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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
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August 022021
NSF: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE)
Award
August 132021
NASA Juno Participating Scientist Program
Research
August 272021
Eugene M. Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award
Award
September 062021
NSF: Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
Education
September 062021
National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
Education
September 202021
NSF: Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP), Targeted STEM Infusion Projects (TSIP)
Education
September 212021
NSF: International Research Experiences for Students (IRES): Track 1, IRES Sites
Education
September 212021
National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
Travel
September 282021
NSF: International Research Experiences for Students (IRES): Track 2, Advanced Studies Institutes
Education
October 012021
51 Pegasi b Fellowship
Research
October 042021
NSF: Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES)
Award
October 082021
NOAA Ocean Exploration
Research
October 112021
NSF: Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet)
Award
October 262021
Underrepresented Minority Communities in Planetary Science Travel Grant Form (AAS)
Travel
November 122021
NSF GEO: Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (OCE-PRF)
Education
November 122021
NSF: Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
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 252022
NSF BIO: Integrative Research in Biology (IntBIO)
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