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<div><font face="Verdana" size="+1" color="#000000"><b>NSF Earth
Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF)<br>
</b></font><font face="Verdana" size="-4" color="#3C75D0"><b>PROGRAM
SOLICITATION</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" size="-4" color="#86868A"><b>NSF
07-596</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" size="+1"
color="#000000"><b>http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07596/nsf07596.htm</b
></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000"><b>Full Proposal
Deadline(s)</b> (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">July 28,
2008</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" size="-4" color="#CD9912"><b>General
Information<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000"><b>Program
Title:</b> <br>
EAR Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF)<br>
<b>Synopsis of Program:</b><br>
The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) awards Postdoctoral Fellowships
to highly qualified investigators within 3 years of obtaining their
PhD to carry out an integrated program of independent research and
education. The research and education plans of each fellowship must
address scientific questions within the scope of EAR disciplines.
The program supports researchers for a period of up to 2 years with
fellowships that can be taken to the institution or national facility
of their choice. The program is intended to recognize young
investigators of significant potential, and provide them with
experience in research and education that will establish them in
leadership positions in the Earth Sciences community. Because the
fellowships are offered only to postdoctoral scientists early in their
career, doctoral advisors are encouraged to discuss the availability
of EAR fellowships with their graduate students early in their
doctoral programs. Fellowships are awards to individuals, not
institutions, and are administered by the Fellows.<br>
<b>Cognizant Program Officer(s):</b><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>*<x-tab>
</x-tab>Lina Patino, telephone: (703) 292-5047,
email:</font><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#3C75D0">
lpatino@nsf.gov</font><font face="Arial" size="-4"
color="#000000"><br>
<b>Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
Number(s):</b><br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>47.050
--- Geosciences<br>
</font><font face="Verdana" size="-4" color="#CD9912"><b>Award
Information<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000"><b>Anticipated
Type of Award:</b> Fellowship Grant<br>
<b>Estimated Number of Awards:</b> 10
fellowships per year contingent upon availability of funds.<br>
<b>Anticipated Funding Amount:</b> $80,000 per year
per fellowship during fiscal years 2008 to 2011.<br>
</font><font face="Verdana" size="-4" color="#CD9912"><b>Eligibility
Information<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-4"
color="#000000"><b>Organization Limit:</b> <br>
Proposals may only be submitted by the following:<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>*<x-tab>
</x-tab>Proposals must be submitted by individuals. NSF postdoctoral
fellowships are awards to individuals not to institutions. However,
the individuals must affiliate with an institution (e.g. colleges and
universities, privately-sponsored nonprofit institutes and museums,
government agencies and laboratories) anywhere in the world.<br>
<b>PI Limit:</b> <br>
Applicants must:<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Be U.S.
citizens (or nationals) or legally admitted permanent residents of the
United States (i.e., have a "green card") at the time of
application;<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Either
currently be a graduate student or, have held a PhD degree in a
scientific or engineering field for no more than 3 years prior to the
award start date;<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>*<x-tab>
</x-tab>Must present research and education plans that fall within the
purview of EAR;<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>*<x-tab>
</x-tab>Select a host institution and sponsoring scientist different
from the doctoral degree and current position;<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Not have
received Federal funding of more than $20,000 as PI or co-PI (except
graduate fellowships and doctoral dissertation improvement
grants);<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Not have
submitted concurrently the same project to another NSF program;
AND<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Not be a
named participant on any other proposal submitted to NSF, including
regular research proposals, concurrent with the fellowship proposal,
regardless of who is the named principal investigator.<br>
If you fail to meet any eligibility criterion, your application will
be returned without review. If you are uncertain on the eligibility
requirements, you are strongly encouraged to contact the cognizant
program officer.<br>
<b>Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:</b> <br>
Only individuals may submit proposals. There is no limit on the number
of fellows that an institution may host.<br>
<b>Limit on Number of Proposals per PI:</b> 1 <br>
Individuals submit only one fellowship proposal to EAR per fiscal
year.<br>
</font><font face="Verdana" size="-4" color="#CD9912"><b>Proposal
Preparation and Submission Instructions<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000"><b>A. Proposal
Preparation Instructions</b><br>
<b><x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Letters
of Intent:</b> Not Applicable<br>
<b><x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Full
Proposals:</b><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>*<x-tab>
</x-tab>Full Proposals submitted via FastLane: Grant Proposal Guide
(GPG) Guidelines apply. The complete text of the GPG is available
electronically on the NSF website at:</font><font face="Arial"
size="-4" color="#3C75D0">
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg</font><font
face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-4"
color="#000000"><x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Full
Proposals submitted via Grants.gov: NSF Grants.gov Application Guide:
A Guide for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Applications via
Grants.gov Guidelines apply (Note: The NSF Grants.gov Application
Guide is available on the Grants.gov website and on the NSF website
at:</font><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#3C75D0">
http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/docs/grantsgovguide.pdf/</font><font
face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">)<br>
<b>B. Budgetary Information</b><br>
<b><x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Cost
Sharing Requirements:</b> Cost Sharing is not required by NSF.
<br>
<b><x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Indirect
Cost (F&A) Limitations:</b> <br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>In lieu
of indirect costs, a host institutional allowance of $3,000 per year
per applicant may be requested by the host institution as partial
reimbursement of expenses incurred in support of the fellow.<br>
<b><x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Other
Budgetary Limitations:</b> Other budgetary limitations apply.
Please see the full text of this solicitation for further
information.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana" size="+1" color="#000000"><b>NSF Astronomy
and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships (AAPF)<br>
</b></font><font face="Verdana" size="-4" color="#3C75D0"><b>PROGRAM
SOLICITATION</b></font><font face="Verdana" size="-4"
color="#86868A"><b><br>
NSF 07-572</b></font></div>
<div>http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07572/nsf07572.htm (FULL
solicitation)</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000"><b>Full Proposal
Deadline(s)</b> (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">October 08,
2008</font></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" size="-4" color="#CD9912"><b>REVISION
NOTES<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">In furtherance
of the President's Management Agenda, NSF has identified programs that
will offer proposers the option to utilize Grants.gov to prepare and
submit proposals, or will require that proposers utilize Grants.gov to
prepare and submit proposals. Grants.gov provides a single
Government-wide portal for finding and applying for Federal grants
online.<br>
In response to this program solicitation, proposers may opt to submit
proposals via</font><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#3C75D0">
Grants.gov</font><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000"> or via
the</font><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#3C75D0"> NSF
FastLane</font><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">
system.<br>
This program solicitation has been updated to reflect the following
revisions:<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Award
amount and structure have changed to increase the annual stipend and
to create a separate benefits allowance that will
allow flexibility in procuring health insurance and other
benefits in response to varying institutional policies for
postdoctoral fellows. See Section III on Award Information.<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>*<x-tab>
</x-tab>PI eligibility limitations have been changed to allow for
interruptions in or part-time periods of postdoctoral training (e.g.,
for parental leave). Eligibility still allows for a maximum of three
years of postdoctoral training prior to proposal submission but
extends the potential time from degree to five years. See Section IV
on Eligibility Information.<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>*<x-tab>
</x-tab>Proposal submission requirements have been updated to
require signature from the sponsoring scientist on the letter(s) of
commitment and to incorporate current guidance on budget line items.
See Section V on Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions.<br>
<b>Due to the unique nature of these proposals, submission via
FastLane is strongly encouraged.</b><br>
</font><font face="Verdana" size="-4" color="#CD9912"><b>SUMMARY OF
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS<br>
General Information<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000"><b>Program
Title:</b> <br>
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships
(AAPF)<br>
<b>Synopsis of Program:</b><br>
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships provide an
opportunity for highly qualified, recent doctoral scientists to carry
out an integrated program of independent research and education.
Fellows may engage in observational, instrumental, theoretical,
laboratory or archival data research in any area of astronomy and
astrophysics, in combination with a coherent educational plan for the
duration of the fellowship. The program supports researchers for a
period of up to 3 years with fellowships that may be taken to the
institution or national facility of their choice. The program is
intended to recognize early-career investigators of significant
potential and to provide them with experience in research and
education that will establish them in positions of distinction and
leadership in the community. <br>
<b>Cognizant Program Officer(s):</b><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>*<x-tab>
</x-tab>Dana E. Lehr, NSF AAPF Program Director, 1045 S,
telephone: (703) 292-7456, fax: (703) 292-9034, email:</font><font
face="Arial" size="-4" color="#3C75D0"> dlehr@nsf.gov</font><font
face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000"><br>
<b>Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
Number(s):</b><br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>47.049
--- Mathematical and Physical Sciences<br>
</font><font face="Verdana" size="-4" color="#CD9912"><b>Award
Information<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000"><b>Anticipated
Type of Award:</b> Fellowship Grant<br>
<b>Estimated Number of Awards:</b> 8 to 10
<br>
<b>Anticipated Funding Amount:</b> $600,000
to $750,000 in FY2008, subject to the availability of
funds.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" size="-4" color="#CD9912"><b>Eligibility
Information<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-4"
color="#000000"><b>Organization Limit:</b> <br>
Proposals may only be submitted by the following:<br>
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships are awards to
individuals; applications are submitted directly by the applicant to
NSF. Each candidate must identify one or more sponsoring scientist(s)
and host institution(s) at the time of proposal submission. Candidates
may propose to hold the fellowship at U.S. institutions of higher
education, NSF-funded national centers, facilities or institutes such
as the national observatories or the Kavli Institute for Theoretical
Physics, and/or non-profit organizations with research and educational
missions. Fellowship tenure is also allowed at international sites
that are operated by U.S. organizations, such as Cerro Tololo
InterAmerican Observatory or Gemini South.<br>
<br>
<b>PI Limit:</b> <br>
Fellowships are awarded to individuals. The fellowship candidate
submits his or her proposal directly to NSF. See the Additional
Eligibility Information section for further information about
eligibility limitations.<br>
<b>Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:</b> <br>
There is no limit on the number of candidates or fellows that an
organization may host.<br>
<b>Limit on Number of Proposals per PI:</b> <br>
Each candidate may submit only one fellowship proposal per
year.<br>
</font><font face="Verdana" size="-4" color="#CD9912"><b>Proposal
Preparation and Submission Instructions<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000"><b>A. Proposal
Preparation Instructions</b><br>
<b><x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Letters
of Intent:</b> Not Applicable<br>
<b><x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Full
Proposals:</b><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>*<x-tab>
</x-tab>Full Proposals submitted via FastLane: Grant Proposal Guide
(GPG) Guidelines apply. The complete text of the GPG is available
electronically on the NSF website at:</font><font face="Arial"
size="-4" color="#3C75D0">
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg</font><font
face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">.<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>*<x-tab>
</x-tab>Full Proposals submitted via Grants.gov: NSF Grants.gov
Application Guide: A Guide for the Preparation and Submission of NSF
Applications via Grants.gov Guidelines apply (Note: The NSF Grants.gov
Application Guide is available on the Grants.gov website and on the
NSF website at:</font><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#3C75D0">
http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/docs/grantsgovguide.pdf/</font><font
face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">)<br>
<b>B. Budgetary Information</b><br>
<b><x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Cost
Sharing Requirements:</b> Cost Sharing is not required by NSF.
<br>
<b><x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Indirect
Cost (F&A) Limitations:</b> <br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>In lieu
of indirect costs, a host institutional allowance of $3,000 per year
per applicant may be requested by the host institution as partial
reimbursement of expenses incurred in support of the fellow.<br>
<b><x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Other
Budgetary Limitations:</b> Other budgetary limitations apply.
Please see the full text of this solicitation for further
information.</font></div>
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<div>*****************************************<br>
Debra L. Martin, Programs Manager<br>
MIT<br>
Vice President for Research Office, Rm 11-268<br>
77 Massachusetts Avenue<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
617-258-0310, 617-252-1003 (fax)<br>
debra@mit.edu</div>
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