NSF Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
Funding Amount
$528,507 - $755,000 (five-year grant)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Geography
- Can include undergraduate research opportunities, summer internship programs, web-based educational materials, or partnerships with historically underrepresented groups
Other requirements
- Physics
- Astronomy
- Chemistry
- Science and engineering fields
Overview
Highly prestigious National Science Foundation awards supporting junior faculty who perform outstanding research, are excellent educators, and integrate education and research into their academic activities.
Award Duration: Five years
Geographic Scope: United States; awards to faculty at U.S. institutions
Eligible Disciplines:
- Physics
- Astronomy
- Chemistry
- Science and engineering fields
Selection Criteria:
- Outstanding research record
- Excellence in teaching
- Integration of education and research
- Innovative approaches to both
What the Grant Funds:
- Research equipment and techniques development
- Research supplies and materials
- Educational outreach programs
- Graduate and undergraduate student support
- STEM pipeline initiatives
Requirements:
- Educational outreach components required
- Can include undergraduate research opportunities, summer internship programs, web-based educational materials, or partnerships with historically underrepresented groups
Contact Information: National Science Foundation
What The College Foundation of the University of Virginia actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 2
- Total given
- $12.53M
- Median grant
- $6.26M
- Range
- $275K–$12.25M
- By dollars: Virginia 100%. Top recipient cities: Charlottesville, VA.
Example grants
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA
Student and program support
$12.25M
Jefferson Scholars Foundation · Charlottesville, VA
Support for graduate students
$275K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- STEM education
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