GRADUATING Ph.D., MD, ScD STUDENTS, POST DOC, FACULTY:
SCIENCE, ENGINEERING
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL RESEARCH AWARDS
Application due Feb. 1, May 1, Aug. 1, and Nov. 1, annually (unless otherwise specified).
Overview: The mission of the NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP) is to promote excellence in scientific and technological
research conducted by the U. S. government through the administration of programs offering graduate, postdoctoral, and senior
level research opportunities at sponsoring federal laboratories and affiliated institutions.
Prospective applicants select a research project or projects from among the large group of opportunities listed on this website. Prior
to completing an application, prospective applicants should contact the proposed Research Adviser to assure that funding will be
available if their application is recommended by NRC panels.
Benefits:
 Graduate and Postdoc awards are for 12 months with a renewal for a 2 nd and 3rd year
 Senior Research awards may be for shorter periods of time (e.g., summer for 8-14 weeks up to 3 successive summers)
 Annual stipends ranging from $42,000-$75,000 for recent graduates and proportionally higher for senior associates
Eligibility:
Some laboratories have citizenship restrictions (open only to U.S. citizens and permanent residents) and some laboratories have
research opportunities that are not open to senior applicants (more than 5 years beyond the PhD).
Organization
Accepts the Following
Applicants
Organization
Accepts the Following
Applicants
Postdoc
Senior
Foreign
Postdoc
Senior
Foreign
Air Force Research Laboratory
Yes
Yes
US Navy Marine Mammal Program
Yes
Yes
No
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
Yes
Yes
PD: NO
Sn: Yes
Yes
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Yes
Yes
US Army Aviation and Missile Command
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Methane Hydrates Fellowship Program (2)
National Institutes of Health
Yes
US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
 US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical
Defense
 US Army Research Institute of Environmental
Medicine
US Army Research, Development and Engineering
Command/Armament
 Research, Development, and Eng Center
Special
Cases
Yes
Legal
Perm.
Resid.
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
US Army Research Laboratory
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
US Army Research Office
Yes
Yes
Yes
National Institutes of Health (National Institute of
Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering)/ National
Institute of Standards and Technology
Joint Postdoctoral Program (3)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health Associateship Faculty Fellowship Program
Yes (1)
Yes
FAA/Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Yes
Yes
Yes
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health Master’s Level Program
Yes
Yes
Chemical and Biological Defense
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
Check
Yes
Check
Yes
Check
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Environmental Protection Agency Associateship
Faculty Fellowship Program
Yes
Yes (1)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Selected
Areas
Federal Highway Administration
Yes
Yes
Yes
Legal
Perm.
Resid.
Yes
National Institute of Standards and Technology (4)
Naval Medical Research Center/Navel Health
Research Center
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Naval Postgraduate School
Leg.
Perm.
Res.
Leg.
Perm.
Resid.
No
Yes
Naval Research Laboratory (5)
Yes
No
Institute for Water Resources
Yes
Yes
Yes
US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development
and Engineering Center
Yes
Yes
Marine Mammal Commission
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Legal
Perm.
Resid.
Legal
Perm.
Resid.
No
US Army Research, Development and Engineering
Command, Night Vision and Electronic Sensors
Directorate
(1) Early career; (2) *Application deadlines 2/1 & 8/1 only; (3) Application deadline 8/1 only; (4) Application deadlines 2/1 & 8/1 only;
(5) Application deadlines 2/1, 5/1, & 8/1 only;
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/rap/
University Contact: Roxanne Male’-Brune, male-bru@ohio.edu