The Engineering Research Initiation program supports new academic investigators at US institutions not classified as R1 to initiate engineering research programs. It funds investigators who have not received significant federal research funding in the past five years, encouraging submissions from primarily undergraduate institutions and community colleges. The program aims to broaden the engineering research base nationwide with $200,000 awards.
Eligible applicants are new investigators with a doctoral degree at US institutions not classified as R1. Postdoctoral fellows are ineligible. Investigators must not have had $200,000+ federal research funding in the past five years, with some exceptions.
