Young Scholars Program

Indicative award

$100k–$250k (total award)Multi-year support for a defined early-career study; check the current cycle for the exact ceiling.

Timing

Annual cycleNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Runs in cohorts rather than continuously — confirm the programme is open before drafting.

Who can apply

Early-career faculty

Eligibility

A years-since-doctorate cap applies, and the programme does not run every year.

SSWR clusters

• Adolescent and Youth Development
• Immigrants and Refugees
• Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy
• Child Welfare

Special Interest Groups

• Immigrants and Refugees
• Maternal and Infant Mental Health
• Children & Youth Behavioral Health Policy and Services Research

Topics

early childhood · immigrant families · workforce · early career

Apply at

https://www.fcd-us.org/

This entry

Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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