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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>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><b>Cognizant Program
Officer(s):</b><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>*Lina Patino, telephone: (703)
292-5047, email:</font><font face="Arial" color="#3C75D0">
lpatino@nsf.gov</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana" color="#CD9912"><b>Award Information<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><b>Anticipated Type of
Award:</b> Fellowship<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 2010 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>
<br>
<b>PI Limit:</b> </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">Applicants must:</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><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;</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><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;</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><x-tab>
</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">);</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><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);</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><x-tab>
</x-tab>*Not have submitted concurrently the same project to another
NSF program.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">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>
<br>
<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>
<br>
<br>
<b>Limit on Number of Proposals per PI:</b> 1<br>
<br>
Individuals submit only one fellowship proposal to EAR per fiscal
year.<br>
<br>
</font><font face="Verdana" color="#CD9912"><b>Proposal Preparation
and Submission Instructions</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><b>A. Proposal Preparation
Instructions</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><b><x-tab>
</x-tab>*Letters of Intent:</b> Not Applicable</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><b><x-tab>
</x-tab>*Preliminary Proposal Submission:</b> Not
Applicable</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><b><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></div>
<div><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.<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></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><x-tab>
</x-tab>*<x-tab>
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<div><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><b><x-tab>
</x-tab>*Full Proposal Deadline(s)</b> (due by 5 p.m. proposer's
local time):</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"
color="#000000"><x-tab>
</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<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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