Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program 

Career Resouces
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program For Fiscal Years 2006, 2007, and 2008: HTML, PDF, TXT

CAREER Submission Requirements Checklist

Note to Reviewers of CAREER Proposals

Each year NSF selects nominees for Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from among the most meritorious new CAREER awardees. The PECASE program recognizes outstanding scientists and engineers who, early in their careers, show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of knowledge. This Presidential Award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.

CAREER Award Resources: Press Releases - Awards - Reporting Requirements

Contacts
Division CAREER contacts listed on the CAREER Web page, at http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/career/contacts.jsp.

Program Guidelines
05-579 Solicitation

Due Dates
Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 18, 2006
    BIO, CISE, and EHR
Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 19, 2006
   ENG
Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 20, 2006
   GEO, MPS, SBE, and OPP

Any CAREER proposal received after the Directorate/Office deadline will be returned without review. Please note that NSF program officers are not authorized to grant extensions to the deadline for the CAREER program. For proposals that are submitted for consideration by more than one unit with different deadline dates, the deadline date associated with the primary unit of consideration will be enforced (i.e., the program listed first on the FastLane cover sheet).

Synopsis
CAREER: The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of the early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organization. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of integrated contributions to research and education. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals from junior faculty members at all CAREER-eligible organizations and especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities to apply.

PECASE: Each year NSF selects nominees for the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from among the most meritorious new CAREER awardees. The PECASE program recognizes outstanding scientists and engineers who, early in their careers, show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of knowledge. This Presidential Award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.

Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program
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