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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><b>NSF Earth Sciences
Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF)<br>
</b></font><font face="Verdana" color="#3C75D0"><b>PROGRAM
SOLICITATION</b></font><font face="Verdana" color="#86868A"><b><br>
10-500</b></font></div>
<div>http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10500/nsf10500.htm</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.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><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 2010 to 2011.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana" color="#CD9912"><b>Eligibility
Information</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><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>
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</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>
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</x-tab>Must present research and education plans that fall within the
purview of the Division of Earth Sciences at NSF (</font><font
face="Arial"
color="#3C75D0">http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=EAR</font><font
face="Arial" color="#000000">);<br>
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</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 application and of
award);<br>
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</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.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">Awardees must begin the
fellowship within 12 months of notification of an award.<br>
<br>
<b>Limit on Number of Proposals per
Organization:</b> </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">Only individuals may submit
proposals. There is no limit on the number of fellows that an
institution may host.<br>
<br>
<b>Limit on Number of Proposals per PI:</b> 1<br>
Individuals submit only one fellowship proposal to EAR per fiscal
year.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><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>
<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.<br>
<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> <br>
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</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.<br>
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<b>C. Due Dates</b><br>
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</x-tab>*<x-tab> </x-tab><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>
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<div><font face="Arial"
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</x-tab> July 01, 2010</font></div>
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<div>*****************************************<br>
Debra L. Martin, Programs Manager<br>
MIT<br>
Vice President for Research Office, Rm 11-268</div>
<div>77 Massachusetts Avenue<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
617-258-0310, 617-252-1003 (fax)<br>
debra@mit.edu</div>
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