Overview
Individual postdoctoral fellowships for early-career scientists combining artificial intelligence with biological research to strengthen and safeguard biotechnology innovation.
Complete research opportunity details
The fellowship runs for 24 continuous months. NSF sets the award at $220,000 total: $85,000 annual stipend plus a $25,000 annual research and training allowance.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals or U.S. permanent residents at submission; must earn an appropriate doctorate before the fellowship begins; must propose eligible AI/biology research and complementary training; and must not have spent more than 15 full-time months in a doctoral-degree-required position before the deadline. Additional sponsor, submission-count and research-plan rules apply.
Tips for this postdoctoral opportunity
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Match your research background to the project, laboratory, supervisor and required methods rather than applying only from the title.
- Prepare a focused academic CV, transcripts, publications and research statement or proposal when requested by the official call.
- Confirm funding duration, stipend/salary, tuition coverage, start date and eligibility for international applicants.
- Contact a supervisor before applying only when the official instructions recommend or require it.
Verification notes
Current NSF 26-504 solicitation verified during this run. NSF states the deadline as 29 September 2026 at 5 p.m. submitting organization's local time; no single UTC time was invented.
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