The Presidential Early Career Summer Research Grant supports assistant professors to succeed in their research and scholarship. Grant funds support research efforts toward tenure and promotion requirements.
Eligibility and deadline
To be eligible for consideration, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must have completed a PhD, MFA, MLS, EdD or a terminal degree in a field specified by the academic unit.
- Applicants must be in a tenure-track assistant professor position at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ.
- Applicants must have completed their three-year review.
- Awards up to $10k may be granted.
Application deadline is Friday, May 1, 2026
Proposal guidelines
To be considered for this grant, submit an application that includes:
- A brief cover letter that includes the applicant’s contact information and mandated tenure decision date. The letter should explain how the applicant will present and/or publish the proposed research. Additionally, the letter should identify the Principal Investigator (if applicable), including the PI’s title and institutional affiliation; for multiple investigator projects, the letter should state who should receive the grant. The cover letter must be completed and submitted with the application.
- A two-page abbreviated vita.
- Request amount, including a budget that describes how funds will be used (with line-item breakdown), and a projected timeline, with milestones and an expected completion date. If the project lasts more than one year, the budget should be broken into year-by-year expenses. Also state what research funding (if any) is currently available to the applicant (e.g., start-up funds), as well as funds for which the applicant has applied (including estimated notification date and anticipated start date if successful).
- Project description (2,000-word maximum), consisting of a statement of research objectives and research questions being addressed and including, where relevant, citations from the literature, an overview of methodology and an account of what original contribution (theoretical or practical) the research will make.
- Letter from department chair or senior faculty mentor that must provide some assessment of how this research would support the individual’s case for tenure and promotion. If the applicant requests a course release, the department must provide approval.
Applications should be submitted electronically at dei@binghamton.edu as a Word or PDF document attachment.
Grant recipient requirements
Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Summer Research Grant are required to submit a progress report of the project to the Presidential Early Career Research Grant Committee on progress/outcomes 12 months from the date of the award. Recipients are required to include an acknowledgment of receipt of grant funds in any publication resulting from the study.