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Office of Science Early Career Research Program

Applications are no longer being accepted.

About 850 applications are currently under review. The Office of Science anticipates that selections will be made in the spring of 2012. 

DOE Overview

The Office of Science of the Department of Energy has announced the fiscal year 2012 Early Career Research Program. Now in its third year, the Program supports the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and stimulates research careers in the disciplines supported by the DOE Office of Science. Detailed information is available at the DOE Office of Science Early Career website: http://science.energy.gov/early-career/

Mandatory preproposals are due September 1, 2011.  Only those individuals who receive notification from DOE encouraging a formal proposal may submit full proposals.  Full proposals are due November 29, 2011.  Peer review, selection, and award management will be handled in the DOE science programs where the technical expertise resides.

There is no limit on the number of preproposal submissions from a DOE national laboratory in a given year.  However, the research ideas in each preproposal or proposal must fit within the scope of Office of Science-funded programs at Berkeley Lab.  Each full proposal must be accompanied by a letter from the national laboratory director confirming that this is the case.  National laboratory proposals will be submitted through Searchable FWP. 

Further information can be found in the DOE national laboratory announcement LAB 11-572 posted on the Office of Science grants and contracts office website: http://science.doe.gov/grants/pdf/LAB_11-572.pdf .
The university Funding Opportunity Announcement is posted on FedConnect.net under DE-FOA-0000572 or can be found at http://science.doe.gov/grants/pdf/SC-FOA-0000572.pdf . 

This is an Office of Science-wide program with common rules for every program office.  If there are questions about program rules or eligibility, please direct those inquiries to early.career@science.doe.gov .  Technical questions can be sent to the Office of Science program contacts listed in the announcement. Berkeley Lab-specific questions can be sent to FundingOps@lbl.gov.

Berkeley Lab-specific guidance has been distributed to divisions, is posted on this website and announced through TABL. Director Alivisatos hosted a town hall on Monday August 1, 2011.

CONTACT your Divisional Points of Contact for application information.