Opportunity ID: 359575

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 18-584
Funding Opportunity Title: SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation: –
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation: –
Expected Number of Awards: 20
Assistance Listings: 47.075 — Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Jun 06, 2025
Last Updated Date: Jun 06, 2025
Original Closing Date for Applications: – Opportunity is Archived
Current Closing Date for Applications: – Opportunity is Archived
Archive Date: Jun 07, 2025
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,000,000
Award Ceiling: $69,000
Award Floor: –

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: *Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
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NSF SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are awards to individuals; proposals are submitted directly by the Fellowship candidate to NSF. Each Fellowship candidate must identify one sponsoring scientist and host institution (with whom the sponsoring scientist is affiliated) at the time of proposal submission. Fellowship candidates may propose to hold the Fellowship at:

<ul>
<li>Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) – Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members.</li>
<li>Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities.</li>
</ul>

*Who May Serve as PI:

Fellowship candidates must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:

<ul>
<li>be a U.S. citizen, national, or legally admitted permanent resident alien of the United States as of the application deadline;</li>
<li>obtained a doctoral degree in the SBE scienceswithin 36 months before the application deadline or will obtain the doctoral degree within 10 months after the application deadline;</li>
<li>not already in a full-time tenure-track faculty position; and</li>
<li>not have submitted the same research to another NSFprogram.</li>
</ul>

Note: It is anticipated that the research will be conducted at an institution other than the Fellowship candidate’s doctoral-granting or current postdoctoral fellowship institution. However, if the Fellowship candidate chooses to remain at their current institution, the Project Description should include a strong justification of how this choice benefits their research and career development.

Additional Information

Agency Name: U.S. National Science Foundation
Description: The Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to encourage independence early in the Fellow’s career through supporting his or her research and training goals. The research and training plan of each Fellowship must address important scientific questions within the scope of the SBE Directorate and the specific guidelines in this solicitation. The SPRF program offers two tracks: (I) Fundamental Research in the SBE Sciences (SPRF-FR) and (II) Broadening Participation in the SBE Sciences (SPRF-BP). See the full text of the solicitation for a detailed description of these tracks. 
Link to Additional Information: NSF Publication 18-584
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

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Email:grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov

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