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Find similar grantsNIST-NRC Postdoctoral Fellowship is sponsored by National Institute of Standards and Technology. Offers a 2-year fellowship to work at NIST, with application deadlines on February 1 and August 1 of each year.
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Postdoctoral Students (NRC Postdocs) | NIST https://www. nist. gov/iaao/academic-affairs-office/nrc-postdocs Chief of Staff / International and Academic Affairs Office Postdoctoral Students (NRC Postdocs) NIST NRC postdoc Danielle Brager's research concerns the mathematics of identifying a drug called fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that has proved deadly to many who have abused it.
Want to start your career on the cutting edge of research? NIST’s postdocs research quantum science, study AI, explore the latest in environmental science, and more. NIST partners with the National Academies/National Research Council (NRC) on a competitive postdoctoral program.
Thank you for your time and dedication throughout the NIST NRC Postdoctoral Research Associateship Program application and review process. We are pleased to share that all application materials have been received and are now under internal consideration. At this stage, we are waiting for more guidance before notifying selected applicants.
We truly appreciate your patience and understanding during this period and remain hopeful for an update soon. In the meantime, we encourage you to regularly check this website for the latest information and updates. You must be a U.S. citizen and have held your Ph.
D. in a science, technology engineering, or math discipline for less than five years at the time you submit your application. Men born after Dec.
31, 1959, must have registered with the Selective Service System or hold an exemption. Learn more about eligibility. A NIST postdoc research project will offer you an exciting research opportunity in chemistry, physics, materials science, math, computer science, or engineering.
You’ll also get access to our world-class research facilities and mentorship from our staff. Postdocs are hired into excepted service positions, for up to two years. The current stipend is equivalent to GS-11 step 1 for the Washington, D.
C. , metro area . There are two application periods per year, with deadlines of Feb.
1 and Aug. 1. Prior to applying, identify and contact a prospective adviser and research opportunity.
Learn more on the National Academies website or in our brochure . See current postdoc opportunities on the National Academies website. Stories from our Postdocs Measuring the Accuracy of PCR Tests Can Improve Health Care Beyond COVID-19 Small Particles, Big Problem: Measuring Microplastics’ Impact on Fish Spotlight: Into the Postdoc Process With NIST’s Jake Davidson nistnrcpostdoc [at] nist.
gov (nistnrcpostdoc[at]nist[dot]gov) Created June 26, 2009, Updated February 10, 2026
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The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program for CHIPS for America – CHIPS Metrology seeks applications from eligible applicants to explore the technical merit or feasibility of an innovative idea or technology with the aim of developing a viable product or service that will be introduced to the commercial microelectronics marketplace. This NOFO contains multiple topics on research projects for critically needed measurement services, tools, and instrumentation; innovative manufacturing metrologies; novel assurance and provenance technologies and advanced metrology research and development (R&D) testbeds to help secure U.S. leadership in the global semiconductor industry. Funding Opportunity Number: 2024-SBIR-CHIPS-01. Assistance Listing: 11.042,11.620. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ST.
FY 2026 NIST Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is an annual federal funding opportunity from the National Institute of Standards and Technology offering up to $100,000 to U.S. small businesses with 500 or fewer employees. The program supports science and technology-based firms conducting research and development in measurement science, standards, and related NIST priority areas. Applicants must have strong research capabilities aligned with topics listed in the annual Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on Grants.gov. Phase II awards are available only to businesses that successfully complete Phase I projects. The application deadline is April 1, 2026.
The Water Research Foundation's RFP 5394 — up to $200,000 to evaluate GenAI and Agentic AI scalability across at least six water and wastewater utilities, NIST AI RMF integration required, proposals due 3 p.m. Mountain Time on May 20 — is the first major sector-utility-funded AI research initiative to bake risk-management framework compliance into the work statement. Four days remain.
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