Grant opportunity
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
NSF's flagship early-career faculty award supporting integrated research and education leadership across science and engineering.
- Funder
- U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Deadline
- Jul 22, 2026
- Award
- NSF CAREER award; amount varies by directorate and proposal
- Applicant
- Early Career Faculty
- Discipline
- STEM
- Region
- United States
- Posted
- May 11, 2026
Call summary
Overview
NSF's flagship early-career faculty award for integrated research and education plans.
Who can apply
- Eligible early-career faculty at U.S. institutions.
- Applicants should propose a coherent research and education programme.
What it supports
- Research, education, outreach, student training, and broader impacts activities.
Funding and duration
Award size varies by directorate and proposal requirements.
Application deadline
Jul 22, 2026
How to apply
Use the official NSF opportunity page and submit through NSF's proposal systems.
Call details
About the opportunity
NSF's flagship early-career faculty award for integrated research and education plans.
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) lists this opportunity for Early Career Faculty, STEM, United States.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for STEM grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in United States contexts.
Eligibility
Eligible early-career faculty at U.S. institutions.
Applicants should propose a coherent research and education programme.
Funding and benefits
Award size varies by directorate and proposal requirements.
Themes and supported activities
Research, education, outreach, student training, and broader impacts activities.
Deadline and timeline
Application deadline: Jul 22, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Use the official NSF opportunity page and submit through NSF's proposal systems.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.