The Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards provide $5,000 in seed funding plus a required $5,000 institutional match to junior faculty at ORAU member institutions. The award supports research in seven specified disciplines, helping assistant professors within two years of their tenure track appointment develop research skills and secure additional funding. The award lasts one year, from July 1 to June 30, with notifications in early June.
Eligible applicants are full-time assistant professors within two years of their tenure track appointment at ORAU member institutions. Only two nominations per institution are allowed.
