Cottrell Scholar Award in Chemistry, Physics, or Astronomy
Award: $120,000
Deadline: July 1, 2026
Interested? Please complete a Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) Proposal Request Form ASAP to be assigned a research administrator. Please contact the [email protected] for a proposal worksheet.
Link to request for proposal
Overview
Funder seeks proposals that contain a research plan, an educational plan, and a clear statement on how the applicant will become an outstanding teacher-scholar with strong academic citizenship skills.
For tenure track faculty in chemistry, physics, or astronomy departments that offer bachelor's and/or graduate degrees in the applicant's discipline.
Important Information
No budget justification or budget pages are required. Funds may be used for most direct costs, including equipment, supplies, undergraduate and graduate salary/wages/stipends, graduate student tuition and fees, postdoctoral salaries, and travel to attend the annual Cottrell Scholar conference and other conferences/workshops.
Summer salary is allowed for faculty in non‑doctoral departments. Funds may not be used for indirect costs, academic‑year faculty salaries, routine administrative expenses, books/journals, visa costs, or construction/renovation.
Process
This is a single step application process:
- Interested parties should immediately complete the SPA Proposal Request Form to be assigned a research administrator.
- The application will be managed by SPA, and you will work with your assigned research administrator.
- All required information, in final form, needs to be submitted to SPA no later than five business days before submission deadline.
- Submit the completed LOI worksheet by July 8, 2026.
If invited to submit a full proposal (step 2), it will be managed by the Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA).