Postdoctoral
Research Fellowships in Biology; November 18, 2020
Agency
National
Science Foundation
Directorate
for Biological Sciences
Description
The
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) awards Postdoctoral Research
Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) to recent recipients of the doctoral degree for
research and training in selected areas supported by BIO
and with special goals for human resource development in biology. For
applications under this solicitation, these areas
are (1) Broadening Participation of
Groups Underrepresented in Biology, (2) Integrative Research
Investigating the Rules of Life Governing Interactions Between
Genomes, Environment and Phenotypes, and (3) Plant Genome Postdoctoral
Research Fellowships.
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 in collaboration with sponsoring
scientists. It is expected that the sponsoring scientists will
actively mentor the Fellows and will greatly benefit from collaborating with
these talented early-career scientists and incorporating them into their
research groups. The research and training plan of each fellowship must
address important scientific questions within the scope of BIO and the specific
guidelines in this fellowship program solicitation. Because the
fellowships are offered to postdoctoral scientists only early in their careers,
NSF encourages doctoral students to discuss the availability of these
postdoctoral fellowships with their doctoral mentors and potential postdoctoral
sponsors early in their doctoral programs to take advantage of this funding
opportunity. Fellowships are awards to individuals, not institutions, and are
administered by the Fellows.
Announcement
Number:
NSF
20-602
Closing
Date:
November
18, 2020
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503622&WT.mc_id=USNSF_180&WT.mc_ev=click
Contact
Information
Amanda A.
Simcox
(703)
292-2532