Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)

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. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm final requirements before submitting.

Eligible early-career faculty at U.S. institutions.

Applicants should propose a coherent research and education programme.

Research, education, outreach, student training, and broader impacts activities.

Award size varies by directorate and proposal requirements.

Application deadline: Jul 22, 2026.

Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.

Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.

Use the official NSF opportunity page and submit through NSF's proposal systems.

Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.