Opportunity Information: Apply for 10 587
Apply for 10 587
- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.074 Biological Sciences.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 23, 2011 and posted on Jul 29, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Replaced by NSF 11 499. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $5.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $189,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Organization Limit 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 LimitpApplicants must ullipbe U.S. citizens (or nationals) or permanent residents of the United States (i.e., have a quotgreen cardquot) at deadline /lilipearn 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 /lilipeither 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 /lilipmust 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 /lilipselect both a host institution and sponsoring scientists different from the doctoral degree and the current position /lilipnot have received Federal funding of more than 20,000 as PI or co PI (except graduate fellowships and doctoral dissertation improvement grants) /lilipnot have submitted the same project to another NSF program AND /lilipnot 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO), offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology to help very early-career scientists build independence right after the PhD. The core idea is to fund a postdoc as an individual awardee so the Fellow can choose the best research and training environment for their goals, rather than being limited by whether a particular lab or institution already has money to support them. In addition to supporting high-quality biological research, the program places strong emphasis on professional development and mentoring, with sponsoring scientists expected to provide active guidance while also benefiting from the Fellow joining their research group. The proposed fellowship plan must tackle important scientific questions that fit within BIOs scope and must follow the specific requirements laid out in the solicitation. The program also mentions international and teaching options, signaling that applicants can propose training experiences beyond a standard lab-only postdoc when those experiences clearly strengthen the overall research and training trajectory.
For the FY 2011 cycle described in the notice, NSF BIO focused the fellowship competition on two featured areas: (1) Broadening Participation in Biology and (2) Intersections of Biology and Mathematical and Physical Sciences. NSF notes that these emphasis areas can change over time as scientific opportunities and infrastructure evolve, and the solicitation may be updated accordingly. The fellowship is therefore not just a generic biology postdoc award; applicants are expected to align their research and training plan with the particular theme(s) being competed in that year, while still staying anchored in biologically significant questions.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant opportunity in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category (CFDA 47.074). The fellowship is an award to an individual rather than to an institution, and it is administered by the Fellow, which is a defining feature compared with many postdoctoral positions funded through a PIs research grant. Applicants still must affiliate with a host institution and include statements from sponsoring scientists, and those host institutions can be located anywhere in the world. The eligible host settings are broad and include colleges and universities, nonprofit institutes and museums, government agencies and laboratories, and in special cases for-profit organizations. The anticipated scale of the program in this posting was about 15 awards, with an estimated total funding amount listed as 5 (as displayed in the source data), and individual award amounts shown with a floor of $123,000 and a ceiling of $189,000. The opportunity listed no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Eligibility is strict and failure to meet any criterion results in the application being returned without review. Only individuals may apply, and applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, or U.S. permanent residents. Applicants must have earned the doctoral degree in a relevant scientific or mathematical field before the requested start date, and they must be very early in their post-PhD timeline: at the deadline they must either still be graduate students or have held a position requiring the doctoral degree for no more than 12 full-time months since earning it. The applicant must select a host institution and sponsoring scientist(s) that are different from both the doctoral degree institution and the applicants current position, reinforcing the fellowship goal of fostering independence and new training environments. There are also limits intended to keep the program focused on researchers who have not already had substantial independent federal support: applicants cannot have received more than $20,000 in federal funding as a PI or co-PI (with exceptions noted for graduate fellowships and doctoral dissertation improvement grants). NSF also restricts overlapping submissions and concurrent proposal involvement: the same project cannot be submitted to another NSF program; and the applicant cannot be a named participant on any other NSF proposal, including regular research proposals, submitted concurrently with the fellowship application, no matter who is listed as principal investigator.
In terms of timing and status, the opportunity number is NSF 10-587, originally posted July 29, 2010, with deadlines listed as October 19, 2010 and October 11, 2011, and then the second Tuesday in October annually thereafter. The record indicates this solicitation was later replaced by NSF 11-499 and archived June 23, 2011. For applicants seeking the full official requirements, the notice points to NSF Publication 10-587 and directs technical access issues to NSF grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (NSF 10-587)
What is the NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology?
It is a National Science Foundation (NSF) fellowship offered through the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) that supports very early-career scientists in the period immediately after the PhD. The fellowship is designed to help Fellows build research independence by funding the individual Fellow rather than funding a postdoctoral position tied to a specific lab's existing grants.
Who receives the award - the institution or the individual?
The fellowship is awarded to an individual (the Fellow), not to an institution. Although the Fellow must affiliate with a host institution and include sponsorship statements, the defining feature described is that the award is administered by the Fellow as an individual awardee.
What is the main purpose of making this an individual fellowship?
The core idea is to allow the Fellow to choose the most appropriate research and training environment for their goals, rather than being limited to labs or institutions that already have funding available to support a postdoc.
What does the program emphasize besides research?
In addition to supporting high-quality biological research, the program places strong emphasis on professional development and mentoring. Sponsoring scientists are expected to provide active guidance, and the fellowship is positioned as beneficial both to the Fellow and to the sponsor's research group.
What kinds of research projects are expected?
The fellowship plan must address important scientific questions that fall within the scope of NSF BIO and must follow the specific requirements laid out in the solicitation. The opportunity is not described as a generic biology postdoc; applicants are expected to align their research and training plan with the theme(s) featured for the competition year.
What were the featured competition areas for the FY 2011 cycle in this notice?
For the FY 2011 cycle described, the competition focused on two featured areas: (1) Broadening Participation in Biology and (2) Intersections of Biology and Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
Do the featured areas stay the same every year?
No. The notice states that emphasis areas can change over time as scientific opportunities and infrastructure evolve, and the solicitation may be updated accordingly.
Can a fellowship plan include experiences beyond a traditional lab-based postdoc?
Yes. The program mentions international and teaching options, indicating that applicants can propose training experiences beyond a standard lab-only postdoc when those experiences clearly strengthen the overall research and training trajectory.
Where can the host institution be located?
The host institution can be located anywhere in the world, according to the notice.
What types of organizations can serve as host institutions?
Eligible host settings are described broadly and include colleges and universities, nonprofit institutes and museums, government agencies and laboratories, and in special cases, for-profit organizations.
Do applicants need a sponsoring scientist?
Yes. Applicants must affiliate with a host institution and include statements from sponsoring scientists. Sponsoring scientists are expected to provide active mentoring and guidance.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to individuals. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, or U.S. permanent residents.
What degree is required?
Applicants must have earned a doctoral degree in a relevant scientific or mathematical field before the requested start date.
How early-career must an applicant be to qualify?
At the deadline, applicants must either still be graduate students or have held a position requiring the doctoral degree for no more than 12 full-time months since earning the doctoral degree.
Are there restrictions on selecting a host institution and sponsor?
Yes. The applicant must select a host institution and sponsoring scientist(s) that are different from both the applicant's doctoral degree institution and the applicant's current position. This restriction is described as reinforcing the goal of fostering independence and new training environments.
What happens if an applicant does not meet an eligibility requirement?
The notice states eligibility is strict, and failure to meet any criterion results in the application being returned without review.
Is there a limit on prior federal funding the applicant may have received?
Yes. The program includes limits intended to focus on researchers who have not already had substantial independent federal support. Applicants cannot have received more than $20,000 in federal funding as a PI or co-PI, with exceptions noted in the notice for graduate fellowships and doctoral dissertation improvement grants.
Can the same project be submitted to another NSF program at the same time?
No. The notice states the same project cannot be submitted to another NSF program.
Can the applicant be listed on other NSF proposals while applying for this fellowship?
No. The notice states the applicant cannot be a named participant on any other NSF proposal submitted concurrently with the fellowship application, including regular research proposals, regardless of who is listed as principal investigator.
What is the CFDA number and grant category for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed as a discretionary grant in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category, with CFDA 47.074.
How many awards were anticipated under this posting?
The posting indicated an anticipated scale of about 15 awards.
What was the listed award size range?
Individual award amounts were shown with a floor of $123,000 and a ceiling of $189,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity listed no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What are the key dates and deadlines mentioned?
The opportunity number is NSF 10-587. It was originally posted July 29, 2010. Deadlines were listed as October 19, 2010 and October 11, 2011, and then the second Tuesday in October annually thereafter.
Is this solicitation still active?
The record indicates NSF 10-587 was later replaced by NSF 11-499 and was archived on June 23, 2011.
Where are the official requirements published?
The notice points to NSF Publication 10-587 for the full official requirements and specific solicitation rules.
Who should be contacted for technical access issues related to Grants.gov?
The notice directs technical access issues to NSF Grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov.
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