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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)

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NSF 24-593

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All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

Supports postdoctoral research fellowships in biology, allowing early-career scientists to pursue independent research and training in three areas: promoting the inclusion of underrepresented groups and advancing integrative and plant genome research.

Supports postdoctoral research fellowships in biology, allowing early-career scientists to pursue independent research and training in three areas: promoting the inclusion of underrepresented groups and advancing integrative and plant genome research.

Synopsis

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 proposals 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 full advantage of this funding opportunity. Fellowships are awards to individuals, not institutions, and are administered by the Fellows.

Program contacts

Joel K. Abraham (Areas 1 & 2)
bio-dbi-prfb@nsf.gov (703) 292-4694 BIO/DBI
Deana Erdner (Areas 1 & 2)
bio-dbi-prfb@nsf.gov (703) 292-2053 BIO/DBI
Daniel R. Marenda (Areas 1 & 2)
bio-dbi-prfb@nsf.gov (703) 292-2157 BIO/DBI
Melissa A. Pilgrim (Areas 1 & 2)
bio-dbi-prfb@nsf.gov (703) 292-4152 BIO/DBI
Amanda A. Simcox (Areas 1 & 2)
bio-dbi-prfb@nsf.gov (703) 292-8165 BIO/DBI
Pankaj Jaiswal (Area 3)
dbipgr@nsf.gov (703) 292-4594 BIO/IOS
Diane Jofuku Okamuro (Area 3)
dbipgr@nsf.gov (703) 292-4508 BIO/IOS
Gerald Schoenknecht (Area 3)
dbipgr@nsf.gov (703) 292-5076 BIO/IOS
Shin-Han Shiu (Area 3)
sshiu@nsf.gov 703-292-4400 BIO/IOS
Kan Wang (Area 3)
dbipgr@nsf.gov (703) 292-4591

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