Research Initiation Awards
NASA Science Mission Directorate cross-divisional Research Initiation Awards (RIA) programme broadening institutional participation in SMD research and technology development. Recurring ROSES cycles support investigators at non-R1 institutions and affiliated undergraduates; the 2024 and 2025 solicitations specify two-year awards capped at $300,000 with undergraduate research required.
Identity
- Aliases
- Research Initiation AwardsNASA SMD Research Initiation AwardsRIAF.17 RIA
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Research Initiation Awards
- Status
- active
- Types
- researchdevelopmentscience
Details
- Description
- NASA Science Mission Directorate cross-divisional Research Initiation Awards (RIA) programme broadening institutional participation in SMD research and technology development. Recurring ROSES cycles support investigators at non-R1 institutions and affiliated undergraduates; the 2024 and 2025 solicitations specify two-year awards capped at $300,000 with undergraduate research required.
- Leads
- Participants
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:31:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:33:01 UTC
Other
- Official Urls
- https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/programs/physics-of-the-cosmos/community/roses-25-f-17-research-initiation-awards/https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/programs/physics-of-the-cosmos/community/opportunities/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/solicitations/roses-2025/amendment-58-f-17-research-initiation-awards-final-text-and-due-date/https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/programs/cosmic-origins/community/roses-24-f-19-research-initiation-awards-final-text-and-due-date/https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/researchers/grant-stats/2025/ROSESGrantStats_072825.pdf