Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

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*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.