NSF CAREER
Supports early-career faculty in the United States to build independent research careers in science and engineering.
The NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is described by the National Science Foundation as its most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty who demonstrate potential to serve as academic role models and to lead advances in research and education within their organizations. Operating under solicitation NSF 22-586, CAREER is a foundation-wide activity spanning all NSF …
Any NSF-supported research area across all directorates, conducted by early-career faculty who demonstrate potential to serve as academic role models.
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