NSF 26-504: Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
Accepting proposals from recent doctoral degree recipients focused on the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Biological Sciences to Strengthen and Safeguard Biotechnology Innovations. Candidates with AI and/or biology experience will develop deep expertise in both by proposing additional training in both areas. 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 biotechnology for the public good.
Fellowship duration: 24 continuous months. Funding: $110,000 per year for a duration of two years ($220,000 total).
Posted February 5, 2026. Full Proposal Deadline(s): September 29, 2026, September 28, 2027, Fourth Tuesday in September, Annually Thereafter