The Office of Science of the Department of Energy is pleased to announce the researchers selected for negotiation of a financial award under the fiscal year 2017 Early Career Research Program.  The funding opportunity for researchers in universities and DOE national laboratories, now in its eighth year, 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. Opportunities exist in the following program areas: Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR); Biological and Environmental Research (BER); Basic Energy Sciences (BES), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); High Energy Physics (HEP), and Nuclear Physics (NP).

Fiscal Year 2017 List of Selectees (139KB)

Fiscal Year 2017 Selectee Abstracts (424KB)

The 59 selectees for fiscal year 2017 were chosen based on peer review of about 700 proposals.

Further information on eligibility, program rules, and how to apply can be found here:

• The complete university Funding Opportunity Announcement is posted on the Grants and Contracts website under reference number DE-FOA-0001625 (405KB).  University preapplications must be submitted into the DOE Office of Science Portfolio Analysis and Management System (PAMS) website. University full applications must be submitted into Grants.gov.
• The complete DOE National Laboratory funding announcement is posted on the Grants and Contracts website under reference number LAB 16-1625 (375KB). DOE national laboratory preproposals and full proposals must be submitted into the DOE Office of Science Portfolio Analysis and Management System (PAMS) website.
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