Grants & Awards: Faculty

• 2025 NSF & SACNAS Grant Writing and Peer Review Workshop

about

SACNAS has previously received funding from NSF to host a fully funded workshop on Grant Writing and Peer Review for early career scientists.  Participants of this workshop will learn to critique NSF grant proposals as well as have the opportunity to develop their own proposal with the guidance of peers and advisors.

Program Dates & Location: Coming soon.

Eligibility

• Applicants should be postdocs or early career professionals who are interested in submitting a grant proposal to either the Biological Sciences (BIO) or STEM Education (EDU) directorates at NSF. Note: Advanced graduate students may be considered.You can learn more about BIO directorates at NSF HERE. You can learn more about EDU directorates at NSF HERE. 

Deadline

2025 Application Dates coming soon

• the American Association of University Women (AAUW)

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Offers many fellowship and grant opportunities including:

• American Fellowships
• Career Development Grants
• Community Action Grants
• International Fellowships
• International Project Grants
• Research publication Grants in Engineering, Medicine and Science
• Selected Professions Fellowships

Benefits

• $6,000 – $50,000 grants

Eligbility

• U.S. citizen or permanent residents
• Women scholars in all fields of study
• must hold a Ph.D., Ed.D., D.B.A., M.F.A., J.D., M.D., D.M.D., D.V.M., D.S.W., or M.P.H at the time of application

Deadline

• August 1 – November 1

• JOSEPH B. AND TOBY GITTLER PRIZE
  from Brandeis University

about

The Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize recognizes an individual who has made outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic and/or religious relations.

BENEFITS

• Cash prize of $25,000

eligibility

• Must be formally nominated
• Demonstrate scholarly excellence and a lasting contribution to racial, ethnic and religious relations.

• MELLON EMERGING FACULTY LEADERS AWARD

about

The award is structured to free the time of junior faculty who have passed their midpoint tenure review—including those from underrepresented groups and others committed to eradicating disparities in their fields—so that they can both engage in and build support for systems, networks, and affinity groups that make their fields and campuses more inclusive.

BENEFITS

• $10,000 towards summer research support

• $7,500 for research during academic year

Eligibility

• Assistant professors in tenure-track appointments

• Passed the standard third-year review by January 31

• Cannot be eligible for tenure during appointment year

• Social Sciences & Humanities

• U.S. citizen or permanent resident