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Astrobiology related funding opportunities from all sources, NASA and beyond.

Notice
A notice to the astrobiology research community regarding the current state of funding
Letter to the Astrobiology CommunityA notice to the astrobiology research community regarding the current state of funding

For all of us, for many reasons, 2020 has been a tough year and its impacts will be felt in many ways in 2021 and beyond.

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Funding Opportunities
Application deadline
Details
Type
October 262021
Underrepresented Minority Communities in Planetary Science Travel Grant Form (AAS)
Travel
October 292021
AGU: Caregiver Conference Support Awards 2021
Travel
November 012021
Apply to Sail on Two New IODP Expeditions
Research
November 012021
ESA Archival Research Visitor Programme
Research
November 012021
The NASA Postdoctoral Program
Research
November 022021
Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO22) Released
Education
November 042021
NASA Hubble Fellowship Program
Research
November 052021
Mars Science Laboratory Participating Scientist Program Step 2 Proposal Due Date
Research
November 122021
NSF GEO: Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (OCE-PRF)
Education
November 122021
NSF: Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Research
November 302021New
International Academy of Astronautics Grants
Research
December 102021
NSF: Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP), Small Grants for Research (SGR)
Research
December 302021
NSF: Science Education Alliance Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science in Tribal Colleges and Universities (SEA-PHAGES in TCUs)
Award
December 312021
Biological Oceanography Program (NSF)
Research
January 122022
NSF BIO: Biology Integration Institutes (BII)
Research
January 202022
EnVision VenSAR Science Team (NASA)
Research
January 252022
NSF BIO: Integrative Research in Biology (IntBIO)
Research
February 072022
NSF: Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)
Education
February 152022
NSF OCE: Chemical Oceanography
Research
February 172022
NSF BIO / NIH: Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE)
Research
Funding Resources
NASA Astrobiology Funding Resources
Exobiology & Evolutionary Biology Program
Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research (ICAR)
Habitable Worlds
Emerging Worlds
Planetary Science and Technology from Analog Research (PSTAR)
Planetary Protection Research
MatISSE
PICASSO
Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples (LARS)
Planetary Data Archiving, Restoration, and Tools (PDART)
Past Astrobiology Program Funding Selections
NASA Astrobiology Early Career Funding Resources
NASA Astrobiology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (NPP)
Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST)
NASA Astrobiology Early Careers Collaboration Award
Lewis and Clark Fund
NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF)
Other NASA Funding Resources
Planetary Science Division Solicitations
NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES)
Service and Advice for Research and Analysis (SARA)
Non-NASA Funding Resources
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Grants.gov
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Office of Naval Research, Science, and Technology
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Whitehall Foundation
John Templeton Foundation
American Geophysical Union
Simon's Foundation: Life Sciences
Other Early Career Funding Resources
NASA Summer Programs, Scholarships, Fellowships, and Special Programs
NASA - Internships and Fellowships
NASA Minority Serving Institution Fellowships
NASA Fellowship Activity
ELSI EONS
Blue Marble Space Institute of Science Young Scientist Program