[Grad-postdoc-assn] Call for applications: Innovator Program 2026-2028 Cohort

[Alexandra Ramos Valle]

The Faculty Innovator Program
<https://edec.ucar.edu/university-partnerships/innovators> is inviting
applications for its fourth cohort. The Innovator Program will award
two-year grants up to $125K per year, starting in the Fall 2026.

The program supports interdisciplinary faculty to participate in the
Innovator Ideas Lab as a first step in being considered for the 2026-2028
cohort. The Ideas Lab is an interactive two-day event that promotes
proposal co-development with NSF NCAR researchers starting from the
ideation phase. The primary anticipated outcomes of the Ideas Lab include
formation of initial interdisciplinary research teams and drafting letters
of intent. A subset of LOIs will be invited to submit research proposals,
and the cohort will be announced February 2026.

The program will support actionable, translational or convergence science
research in support of national resilience from Earth system hazards.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

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   Useful artificial intelligence and machine learning applications,
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   research to reduce damage and disruption to livelihoods, and critical
   infrastructure from weather and space weather hazards,
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   assessing and predicting societally relevant Earth system variability
   across time scales, and,
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   demonstrating convergent approaches to integrating field observations
   and simulations.

Apply
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-bHwBOV0qdP8_AOG2jNVwAAqjvxmkScn_d7Q_Ek9SOHkmDw/viewform?usp=header>
to attend the workshop by September 15, 2025.

Please share this information and flyer
<https://indd.adobe.com/view/21991744-6362-42c2-8677-697502ad30d7> with
your networks.

Review our Eligibility and Application Instructions
<https://edec.ucar.edu/university-partnerships/innovators/eligibility-and-application>
page, our FAQ page
<https://edec.ucar.edu/university-partnerships/innovators/innovator-faqs>
or email us at ecinnovators at ucar.edu with any questions.
-- 
Alexandra N. Ramos-Valle, PhD
Project Scientist II - NSF NCAR Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology Lab
Principal Investigator - NSF NCAR EdEC Faculty Innovator Program
<https://ncar.ucar.edu/what-we-offer/education-outreach/early-career-opportunities>
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