No. 22-639 · U.S. National Science Foundation
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Not reimbursement-only
“A Fellowship allowance of $30,000 per year is paid as a lump sum to the Fellow at the beginning of the first and second years of the Fellowship” — From the announcement
- Award range
- From $202,000
- Expected awards
- Not specified
- Application deadline
- No deadline listed
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2022
- Last verified
- Yesterday
At a glance
AI summaryThis fellowship supports postdoctoral research in atmospheric and geospace sciences, including atmospheric chemistry, climate dynamics, paleoclimate, meteorology, aeronomy, magnetospheric physics, solar-terrestrial science, and space weather. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, or permanent residents, and must be graduate students, recent PhD recipients, or have limited post-PhD employment as specified in the announcement. Awards provide up to 24 months of support, with $100,000 in year one and $102,000 in year two, including a stipend and a fellowship allowance; the fellowship is not renewable. Applicants must have a primary U.S. host organization, and certain federal research centers and FFRDCs, including NCAR as a primary host, are not eligible as host institutions. No cost share is stated.
AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS), awards Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (PRF) to highly qualified early career investigators to carry out an independent research program. The research plan of each Fellowship must address scientific questions within the scope of AGS disciplines. These disciplines include Atmospheric Chemistry (ATC), Climate and Large-Scale Dynamics (CLD), Paleoclimate (PC), and Physical and Dynamic Meteorology (PDM) in the Atmospheric Sciences, and Aeronomy (AER), Magnetospheric Physics (MAG), Solar Terrestrial (ST), and Space Weather Research (SWR) in the Geospace Sciences. The AGS-PRF program supports researchers (also known as Fellows) for a period of up to 24 months with Fellowships that can be taken to the institution of their choice. The program is intended to recognize beginning investigators of significant potential and provide them with experiences in research that will broaden perspectives, facilitate interdisciplinary interactions, and help establish them in leadership positions within the Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences community. Fellowships are awards to individual Fellows, not institutions, and are administered by the Fellows.
Who can apply
- Others
Program history
USASpending.govAssistance listing 47.050 · Geosciences
Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (47.050), not just this notice.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Median award | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 (so far) | 286 | $384,889 | $140,548 – $582,302 |
| FY 2025 | 920 | $382,104 | $189,831 – $608,490 |
| FY 2024 | 1,251 | — | — |
| FY 2023 | 1,285 | — | — |
| FY 2022 | 1,314 | — | — |
| FY 2021 | 1,504 | — | — |
For comparison, this notice advertises From $202,000.
Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 6,560 — award counts are complete.
- EARTHSCOPE CONSORTIUM INC. $55,190,331 · FY 2025
- TEXAS A & M RESEARCH FOUNDATION $17,635,793 · FY 2025
- REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN $6,000,000 · FY 2025
- THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK $5,406,902 · FY 2025
- PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE $4,893,936 · FY 2025
Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 5, 2026
Change history
Since we first indexed it- Jul 25, 2026 Grant announcement document replaced