Fiscal Year 2025 Distinguished Early Career Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DE-FOA-0003311
- Agency
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National Nuclear Security Administration
Department of Energy
- Applications due
- Award size
- $800,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Energy
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) is seeking applications for its Fiscal Year 2025 Distinguished Early Career Program (DECP), which is NE's most prestigious award for innovative faculty members beginning their independent careers. The intent is to provide stable support to form impactful research groups, innovative lines of inquiry, educational approaches, and new research directions that will drive the next generation of nuclear energy innovation. Eligible applicants are untenured assistant professors at U.S. academic institutions on the tenure track, no more than seven years beyond their doctorate. Applications must focus on NE mission areas such as fuel cycle research and development, reactor concepts research, and nuclear energy enabling technologies. The evaluation criteria emphasize excellence in research, education, and leadership to support the faculty member's development and advance nuclear energy innovation.
The maximum award is $800,000 over five years, with up to 4 awards anticipated. Applicants are encouraged to describe how their projects will advance energy justice and equity, including contributing to the Justice40 Initiative. The application deadline is August 6, 2024, and the planned selection announcement is March 6, 2025. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number is 81.121 - Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration.
Synopsis
The Distinguished Early Career Program (DECP) is the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy's (NE) most prestigious award for the most innovative distinguished faculty members beginning their independent careers. The intent of the program is to provide stable support to those faculty to form the impactful research groups, innovative lines of inquiry, educational approaches, and critical new research directions that will drive the next generation of nuclear energy innovation. NE encourages all eligible applicants to apply, especially women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities. This FOA is soliciting distinguished early career applications that provide a clear research and education plan that highlights the applicant's research and educational strengths; the research and education vision to support the development of the faculty member; and research infrastructure, curriculum, and outcomes that will advance the applicant's research focus while training the next generation of nuclear energy professionals. Applications are required to focus on NE mission areas as outlined below.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FundOpp_DE-FOA-0003311.pdf | ||
| FY 2025 DECP DE-FOA-0003311 Final.pdf |
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