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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
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Type
May 102021New
NSF: Understanding the Rules of Life: Emergent Networks (URoL:EN)
Research
May 122021
ROSES-2021: Planetary Protection Research Step 1
Research
May 132021
ROSES-2021: Planetary Protection Research Proposals Due
Research
May 142021New
Apply to Sail: Expedition 377 Arctic Ocean Paleoceanography
Research
May 142021New
NSF BIO: LEAding cultural change through Professional Societies (LEAPS) of Biology
Education
May 262021
STEP Grants: Science and Technology Empowered by the Public
Research
May 272021
NASA Exoplanets Research Program (XRP21): NNH21ZDA001N-XRP
Research
May 282021
NASA Star Course
Education
June 012021
DPS Education and Outreach Grants
Education
June 012021New
NSF: Geoscience Opportunities for Leadership in Diversity - Expanding the Network (GOLD-EN)
Research
June 072021New
NSF: Research Collaboration Opportunity in Europe for NSF Awardees
Research
June 102021
NSF: Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP), Partnerships in Geoscience Education (PAGE)
Research
July 012021
NAS Ocean-Shot Concepts
Research
July 072021New
NASA Seeks Partners for the Astrobiology Science Conference
Award
July 262021New
NSF: Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
Award
August 022021New
NSF: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE)
Award
September 062021New
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
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