Postdoctoral Fellowships
NIH Ruth Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) For Individual Postdoctoral Fellows, F31
December 8, 2011; April 8, 2012; August 8, 2012 - Good FAQS
Requirements: US citizens or permanent residents.
Disciplines: life sciences, health sciences, biomedical and behavioral sciences.
Academic: Postdoctoral.
Award: stipends of $36,000 plus per year for 3 years.
NSF International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP)
September 11, 2011 - link to website
Requirements: US citizens or permanent residents who desire to do research abroad.
Disciplines: life sciences, social sciences, engineering, health sciences.
Academic: Postdoctoral scholars who have earned their degree within the past three years, or expect to receive their doctoral degree by the start of the project.
Award: stipend depends on project and duration.
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Various deadlines - link to website
Requirements: US citizens.
Disciplines: Various programs in Chemistry, Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Earth Sciences, Computational Science using CyberInfrastructure, Engineering , Biology, Technology.
Academic: Postdoctoral scholars
Award: stipend depends on project and duration.
Irvington Institute Fellowship Program of the Cancer Research Institute
October 1, 2011 & April 1, 2012 - link to website
Requirements: no citizenship requirement.
Disciplines: research directly applicable to cancer immunology.
Academic: Postdoctoral scholars who have received their doctoral degree within the last 5 years or expect to receive a doctoral degree by the date of award activation.
Award: $40,000 +, each year for 3 years.
Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
October 1, 2011 - link to website
Requirements: US citizens or residents, also open to foreign nationals.
Disciplines:biological sciences.
Academic: postdoctoral.
Award: $51,000 per year for 3 years.
Radcliffe Institute For Advanced Study Fellowship Program
For Individual Humanities & Social Science (Deadline: October 1, 2011)
For Individual Natural Science & Mathematics (Deadline: November 15, 2011) - link to website
Requirements: no citizenship requirements.
Disciplines for Individual Humanities and Social Sciences: humanities, social sciences, education.
Disciplines for Individual Natural Scientists and Mathematicians: neuroscience, medical sciences, etc.
Academic: postdoctoral.
Award:stipend of $55,000 for one year.
National Research Council (NRC) Research Associateship Program
November 1, 2011; February 1, May 1, August 1, 2012 - link to website - list of federal agencies and programs
Requirements: no citizenship requirements.
Disciplines:life sciences, engineering.
Academic: postdoctoral.
Award: stipends granted for an initial 12-month period and are renewable for up to 5 years.
NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships In Biology (PRFB)
October 11, 2011 - link to website
Requirements: US citizens or permanent residents.
Disciplines: fields related to biological informatics.
Academic: Postdoctoral degree earned within the last two year.
Award: stipend of $50,000 per year.
NSF SBE Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
October 17, 2011 - link to website
Requirements: US citizens or permanent residents.
Disciplines: social, behavioral and economic sciences.
Academic: postdoctoral.
Award: stipend of $60,000 per year for up to 2 years.
National Academy of Education/ Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowships
November 4, 2011 - link to website
Requirements:research must be relevant to education. Non US citizen may apply.
Disciplines: life sciences, social sciences.
Academic: postdoctoral scholars who have received their degree within the last 5 years.
Award: stipend of $55,000 for one academic year.
Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowships
November 17, 2011 - link to website
Requirements:US citizens only and US nationals.
Disciplines: computer science, engineering, life sciences, linguistics, mathematics, philosophy, psychology.
Academic: postdoctoral.
Award: stipends of $40,000 (9 to 12 months).
American Association of university Women (AAUW) American and International Fellowships
American Fellowships: November 15, 2011; International Fellowships: December 1, 2011 - link to website
Requirements:Some are US citizens or permanent residents and some are for non US citizens.
Disciplines: life sciences, social sciences, computer science.
Academic: postdoctoral; must earn a doctoral degree by application deadline.
Award: $30,000 for one year.
L'Oreal USA Fellowships For Women In Science
December 15, 2011 - link to website
Requirements: no citizenship requirements.
Disciplines: life sciences, physical/material sciences, mathematics, engineering, technology and computer science.
Academic: U.S. based women postdoctoral researchers at the beginning of their scientific careers.
Award: Fellowship up to $60,000
American Federation For Aging Research (AFAR) Senior Postdoctoral Research Program
December 15, 2011 - link to website
Requirements: no citizenship requirements.
Disciplines: life sciences, health sciences.
Academic: at least 3 but not more than 5 years of prior postdoctoral training.
Award: stipend of $50,000 per year for 2 years.
American Association For The Advancement Of Science (AAAS), Science And Technology Policy Fellowships
December 15, 2011 - link to FAQs
Requirements: US citizens, work for 2 years in fellowship areas within federal agencies.
Disciplines: life sciences, social sciences, engineering, biological sciences.
Academic: Postdoctoral.
Award: stipend of $67,000 plus.
IBM, Herman Goldstine Fellowhip
Applications accepted between October 31,2011 and January 8, 2012 - link to website
Requirements: no citizenship requirements.
Disciplines: engineering, mathematical, and computer sciences.
Academic:Postdoctoral; received a Ph.D. degree within the last 5 years.
Award: stipend is between $95,000 and $115,000 (may be renewed for an additional year).
Chateaubriand Fellowship; Office For Science And Technology Of The Embassy Of France In The United States
December 31, 2011 - link to website
Requirements: for postdoctoral research within France. Contact: grant.science@ambafrance-us.org.
Disciplines: life sciences, engineering, health sciences.
Academic:Postdoctoral; having completed the PhD within the last 3 years.
Award: stipends of $2,300 plus per month for a period of 6 to 10 months.
Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research
Applications accepted between October 1, 2011 and February 1, 2012 - link t o website
Requirements: no citizenship requirements.
Disciplines: life sciences, health sciences, medical and related sciences fields bearing on cancer.
Academic: Postdoctoral; no more than one year of postdoctoral experience.
Award: stipends of $41,000 plus per year for three years.
IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program
Research proposals accepted between December 9, 2011 and January 27, 2012 - link to website
Requirements: U.S. citizen; associated with accredited US university, college, or research lab.
Disciplines: Areas of interest to the Intelligence Community (robotics, biology, etc.)
Academic: Postdoctoral.
Award: two years of research funded, exact funding will vary.
NSF Fellowships for Transformative Computational Science using CyberInfrastructure (CI TraCS)
January, 13, 2012 - link to website
Requirements: US citizens.
Disciplines: computational science, Cyberinfrastructure. computational concepts, methodologies, and technologies in all sciences (including physical, biological, geological, mathematical, social, behavioral, economic, computer, information, and data)
Academic: Postdoctoral fellowships
Award: $240K over 3 years (stipend, institutional and research allowances)
Fight For Sight Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships
February 1, 2012 - link to website
Requirements: no citizen requirements.
Disciplines: health sciences, ophthalmology, vision sciences, particular interest in eye-related disorders.
Academic: Postdoctoral; two or more years experience.
Award: stipend of $20,000.
The Royal Society Newton International Fellowships
Applications accepted between January 31, 2012 and April 4, 2012 - link to website
Requirements: All nationalities.
Disciplines: social sciences, engineering, humanities.
Academic: Postdoctoral.
Award: up to three years of research in UK laboratories, funding will be provided.
NIH International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA), K01
March 1, 2012 - link to program announcement
Requirements: US citizens, permanent residents, non-citizen nationals.
Disciplines: life sciences, health sciences, biomedical epidemiological / clinical and behavioral sciences.
Academic: Postdoctoral; degree earned within 7 years of application.
Award: salary up to $75,000 plus (for up to 4 years).
Fondation Fyssen Post-Doctoral Study Grants
Likely to be March 31, 2012 - link to website
Requirements: Under 35 years of age; French or foreign research scientists who hold a French doctorate and are attatched to a French lab who wish to work in foreign lab, or foreign or French research scientists who hold a foreign doctorate and are attached to a foreign laboratory who wish to work in France.
Disciplines: ethology, paleontology, archaeology, anthropology, psychology, epistemology, logic and
the neurosciences
Academic: Postdoctoral.
Award: one year of work with funding up to 25,000 euros.
Computing Innovation Fellows (CIFellows)
Likely to be May 31, 2012 - link to website
Requirements: Under 35 years of age; French or foreign research scientists who hold a French doctorate and are attatched to a French lab who wish to work in foreign lab, or foreign or French research scientists who hold a foreign doctorate and are attached to a foreign laboratory who wish to work in France.
Disciplines: computer science, computer engineering, information science
Academic: Postdoctoral, for recent Ph.D. graduates.
Award: one- to two-year research fellowship
Fulbright U.S. Scholars Program
August 1, 2012 - link to website
Requirements: US citizens or permanent residents.
Disciplines: open to all fields, must have interest in lecturing or conducting research abroad.
Academic:postdoctoral scholar with proficiency in the language of the host country.
Award: monthly stipends between $1,700 and $3,500 plus.
Human Frontier Science Program Cross Disciplinary Fellowship
August 27, 2012 - link to website
Requirements: For postdoctoral research abroad - Be a citizen of one of the supporting country of the program.
Disciplines: molecular and system neurosciences, biology, cognitive and computational neuroscience, cognitive science.
Academic:Postdoctoral scholars who have earned their degree within the past three years, or expect to receive their doctoral degree by the start of the project.
Award: monthly stipends between $1,700 and $3,500 plus.
Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Career Awards For Medical Scientists
October 1, 2012 - link to website
Requirements: students must be nominated by the school, open to both US and Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
Disciplines:basic biomedical, disease-oriented, or translational research.
Academic:ideal candidate will be two years away from becoming an independent investigator, have at least two years or more of postdoctoral research experience, and have a significant publication record.
Award: $700,000 plus over 5 years (including salary, research, and administrative support).
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Postdoctoral Fellowships
Check in Spring 2012 - link to website
Requirements: For postdoctoral research abroad - Be a citizen of one of the supporting country of the program.
Disciplines:molecular and system neurosciences, biology, cognitive and computational neuroscience, cognitive science.
Academic:Postdoctoral scholars who have earned their degree within the past three years, or expect to receive their doctoral degree by the start of the project.
Award: stipend depends on host country.