NSF postdoctoral fellowships for transformative computational science

Dear Colleagues,

For the special attention of CSC researchers who will complete their  
PhDs this year, or have completed their PhDs in the last two years,  
and are looking for postdoctoral opportunities. U.S. citizenship or  
permanent resident status is required.

--Alex Pothen

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10553/nsf10553.htm

Each fellowship is awarded to a single recipient. The anticipated  
program annual budget is $2,000,000 per year, depending on the  
availability of funds. The number of awards and average award size/ 
duration are subject to the quality of the submissions and the  
availability of funds. It is anticipated that approximately six to  
eight new awards will be made each year, depending upon the quality of  
proposals and the availability of funds.

Fellowships are awarded for up to three years. They can be extended by  
at most one year (at no cost) if the fellow spends time in a research  
laboratory in industry. Tenure begins on the first of the month only.  
For fellowships awarded in 2010, tenure may commence at the fellow's  
request between June 1, 2010, and January 1, 2011. Interruptions in  
tenure or extensions without additional cost to NSF are permitted only  
for extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the fellow.  
Fellowships are not renewable.
The total fellowship amount is $240,000 over three years and includes  
the following:
1. Stipend for three years as follows: Year 1 Stipend - $60,000, Year  
2 Stipend - $65,000, Year 3 Stipend - $70,000. Award is not to exceed  
$195,000 per recipient over a three-year period and will be paid  
directly to the fellow as an electronic funds transfer into a personal  
account at a financial institution.
2. Institutional Allowance is $5,000 per year not to exceed $15,000  
for each recipient is paid to the host institution for fringe  
benefits, including health insurance for the Fellow, and for expenses  
incurred in support of the Fellow, such as space, equipment, and  
general-purpose supplies.
3. Research Allowance Supplement: $10,000 per year not to exceed  
$30,000, for expenses directly related to the conduct of the research,  
such as materials and supplies, subscription fees and recovery costs  
for databases, travel, and publication expenses. Fellows must apply  
for this supplement every year.

There are no allowances for dependents or travel separate from these  
two allowances. Fellowships are awards to individuals and have an  
institutional allowance in lieu of indirect costs.

Fellows being supported by this program and moving on to a tenure- 
track faculty position can apply for a research starter supplement to  
support the setup of their research environment. The typical amount of  
these supplements is expected to be $50,000; however request for  
larger amounts will be considered. Fellows wishing to apply for this  
supplement should contact the cognizant NSF program officer. less ...  
Deadline Jan 13, 2011
Jan 13, 2012
Deadline Note Activity Location United States
Citizenship or Residency United States
Requirements Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional
Abstracts The overarching goal of the NSF Fellowships for  
Transformative Computational Science using Cyberinfrastructure (CI  
TRaCS) program is to support outstanding scientists and engineers who  
have recently completed doctoral studies and are interested in  
pursuing postdoctoral activities in computational science, and thereby  
nurturing the future leaders in this emerging and important  
multidisciplinary field. Computational research and education  
activities that are cyberinfrastrucure-based and cross disciplinary  
boundaries are a key focus of this program. Successful fellows may,  
for example, use cyberinfrastructure to make revolutionary advances in  
their disciplines, and/or deploy cyberinfrastructure-based  
technologies that enable innovative computational practices.

Additional Contact:
Mimi McClure, Associate Program Director, OD/OCI
Phone +1 (703) 292-5197
[email protected]

CFDA 47.080 less ... Eligibility Only individuals may apply. There is  
no limit on the number of applicants that an institution may host.  
Applicants may submit only one fellowship application to the CI TraCS  
program per fiscal year. CI TraCS Fellowships are awards to  
individuals and applications are submitted directly by applicants to  
NSF. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or legally admitted  
permanent resident aliens of the United States and meet other  
eligibility criteria listed below in the program solicitation. The  
applicant must receive a doctoral degree by the start date of the  
award, but no more than two years before as of January 1 of the year  
of the award. Applications must identify a host research institution  
(e.g., colleges and universities, and privately sponsored nonprofit  
institutes, government agencies and laboratories, and, under special  
conditions, for-profit organizations). Applications must also include  
statements from the host institution(s) committing to providing  
resources and supporting the research and education activities  
proposed in the application, and must identify one or more individuals  
who are willing to mentor the applicant. The selected host institution  
and sponsoring scientist(s) must be different from their doctoral  
degree. Under extraordinary circumstances, applicants may continue at  
their doctoral institution and/or be sponsored by their doctoral  
advisor, but must select a research plan that is significantly  
different from their Ph.D. research. In the latter case, applicants  
must discuss and get permission from the cognizant NSF program officer  
prior to submitting the proposal. The applicant must not have  
previously received an award by the CI TraCS program. The applicant  
must present a research and training plan that falls within the  
purview of CI TraCS program and must include the required information  
for the specific competition as described in this document. The  
applicant must not have submitted concurrently the same project to  
another NSF program. less ...

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