The National Research Council of the National Academies sponsors a number of awards for postdoctoral and senior researchers at federal laboratories. These awards provide generous stipends ($41,000 - $70,000 per year for recent Ph.D. recipients and higher for additional experience), and the opportunity to do independent research in some of the best-equipped and staffed laboratories in the country.
Detailed program information, including instructions on how to apply online, and a list of participating laboratories, is available on the NRC Research Associateship Programs Web site at: www.nationalacademies.org/rap.
Questions should be directed to the NRC at 202-334-2760 (tel.) or rap@nas.edu.
There are four review cycles annually. Information on deadlines for submitting 2008 applications can be found here.
Applicants should begin a dialog with prospective Advisers at the lab as early as possible, before their anticipated application deadline.
