Early career researchers.
Help with specific funding opportunities for both university faculty and laboratory staff within 10 years of earning their PhD.
The stakes are real, and the reviewer's read is unforgiving.
Early-career faculty preparing DOE Early Career or NSF CAREER submissions are working against a tenure clock and a small window in which the award can land. The proposals that succeed almost always come from PIs who have internalized what reviewers and program managers actually look for.
Dr. Spotz works one-to-one with early-career faculty as an outside reader with real federal program-manager experience. Expect direct feedback, PM-perspective critique, and the kind of framing advice that is hard to get inside your own department.
What that support looks like in practice.
- Program-manager-perspective review of DOE Early Career or NSF CAREER drafts.
- Feedback on research plan, feasibility, and mission fit.
- Guidance on the integrated education plan for CAREER submissions.
- Live debrief sessions and optional pre-submission reads.
- Availability for pre-proposal down-selection decisions.
Ready to strengthen your next proposal?
Reach out to Dr. Spotz to discuss your funding opportunity and how the program manager's perspective can sharpen your submission.