DOE Early Career Research Program — ASCR Track
Supports grants for early career academic and lab researchers in advanced computing quantum and applied mathematics.
The DOE Early Career Research Program FY2026 ASCR Track (FOA DE-FOA-0003602) is a five-year grant program administered by the DOE Office of Science through the Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program office, targeting early-career researchers working in advanced computing, applied mathematics, quantum information science, and artificial intelligence and machine learning for scientifi…
Five-year early-career research awards in ASCR mission areas: advanced computing, applied mathematics, quantum information science, and AI/ML for scientific applications.
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