Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
U.S. National Science Foundation · Opportunity 13-504
Archived. Replaced by NSF 13-603.
≈ 10 awards expected
Who can apply
- Others
*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Only individuals may apply. OCE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are awards to individuals; proposals must be submitted directly by the fellowship candidate to NSF. The proposal must include a letter(s) from the sponsoring scientist(s) and a letter(s) from the host organization(s). Fellowship activities may be conducted at any appropriate U.S. or foreign host organization, including colleges and universities, private nonprofit research institutes and museums, and government agencies. *PI Limit: To be eligible to submit a proposal to the OCE-PRF Program, an individual must, as of the full proposal target date, meet all of the following criteria: <ul><li>Be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident; </li><li>Have earned the doctoral degree, or expect to have earned the doctoral degree prior to the required start date of the fellowship; </li><li>Not have worked for more than a total of 24 full-time-equivalent months in positions that require the doctoral degree. If more than 24 months have elapsed between conferral of the doctoral degree and the OCE-PRF proposal target date, the candidate must include specific language in their Biographical Sketch (discussed below) affirming that they meet this eligibility requirement;</li><li>Present a project plan that falls within the purview of NSF's Division of Ocean Sciences; and</li><li>Not have submitted the same project to another NSF program.</li></ul> Proposals that fail to meet the above eligibility requirements will be returned without review.
About this opportunity
The Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to increase the participation of under-represented groups in the ocean sciences. Awards are intended to support the individual fellows' research and increase the diversity of the U.S. ocean sciences research community. In this solicitation, the term under-represented groups will refer to and include the following: women, persons with disabilities, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islanders. Fellowships are awards to individuals, not organizations, and are administered by the fellows.
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