NSF Postdoc Funding Opportunity

[Debra L. Martin]

NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships  (EAR-PF)
PROGRAM SOLICITATION
NSF 09-526

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09526/nsf09526.html

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):
July 01, 2009

Synopsis of Program:
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.
Cognizant Program Officer(s):
	*	Lina Patino, telephone: (703) 292-5047, email: lpatino at nsf.gov

Award Information
Anticipated Type of Award:  Fellowship Grant
Estimated Number of Awards:    10   fellowships per year contingent 
upon availability of funds.
Anticipated Funding Amount:   $85,000  per year per fellowship during 
fiscal years 2009 to 2011.

Eligibility Information
Organization Limit: 
None Specified
PI Limit: 
Applicants must:
	*	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;
	*	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;
	*	Must present research and education plans that fall 
within the purview of EAR;
	*	Select a host institution and sponsoring scientist 
different from the doctoral degree and current position (current at 
the time of award);
	*	Not have submitted concurrently the same project to 
another NSF program.
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.
Awardees must begin the fellowship within 12 months of notification 
of an award.
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 
Only individuals may submit proposals. There is no limit on the 
number of fellows that an institution may host.
Limit on Number of Proposals per PI: 1 
Individuals submit only one fellowship proposal to EAR per fiscal year.

Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions
A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
	*	Letters of Intent: Not Applicable
	*	Preliminary Proposal Submission: Not Applicable
	*	Full Proposals:
	*	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:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg.
	*	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:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/grantsgovguide607.pdf)
B. Budgetary Information
	*	Cost Sharing Requirements: Cost Sharing is not 
required under this solicitation.
	*	Indirect Cost (F&A) Limitations:  
	*	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.
	*	Other Budgetary Limitations: Other budgetary 
limitations apply. Please see the full text of this solicitation for 
further information.
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Debra L. Martin, Programs Manager
MIT
Vice President for Research Office, Rm 11-268
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA  02139
617-258-0310, 617-252-1003 (fax)
debra at mit.edu
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