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ONES Award — Outstanding New Environmental Scientist R01

Funds early-career environmental health researchers with named support, resources, and career development.

OpenNational Institute of Environmental Health SciencesUnited States
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About

The Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award is an NIEHS-specific variant of the standard R01 Research Project Grant, designed exclusively for Early-Stage Investigators in the environmental health sciences. The award simultaneously funds the investigator's research project and provides career-enhancement activities intended to accelerate the transition to independent scientific leaders…

What this grant funds

Environmental health sciences research — same scope as standard NIEHS R01, targeted at new investigators.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Multiple per year
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.60 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: researchfunding.duke.edu