<div dir="ltr"><div><a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/programs/GULF-BGEE-25-P-687/application-process">https://www.nationalacademies.org/programs/GULF-BGEE-25-P-687/application-process</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums;color:rgb(46,46,55);font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,"Noto Serif",serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;background-color:rgb(246,246,249)"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">The Gulf Research Program’s Early-Career Research Fellowship supports emerging scientific leaders as they take risks on research ideas not yet tested, pursue unique collaborations, and build a network of colleagues who share their interest in improving offshore energy system safety and the well-being of coastal communities and ecosystems.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:40px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums;color:rgb(46,46,55);font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,"Noto Serif",serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;background-color:rgb(246,246,249)">Because the early years of a researcher’s career are a critical time, the relatively unrestricted funds and mentoring this fellowship provides help recipients navigate this period with independence, flexibility, and a built-in support network.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:40px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums;color:rgb(46,46,55);font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,"Noto Serif",serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;background-color:rgb(246,246,249)">The Early Career Research Fellowship’s Community Track aligns with the Gulf Research Program’s Health and Community Resilience portfolio and narrows the fellowship’s scope to support research most directly aligned with this priority area.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:40px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums;color:rgb(46,46,55);font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,"Noto Serif",serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;background-color:rgb(246,246,249)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:600;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums">2026 Community Track Focus: Climate Risk, Health, & Decision Making</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:40px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums;color:rgb(46,46,55);font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,"Noto Serif",serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;background-color:rgb(246,246,249)">Track Goal: This invites applied research that identifies how climate-related stressors (e.g., heat, flooding, pollution) affect human health, community resilience, and regional economies. Based on stakeholder/community demand and consultation, fellows should collect and analyze data, create tools, models, or communication approaches that connect climate science to local decision-making and public health interventions.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:40px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums;color:rgb(46,46,55);font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,"Noto Serif",serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;background-color:rgb(246,246,249)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:600;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">February 4, 2026: </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2992px">Applications open</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;letter-spacing:0.2992px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:600;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums">March 5, 2026: </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2992px">Application Question & Answer Office Hours; 10:00 - 11:00 am Pacific Time / 12:00 - 1:00 pm Central Time / 1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern Time (</span><a href="https://nasem.zoom.us/j/98115138901?pwd=Up26zLarxb6z4YNabwHSMG3IeoRa3x.1" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition-property: color, background-color, border-color, outline-color, text-decoration-color, fill, stroke, --tw-gradient-from, --tw-gradient-via, --tw-gradient-to; transition-duration: 0.3s; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1); letter-spacing: 0.2992px; color: rgb(73, 65, 185);">Join Here</a><span style="letter-spacing:0.2992px"> </span><em style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Merriweather Italic",Georgia,"Noto Serif",serif;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums">- This link will only be active during the scheduled office hours</em><span style="letter-spacing:0.2992px">)</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;letter-spacing:0.2992px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:600;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums">March 25, 2026, 5:00 pm ET: Application Deadline</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;letter-spacing:0.2992px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:600;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums">April-June 2026:</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2992px"> Review of written applications and selection of fellows</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;letter-spacing:0.2992px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:600;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums">June 2026: </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2992px">All applicants notified of funding decisions</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;letter-spacing:0.2992px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:600;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums">October 1, 2026: </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2992px">Fellowships begin</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;letter-spacing:0.2992px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:600;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums">October 1, 2026:</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2992px"> Required virtual fellowship orientation</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;letter-spacing:0.2992px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:600;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums">October 31, 2027: </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2992px">Progress reports due</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;letter-spacing:0.2992px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:600;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums">September 30, 2028: </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2992px">End of fellowship</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;letter-spacing:0.2992px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:600;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums">October 31, 2028: </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.2992px">Final reports due</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums;color:rgb(46,46,55);font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,"Noto Serif",serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;background-color:rgb(246,246,249)">An award of $76,000 is paid to each fellow’s institution in the form of a two-year grant. Potential fellows must ensure compliance with their institution’s requirements for applications for external funding. Funds cannot be used on institutional overhead or indirect charges. Detailed information can be found in the Early-Career Research Fellowship sample grant agreement for <a href="https://grpfellowships.smapply.io/protected/nr/89z6x/ECRF_2026_Agreement_Template_public.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition-property: color, background-color, border-color, outline-color, text-decoration-color, fill, stroke, --tw-gradient-from, --tw-gradient-via, --tw-gradient-to; transition-duration: 0.3s; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1); color: rgb(73, 65, 185);">public</a> and <a href="https://grpfellowships.smapply.io/protected/nr/dVv7f/ECRF_2026_Agreement_Template_private.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-underline-offset: 2px; transition-property: color, background-color, border-color, outline-color, text-decoration-color, fill, stroke, --tw-gradient-from, --tw-gradient-via, --tw-gradient-to; transition-duration: 0.3s; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1); color: rgb(73, 65, 185);">private</a> institutions.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:40px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums;color:rgb(46,46,55);font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,"Noto Serif",serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;background-color:rgb(246,246,249)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:600;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums">Research funding</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px">$75,000 is available for the fellow to use for research-related expenses, including equipment purchases, professional travel, professional development courses, trainee support, salary, or any other costs directly related to the fellow’s research. The use of these funds for any other expenses requires pre-approval from the Gulf Research Program.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:40px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums;color:rgb(46,46,55);font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,"Noto Serif",serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;background-color:rgb(246,246,249)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:600;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums">Mentor honorarium</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px">The remaining $1,000 of the award serves as an honorarium for a mentor. Applicants must identify a senior-level researcher at their affiliated institution willing to serve as a career mentor.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:40px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums;color:rgb(46,46,55);font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,"Noto Serif",serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;background-color:rgb(246,246,249)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:600;line-height:32px;letter-spacing:0.2992px;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums">Additional funding</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px">All fellows will attend a required virtual orientation near the start of their fellowship term. Fellows may be required to attend other events/conferences during their fellowship term, which may include a fellows and/or alumni networking event. Travel expenses for these events will be covered by the Gulf Research Program; they are in addition to the $76,000 fellowship award.</p><h3 class="gmail-sr-only" id="gmail-accordionLabel840ea067-837c-4649-9916-180d2d8b3f36" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;color:rgb(46,46,55);font-family:"Merriweather Sans","Noto Sans","Segoe UI",Calibri,system-ui,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(246,246,249)"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">Application Process</h3><ul class="gmail-" aria-labelledby="accordionLabel840ea067-837c-4649-9916-180d2d8b3f36" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:none;color:rgb(46,46,55);font-family:"Merriweather Sans","Noto Sans","Segoe UI",Calibri,system-ui,sans-serif;font-size:medium;background-color:rgb(246,246,249)"><li class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px"><h3 class="gmail-flex gmail-w-full" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;display:flex;width:1113.33px"><button class="effect-focus gmail-group gmail-w-full gmail-flex gmail-gap-x-20 gmail-justify-between gmail-items-center gmail-py-spacing-set-4 gmail-text-primary gmail-f-body-01 gmail-text-left gmail-border-t gmail-border-default gmail-cursor-pointer gmail-min-h-64" id="gmail-AccordionLabel6edce1b5-7aef-4fdd-a087-6d6f858d96e70" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="AccordionItem6edce1b5-7aef-4fdd-a087-6d6f858d96e70" style="border-width:1px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,"Noto Serif",serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;letter-spacing:0.2992px;opacity:1;border-radius:0px;display:flex;min-height:64px;width:1113.33px;column-gap:20px;text-align:left;border-color:rgba(22,22,27,0.12);color:rgb(46,46,55)"><span class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid;margin:0px;padding:0px">Eligibility</span><div class="gmail-relative gmail-rounded-full gmail-flex gmail-flex-none gmail-justify-center gmail-items-center gmail-w-40 gmail-h-40 gmail-pointer-events-none effect-color gmail-group-hover:bg-interactive-hovered gmail-group-active:bg-interactive-pressed" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; pointer-events: none; display: flex; height: 40px; width: 40px; flex: 0 0 auto; align-items: center; justify-content: center; border-radius: 9999px; transition-property: color, background-color, border-color, outlin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