STScI NASA Hubble Fellowship Program – NHFP 2018 for Postdoctoral Scientists International Applicants

 

The Space Telescope Science Institute invites applications for NASA Hubble Fellowship Program 2018 from exceptionally qualified postdoctoral scientists to conduct research on an independent level in different areas of NASA Astrophysics

 

The fellowship is jointly administered by NASA Exoplanet Science Institute and Space Telescope Science Institute for NASA

 

Also See : Scholarships 2019

 

The aim of this scholarship is to encourage and support academically able and talented students to the discovery and characterization of planetary systems and Earth-like planets around nearby stars
Study in: United States

Providers: NASA Exoplanet Science Institute

Course Level: Postdoctoral Degree

Field of Study:The Sagan Fellowships support outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists to conduct independent research that is broadly related to the science goals of NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration Program

 

Scholarship Award

Award will include your stipend, health care, moving expenses, research budget, travel funding to attend the Sagan Fellows Symposium (if requested), and the overhead costs of host institution

No. of Scholarships: Contingent upon NASA funding, 24 new fellowships will be awarded for 2018

 

Eligibility

Applicants must have received a PhD. or equivalent doctoral-level research degree in astronomy, physics, or a related discipline. The date of the Ph.D. award should be on or after January 1, 2015. Applicants with earlier Ph.D. award dates may be eligible in exceptional cases (see below). Graduate-student awardees who have not yet received their doctoral degree at the time of application must present evidence of having completed all requirements for the degree before commencing their fellowships

 

Eligibility may extend to those who received their Ph.D. as early as January 1, 2014, if professional work was necessarily delayed by personal or family considerations. Such extended eligibility must be justified by emailing [email protected], at least 2 weeks in advance of the application deadline

 

NHFP Fellowships are open to English-speaking citizens of all nations. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, creed, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, or national origin. Women and members of minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply

 

Nationality: Non-US applicants are eligible to apply for this fellowship

 

Application

The Announcement of Opportunity, which includes detailed programpolicies and application instructions, is available at the websitehttps://nhfp.stsci.edu
Applicants should follow the instructions given in the Announcement. Inquiries about the NHFP may be directed [email protected]

The deadline to submit applications is Thursday, 02nd November 2017.Letters of reference are due by Thursday, November 9, 2017.  Offers will be made in early February 2018 and new appointments should begin on or about 01st September 2018

NHFP Fellowships are open to English-speaking citizens of all nations. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, creed, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or national origin. Women and members of minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply

 

Important Dates

 

Application Deadline: 02nd November 2017 (Thursday, 7:00 PM EDT) (4:00 PM PDT 23:00 UTC)

 

Monash University, Australia

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