SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

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*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - NSF SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are awards to individuals; proposals are submitted directly by the Fellowship candidate to NSF. Each Fellowship candidate must identify one sponsoring scientist and host institution (with whom the sponsoring scientist is affiliated) at the time of proposal submission. Fellowship candidates may propose to hold the Fellowship at: <ul> <li>Universities and Colleges - Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in, the U.S. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions.</li> <li>Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities.</li> </ul> *Who May Serve as PI: Fellowship candidates must meet all of the following eligibility requirements: <ul> <li>be a U.S. citizen, national, or legally admitted permanent resident alien of the United States as of the application deadline</li> <li>obtained a doctoral degree in the SBE scienceswithin 36 months before the application deadline or will obtain the doctoral degree within 10 months after the application deadline</li> <li>not already in a full-time tenure-track faculty position</li> <li>not have submitted the same research to another NSF postdoctoral research program</li> </ul> Note: It is anticipated that the research will be conducted at an institution other than the Fellowship candidate's doctoral-granting institution. However, if the Fellowship candidatechooses to remain at their current institution, the Project Descriptionshould include an explanation on how this choice benefits their research and career development.