Early Career Research Program
The Early Career Research program provides an annual funding opportunity for researchers in universities and Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories. This program supports the individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and stimulates research careers in the disciplines supported by the DOE Office of Science. See individual FOAs for contacts, eligibility, and application details.
Must be an untenured, tenure-track assistant or associate professor at a U.S. academic institution or a full-time employee at a DOE National Laboratory who received a Ph.D. within the past 12 years. Research topics are required to fall within the scope of one of the Office of Science’s eight major program areas.
See the main website for full requirements.
| Audience | Researcher |
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| duration | Project period of up to five years |
| Timeframe | Varies |
| Location | Participating DOE laboratories/facilities |
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Climate scientist Yunyan Zhang, recipient of DOE Early Career Research Award, studied how soil moisture and surface diversity affect cloud formation and precipitation (Image credit: Julie Russell/LLNL)