RFA 25-2: Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator Award
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RFA 25-2: Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator Award supports early-career scientists conducting original research on air pollution’s health effects to build independent research careers.
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Funder: Health Effects Institute
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Preliminary application) | June 2027 (Invited full application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $600,000 in total costs for a 2–3-year project
Summary: Supports promising early-career investigators conducting original research on air pollution’s health effects while developing independent research careers.
Key Information: Applicants must verify eligibility with Dr. Dan Crouse before submitting a preliminary application.
Description
The Health Effects Institute (HEI) offers the Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator Award to help outstanding early-career scientists become independent researchers. This career-development award supports bold, original investigations of air pollution’s health effects, with mentorship and institutional commitment central to the program. Relevant disciplines include atmospheric science, epidemiology, exposure science, risk assessment, social science, statistics, economics, and toxicology.
Priority topics are the evolving transportation landscape, pollutant mixtures, and air toxics. Particularly innovative or high-quality studies in other areas consistent with HEI’s Strategic Research Plan may also be considered. HEI generally prioritizes outdoor pollution and sources or pollutants that can be regulated through policy. Studies anywhere in the world are considered, with emphasis on broadly useful, policy-relevant findings rather than particular geographic locations.
