Award Opportunity: Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology 2021
DEADLINE: June 15, 2021. The annual Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is an international award which honors young scientists for their outstanding contributions to neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. The winner and finalists are selected by a committee of independent scientists, chaired by Science’s Senior Editor, Dr. Peter Stern. Researchers who are not older than 35 years are invited to apply.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: The Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship
INTERNAL MATERIALS DEADLINE: July 23, 2021. New Directions Fellowships assist faculty members in the humanities and humanistic social sciences who seek to acquire systematic training outside their own areas of special interest. The program is intended to enable scholars in the humanities to work on problems that interest them most, at an appropriately advanced level of sophistication. In addition to facilitating the work of individual faculty members, these awards should benefit scholarship in the humanities more generally by encouraging the highest standards in cross-disciplinary research.
Award Nomination Opportunity: Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists
Internal Materials Deadline: July 15, 2021. In order to promote young scientists early in their careers, SciLifeLab and Science magazine/AAAS have joined forces in creating a global prize awarding the best PhD thesis work in life science. An essay based on the thesis is submitted to the editorial board of Science and four winners are selected each year. As a winner, you will have your essay published by Science, receive up to 30,000 USD and be invited to Sweden where you receive your award, present your research and meet with leading scientists in your field.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program
INTERNAL MATERIALS DEADLINE: June 21, 2021. The program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences at undergraduate institutions. Based on institutional nominations, the program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an early stage in their careers. The award is based on accomplishment in scholarly research with undergraduates, as well as a compelling commitment to teaching.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr Foundation Grants
INTERNAL MATERIALS DEADLINE: June 21, 2021. The Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation is a private foundation that funds basic biomedical research in St Louis and throughout the United States. The mission of the Foundation is to support early stage investigators engaged in biomedical research that has the potential to significantly advance the understanding, diagnosis, or treatment of disease. Mallinckrodt Grants are competitively provided to investigators based on their proposals, selected from applicants on an annual basis. These awards are usually $60,000 per year for three years, provided an annual progress report is submitted and approved.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: DOS Development of Information Technology (IT) and Cybersecurity Fundamentals Course Curriculum
INTERNAL MATERIALS DEADLINE: May 28, 2021. The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP) Office of Regional and Security Policy (RSP) at the U.S. Department of State (DOS), announces this Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) for the development of a general education course curriculum on information technology and cybersecurity fundamentals, which would be accessible to students, young professionals, and the general public. The curriculum will publicly advertised and shared, royalty-free, to qualifying universities and educational institutions located in economic support fund (ESF) eligible countries within the Indo-Pacific region.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: Public Interest Technology University Network Challenge – Year 3
INTERNAL MATERIALS DEADLINE: June 4, 2021. The Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) is a partnership of colleges and universities committed to building the nascent field of public interest technology and growing a new generation of civic-minded technologists. Member universities are encouraged to try innovative tactics to produce graduates with multiple fluencies at the intersection of technology and policy. The PIT University Network Challenge seeks to encourage new ideas, foster collaborations, and incentivize resource- and information-sharing among network members.
Award Nomination Opportunity: The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
INTERNAL MATERIALS DEADLINE: September 22, 2021. The John and Alice Tyler Prize is awarded for environmental science, health, and energy conferring great benefit upon humanity. The Prize is endowed by gifts from the John and Alice Tyler Charitable Trusts, and awardees are chosen annually by the Executive Committee. The University of Southern California administers the Tyler Prize.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: Keck Foundation Research Program
INTERNAL MATERIALS DEADLINE: June 7, 2021. The research program focuses on Basic Science that produces scientific breakthroughs and paradigm shifting work. They fund projects in two specific areas: medical research and science & engineering. Funded projects will be distinctive and novel in their approach, question the prevailing paradigm, have the potential to break open new territory in their field, or create an entirely new area of study.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: 1907 Trailblazer Award
INTERNAL MATERIALS DEADLINES: May 26, 2021. The program supports high-impact, step-change approaches to research in the brain and mind sciences for mental health. In addition to supporting a specific research project, the award intends to increase the size of the talent pool of early career investigators researching causes & cures for mental illness.