Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)
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- Opportunity number
- 23-603
- Agency
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National Science Foundation
- Applications due
- Award size
- $190,000 or more
Opportunity facts
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- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
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- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is soliciting applications for Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF), with an application due date of October 21, 2026. This program makes awards directly to individuals, not institutions, and carries significant eligibility restrictions that filter the applicant pool narrowly.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or legally admitted permanent resident aliens at the time of submission. Doctorate holders are eligible only if they have held the doctoral degree for no more than two years as of January 1 of the award year and have not previously received an MSPRF award. Applicants may not have served as principal investigator or co-principal investigator on any prior NSF award, except graduate research fellowships or conference or workshop support. The doctoral degree must be conferred before the postdoctoral appointment start date. Proposals that fail to meet these eligibility requirements are returned without review.
Fellowship recipients must affiliate with a host institution or organization—including institutions of higher education, government and national laboratories, privately sponsored nonprofit institutes and museums, and for-profit organizations under certain conditions—but the fellowship itself is awarded to the individual applicant, who submits directly to NSF.
The program supports two award options: Research Fellowship and Research Instructorship. Both fund research in mathematics and statistics, including applications to other disciplines. The program aims to support future leaders in mathematics and statistics by facilitating participation in postdoctoral research environments that will maximize impact on their future scientific development.
Awards fall under CFDA 47.049 (Mathematical and Physical Sciences), administered by NSF's Division of Mathematical Sciences.
Synopsis
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The purpose of the Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF) is to support future leaders in mathematics and statistics by facilitating their participation in postdoctoral research environments that will have maximal impact on their future scientific development. There are two options for awardees: Research Fellowship and Research Instructorship. Awards will support research in areas of mathematics and statistics, including applications to other disciplines.
Update #1 ·
The purpose of the Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF) is to support future leaders in mathematics and statistics by facilitating their participation in postdoctoral research environments thatwill have maximal impact on their future scientific development. There are two options for awardees: Research Fellowship and Research Instructorship. Awards will support research in areas of mathematics and statistics, including applications to other disciplines.
Eligibility
*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: 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; May not have held the doctoral degree more than 2 years as of January 1 of the year of the award; Must propose research in an area of mathematics or statistics; May not have previously been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator of an NSF award (other than a graduate research fellowship or an award in support of a conference or workshop); May not submit a research plan duplicated in another NSF proposal; Must not have previously been offered an award by the MSPRF program; and Must have a doctoral degree conferred before the postdoctoral appointment start date. 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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