U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science; Early Career Research Program

Deadlines: Pre-applications are mandatory and due on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET. Only those applicants that receive notification from DOE encouraging a formal application may submit full applications. Applications will be due on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Amount Range: Up to $875,000

A webinar for this opportunity will be held on January 10, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Please register here.

About: The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC)  hereby invites applications for support under the Early Career Research Program in the following program areas: Advanced Scientific Computing Research,  Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Isotope Research and Development and Production, and Accelerator R&D and Production. The purpose of this program is to support the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and to stimulate research careers in the areas supported by SC.

SC’s mission is to deliver the scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform our understanding of nature and advance the energy, economic, and national security of the United States. SC accomplishes its mission and advances national goals by supporting:

• The frontiers of science—exploring nature’s mysteries from the study of fundamental subatomic particles, atoms, and molecules that are the building blocks of the materials of our universe and everything in it to the DNA, proteins, and cells that are the building blocks of life. Each of the programs in SC supports research probing the most fundamental disciplinary questions.

• The 21st Century tools of science—providing the nation’s researchers with 28 state-of-the-art national scientific user facilities - the most advanced tools of modern science -- propelling the U.S. to the forefront of science, technology development, and deployment through innovation.

• Science for energy and the environment―paving the knowledge foundation to spur discoveries and innovations for advancing the Department’s mission in energy and environment. SC supports a wide range of funding modalities from single principal investigators to large team-based activities to engage in fundamental research on energy production, conversion, storage, transmission, and use, and on our understanding of the earth Systems.

Eligibility: To be eligible for the program, a researcher 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 or Office of Science user facility. 

Apply: For a detailed program description and the solicitation, please see the DOE’s Early Career Research Program solicitation. 

NOTE: If you are interested in applying or have any questions, please contact our Pre-Award Specialists Pia Gabriel at pg12@humboldt.edu, Kaz Wegmuller at kaz.wegmuller@humboldt.edu, or Jocelyne Takatsuno at jt366@humboldt.edu as soon as possible.