NSF CAREER Awards

CAREER award recipients receive five years of funding for their research endeavors.

The U.S. National Science Foundation "supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization."

Synopsis from NSF.gov:

CAREER: The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research.