Closed · 08-581 · CFDA 47.049 · Discretionary

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships

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

$83K+
Award range
Closed
Status
-
Close date
9
Expected awards

The verdict

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. National Science Foundation that offered $83,000 or more across 9 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,338 other opportunities from U.S. National Science Foundation.

$83K+
award range
Closed
application status
9
expected awards
47.049
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral F… is closed. The parent program page for CFDA 47.049 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. National Science Foundation still indexes 1,338 other opportunities here.

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

Deadline tracker

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Posted Mar 4 Closed

Est. Total Funding

$750,000

Expected Awards

9

Instrument

Grant

Description

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships provide an opportunity for highly qualified, recent doctoral scientists to carry out an integrated program of independent research and education. Fellows may engage in observational, instrumental, theoretical, laboratory or archival data research in any area of astronomy or astrophysics, in combination with a coherent educational plan for the duration of the fellowship. The program supports researchers for a period of up to three years with fellowships that may be taken to eligible host institution(s) of their choice. The program is intended to recognize early-career investigators of significant potential and to provide them with experience in research and education that will establish them in positions of distinction and leadership in the community.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 08-581

Grants.gov marks NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral F… 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 47.049

Mathematical and Physical 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

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral F… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 47.049 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Mathematical and Physical Sciences indexes 210 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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