Additional Eligibility Information
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - NSF STEM Education Postdoctoral Research Fellowshipsproposals may be submitted by individuals (Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship); or bysingle institutions or a collaboration of institutions (Institutional Cohort Postdoctoral Fellowship). Proposals maybe submitted only by the following entities. Individual Postdoctoral Fellowshipproposers must meet the following eligibility requirements: <ul> <li>Be a U.S. citizen, national, or legally admitted permanent resident alien of the United States as of theproposal deadline,</li> <li>Hold a doctoral degree in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM),STEM Education, Education, or a related discipline earned no more than 24 months before the proposal deadline or will earn such a degree within 10 months after theproposal deadline,</li> <li>Must not hold a tenure-track position, and</li> <li>Must not have submitted the same fellowship proposal concurrently to another NSF program or to a similar program in another Federal agency.</li> </ul> Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship proposals are submitted directly by the fellowshipproposer to NSF. Each fellowshipproposer must affiliate with a sponsoring STEM education researcher and host institution (with whom the sponsor is affiliated) at the time of proposal submission. Appropriate host institutions include: <ul> <li>Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) Two-and-four-year IHEs (including community colleges), accredited in, and having a campus located in the U.S., acting on behalf of their faculty members.</li> <li>Non-profit, Non-academic organizations - Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and other similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities.</li> </ul> Individual fellowshipproposers are encouraged to propose host institutions that differ from the institution that awarded their doctorate to broaden their professional networks and experiences.Proposers who are women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and/or other members of groups underrepresented in STEM education research, or who have attended community colleges or Minority-Serving Institutions (Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native -Serving Institutions, Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, Predominantly Black Institutions, Asian American and Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions, Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions, and Hispanic-Serving Institutions) are especially encouraged to apply. Proposals that fail to meet the above eligibility requirements will be returned without review. By signing and submitting the proposal, the fellowshipproposer is certifying that theproposer meets 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). Institutional Cohort Postdoctoral Fellowshipproposers (single and collaborative) must meet the following eligibility requirements: <ul> <li>Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) Two-and-four-year IHEs (including community colleges), accredited in, and having a campus located in the U.S., acting on behalf of their faculty members.</li> <li>Non-profit, Non-academic organizations - Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and other similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities.</li> </ul> Proposals for Institutional Cohort Postdoctoral Fellowships from or including partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions