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Funding Opportunities

  • A list of听天美传媒官网听耻辫肠辞尘颈苍驳听limited submission opportunities can be found at /rds/limitedsubmission/.
  • A list of听天美传媒官网 Medical Center upcoming limited submission opportunities can be found at .
  • Visit the听听to check their current list of national research funding opportunities with upcoming deadlines, updated often. To submit national opportunities, email听Edge for Scholars. Additionally, the Edge for Scholars Funded Grants Library has over 200 grants in the library including more than two dozen examples of NRSA fellowship applications (F30, F31, F32) written by Vanderbilt trainees that include original submissions, resubmissions, and summary statements. There are also a few AHA fellowship applications in the library. If a trainee is in the process of writing an application, they may review these shared grants by requesting access to the EFS Funded Grants Library. To gain access to the Funded Grants Library email Adrienne Babcock. Postdocs should copy their primary mentor on the request so the mentor can confirm the need for access.
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Upcoming Funding Opportunities

  • Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship | LOI due September 4, 2026

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    The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation听invites听senior graduate students and early postdoctoral fellows to apply for the Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Fellowships has two tracks:鈥赌��

    • Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences:鈥�听For听chemists pursuing advanced chemistry-focused research, including chemical physics, chemical engineering, and the chemistry of materials.听The underlying proposed research and innovation must be chemistry-focused, although the project can have applications in other fields such as biology or physics.
    • Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Instrumentation:鈥鼺or those chemists looking to conceptualize, develop, and build new instrumentation aimed at advancing research in chemistry, chemical physics, chemical engineering, or the chemistry of materials science.鈥赌�

    It is the Foundation鈥檚 intent that the Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship will serve as a catalyst, aiding in the fellow鈥檚 transition to an outstanding, independent research career in academics or in an industry/governmental laboratory.鈥赌疐ellows who accept an academic faculty or full-time research position at an academic US research institution听during the course of听their AOB Postdoctoral Fellowship will be allowed to transition their current program year funding to their new institution. Candidates who already have funding for their independent careers tend to be reviewed more favorably by hiring committees, often increasing the听candidates听value on the job market.鈥�

    The Foundation will support up to 14 exceptional research fellows with $224,000 over 2 years for salary, fringe听benefits听and research expenditures; instrumentation fellowships will include an听additional听one-time payment of up to $200,000. Renewal for a third year, and an听additional听$118,000, is possible. As a matter of policy, the Foundation does not provide funds for overhead and indirect costs.鈥�

    We acknowledge, appreciate, and support the fundamental roles that varied perspectives have in scientific progress and innovation. As such, the Foundation seeks applicants from all backgrounds and strives to听ensure听听fairness听during awardee听selection, recognizing that excellent science is not the exclusive endeavor of one group of people, but of all.听In an effort to听avoid implicit and explicit bias in our review process, the Foundation will blind all information听pertaining to听applicants鈥� name, gender, ethnicity, citizenship status, as well as their institution from reviewers during the preliminary review.鈥�

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    • 听who is a US citizen, permanent resident, or holds Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient status鈥�
    • whose research will be conducted at a university or research institute; research at national labs and the like are not eligible鈥�
    • whose research is broadly defined as within the chemical sciences; the听underlying proposed research and innovation must be chemistry-focused, although the project can have applications in other fields such as biology or physics.听听

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  • NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology | Applications due September 29, 2026

    Supports postdoctoral fellowships that train early-career scientists to apply AI to biological research, advancing biotechnology innovation while preparing future leaders at the intersection of AI and biology.

    Synopsis

    The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Biological Research has the potential to pave the way for breakthroughs in biotechnology and bio-system design that will create innovations, new industries, and jobs. To capitalize on this promise, the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) will make awards for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) to recent doctoral degree recipients, for proposals with a research and training focus at the听Intersection of听Artificial Intelligence and Biological Sciences to Strengthen and Safeguard Biotechnology Innovations.听Applying AI to highly complex biological systems will reveal unknown mechanisms in the natural world that hold promise for technological developments.

    Candidates with AI and/or biology experience will develop deep expertise in both by proposing additional training in both areas. These combinations of current expertise and new cross-training will produce scientists who work seamlessly at the intersection of AI and biology. The fellows are expected to become field leaders who use AI capabilities to extrapolate from biological data to technological advances.

    Proposers are encouraged to consider how to leverage the nation鈥檚 diversity of existing biological data, and biological infrastructure, such as Biofoundries, Programmable Cloud Labs, Manufacturing USA Institutes, and NEON, to accelerate discovery, innovation and the biotechnology that improves human lives, promotes the U.S. economy, and benefits the nation.听

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  • Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS 鈥� PRF) - Proposals Accepted Anytime

    Supports postdoctoral researchers in performing work that will broaden their perspectives, facilitate interdisciplinary interactions, and help establish them in leadership positions within the atmospheric and geospace sciences communities.

    Synopsis

    The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS), awards Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (PRF) to highly qualified early career investigators to carry out an independent research program. The research plan of each Fellowship must address scientific questions within the scope of AGS disciplines. These disciplines include Atmospheric Chemistry (ATC), Climate and Large-Scale Dynamics (CLD), Paleoclimate (PC), and Physical and Dynamic Meteorology (PDM) in the Atmospheric Sciences, and Aeronomy (AER), Magnetospheric Physics (MAG), Solar Terrestrial (ST), and Space Weather Research (SWR) in the Geospace Sciences.

    The AGS-PRF program supports researchers (also known as Fellows) for a period of up to 24 months with Fellowships that can be taken to the institution of their choice. The program is intended to recognize beginning investigators of significant potential and provide them with experiences in research that will broaden perspectives, facilitate interdisciplinary interactions, and help establish them in leadership positions within the Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences community. Fellowships are awarded to individual Fellows, not institutions, and are administered by the Fellows.

    AGS has made it a priority to address challenges in creating an inclusive geoscience discipline through activities that increase belonging, accessibility, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (BAJEDI). Proposers are encouraged to explicitly address this priority in their proposed activities. Proposers who are women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), or who have attended two-year colleges and minority-serving institutions for undergraduate or graduate school, or plan to conduct their Fellowship activities at one of these institutions (e.g. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Alaska Native Serving Institutions, and Hawaiian Native and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions) are especially encouraged to apply.

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Grant Submission Resources & Guidelines

All proposals submitted for external funding require the review and approval of the Sponsored Program Administration (SPA) for 天美传媒官网 (VU) and the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) for 天美传媒官网 Medical Center (VUMC). SPA and OSP are responsible for providing the official signature, electronic or physical, for all proposals submitted on behalf of VU and VUMC respectively. With very few exceptions faculty members/principal investigators, or their designee, are not authorized to sign or submit any form of a request for external funding that does not also include SPA or OSP鈥檚 official approval since awards are made to the institution and not the individual.

Direct-to-individual funding mechanisms (such as NSF postdoctoral fellowships), while not submitted through SPA or OSP, require VU or VUMC to be notified of the submission. The link to submit such a notification is provided below.

Before beginning the grant writing process, postdocs should consult with the relevant departmental/program administrator to determine if their current funding source enables effort to be expended on writing and preparing grant applications. Postdocs funded 100% on a federal research grant cannot devote effort to grant writing and should work with their faculty mentor to determine if alternative funds are available during the proposal preparation period to support a percentage of their effort.

Please submit the听 before the application is submitted to the funding agency.

In preparing your grant application please note:

  • A postdoc may serve as the principal investigator (PI) of a grant, upon written approval of the faculty mentor and the department chair (VUMC) or the relevant dean (VU). There should be clear evidence that the postdoc has the experience and expertise to function as PI and manage the responsibilities to direct the proposed research program, direct the budgeted personnel, manage the budget, and ensure that the research is carried in compliance with all applicable University rules and regulations as well as those of the sponsoring agency.
  • A postdoc may serve as a co-PI without prior approval, as long as another Vanderbilt faculty member (typically their mentor) is the PI. 听Should a postdoc leave the University, any awarded grant funds would remain at Vanderbilt unless otherwise negotiated between the PI, co-PI and funding agency.
  • If an externally funded program听requires听that a postdoc be listed as a principal investigator (PI) or co-PI, no specific approval is required.听SPA or OSP notification of the submission is required.

For NRSA Individual Fellowships, childcare supplements may be requested. Visit NIH Notice for more information.听

External Training Opportunities

  • UC San Diego MicroMBA Applications Open for Summer 2026 | Applications Due June 19

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    UC San Diego MicroMBA 鈥� Summer 2026 Applications Now Open

    The UC San Diego Rady School of Management is now accepting applications for the Summer 2026 MicroMBA鈥攁 fast-paced, eight-week virtual program designed for graduate students and professionals, especially those with STEM backgrounds, seeking an introduction to core business concepts.

    Program Details

    • Dates:听July 8 鈥� August 26, 2026
    • Schedule:听Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:00 鈥� 6:30 PM
    • Format:听12 online sessions, 2 coffee chats, and optional networking

    Curriculum Highlights
    Participants will gain practical knowledge in:

    • Accounting for Startups
    • Business Analytics & Generative AI
    • Corporate Finance
    • Financial Decision Making
    • Power & Leadership
    • Innovation
    • Marketing
    • Operational Strategy
    • Leading with Emotional Intelligence

    Eligibility:听Participants must have completed an undergraduate degree prior to enrolling in the program.

    Application Deadline:听June 19, 2026

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Job Opportunities

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Open Job Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Chemistry (Biochemistry) at Southwestern University | Open Until Filled

    Assistant Professor of Chemistry (Biochemistry)

    Southwestern University: The Jack and Camille Garey School Of Natural Sciences: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

    Location

    Georgetown, Texas

    Open Date

    Sep 12, 2025

    Description

    The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Southwestern University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor with expertise in biochemistry to begin in Fall 2026. Southwestern University is a selective undergraduate liberal arts institution with an innovative American Chemical Society (ACS) certified program and new state-of-the-art facilities for scientific teaching and research. We seek a teacher-scholar with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in undergraduate education and research.

    Excellence in teaching is the central criterion for faculty evaluation at Southwestern, and the typical teaching load is 3-2, totaling five courses per academic year. Primary teaching responsibilities will include undergraduate courses in biochemistry, introductory chemistry courses, and specialty courses in their area of expertise. The successful candidate will have opportunities to contribute to the university鈥檚 developing neuroscience curriculum and to the general education program. We are especially interested in candidates who can create inclusive learning environments and are enthusiastic about mentoring undergraduates in both classroom and research settings.

    Faculty are expected to maintain a research program that results in peer-reviewed publications and significantly incorporates undergraduate students. All areas of chemistry and biochemistry research will be considered for this position. The successful candidate will also be expected to actively contribute to university and departmental service and to participate in academic advising and retention initiatives, including high-impact experiences.

    We value innovative, engaged, and student-centered teaching, and we encourage applications from candidates who will contribute to the diversity of our community. As an institution with a Hispanic-Serving Institution designation, Southwestern University is especially committed to fostering an inclusive academic environment.

    Qualifications

    听A Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Biology or a closely related field within chemistry is required by August 2026. While postdoctoral and/or prior teaching experience is desirable for this position, it is not a requirement. Additional qualifications include:

    • Strong commitment to teaching at a liberal arts institution

    • Ability to involve undergraduates in a sustained research program

    • Interest in interdisciplinary teaching and research collaboration, particularly in the field of neuroscience

    Application Instructions

    Applicants should submit the following materials through Interfolio听:

    • A cover letter addressing your qualifications for the position

    • Curriculum vitae

    • A teaching statement outlining your teaching philosophy with particular attention to how you plan to incorporate evidence-based and inclusive teaching practices. Please also describe your approach to engaging a diverse student population and any relevant teaching experience (no more than 2 pages)

    • Statement of research plans, including how you will involve undergraduate students in your research (no more than 3 pages)

    • Statement of Inclusive Excellence. As a student-centered liberal arts institution, Southwestern values teaching and scholarship that support student success and belonging. Please describe how your teaching, research, and/or service abilities have contributed, or will contribute, to developing an environment where students from a variety of backgrounds can engage and succeed.听

    • Names and contact information for three references. Finalists will be asked to have letters of recommendation submitted promptly, so please ensure your references are prepared to provide letters on short notice

    • Review of applications will begin听October 6, 2025, and continue until the position is filled.

    Materials will not be accepted in hard copy or via email.

    For more information, please visit: .

    Starting annual salary for 9-month position: $65,000. The final offer for the successful candidate will be commensurate with experience and may exceed this figure. Teaching in Southwestern University summer school provides faculty with an opportunity to supplement their income during the summer months.

    Southwestern University (Georgetown, Texas)听is a selective undergraduate residential liberal arts institution in the greater Austin area. Established in 1840, Southwestern enrolls approximately 1,500 students and maintains a student-faculty ratio of 11 to 1. The university provides a highly interdisciplinary, integrated, and holistic education that values high-impact learning experiences, including study abroad, internships, faculty-student research, and community-engaged learning. Additional information about the university can be found at our website: www.southwestern.edu.

    At Southwestern University we are committed to fostering an environment where every individual feels respected, valued, and empowered. We believe that a thriving community is built on the strength of varying perspectives and experiences, and we strive to create an atmosphere of mutual respect and understanding. Our actions are guided by a commitment to fairness, openness, and the belief that our differences are what make us stronger as a whole.

    Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

    Southwestern University听is committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all persons without regard to sex, race, religion, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity/transgender status or any other impermissible factor.听听Southwestern University is also committed to compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities, including sexual misconduct.听 The Southwestern University's Title IX Coordinator can be reached at听titleixcoordinator@southwestern.edu.