Open · 23-500 · CFDA 47.075 · Discretionary

SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. National Science Foundation, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$160K-$170K
Award range
Open
Status
54d
Days left
20
Expected awards

The verdict

SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships is an open discretionary opportunity from U.S. National Science Foundation, offering $160,000 -- $170,000 across 20 expected awards. Applications close in 54 days. PlainGrants indexes 1,338 other opportunities from U.S. National Science Foundation.

$160K-$170K
award range
Open
54 days left
20
expected awards
47.075
CFDA program

Open desk with published close date

SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships remains open until November 4, 2026 (54 days out). Award range $160,000 -- $170,000 without a cost-share requirement. Parent CFDA 47.075 may carry future cycles if this NOFO closes unfunded.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

54 days left to apply

Posted Oct 8 → closes Nov 4, 2026

Posted Oct 8 Closes Nov 4

Est. Total Funding

$3,000,000

Expected Awards

20

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to encourageindependence earlyin the fellow'scareerby supporting his or herresearch and training goals.The research and training plan of each fellowship must address important scientific questions within thescope of the SBE directorate and the specific guidelines in this solicitation. The SPRF program offers two tracks: (I) Fundamental Research in the SBE Sciences (SPRF-FR) and (II) Broadening Participation in the SBE Sciences (SPRF-BP). See the full text of the solicitation for a detailed description of these tracks.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 23-500

Grants.gov marks SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. National Science Foundation book (722 peers, 54% of 1,339).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 47.075

Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

National Science Foundation

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Agency Contact

NSF grants.gov support grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov

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What to do next

SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships is open with $160,000 -- $170,000 awards and 54 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (23-500) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences indexes 204 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • U.S. National Science Foundation lists 1,338 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants