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.

Eligibility Requirements

New Innovator Awards are granted to outstanding early career investigators who have been in the tenure-track position no longer than three years. The Award goes to individuals with the creative ideas, skills, knowledge and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research program.

Preference is given to individuals who are within eight years of receiving a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Eligible candidates must also conduct research that aligns with the funder's Challenge Areas.

Individuals with significant research experience prior to obtaining their faculty position are not eligible for this award.

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  1. A one‐page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach.
  2. If the final application requires a diversity statement or statement of broader impacts, please summarize your plans to address the specific requirements on an additional page.
  3. CV (not biosketch) of the PI.

to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Nominations are due to the sponsor 2/22/2023. If invited to submit a full proposal, the deadline is 5/3/2023 with the OSP deadline of 4/24/2023.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2023

Deadlines
02/15/2023 UW Internal Deadline Closed
02/22/2023 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research

Funding amount

$150,000 (per year for up to three years)

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.