Corporate & Foundation Relations
Funding early careers
The focus of foundations’ early-career awards differs from federal funding opportunities. These awards:
- Invest in a scientist or scholar
- Help launch careers
- Focus on the longer view, not just the current project
- Tend to be more open to creative approaches, risk-taking, new questions or directions
- Target emerging leaders, promise, impact
Here are some awards that specifically fund early careers:
- Packard Fellowships
- Sloan Fellowships
- Rita Allen Scholars
- Mallinckrodt Foundation (multiple award types)
- Pew Biomedical Scholars
- Searle Scholars
- Beckman Young Investigators
- Simons Foundation Investigators
- Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship and Seed Grant
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund (multiple award types)
Tips for maximizing your application
Write great recommendation letters (HHMI/BWF)