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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><b>Postdoctoral Fellowships
in Polar Regions Research <br>
</b></font><font face="Verdana" color="#3C75D0"><b>PROGRAM
SOLICITATION</b></font><font face="Verdana" color="#86868A"><b><br>
NSF 09-612<br>
</b></font>http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09612/nsf09612.htm</div>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><b>Synopsis of
Program:</b><br>
The Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research program
supports training and research for recent doctoral degree recipients
in any aspect of scientific study of the Antarctic and/or the Arctic
within the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) program areas (</font><font
face="Arial"
color="#3C75D0">http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=OPP</font><font
face="Arial" color="#000000">). The program also provides travel
grants to those eligible for fellowships for the purpose of meeting
prospective mentors and colleagues, presenting seminars, discussing
mutual research and/or education interests, evaluating facilities and
professional development opportunities, and initiating collaborative
relationships.<br>
The fellowship program develops and trains recent Ph.D.s (especially
those new to polar research) with concomitant goals to<br>
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</x-tab>promote scientific research in polar regions;<br>
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</x-tab>support innovative research in emerging areas;<br>
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</x-tab>encourage interdisciplinary research;<br>
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</x-tab>foster activities that create broader impacts for science and
society; and<br>
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</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>increase
the participation of under-represented groups in polar regions
research.<br>
<b>Cognizant Program Officer(s):</b><br>
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</x-tab>Henrietta Edmonds, Arctic Natural Sciences, Program
Director, telephone: (703) 292-8029, email:</font><font face="Arial"
color="#3C75D0"> hedmonds@nsf.gov</font><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><br>
<b>Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
Number(s):</b><br>
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</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>47.078
--- Office of Polar Programs<br>
</font><font face="Verdana" color="#CD9912"><b>Award Information<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><b>Anticipated Type of
Award:</b> Fellowship or Fellowship and Travel Grants<br>
<b>Estimated Number of Awards:</b> 5
Fellowship awards are anticipated in each fiscal year (FY 2010, FY
2011, and FY 2012). Up to 10 Travel awards are anticipated in each
fiscal year (FY 2010, FY 2011, and FY 2012).<br>
<b>Anticipated Funding Amount:</b> $1,000,000 will
be available each year in FY 2010, FY 2011, and FY 2012, pending
availability of funds<br>
</font><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>Fellowship proposals are submitted directly by individuals,
but each candidate must identify one or more U.S. sponsoring
scientists and a U.S. host organization before submitting a proposal.
Examples of appropriate U.S. host organizations are colleges and
universities, government and national laboratories and facilities, and
publicly and privately sponsored organizations such as nonprofit
institutes, museums, and for-profit organizations.<br>
<b>PI Limit:</b> <br>
<b>Fellowships:</b> The fellowship candidate must submit his or her
fellowship proposal directly to NSF. Fellowships will be awarded to
individuals.<br>
Eligibility limitations apply. Please see the</font><font
face="Arial" color="#3C75D0"> Additional Eligibility Information
section</font><font face="Arial" color="#000000"> of this solicitation
for further information.<br>
<b>Travel Grants:</b> The fellowship candidate must submit his or her
travel grant proposal directly to NSF. Travel awards will be made to
individuals.<br>
<b>Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:</b> <br>
None Specified<br>
<b>Limit on Number of Proposals per PI:</b> <br>
Fellowship candidates may submit only one travel grant request and one
fellowship proposal prior to each deadline. There is no limit on the
number of candidates or Fellows that an organization may host.<br>
</font><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>
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</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Letters
of Intent:</b> Not Applicable<br>
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</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.<br>
<b>B. Budgetary Information</b><br>
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</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> Indirect costs are not allowed
in either fellowships or travel grants. Fellowships provide an
institutional allowance of $5,000 as partial reimbursement of direct
and indirect costs.</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.<br>
<b>C. Due Dates</b><br>
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</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>Full
Proposal Deadline(s)</b> (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):<br>
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</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab>December
28, 2009<br>
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</x-tab>*<x-tab>
</x-tab>Fellowship Proposal Deadline</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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