Open · 26-504 · CFDA 47.074 · Discretionary

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology

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

$220K+
Award range
Open
Status
18d
Days left
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology is an open discretionary opportunity from U.S. National Science Foundation, offering $220,000 or more. Applications close in 18 days. PlainGrants indexes 1,338 other opportunities from U.S. National Science Foundation.

$220K+
award range
Open
18 days left
47.074
CFDA program
1,338
other opportunities from U.S. National Science Foundation

Tight application window

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (26-504) closes in 18 days on September 29, 2026. Award band $220,000 or more. U.S. National Science Foundation lists 1,338 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Validate SAM.gov registration before drafting; amendments on Grants.gov can move the deadline.

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

Deadline tracker

18 days left to apply

Posted Feb 5 → closes Sep 29, 2026

Urgent window
Posted Feb 5 Closes Sep 29

Est. Total Funding

$16,500,000

Instrument

Grant

Description

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Biological Research has the potential to pave the way for breakthroughs in biotechnology and bio-system design that will create innovations, new industries, and jobs. To capitalize on this promise, the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) will make awards for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) to recent doctoral degree recipients, for proposals with a research and training focus at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Biological Sciences to Strengthen and Safeguard Biotechnology Innovations. Applying AI to highly complex biological systems will reveal unknown mechanisms in the natural world that hold promise for technological developments. Candidates with AI and/or biology experience will develop deep expertise in both by proposing additional training in both areas. These combinations of current expertise and new cross-training will produce scientists who work seamlessly at the intersection of AI and biology. The fellows are expected to become field leaders who use AI capabilities to extrapolate from biological data to technological advances. Proposers are encouraged to consider how to leverage the nation’s diversity of existing biological data, and biological infrastructure, such as Biofoundries, Programmable Cloud Labs, Manufacturing USA Institutes, and NEON, to accelerate discovery, innovation and the biotechnology that improves human lives, promotes the U.S. economy, and benefits the nation.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 26-504

Grants.gov marks Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology 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.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 47.074

Biological Sciences

National Science Foundation

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology is open with $220,000 or more awards and 18 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (26-504) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Biological Sciences indexes 164 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.

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