Opportunity: New Innovator in Food and Agricultural Research Award
Sponsor: Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research
Funding: Up to $150,000/year/ up to three years, or 36 months. $450,000 max. over three years
Indirect costs are limited to 10% of the total award (up to $150,000/ year, up to 36 months)
Un-recovered indirect cost is not permitted
Construction and renovation costs are not allowed
Internal deadline : 02/04/2025 @ 12:00 PM
Description:
The New Innovator Award seeks to promote career advancement of highly creative and promising new scientists who intend to make a long-term career commitment to research in food and agriculture and bring innovative, ground-breaking research initiatives and thinking to bear on problems facing food and agriculture. Within the scope of the New Innovator Program, investigators will have the freedom to explore new avenues of inquiry that arise during their research. Therefore, FFAR is interested in the program of research to be explored and its impact as opposed to a list of very specific aims.
Harvard University, as a single institution, is limited to submitting one proposal for consideration. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating an internal application process for interested applicants.
Eligibility:
- Nominee must have been hired on, or after, 8/1/2021
- Preference will be given to individuals near the onset of their independent research career and who are within eight, (8), years of receiving a Ph.D. or equivalent degree
- Individuals with significant research experience prior to obtaining their faculty position will not be considered for this award.
- For the purpose of this funding opportunity, significant research experience is defined as a nominee that has been awarded a substantial research grant (three to five years of support) or has received project funding totaling over $1M within the time of their tenure position or has been awarded similar career development awards with similar budgetary scopes.
For additional information and to apply, please click here, https://btly.communityforce.com/40xhYhC