Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award

Agency: Lasker Foundation

Targeted Disciplines: Research contributing to the elimination of major causes of disability and death. Awards will be offered in three categories: Basic Research, Clinical Research, and Public Service.

Important Information: Self-nominations not accepted. Colleagues familiar with nominees' work complete nomination form and solicit support letters.

American Academy of Nursing Fellow/Member

Agency: American Academy of Nursing

Targeted Disciplines: Nursing

Important Information: Applicants must be sponsored by two Academy Fellows. Application materials include pre-application self-assessment worksheet, application form, CV, ANA membership verification, Nursing Association membership verification document, and $350 application fee.

American Council of Learned Societies-ACLS Fellowship

Agency: American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)

Targeted Disciplines: Humanities and social sciences (excludes counseling/clinical psychology)

Important Information: Online application must include application form, proposal, supporting material (e.g., images, musical scores), bibliography, publication list, and two reference letters.

American Law Institute Member

Agency:The American Law Institute

Targeted Disciplines: Law

Deadline: None (Initiated by ALI member)

Important Information: Election to ALI begins with nomination by an ALI member that is supported by two additional ALI members.

Beckman Young Investigators

Agency: Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

Targeted Disciplines: Chemical and life sciences

Important Information: Must be within first three years of tenure-track position. Online Application must include letter of intent, full proposal, and interview.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards: Medical Scientist

Agency: Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Targeted Disciplines: Physicians/scientists doing bio-medicine and disease research

Important Information: Online applications must include: application form; cover page; scientific abstract; bio-sketch; research plan; submitted manuscripts; bibliography; personal statement; faculty sponsor letter; chief of service letter; Ph.D. advisor letter; signature page, which includes dean/chair, assurance official; and two confidential letters of recommendation.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards: Scientific Interface

Agency:Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Targeted Disciplines: Biological sciences

Important Information: Online pre-proposal must include pre-proposal form, including list of top five publications and an essay describing proposed work, that is signed by applicant and postdoctoral mentor, and a confidential letter from postdoctoral mentor. Full proposals will be by invitation.

Cottrell Scholar Awards

Agency: Research Corporation for Science Advancement

Targeted Disciplines: Astronomy, chemistry, or physics (early career)

Important Information: Early-career faculty who hold tenure-track appointments. Applicants may submit their own materials. Online application must include research plan, educational plan, and statement on how the applicant will become an outstanding teacher-scholar with strong academic citizenship skills.

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program (Core)

Agency: United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Targeted Disciplines: All disciplines

Important information: Awards are paid directly to the faculty member and require faculty development leave (FDL). Online applications must include project statement, tailored CV or resume, two letters of recommendation, and portfolio.

Getty Scholars in Residence

Agency:The Getty

Targeted Disciplines: Arts, humanities or social sciences

Important Information: This award requires faculty developmental leave (FDL). Applications must include the application form, project proposal, CV, and optional writing sample. Letters of support are not required for this application.

Guggenheim Fellows

Agency:John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Targeted Disciplines: Creative arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences

Important information: Online applications must include applicant information, list of four possible references, positions, languages, organizations, education, narrative account of career and previous accomplishments, list of works (publications, performances, etc.), statement of research plan for fellowship period, and examples of work (if required).

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

Agency: Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Targeted Disciplines: Biological problems in all biomedical disciplines

Important Information: Applicants may apply directly. Applications materials include five highlighted research articles, a summary of major research contributions, and program description focused on ongoing and planned research program.

MacArthur Foundation Fellows

Agency: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Targeted Disciplines: Any discipline

Important Information: Nominees are submitted by invited external nominators. The program does not accept applications or unsolicited nominations.

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellows

Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities

Targeted Disciplines: Humanities

Important Information: Applications must be submitted through grants.gov and must include: narrative justifying the project, bibliography, resume, appendix with visual materials if applicable, email addresses for two reference letters.

National Humanities Center Fellowship

Agency: National Humanities Center

Targeted Disciplines: Humanities and individuals from the natural and social sciences, arts, professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects

Important information: This award requires faculty developmental leave (FDL). Applications must include project proposal, bibliography, CV, tentative outline of the structure of the project, and contact information for three references.

National Humanities Medal

Agency:National Endowment for the Humanities

Targeted Disciplines: Humanities

National Medal of Arts

Agency:National Endowment for the Arts

Targeted Disciplines: Creative and performing arts

Important Information: Nominations are submitted to the National Council on the Arts (advisory committee of the NEA) who submits its recommendations to the White House for the President of the United States to award.

National Medal of Science

Agency:National Science Foundation

Targeted Disciplines: Physical sciences, engineering, math, biological sciences, behavioral, or social sciences.

Important Information: Nominations for TTU will be made by the President. Application materials include nomination form, three to five letters of support, and a list of no more than ten publications and patents with an explanation of their significance.

National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Agency: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Targeted Disciplines: Technology, technological innovation

Important Information: Nominations for TTU will be made by the President. Nominations will be submitted through the online portal with a maximum of six letters of recommendation/support.

Newberry Library Long-Term Fellows

Agency: The Newberry Library

Targeted Disciplines: Projects for which Newberry collections are relevant

Important Information: This award requires faculty developmental leave (FDL). Application materials include project abstract, project description, CV, and two letters of recommendation.

NIH Merit (R37)

Agency: National Institutes of Health

Targeted Disciplines: Research areas supported by NIH

Important Information: There is no timeline for this award. It is selected during grant review.

NSF CAREER Awards (Excluding those who are also PECASE winners)

Agency: National Science Foundation

Targeted Disciplines: Research areas supported by NSF

Important Information: Applications must be submitted through fastlane.gov or grants.gov and must include the following application materials: cover sheet, project summary, project description, references cited, biosketch, supplementary material including department support letter, letter of collaboration (if applicable), postdoctoral mentoring plan if applicable, data management plan, and budget justification.

Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

Agency: U.S. Department of Human & Health Services

Targeted Disciplines: Science and engineering

Important Information: Federal agencies make recommendations to White House

Pulitzer Prizes

Agency: The Pulitzer Prizes

Targeted Disciplines: Journalism, letters, drama, music, special citations

Important Information: Procedures and deadlines vary with category. Nominating jurors are appointed by the Pulitzer Prize Board, and submit three nominations each year.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows

Agency: Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Targeted Disciplines: Must have an advanced degree in medicine, nursing, public health, allied health professions, biomedical sciences, dentistry, economics or other social sciences, health services organization and administration, social and behavioral health, or health law. Areas of health professions, behavioral/social scientists, and others with an interest in health and health policy

Important Information: This award requires faculty developmental leave (FDL). Application materials include CV and three essays on given topics.

Sloan Research Fellowships

Agency:Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Targeted Disciplines: Chemistry, biology, computer science, economics, math, neurology, physics, and related fields

Important Information: Online application materials include letter from department head/other senior researcher nominator describing his/her qualifications, initiative, and research, CV, two articles representative of his/her independent research, brief statement describing his/her significant scientific work and immediate research plans, and three letters of support.

Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty

Agency: The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship

Targeted Disciplines: Anthropology and archaeology, Area/Cultural/Ethnic/Gender Studies, Art History, Classics, Geography and Population Studies, English, Film, Cinema, and Media Studies (theoretical focus), Musicology, Ethnomusicology and Music Theory, Foreign Languages and Literatures, History, Linguistics, Literature, Performance Studies (theoretical focus), Philosophy and Political Theory, Religion and Theology, Sociology, Theater (theoretical focus), and Interdisciplinary Studies (approved on case by case basis)

Important Information: Minority junior faculty and junior faculty are encouraged to apply.

AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors Program

Agency: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Targeted Disciplines: Inventors

Important Information: Anyone can nominate. Self-nominations are acceptable

Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program

Agency: Andrew Carnegie Foundation

Targeted Disciplines: Social Sciences and Humanities

Important Information: Limited submission. TTU nominations are made by the President.

Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

Agency: Blavatnik Family Foundation

Targeted Disciplines: Life sciences, physical sciences and engineering, chemistry

Important Information: Nominators institution may nominate up to three candidates, one in each disciplinary category (Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, and Chemistry. Nominations must be submitted by the institution's President, Provost or equivalent. Application materials include nomination form, rationale for nomination, CV, research summary, full-text publications and/or patents, and two letters of recommendation.

National Academy of Inventors - Fellow

Agency: National Academy of Inventors

Targeted Disciplines: Outstanding contributions of innovation in areas of patents and licensing, innovative discovery and technology, significant impact on society, and support and enhancement of innovation as well as inventors impacting quality of life, economic development, and welfare.

Important information: TTU nominations are made by the President. Online applications must include citation of contributions, honors, and award, summary of patents, licensing, and commercialization activities, statement of impact on public welfare, CV, letter of nomination, and full list of U.S. patents. Optional materials include biography and three letters of support.

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring

Agency: National Science Foundation

Targeted Disciplines: Mentors of individuals historically underrepresented in STEM

Important Information: Self nominations are accepted from individuals or organizations

TAMEST: Edith and Peter O'Donnell Awards

Agency:The Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas (TAMEST)

Targeted Disciplines: Medicine, engineering, science, technology innovation

Important information: Nominations may come from TAMEST members, university president, chancellor, provost, VPR&I, dean, or industry executives. NOTE: The nomination can be written by nominee or chairperson, but the official nominator at TTU will be Dr. Fazle Hussein. His name will be signed on the letter.