OpportunityTitle: Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: *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:  &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Have earned the doctoral degree, or expect to have earned the doctoral degree prior to the required start date of the fellowship; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;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;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Present a project plan that falls within the purview of NSF&apos;s Division of Ocean Sciences; and&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Not have submitted the same project to another NSF program.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  Proposals that fail to meet the above eligibility requirements will be returned without review.
Description: 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&apos; 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.
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CloseDateExplanation: Archived. Replaced by NSF 13-603.