Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology
At a glance
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology is a closed federal grant opportunity from U.S. National Science Foundation. The application deadline was October 11, 2011. Individual awards are listed as $123K – $189K, with about 15 awards expected and $5 in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 47.074 (Biological Sciences).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Jun 22, 2011Posted
- Oct 11, 2011Application deadline
- Posted
- Jun 22, 2011
- Close date
- Oct 11, 2011
- Award floor
- $123,000
- Award ceiling
- $189,000
- Est. total funding
- $5
- Expected awards
- 15
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Others (see notice)
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Only individuals may apply. NSF postdoctoral fellowships are awards to individuals, and applications are submitted directly by applicants to NSF. However, applications must include sponsoring scientists' statements and the applicants must affiliate with institutions (e.g., colleges and universities, and privately-sponsored nonprofit institutes and museums, government agencies and laboratories, and, under special conditions, for-profit organizations) anywhere in the world. *PI Limit:<p class="MsoNormal">Applicants must <ul><li><p class="MsoNormal">be U.S. citizens (or nationals) or permanent residents of the United States (i.e., have a "green card") at deadline; </li><li><p class="MsoNormal">earn or plan to earn the doctoral degree in a scientific or mathematical field prior to the requested start date of the fellowship and have not accepted an academic appointment; </li><li><p class="MsoNormal">either currently be a graduate student or, at the deadline date, have served in a position requiring the doctoral degree for no more than 12 full time months since earning the degree; </li><li><p class="MsoNormal">present a research and training plan that falls within the purview of BIO and includes the required information for the specific competition as described in this document; </li><li><p class="MsoNormal">select both a host institution and sponsoring scientists different from the doctoral degree and the current position; </li><li><p class="MsoNormal">not have received Federal funding of more than $20,000 as PI or co-PI (except graduate fellowships and doctoral dissertation improvement grants); </li><li><p class="MsoNormal">not have submitted the same project to another NSF program; AND </li><li><p class="MsoNormal">not be a named participant on any other proposal submitted to NSF, including regular research proposals, concurrent with the fellowship application, regardless of who is the named principal investigator. </li></ul> If you fail to meet any eligibility criterion, your application will be returned without review.
- Public colleges & universities
- 501(c)(3) nonprofits
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
- Private colleges & universities
- For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) awards Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology to recent recipients of the doctoral degree for research and training in selected areas supported by BIO and with special goals for human resource development in biology. The fellowships encourage independence at an early stage of the research career to permit Fellows to pursue their research and training goals in the most appropriate research locations regardless of the availability of funding for the Fellows at that site. For FY 2012, these BIO programs are (1) Broadening Participation in Biology; (2) Intersections of Biology and Mathematical and Physical Sciences; and (3) National Plant Genome Initiative Postdoctoral Research Fellowships. These areas change periodically as new scientific and infrastructure opportunities present themselves; and this solicitation will be changed as necessary to reflect the areas being funded. The fellowships are also designed to provide active mentoring of the Fellows by the sponsoring scientists who will benefit from having these talented young scientists in their research groups. The research and training plan of each fellowship must address important scientific questions within the scope of the BIO Directorate and the specific guidelines in this fellowship program solicitation. International and teaching options are also offered. Because the fellowships are offered only to postdoctoral scientists early in their careers, NSF encourages doctoral advisors to discuss the availability of BIO fellowships with their graduate students early in their doctoral programs. Fellowships are awards to individuals, not institutions, and are administered by the Fellows.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 47.074
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
National Science Foundation
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703-292-4223
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology”?
The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $123k – $189k, total estimated program funding is $5 and the agency expects to make about 15 awards.
How do I apply for “Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 11-499), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.
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