S. 637
Referred to CommitteeSupporting Early-Career Researchers Act
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
3/9/2021 • Senate
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Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act
This bill authorizes the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a two-year pilot program to award grants to highly qualified early-career investigators to carry out an independent research program at the institution of higher education chosen by such investigator, to last for a period not greater than two years.
In awarding grants, the NSF shall give priority to (1) early-career investigators who are from groups that are underrepresented in scientific research, and (2) early-career investigators who choose to carry out independent research at a minority-serving institution.
Introduced in Senate • 3/9/2021
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Originated in the Senate
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March 9, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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