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<div><font face="Verdana" size="+1" color="#000000"><b>NSF Earth
Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF)</b></font><font
face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000"><br>
</font><font face="Verdana" size="-4" color="#3C75D0"><b>PROGRAM
SOLICITATION</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" size="-4" color="#86868A"><b>NSF
09-526</b></font></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09526/nsf09526.html</div>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><b>Full Proposal
Deadline(s)</b> (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):<br>
July 01, 2009</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><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 beginning
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" color="#3C75D0">
lpatino@nsf.gov</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#CD9912"><b>Award Information<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" 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> $85,000 per year
per fellowship during fiscal years 2009 to 2011.</font><br>
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#CD9912"><b>Eligibility
Information<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><b>Organization
Limit:</b> <br>
None Specified<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 (current at the time of
award);<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Not have
submitted concurrently the same project to another NSF program.<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>
Awardees must begin the fellowship within 12 months of notification of
an award.<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.</font><br>
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#CD9912"><b>Proposal Preparation and
Submission Instructions<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" 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>Preliminary Proposal Submission:</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: NSF Proposal and Award
Policies and Procedures Guide, Part I: Grant Proposal Guide (GPG)
Guidelines apply. The complete text of the GPG is available
electronically on the NSF website at:<br>
</font><font face="Arial"
color="#3C75D0"
>http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg</font><font
face="Arial" 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:<br>
</font><font face="Arial"
color="#3C75D0"
>http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/grantsgovguide607.pdf</font><font
face="Arial" 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 under this
solicitation.<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.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><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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