Office of Research

New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award

Limited Submissions

The New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award provides early-career scientists the investment needed to propel them into successful research careers.

 

Young faculty in the sciences often struggle to secure grant funding. We established the New Innovator Awards to launch the careers of promising scientists whose research addresses significant food and agriculture challenges. These awards allow the grantees to focus exclusively on research without the pressure of securing additional funding

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  1. a one-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
  2. Biosketch or CV of the PI

 

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Thursday, February 11, 2021. Nominations are due to the sponsor 3/3/21, so you will need to have your materials in to OSP by 2/22/21 if given the go-ahead by the review committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2021

Deadlines
02/11/2021 UW Internal Deadline Closed
02/22/2021 OSP Deadline
03/03/2021 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research

Funding amount

$450,000

Maximum Number of Applications

1

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.