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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><b>Postdoctoral Research
Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)<br>
</b></font><font face="Verdana" color="#3C75D0"><b>PROGRAM
SOLICITATION</b></font><font face="Verdana" color="#86868A"><b><br>
NSF 09-573</b></font></div>
<div>http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09573/nsf09573.htm</div>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><b>Synopsis of
Program:</b><br>
The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) awards Postdoctoral
Research Fellowships in Biology to recent recipients of the doctoral
degree for research and training in<i> selected</i> areas of biology
supported by BIO and with special goals for human resource development
in biology. The fellowships encourage independence at an
early stage of the research career to permit Fellows to
pursue their research and training goals in the most appropriate
research locations regardless of the availability of funding for the
Fellows at that site. For FY 2010, these BIO programs
are<i><b> (1) Broadening Participation in Biology and (2)
Biological Informatics.</b></i> In future years, these
areas will change as new scientific and infrastructure opportunities
present themselves; and this solicitation will be changed to reflect
the areas being funded. The fellowships are also designed to provide
active mentoring of the Fellows by the sponsoring scientists who will
benefit from having these talented young scientists in their
research groups. The research and training plan of each
fellowship must address important scientific questions in contemporary
biology within the scope of the BIO Directorate and the specific
guidelines in this fellowship program solicitation. Because the
fellowships are offered only to postdoctoral scientists early in their
careers, doctoral advisors are encouraged to discuss the availability
of BIO fellowships with their graduate students early in their
doctoral programs. Fellowships are awards to individuals, not
institutions, and are administered by the Fellows.</font></div>
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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>
Proposals may only be submitted by the following:<br>
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</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>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
(<i>e.g.</i>, 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.<br>
<b>PI Limit:</b> <br>
Applicants must<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>*<x-tab>
</x-tab>be U.S. citizens (or nationals) or permanent residents of the
United States (<i>i.e.</i>, have a "green card") at the time
of application;<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>earn or
plan to earn the doctoral degree in a scientific or engineering field
prior to the requested start date of the fellowship and have not
accepted an academic appointment;<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>either
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;<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>*<x-tab>
</x-tab>must present a research and training plan that falls within
the purview of BIO and<i><b> includes the required information for the
specific competition as described in this document</b></i>;<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 (except
the International Research Fellowship 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
application, regardless of who is the named principal
investigator.<br>
If you fail to meet any eligibility criterion, your application will
be returned without review. </font><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><b>Limit on Number of
Proposals per Organization:</b> <br>
Only individuals may apply. There is no limit on the number of
applicants that an institution may host.</font><br>
<font face="Arial" color="#000000"></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><b>Limit on Number of
Proposals per PI:</b> 1<br>
Applicants may submit only one fellowship application to BIO per
fiscal year and may apply in no more than 2 successive years for all
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Biology.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<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 Proposal Preparation Instructions:</b> This
solicitation contains information that deviates from the standard NSF
Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, Part I: Grant
Proposal Guide (GPG) proposal preparation guidelines. Please see the
full text of this solicitation for further information.</font><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><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> Fellowships are awards to
individuals and have an institutional allowance in lieu of indirect
costs.<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><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><b>C. Due Dates</b><br>
<b><x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Full
Proposal Deadline(s)</b> (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):<br>
<x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab>
</x-tab></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>October
14, 2009</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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