SBE Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Follow-up Research Starter Grants (MPRF)

NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR

NSF Financial Assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements) made on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the applicable set of award conditions, dated October 1, 2024, available on the NSF website. These terms and conditions are consistent with the revised guidance specified in the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2024.

Important information for proposers

All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

On July 10, 2025, NSF issued an Important Notice providing updates to the agency's research security policies, including a research security training requirement, Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program annual certification requirement, prohibition on Confucius institutes and an updated FFDR reporting and submission timeline.

Synopsis

The Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) offers Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Research Starter Grants in an effort to increase the diversity of researchers who participate in NSF programs in the social, behavioral and economic sciences and thereby increase the participation of scientists from underrepresented groups in selected areas of science in the United States. These activities (postdoctoral fellowships and follow-up research starter grants) support training and research in the areas of social, behavioral and economic sciences within the purview of NSF.

Important Notice

May 22, 2012

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Program contacts

Name	Email	Phone	Organization
Fahmida Chowdhury-Program Officer	fchowdhu@nsf.gov	(703) 292-4672	CISE/IIS
Christina M. Jones-Science Assistant	chjones@nsf.gov	(703) 292-2960	SBE/SBE

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This program provides educational opportunities for Post-Doctoral fellows.

Program status: Archived

Program 09-595 was archived.

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Previous guidelines NSF 09-595

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July 16, 2009

SBE Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Follow-up Research Starter Grants (MPRF)

Status: Archived

Archived funding opportunity

NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR

Important information for proposers

Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

Synopsis

Updates and announcements

Important Notice

Program contacts

Awards made through this program

SBE Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Follow-up Research Starter Grants (MPRF)

Status: Archived

Archived funding opportunity

NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR

Important information for proposers

Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

Synopsis

Updates and announcements

Important Notice

Program contacts

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Awards made through this program

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