Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

Post Date

September 9th 2011

Application Due Date

January 13th 2012

Full Proposal Target Date(s): January 13, 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

11-586

CFDA Number(s)

47.050

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

10

Eligibility Categories

Other

*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - OCE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are awards to individuals; proposals must be submitted directly by the fellowship candidate to NSF. Each candidate must identify one or more sponsoring scientist(s) and host organization(s) in the proposal. 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 (January 13, 2012), meet all of the following criteria:

• Be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident;
• Have earned the doctoral degree within the last 36 months, or expect to have earned the doctoral degree prior to the required start date of the fellowship; and
• Have no more than 24 months of full-time-equivalent postdoctoral research experience.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $850000

• Award Range:

  $85000 - $None

Grant Description

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.

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Science Foundation

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• More Information:

  NSF Publication 11-586