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No. 22-639 · U.S. National Science Foundation

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Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers No cost share required Audit: not stated
Not reimbursement-only
“A Fellowship allowance of $30,000 per year is paid as a lump sum to the Fellow at the beginning of the first and second years of the Fellowship” — From the announcement

At a glance

AI summary

This program funds postdoctoral research in atmospheric and geospace sciences, including topics in atmospheric chemistry, climate and large-scale dynamics, paleoclimate, meteorology, aeronomy, magnetospheric physics, solar-terrestrial science, and space weather. It is open only to U.S. citizens or nationals and lawful permanent residents who are graduate students, recent PhD recipients, or have limited post-PhD full-time employment, and proposals are submitted by individuals. Awards provide up to 24 full-time-equivalent months of support, with $100,000 in year one and $102,000 in year two, including a $70,000/$72,000 stipend and a $30,000 annual allowance; no cost share is mentioned. The fellow must have a primary U.S. host organization, and federal agency centers and FFRDCs such as NCAR are not eligible as primary hosts. If the fellowship is taken at the proposer’s PhD institution or current institution, the proposer must have been there at least 12 months and include two mentors.

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What it funds

  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
  • Research & Discovery
  • Training, Fellowship & Career Development
  • Researchers & Scholars
  • Engineering, Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Official description from grants.gov

The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS), awards Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (PRF) to highly qualified early career investigators to carry out an independent research program. The research plan of each Fellowship must address scientific questions within the scope of AGS disciplines. These disciplines include Atmospheric Chemistry (ATC), Climate and Large-Scale Dynamics (CLD), Paleoclimate (PC), and Physical and Dynamic Meteorology (PDM) in the Atmospheric Sciences, and Aeronomy (AER), Magnetospheric Physics (MAG), Solar Terrestrial (ST), and Space Weather Research (SWR) in the Geospace Sciences. The AGS-PRF program supports researchers (also known as Fellows) for a period of up to 24 months with Fellowships that can be taken to the institution of their choice. The program is intended to recognize beginning investigators of significant potential and provide them with experiences in research that will broaden perspectives, facilitate interdisciplinary interactions, and help establish them in leadership positions within the Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences community. Fellowships are awards to individual Fellows, not institutions, and are administered by the Fellows.

Who can apply

  • Others
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide