New Innovator Award (limited)

Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research

Limited Submission

Please follow the Mizzou process for limited submission funding opportunities.

Internal Deadline: 12/01/2025

Eligibility

  • Nominated by institution.
  • Tenure-track position no longer than 3 years.
  • Within 8 years of receiving Ph.D.
  • Candidates must conduct research.

Description

The New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award provides early-career scientists the investment needed to propel them into successful research careers. These awards allow the grantees to focus exclusively on research without the pressure of securing additional funding.

Anticipated deadline: February 2026

Learn more about this program

Keywords:
agriculture, agriculture and food sciences, crop science, food science, food security, irrigation, livestock and animal science, nutrition or dietetics, soil sciences, sustainable agriculture, urban farming, water resources engineering, water resources management or planning

Award amount:
$450,000