# EARLY CAREER FACULTY (ECF)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/80hqtr21noa01-21ecf-b1-early-career-faculty-ecf/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331357

> National Aeronautics and Space Administration offered grants of up to $600,000 to colleges and universities. It expected to make about 6 awards. Applications closed on March 31, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 80HQTR21NOA01-21ECF-B1 |
| Agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 31, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $600,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 6 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 43.012 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

See "Description" below or Full Announcement for clarification.

## What the grant funds

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters has released a solicitation, titled Early Career Faculty (ECF), as an appendix to the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) umbrella NASA Research Announcement (NRA) titled "Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion 2021 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2021), on February 4, 2021. The solicitation is available by opening the NSPIRES homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ , selecting "Solicitations," then selecting "Open Solicitations," and, finally, selecting "Early Career Faculty (ECF).” The Space Technology Research Grants (STRG) Program within STMD seeks proposals from accredited U.S. universities on behalf of their outstanding new faculty members who intend to develop academic careers related to space technology. NASA is seeking proposals that plan to pursue innovative, early-stage space technology research in the topic areas specifically enumerated in the solicitation. Our Nation’s universities couple fundamental research with education, encouraging a culture of innovation based on the discovery of knowledge. Universities are, therefore, ideally positioned to both conduct fundamental space technology research and diffuse newly-found knowledge into society at large through graduate students and industrial, government, and other partnerships. STMD investments in space technology research at U.S. universities promote the continued leadership of our universities as an international symbol of the country's scientific innovation, engineering creativity, and technological skill. These investments also create, fortify, and nurture the talent base of highly skilled engineers, scientists, and technologists to improve America’s technological and economic competitiveness. The following topics are anticipated for the final appendix: Topic 1 – Advanced Computational Techniques for the Development of Cryogenic Refrigeration Systems Topic 2 – High-Fidelity Emulation of Full-Physics Models in Earth Science Topic 3 – Joining Processes for Shape Memory Alloys to Enable Advanced Structural Applications Only accredited U.S. universities are eligible to submit proposals on behalf of their outstanding new faculty members who intend to develop academic careers related to space technology. The proposed research must be led by a single, eligible Principal Investigator (PI). The PI must be an untenured Assistant Professor on the tenure track at the sponsoring U.S.

## Questions people ask

### Is 80HQTR21NOA01-21ECF-B1 still open?

No. It closed on March 31, 2021. A newer notice is open: NNH26ZTR001N-26NIAC-A2, rolling or no fixed deadline.

### Who can apply for EARLY CAREER FACULTY (ECF)?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration accepted applications from colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for EARLY CAREER FACULTY (ECF)?

Closed March 31, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $600,000 each.

### Who has won Space Technology grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Georgia Tech Research Corp, The Regents of the University of Colorado, University of Texas at Austin. The program made 939 awards worth $327 million in that time.