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Important Non-SOT Links for Postdocs

Resource Links

• National Postdoctoral Association (NPA)
• SOT is NPA Sustaining Member
• NPA Newsletter
• NPA Membership Information
• The Minority Postdoctoral Summit Information
• ScienceCareers at Science On-line
• The Postdoc Experience: Taking a Long Term View
• NIH Repayment Information
• For International Postdocs
• NPA International Postdoc Survival Guide
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Foreign Students and Scholars tax preparation resources
• Guide for Nonresident Aliens Preparing 2005 Federal Income Tax Returns—For International Students, Scholars, Researchers and other Nonresident Aliens, International Office of The University of Texas at Austin

Postdoctoral Training/Mentoring

• The National Academies Postdoctoral Information
• Howard Hughes Publications—Help train scientists in lab management
• American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Compact between Postdoctoral Appointees and their Mentors
• Postdoc Participation of Science, Engineering, and Health Doctorate Recipients—NSF Report

Postdoctoral Fellowships and Young Investigator Award Web Links

General Search Engines:

• Grants.gov
• GrantsNet (through ScienceCareers.org)
• Community of Science Funding Opportunities
• Illinois Researcher Information Service
• PhDs.org: Science, Math, and Engineering Career Resources

U.S. Government:

• National Institutes of Health
• New Investigators Program
• Pathway to Independence Award
• Career Development Awards
• NIH Office of Extramural Research “All About Grants Podcast”

Insights on grants topics such as:

• Training and Career Opportunities in NIH's Intramural Research Programs
• Graduate Students Considering a Postdoc
• Using Career Development Awards to Achieve Independence
• Grant Writing for New Investigators

• NIH Family Friendly Initiatives


• National Science Foundation
  • Specialized Information for Postdoctoral Fellows
  • Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
    


• United States Department of Agriculture-Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
  • National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program
    

Private Foundations:

• Burroughs Wellcome Fund Grants Guide
  • Career Awards at the Scientific Interface provide $500,000 to bridge advanced postdoctoral training and the first three years of faculty service. These awards are intended to foster the early career development of researchers with backgrounds in the physical/mathematical/computational sciences and engineers whose work addresses biological questions. Preproposal Deadline: September 1, 2010.
• Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneur Postdoctoral Fellows Program
• Morris Animal Foundation
• Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America Foundation
• The Life Sciences Research Foundation
  

Nonprofit Organizations:

• American Association for the Advancement of Science—Science and Public Policy Fellowships
• Americans for Medical Progress (AMP)
• Michael D. Hayre Fellowship in Public Outreach
• Women’s International Science Collaboration (WISC) Program
• American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Kauffman Foundation Outstanding/Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Awards
  

Other:

• L’Oreal USA Postdoctoral Fellowships for Women in Science

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