Eligibility

• The application must have received their terminal degree no earlier than January 1, 2011.  Time taken away from career activities for family or health reasons, or for military service, will not be counted against this time limit for eligibility. 

• The applicant must be affiliated with a U.S. institution.

• The applicant may not be a previous recipient of NASA-managed early-career funding that is similar in scope and size to the ECA (e.g., the PSD Early Career Fellowship Program, other SMD early career programs, Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, etc.)

Funding Priorities

• The Planetary Science Early Career Award (ECA) program supports the professional development of outstanding early-career scientists in areas relevant to the Planetary Science Division (PSD).
• Support from this program will allow promising individuals to play an increasing and meaningful role in the planetary science community.

Additional Information

• ROSES-2021 ECA proposals may be submitted on the basis of ROSES-19 and ROSES-20 parent awards from the Exoplanet Research Program, Habitable Worlds and all Appendix C program elements except Planetary Major Equipment and Early Career programs.

• Solictation can be found here.