Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

Funding Agency:
Life Sciences Research Foundation

LSRF recognize that discoveries and the application of innovations in biology for the public's good will depend upon the training and support of the highest quality young scientists in the very best research environments. LSRF administers an international program of postdoctoral fellowships in all areas of the life sciences: biochemistry; cell, developmental, molecular, plant, structural, organismic population and evolutionary biology; endocrinology; immunology; microbiology; neurobiology; physiology; virology. LSRF fellows must carry out their research at nonprofit institutions. LSRF fellows may change projects, laboratories, and/or institutions during the fellowship as long as the eligibility rules are not violated. The fellowship cannot be used to support research that has a patent commitment or involves any other kind of agreement with a commercial, profit-making company. Any patentable discovery from the individual's research becomes the property of the institution where the research is conducted.

Deadline: Oct. 1.

Agency Website

Eligibility Requirements

  1. U.S. citizens are eligible to work in any geographic location. Non-U.S. citizens must work in a U.S. laboratory to be eligible for an award.
  2. Applicants must apply within 5 years of receiving their PhD (or MD/DVM whichever was awarded later) as of October 1, 2023. If you received your PhD (or MD/DVM) before October 1, 2018, you are not eligible to apply. You may apply before defending your thesis, but must have your PhD (or MD/DVM) degree by the time the award is activated on August 1st, 2024
  3. You must have begun (or will begin) working in your proposed postdoc lab between August 1, 2022 and July 31, 2024.
  4. The application requires a letter of acceptance from your proposed postdoctoral supervisor (the Principal Investigator of the lab where you will conduct your postdoctoral training).
  5. You must complete your postdoctoral training in a lab different from that of your graduate (thesis) lab. Applicants planning to remain in their thesis labs for the duration of their postdoctoral training period are NOT eligible. Remaining in your thesis lab for a few weeks or months after receiving your degree, before moving to your postdoc lab, is acceptable.

Amount Description

The total award amount effective August 2023 is $231,000 ($77,000/year). The awardee’s salary/stipend total is $198,000 ($66,000/year) and a research allowance of $33,000 ($11,000/year) is provided. The award is not activated until LSRF receives the signed Institutional Agreement from the institutional officer who will administer the award. The award activation date is August 1st. This is our only activation date.

Funding Type

Fellowship

Eligibility

Post Doctoral Fellows

Category

Environmental & Life Sciences
Medical
Medical - Basic Science
Medical - Clinical Science

External Deadline

October 1, 2023