NSF CAREER Proposal Kickoff: Strategy, Experience, and Support
📅 Tuesday, March 3, 2026 🕒 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 📍433A Wallenberg Hall (map) - in person
🍱 Lunch provided
Hosted by Stanford Research Development Office
About:
The NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) supports early-career faculty in developing careers as leading researchers and educators, with funding over 5 years. This workshop is designed to help untenured Assistant Professors across NSF-eligible disciplines better understand the CAREER program and prepare strategically for proposal development.
Attendees will:
✅ Gain familiarity with specialized components of the NSF CAREER program
✅ Hear advice and lessons learned from past awardees
✅ Network with colleagues and support staff from across the university
📢 Event registration is now closed. Please contact stanford_rdo@stanford.edu for more information.
Workshop Resources:
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Event Recording: Includes presentation, panel, and Q&A. Closed Captioning is available.
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Event Transcript: Text version of content from March 3 workshop
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Presentation Slides: Contains links to relevant resources as they were discussed in the presentation
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Frequently Asked Questions: Responses to representative questions submitted by registrants and event attendees
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Handouts:
Read-ahead Materials:
- Memo on determining NSF CAREER Eligibility
- Read-ahead: General information on NSF, their Merit Review Criteria, the CAREER opportunity, Award Search, and more
For additional proposal prep resources, see RDO's NSF CAREER Program Page.
