Lifecycle: { "status": "closed; under review", "edition": "2026–28", "cadence": null, "duration": "1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028", "renewable": null, "dates": { "deadline": "2026-05-05T17:00:00-04:00" } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": { "total": 76000, "research": 75000, "mentor_honorarium": 1000, "currency": "USD" }, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "two-year research grant", "mentoring", "program event travel beyond award" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "countries": [ "United States" ], "applicant": "early-career independent researchers whose work benefits U.S. Gulf communities", "age": null, "education": "eligible doctorate received on or after 1 January 2016", "institution": "permanent fully independent position at an eligible institution or organization", "exclusions": [ "postdocs are not independent for this call", "current U.S. federal employees" ] } Application: { "opens": "2026-03-17", "deadline": "2026-05-05T17:00:00-04:00", "decision": "July/August 2026; public announcement 2 November 2026", "start": "2026-11-01", "end": "2028-10-31", "url": "https://www.nationalacademies.org/programs/GULF-BGEE-25-P-690/application-process", "materials": [ "CV", "relevance essays", "research portfolio", "special-skills essay", "growth/mentoring essays", "mentor statement" ], "selection_stages": [ "eligibility review", "at least three peer reviews", "relevance, merit and impact review", "portfolio balance" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [ { "name": "Gulf Research Program", "role": "program owner" } ], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "Public program leadership is captured; a complete current recipient roster was not available at review time." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "2026–28 awardee names" ] Source conflicts: []