NSF Ends Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Earth Scientists
By
Emily Gardner
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Summary
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has eliminated its postdoctoral fellowship funding for Earth scientists, with the opportunity listed as "archived" on the NSF website. The decision, which came to light through a Reddit post from March, has raised concerns about the impact on early-career geoscientists and the broader implications for Earth science research funding in the United States.
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On the NSF website, the opportunity is listed as 'archived.'
This first came to the attention of Eos this week, although a Redditor had posted about the opportunity being archived as far back as March.
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