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RCSA Grants Management System in Transition
RCSA is moving to a new grants management system. These instructions will be updated as work progresses.
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Cottrell Scholars Gather for 30th Annual Conference
Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s Cottrell Scholar community gathered July 17-19 in Tucson, Arizona, to welcome new members and celebrate the…
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2023 Annual Report: Creating Inclusive Communities
Research Corporation for Science Advancement has long strived to advance the scientific enterprise by creating and fostering networks of faculty in…
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ACS Book Highlights Cottrell Scholars’ Effort to Improve Mentoring
Two Cottrell Scholars have co-edited a new American Chemical Society Symposium Series book stemming from a Cottrell Scholars Collaborative effort to…
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RCSA Played Founding Role in Creation of the LSST
Research Corporation for Science Advancement played a foundational role in the birth of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, the astronomical facility…
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Large Binocular Telescope a Long-Term Investment for RCSA
Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s long history includes critical initial investments in major telescope projects that have helped advance modern astronomy.…
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1st RCSA Fellows Conference Builds Community of Support
Cottrell Scholars, Scialog participants, and initiative advisors welcomed the first cohort of RCSA Fellows to an extended community of support, mentorship,…
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7 Teams Win Scialog Funding for Automating Chemical Laboratories
Research Corporation for Science Advancement, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, and the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation have made awards to…
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Fellows Selected for Scialog: Early Science with the LSST
More than 50 early career researchers have been selected as Fellows for the first meeting of a Scialog initiative to advance the…
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Virtual Office Hours for Cottrell Scholar Applicants
Research Corporation for Science Advancement will offer two virtual Cottrell Scholar Office Hours sessions to help potential applicants prepare for the…
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Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems to Launch in 2025
Neural systems, shaped by millions of years of evolution, enable living things to perceive and react to their surroundings. But how…
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2024 STAR, IMPACT Awards Honor 3 Cottrell Scholars
Research Corporation for Science Advancement has named three exemplary Cottrell Scholars as recipients of its 2024 STAR and IMPACT Awards. CS…
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RCSA Selects Inaugural Class of RCSA Fellows
Research Corporation for Science Advancement has selected eight postdoctoral scholars to participate in the first year of its new RCSA Fellows…
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Fellows Named for Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials
More than 50 early career researchers have been selected as Fellows for the first meeting of a three-year Scialog initiative to…
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Application Process for 2025 Cottrell Scholar Awards is Now Open
The application process for 2025 Cottrell Scholar Awards is now open! Proposal deadline is 11:59 PM PDT July 1, 2024. Read…
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Cottrell Scholars Reimagining Physical Chemistry Curriculum
A Cottrell Scholar Collaborative project to create a community of practice to rethink the way physical chemistry is taught in undergraduate…
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4 Senior Scientists Receive RCSA’s 2024 Holland Awards
Four senior scientists, mentors, and leaders will join the Cottrell Scholar community as recipients of Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s Robert…
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RCSA Welcomes 2024 Class of Cottrell Scholars
RCSA has named 19 early career scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy as recipients of its 2024 Cottrell Scholar Awards.
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Summary of 2023 Awards
In 2023, RCSA and its funding partners awarded more than $9.5 million to early career scientists in the United States and…
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Scialog: Negative Emissions Science Ends with Awards to 7 Teams
Research Corporation for Science Advancement, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and ClimateWorks Foundation have made awards to seven cross-disciplinary teams of early career scientists…
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Leap from Postdoc to Independent Scientist Can Be Daunting
How do scientists become scientists? Part of the answer is encouragement from an early age to engage in science. Many highly…
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Scialog: Molecular Basis of Cognition Funding Awarded to 7 Research Teams
Seven collaborative teams of early career researchers have won funding for projects to advance understanding of the molecular or mechanistic processes…
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Advanced Energy Storage Team Builds on Collaborative Success
A Scialog: Advanced Energy Storage team has built on the success of their 2019 project, producing five publications advancing basic understanding…
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RCSA Fellows Initiative to Support Postdocs’ Transition to Faculty
RCSA is accepting applications for the first cohort of participants in its RCSA Fellows initiative, a new effort to increase faculty…
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Support of National Awards Promotes Science, Undergraduate Research
Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s commitment to advancing science extends beyond our own programs and awards. Through longtime support of awards…