NSF awards $8 million to 26 early-career ocean scientists
September 27, 2021
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Science (OCE) has awarded $8 million to early-career scientists as part of the Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (OCE-PRF) Program.
The OCE-PRF program provides opportunities for scientists early in their careers to:
- work within and across traditional disciplinary lines
- develop partnerships
- avail themselves of unique ocean research resources, sites, and facilities
Also, the OCE-PRF program aims to support beginning investigators with experiences that will establish them in positions of leadership in the scientific community. During their tenure, Fellows affiliate with a host research organization(s) and conduct research on topics supported by OCE. Fellowships 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).
Applicants to the OCE-PRF program must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents. Applicants 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.
NSF has awarded 26 grants as part of the OCE-PRF program in 2021, spanning a diversity of disciplinary and cross-disciplinary research areas supported by the Division of Ocean Sciences (https://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=OCE). To learn more about projects funded through this program visit the OCE-PRF funded projects page.
The next target date for the OCE-PRF program is November 12, 2021. Information about future OCE-PRF opportunities is available on the NSF OCE-PRF program solicitation webpage where you can also register for our weekly office hours which are held prior to our program target date.
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