Lifecycle: { "status": "open", "edition": "NSF 26-504", "cadence": "annual", "duration": "24 continuous months; non-renewable", "renewable": null, "dates": { "deadline": "2026-09-29T17:00:00" } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": { "total": 220000, "annual": 110000, "annual_stipend": 85000, "annual_allowance": 25000, "currency": "USD" }, "total_pool": { "estimated_awards": 75 }, "benefits": [] } Eligibility and filters: { "countries": [ "U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents" ], "applicant": "graduate students seeking a first postdoc or postdocs within 15 full-time months of doctoral-level employment", "age": null, "education": "doctorate required before fellowship begins", "institution": "individual submits and identifies eligible U.S. or international host and sponsoring scientist", "exclusions": [ "biomedical-focus proposals outside NSF BIO remit", "more than two lifetime submissions", "same research submitted to another NSF postdoctoral fellowship" ] } Application: { "opens": null, "deadline": "2026-09-29T17:00:00", "decision": null, "start": null, "end": null, "url": "https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/prfb-postdoctoral-research-fellowships-biology", "materials": [ "Research.gov cover sheet", "application form", "project summary", "six-page project description", "sponsor and host materials" ], "selection_stages": [ "NSF merit review" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [ { "name": "NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences", "role": "program owner" } ], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "No complete named recipient roster was published in the reviewed sources." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "2026 awardee roster", "exact award dates" ] Source conflicts: []