Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

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Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships: The Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to increase the participation of under-represented groups in the ocean sciences. Awards are intended to support the individual fellows' research and increase the diversity of the U.S. ocean sciences research community. In this solicitation, the term under-represented groups will refer to and include the following: women, persons with disabilities, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islanders. Fellowships are awards to individuals, not organizations, and are administered by the fellows.

Federal Grant Title:	Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Federal Agency Name:	National Science Foundation
Grant Categories:	Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	13-504
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	47.050
CFDA Descriptions:	Geosciences
Current Application Deadline:	Jan 14, 2013
Original Application Deadline:	Jan 14, 2013
Posted Date:	October 17th, 2012
Creation Date:	Oct 17, 2012
Archive Date:	Feb 14, 2016
Total Program Funding:	$850,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$85,000
Expected Number of Awards:	10
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Only individuals may apply. OCE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are awards to individuals; proposals must be submitted directly by the fellowship candidate to NSF. The proposal must include a letter(s) from the sponsoring scientist(s) and a letter(s) from the host organization(s). Fellowship activities may be conducted at any appropriate U.S. or foreign host organization, including colleges and universities, private nonprofit research institutes and museums, and government agencies. *PI Limit: To be eligible to submit a proposal to the OCE-PRF Program, an individual must, as of the full proposal target date, meet all of the following criteria: Be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident; Have earned the doctoral degree, or expect to have earned the doctoral degree prior to the required start date of the fellowship; Not have worked for more than a total of 24 full-time-equivalent months in positions that require the doctoral degree. If more than 24 months have elapsed between conferral of the doctoral degree and the OCE-PRF proposal target date, the candidate must include specific language in their Biographical Sketch (discussed below) affirming that they meet this eligibility requirement;Present a project plan that falls within the purview of NSF's Division of Ocean Sciences; andNot have submitted the same project to another NSF program. Proposals that fail to meet the above eligibility requirements will be returned without review.
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