Cottrell Scholar Award 2027
Cottrell Scholar Award 2027 is a funding call from Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) that closes 04 November 2026. Funding: $120,000. Eligibility: Faculty in chemistry, physics or astronomy at the end of the third year of their first tenure-track appointment; for the 2027 cycle, only those who started their first tenure-track appointment in calendar year 2024. US and Canadian research universities and primarily undergraduate institutions.
- Funder
- Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA)
- Deadline
- 04 Nov 2026 (20 days)
- Status
- Open
- Amount
- $120,000
- Region / eligibility
- United States & Canada
- Career stage
- early-career
- Fields
- chemistry
- Reference
- —
- Official call
- Funder page (curated calendar) listing
Eligibility in plain language
Faculty in chemistry, physics or astronomy at the end of the third year of their first tenure-track appointment; for the 2027 cycle, only those who started their first tenure-track appointment in calendar year 2024. US and Canadian research universities and primarily undergraduate institutions.
Who should apply
Synthetic, physical and analytical chemists — best fit for postdocs and early-career researchers.
Summary from source
Discretionary research award for early-career teacher-scholars, with membership of the Cottrell Scholar community.