Additional funding opportunities for postdocs!
Listed below are funding opportunities for postdoctoral fellowships and open positions to work on one of my funded projects. I would love to write a grant with you or help you apply for a fellowship that will allow you to work in my lab. Writing grants together and fellowships are particularly rewarding as these will allow you to develop your own area of research that can be taken with you when you leave the lab. You will also learn the keys to successful grant writing during the process! The work has to be related to a skill or research area in my lab.
NIFA postdoctoral fellowship - DUE Dec 5, 2024
Requirements: The postdoctoral project director (PD) must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States. PhD completed no earlier than January 1, 2017, and no later than March 16, 2021
Instructions: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/agriculture-food-research-initiative-education-workforce-development
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) - DUE November last year
Requirements: To be eligible for any Competitive Area, you must be a U.S. citizen (or national) or a U.S. permanent resident, i.e., have a "green card," when applying; present a research plan that falls within the purview of BIO and the focus for one of the selected areas, as described in this solicitation; earn the doctoral degree in an appropriate field prior to beginning the fellowship; select sponsoring scientists, departments, and institutions that offer a significant opportunity to broaden your research focus and training; and not have submitted the same research to another NSF postdoctoral fellowship program.
Instructions: https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/postdoctoral-research-fellowships-biology-prfb
Cornell Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellowships in Sustainability - DUE in October last year
The Cornell Postdoctoral Fellowships in Sustainability and the new Atkinson-Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Postdoctoral Fellowships stimulate original cross-disciplinary research and the development of sustainable solutions by developing and deepening connections with external partners.
http://whttps://atkinson.cornell.edu/grants/postdocs/postdoctoral-fellowships/
Cornell CIHMID Postdoctoral Fellows Program - DUE in December last year
CIHMID offers financial support and professional development opportunities for postdoctoral scholars studying host-microbe interactions. CIHMID postdocs are supported in developing independent and interdisciplinary research programs in collaboration with two or more labs at Cornell. Supported postdocs are expected to have intellectual ownership of their projects and may use their support to build bridges across different disciplines of study. Studied host-microbe interactions may be pathogenic or beneficial; microbial partners may be bacterial, viral, or fungal; eukaryotic hosts may be animal or plant. Supporting a diverse portfolio of research systems and questions is an explicit goal of the training program.
https://cihmid.cornell.edu/cihmid-opportunities/cihmid-postdoctoral-fellows-program/
Additional funding opportunities for PhD positions!
PhD Position – Interested in plant biotic interactions, plant-insect interactions or plant-virus-vector interactions?
Interested in combining molecular biology and biochemistry to ask ecologically relevant questions? Contact me! I encourage all students to apply for fellowships to help secure their own funding and allow me to grow the lab even larger. Below are fellowship options for PhDs:
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program - Due in October last year
Requirements:
Be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident
Intend to enroll or be enrolled full-time in a research-based graduate degree program in an eligible Field of Study in STEM or STEM education
Have never previously accepted a GRFP award
If previously offered a GRFP award, have declined by the deadline
Have never previously applied to GRFP while enrolled in a graduate degree program
Have never earned a doctoral or terminal degree in any field
Have never earned a master's or professional degree (see joint bachelor's-master's degree information below) in any field
Not be a current NSF employee
Instructions:
Scholarships and fellowships resources for national and international students:
Fulbright: https://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/applicants
The Graduate School at the University of California, Los Angeles maintains one of the most extensive and up to date university databases on graduate school funding opportunities (GRAPES).
https://gradschool.cornell.edu/financial-support/fellowships/external-fellowships/list-of-external-fellowships/
https://gradschool.cornell.edu/policies/fellowships/
https://gradschool.weill.cornell.edu/student-experience/student-services/external-fellowship-information
https://www.greatcollegedeals.net/scholarships/international-students/
https://www.gradoffice.caltech.edu/financialsupport/ExternalInternational
https://einaudi.cornell.edu/funding
How to Apply / Contact:
Applicants for the postdoctoral position should be within 3 years of receiving their PhD. Applicants must be able to do independent research, have good written and verbal communication skills, and be highly self-motivated. Qualified candidates should submit the following in a single document with their last name in the file name to ccasteel@cornell.edu:
A one-page research statement/cover letter (1 page), CV, and contact information for three references are required.
Please include postdoctoral position, postdoctoral fellowship, or PhD position in the email's subject.