Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes October 21, 2026
- Posted
- July 14, 2023
- Closes
- October 21, 2026
- Award floor
- $190,000
- Program funding
- $8,500,000
- Expected awards
- 45
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 47.049
- Archives
- November 17, 2028
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 47.049 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $1.6B
- FY2025 obligated
- $1.7B
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $593.2M
- Awards in window
- 8,633
Top recipients: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., Associated Universities Inc, California Institute of Technology, Florida State University, Cornell University
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: - The Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are awards to individuals, and proposals are submitted directly by the fellowship proposer to NSF. Fellows must affiliate with institutions or organizations(e.g., Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), government and national laboratories and facilities,privately sponsored nonprofit institutes and museums, and for-profit organizations under certain conditions). *Who May Serve as PI: An individual is eligible to submit a proposal to this program if all the following criteria are met: <ul> <li>Must, at the time of submission, be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or a legally admitted permanent resident alien of the United States;</li> <li>May not have held the doctoral degree more than 2 years as of January 1 of the year of the award;</li> <li>Must propose research inan area of mathematics or statistics;</li> <li>May not have previously been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator of an NSF award (other than a graduate research fellowship <span>or an award in support of a conference or workshop</span>);</li> <li>May not submit a research plan duplicated in another NSF proposal;</li> <li>Must not have previously been offered an award by the MSPRF program; and</li> <li>Must have a doctoral degree conferred before the postdoctoral appointment start date.</li> </ul> Proposals that fail to meet the above eligibility requirements will be returned without review. By signing and submitting the proposal, the fellowship candidate is certifying that they meet the eligibility criteria specified in this program solicitation. Willful provision of false information in this request and its supporting documents or in reports required under an ensuing award is a criminal offense (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001).
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