Research Initiation Grants to Broaden Participation in Biology
With the goal of broadening participation to all biologists including members from groups under-represented in biology, the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) at NSF continues to offer Research Initiation Grants (...
- Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
- Funding amount: $175,000 – $200,000, total pool ~$5,000,000.
- Issued by: U.S. National Science Foundation.
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