First Awards

Funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) infrastructure grant to Nebraska EPSCoR, the competitive FIRST Award grant program provides assistance to Nebraska's early-career, tenure-track faculty. The grants are designed to help early career faculty initiate their research programs and compete more effectively for NSF CAREER grants. Any project that could be supported by a National Science Foundation competitive research grant is eligible.

FIRST Awards Grants

FIRST Awards are limited to $25,000 and require a one-to-one match. View the list of past recipients and learn more about applying.

FIRST Awards Specifics