Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research — General Information

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION

• General information
  • Email: oppfellow@nsf.gov
  • Tel: (703) 292-8030 Fax: (703) 292-9081
    
• Cognizant program officer
  • Peter West, pwest@nsf.gov; Tel: (703) 292-7530
    
• Mailing address
  Polar Programs Postdoctoral Fellowships
  National Science Foundation
  Office of Polar Programs, Suite 755
  4201 Wilson Boulevard
  Arlington, VA 22230
• OPP staff directories
  • Office of the Director of Polar Programs
  • Division of Antarctic Sciences
  • Division of Arctic Sciences
  • Division of Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics
  • Office of Polar Environment, Health and Safety

POST-AWARD HANDBOOK

Information Booklet for Polar Programs Postdoctoral Research Fellows, June 2009

FORMS

• Certification of PhD receipt
• Fellowship Starting Certificate, NSF Form 349 (06/2009)
• NSF Faststart Direct Deposit Form, NSF 1379 (06/2009)
• Request for Stipend Advance, NSF Form 929 (06/2009)
• Host Institutional Allowance Request, NSF Form 220 (06/2009)
• Fellowship Termination Certificate, NSF Form 453 (06/2009)
• PostDoctoral Fellowship Acceptance Form

FIELDWORK RESOURCES

• Arctic Research Support and Logistics
• Arctic contractor: Ch2M Hill Polar Field Services
• Division of Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics
• 2006 Antarctic New Investigator Workshop Presentations
• Antarctic contractor: Raytheon Polar Services
  
• Antarctic support services: U.S. Antarctic Program web portal
• Information for Proposers (Available USAP resources for field work in Antarctica)
• Proposal Preparation Reference Information — Antarctic Research Solicitation

FASTLANE RESOURCES FOR POSTDOCS

• How To Prepare a Postdoctoral Fellowship Revised Budget (PowerPoint)
• Fastlane Instructions for OPP Postdoc Fellowship Proposal Preparation and Submission
• Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities at NSF
  

GENERAL POSTDOC RESOURCES

• Postdoc Individual Development Plans – a career resource from the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
• Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies – from National Academies Press
• Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering – A guide for postdoctoral mentors from National Academies Press
• AAAS Science’s Science Careers web site
  

Last updated: 04 October 2011

Updated 1 July 2009