The updated OCE PRF solicitation has been posted by NSF. There are about 15 awards to be made.
Synopsis of Program:
The Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) offers postdoctoral research fellowships (PRF) to provide opportunities for scientists early in their careers to work within and across traditional disciplinary lines, develop partnerships, and avail themselves of unique research resources, sites and facilities. The fellowship program is intended to provide beginning investigators of significant potential with experiences that will establish them in positions of leadership in the scientific community. During tenure, Fellows affiliate with a host research organization(s) and conduct research on topics supported by OCE or other ocean-related NSF programs. Fellowships will include participation in a professional development program that emphasizes development of mentoring skills and that coordinates the involvement of Fellows in conferences and activities that are focused on increasing the engagement of underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Principal Investigators must be U.S. citizens, nationals or permanent residents. Principal Investigators who are women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and underrepresented minorities in STEM, or who have attended community colleges and minority-serving institutions (e.g. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Alaska Native Serving Institutions, and Hawaiian Native and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions) are especially encouraged to apply.
Who May Serve as PI:
To be eligible to submit a proposal to the OCE-PRF Program, an individual must, as of the full proposal target date, meet all the following criteria:
Be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident (i.e., have a "green card") at the time the proposal is submitted;
Have earned the doctoral degree (PhD), 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;
Present a project plan that falls within the purview of NSF's Division of Ocean Sciences oceanographic research priorities; and
Not have submitted concurrently the same project to another program.
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22628/nsf22628.htm?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
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Rachel Dammann
UCAR/NCAR/UCP
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