The Faculty Early Career Development Program offers prestigious awards to early-career faculty supporting research, education, and leadership potential, including the opportunity for Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
This grant supports early stage investigators in fundamental biomedical research by providing stable, flexible funding through a single award, reducing administrative burden and fostering innovation.
Mentored Career Development Awards (MCDA) support early career scientists through mentored, NIH-funded biomedical research to build research skills and strengthen Kentucky’s biomedical workforce.
The Maximizing Investigators Research Award (MIRA) provides stable, flexible funding to support innovative, investigator-led biomedical research aligned with NIGMS’s mission.
Career Development Grant for Postdoctoral Women supports women in the microbial sciences through meeting travel, laboratory visits, and courses or events to strengthen research and leadership skills.