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The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (STEM Ed PRF) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant opportunity run through the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR). Its central purpose is to support postdoctoral researchers who are early in their careers and want to deepen their research expertise in STEM education. The program is designed to strengthen the research knowledge, skills, and day-to-day scholarly practices of recent doctoral graduates from STEM fields, STEM education, education, and related disciplines. In practical terms, it aims to help new PhDs build the capacity to conduct both fundamental and applied research in STEM education, with an emphasis on work that contributes meaningful, field-advancing knowledge rather than only local program evaluation or short-term implementation goals.
The opportunity is structured around two separate funding tracks. Track I, the Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships, focuses on supporting a single postdoctoral fellow pursuing a well-defined research and professional development plan at a host institution. A key administrative detail is that the proposal is submitted by an individual applicant, but if NSF recommends an award, the application is transferred to the host institution. At that point, the postdoctoral fellow is named as the principal investigator (PI), and the grant is issued to and administered by the host institution as a standard NSF research award. This structure reflects NSF's typical approach to grant management, where institutions oversee finances and compliance while the fellow leads the proposed research.
Track II, the Institutional Cohort Postdoctoral Fellowships, supports cohort-based models in which an institution hosts and organizes multiple postdoctoral fellows as part of a coordinated program. While the source text does not provide additional mechanics, the intent is clear: beyond funding individual researchers, NSF is also investing in institutional environments that can train and mentor groups of postdoctoral scholars in STEM education research, potentially creating stronger peer learning, shared professional development, and a more durable training infrastructure than isolated fellowships.
From the published opportunity details, this is a discretionary NSF grant (Funding Instrument Type: Grant) in the science and technology research and development category, associated with CFDA number 47.076. The funding opportunity number is 22-531, and it was created on December 2, 2021, with an original closing date of March 1, 2022. NSF anticipated making around 14 awards. The listing shows an award ceiling of 0, which typically signals that a fixed maximum was not specified in the summary field rather than indicating that awards have no monetary value. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with further clarification expected in the full announcement, which is common for fellowship-style programs where eligibility depends on factors such as degree timing, citizenship or residency rules (if any), and the specific role of the host institution.
Overall, the STEM Ed PRF program is best understood as a career-building research fellowship mechanism within NSF's education directorate. It is meant to cultivate the next generation of STEM education researchers by funding rigorous research agendas and embedding fellows in host institutions (or cohorts) where they can develop as independent scholars capable of producing high-impact research that advances understanding of how people learn, teach, and participate in STEM across contexts.Apply for 22 531
- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Postdoctoral Research Fellowships" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.076.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 02, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 01, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 14 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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