SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes November 4, 2026
- Posted
- October 8, 2022
- Closes
- November 4, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $170,000
- Award floor
- $160,000
- Program funding
- $3,000,000
- Expected awards
- 20
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 47.075
- Archives
- December 1, 2028
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 47.075 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $221.5M
- FY2025 obligated
- $154M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $65M
- Awards in window
- 2,607
Top recipients: Regents of the University of Michigan, National Bureau of Economic Research Inc, University of Massachusetts, Regents of the University of California, the, National Opinion Research Center
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026
Synopsis
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Proposals must be submitted by the individual and not the host institution. NSF SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowship proposals are submitted directly by the postdoctoral fellow to NSF and the award is made directly to the postdoctoral fellow. Awards are not made or transferred to the host institution under any circumstance. Each postdoctoral fellow must identify one sponsoring scientist and host institution (with whom the sponsoring scientist is affiliated) at the time of proposal submission. Fellowship proposers 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>Nonprofit, 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>The proposer must be a U.S. citizen, national or legally admitted permanent resident alien of the United States as of the proposal deadline.</li> <li>The proposer must have obtained a doctoral degree in the SBE scienceswithin the 3 years prior to the proposal deadline or will obtain a doctoral degree within 12 months after the proposal deadline but before the anticipated start date.</li> <li>The proposer cannot already hold a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment.</li> <li>The proposer cannot submit the same research to another NSFprogram.</li> </ul> Proposals must be submitted by the individual and not the host institution. NSF SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowship proposals are submitted directly by the postdoctoral fellow to NSF and the award is made directly to the postdoctoral fellow. Awards are not made…
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