NSF CAREER PROPOSAL ACADEMY
Welcome
The NSF CAREER Proposal Academy is a six-month proposal preparation program to assist participating faculty and researchers to become successful NSF CAREER researchers. The program includes mentoring, grant editing, graphics assistance, feedback and review throughout the program.
A multi-year repository has been developed including a tentative timeline listing deadlines, presentations and additional materials for our participants. Group meetings and other events will be added throughout the program. We invite you to explore these resources by clicking the button below.
2026 Committee Chairs
Jia Song, Professor, Biological Sciences
Jessica Warren, Professor, Earth Sciences
2026 Tentative Timeline
Past academy resources
APPLICATION PROCESS
The program will require a certain amount of time commitment throughout the academic year to participate in the various activities of the program. In addition to a time commitment, participants need to commit to the deadlines established by the NSF CAREER Academy for producing the parts of a grant proposal.
The 2026 NSF CAREER Academy application deadline is November 20, 2025
The application window for the 2026 NSF CAREER cohort has passed. Please check back in fall 2026 for the next application window.