Lifecycle: { "status": "open", "edition": "June–August 2026 cycle", "cadence": "four review cycles per year", "duration": "typically 12 months, renewable 12–24 months; some senior awards from three months", "renewable": null, "dates": { "deadline": "2026-08-03T17:00:00-04:00" } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": { "stipend": "varies by sponsoring agency and research opportunity", "currency": "USD" }, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "stipend", "health insurance option", "eligible relocation", "agency-specific travel and development allowance", "laboratory facilities" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "countries": [ "opportunity-specific citizenship/immigration rules" ], "applicant": "exceptional postdoctoral and senior scientists and engineers matching federal laboratory opportunities", "age": null, "education": "research doctorate and opportunity-specific career stage", "institution": "host federal laboratory or affiliated research organization", "exclusions": [ "current or recent affiliation with the target lab may make applicant ineligible" ] } Application: { "opens": "2026-06-01", "deadline": "2026-08-03T17:00:00-04:00", "decision": null, "start": null, "end": null, "url": "https://www.nationalacademies.org/programs/PGA-FP-18-P-23/application-process", "materials": [ "InfoRAP application", "research proposal", "CV", "recommendations", "research adviser engagement" ], "selection_stages": [ "research adviser evaluation", "National Academies expert panel review" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [ { "name": "National Academies Office of Fellowships", "role": "administrator" } ], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "Public program leadership is captured; a complete current recipient roster was not available at review time." }, "history": { "launched": 1954, "editions": [], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "opportunity-level stipends", "2026 awardees", "citizenship rules per laboratory" ] Source conflicts: []