualized external funding grants during any BYI Program Year (August – July) at time of application.
Funding: Projects are normally funded for 4 years in the range of $600,000 over the term of the project.

Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists*

The Blavatnik Family Foundation

Deadline:
- Internal Selection: August
- Nominations to Funder: November
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: Yes
Eligibility: The nominee must: 1) Be 42 years of age or younger, 2) Hold a doctorate degree, 3) Currently hold a faculty position at an invited institution, 4) Currently conduct research as a principal investigator in one of the disciplinary categories in Life Science, Physical Sciences & Engineering, or Chemistry.
Funding: $250,000 in unrestricted funds

Career Development Award*

American Heart Association

Deadline: October
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: No
Eligibility: At the time of application, must hold a PhD. At the time of award, must hold a faculty position (up to and including Assistant Professor). No more than 4 years may have elapsed since the first faculty appointment. Please see application guidelines for citizenship requirement.
Funding: $77,000 per year for 3 years

Damon Runyon-Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists*

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

Deadline: July
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: No
Eligibility: Damon Runyon Fellows in the fourth year of their Fellowship or who have terminated their Fellowship early to accept an independent academic faculty position or other non-profit funding
Funding: $100,000 paid over 1 year and to be expended within 2 years of the initial award date

Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award*

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

Deadline: July
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: No
Eligibility: Tenure-track Assistant Professors within first 4 years of obtaining their initial Assistant Professor position. Applicants are expected to commit a minimum of 80% of their time to conducting research. Applicants may apply no more than 2 times.
Funding: Stage 1 award will be for 2 years at $150,000 per year, with the opportunity for up to 2 additional years of funding.

Faculty Recruitment/Scholar Awards*

Children’s Discovery Institute

Deadline:
- Letter of Intent: February 1 or August 1
- Full Proposal: April 1 or October 15
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: No
Eligibility: Open to all WUSTL faculty members, but must be nominated by department chair
Funding: $300,000 total costs over a 5-year period

Grants for New Investigators*

Mallinckrodt Foundation

Deadline:
- Internal Selections: November
- Funder: January
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: Yes
Eligibility: Tenure-track faculty in the first through fourth years of their position. Must hold an MD and/or PhD. Applicants with current R01 funding should not apply.
Funding: $60,000 per year for up to 3 years
McKelvey Faculty Awardees: Amit Pathak

Informatics Research Starter Grants*

Phrma Foundation

Deadline: September
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: No
Eligibility: Tenure-track Assistant Professors (or research-track Research Assistant Professors) with no significant extramural support
Funding: $100,000 for 1 year

Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D*

Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing, and Design

Deadline:
- Internal Selections: August
- Funder: September
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: Yes
Eligibility: Non-tenured female Assistant Professors working in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Manufacturing, and Design. See website for degree requirements.
Funding: $150,000 for a 3-year term

Moore Inventor Fellows*

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Deadline:
- Internal Selections: November
- Funder: March
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: Yes
Eligibility: Faculty or staff within 10 years of receiving the terminal degree in their field
Funding: $200,000 per year for 3 years (see website for additional details)

Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering*

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Deadline:
- Internal Selections: November
- Nominations: March
- Applications: April
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: Yes
Eligibility: Candidates must be withing the first 3 years of their faculty careers.
Funding: $175,000 per year for 5 years

Petroleum Research Fund Doctoral New Investigator Grants (DNI)*

American Chemical Society

Deadline: March
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: No
Eligibility: Faculty members who are within the first 3 years of their first academic appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. Must be eligible to serve as the formal, official supervisor of graduate students in graduate degree programs. May only apply 3 times.
Funding: $110,000 for a 2-year period
McKelvey Faculty Awardees: John Fortner

Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences*

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Deadline:
- Internal Selections: TBA
- Funder: October
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: Yes
Eligibility: Candidates must have been awarded a doctorate in the biomedical sciences, medicine, or a related field. Nominees must hold full-time appointments at the rank of Assistant Professor. Candidates must have been in appointment for less than 3 years. Candidates may be nominated by their institution 2 times in total.
Funding: $75,000 per year for 4 years

Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Awards*

NYSCF Investigator Program

Deadline: February
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: No
Eligibility: Must hold a MD, PhD, or D Phil; be within 5 years of starting a faculty position on June 1, 2020
Funding:$1,500,000 over 5 years

Searle Scholars Program*

The Kinship Foundation

Deadline:
- Internal Selections: April
- Funder: September
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: Yes
Eligibility: Pursuing independent research career in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences. Faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor level within 2 years of July 1 of the deadline year. Must be their first tenure-track position at an invited institution.
Funding: $100,000 per year for 3 years

Simons Investigators: Mathematical Modeling of Living Systems*

Simons Foundation

Deadline:
- Internal Selections: August
- Funder: October
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: Yes
Eligibility: Previous Simons Investigators are ineligible; must be in early stages of an academic career and within 10 years of the start of his/her first faculty position
Funding: $100,000 per year for 5 years

Sloan Research Fellowships*

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Deadline:
- Internal Selections: TBA
- Funder: September
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: Yes
Eligibility: Candidates must hold a tenure-track position and hold a PhD in chemistry, computational or evolutinary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, ocean sciences, physics, or a related field. Candidate’s most recent PhD must have been awarded on or after September 1, 2012.
Funding: $70,000 for the 2-year period
McKelvey Faculty Awardees: Caitlin Kelleher

V Scholar Grant*

V Foundation

Deadline:
- Internal Selections: November
- Funder: May
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: Yes
Eligibility: Junior faculty with at least 2 years of post-doctoral fellowship training. Must hold a tenure-track position and have been appointed to their first full-time Assistant Professorship within the last 5 years and have not been promoted to Associate Professor. Must be a US citizen or permanent legal resident. May not apply if a PI or Co-PI of an R01 or equivalent.
Funding: $100,000 per year for 2 years

Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator Award*

Health Effects on Air Pollution, Health Effects Institute

Deadline:
- Preliminary application: April
- Full application: August
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: No
Eligibility: Assistant Professors (or equivalent level) with 2 – 7 years of research experience after earning their terminal degree
Funding: $200,000 per study for up to 2 studies over 3 years

Young Investigators’ Grants*

Human Frontier Science Program

Deadline:
- Initiate online application: March 18, 2019
- Letter of intent: March 28, 2019
Internal Selection/ Limited Submission: No
Eligibility: Awarded to international teams of researchers, all of whom are within the first 5 years after obtaining an independent laboratory, but must have obtained their first doctoral degree not longer than 10 years before the deadline for submission of the letter of intent. See guidelines for more instructions about team composition.
Funding: Up to $450,000 per year for 3years
McKelvey Faculty Awardees: Fuzhong Zhang, Rohit Pappu (both awarded in main category, not Young Investigators)