NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP)

Who can apply: Postdoctoral and senior scientists and engineers, including recent doctoral graduates. Awards are held as a guest researcher at a sponsoring federal laboratory, so the research opportunity you name decides the rest of the requirements: read that opportunity’s own entry before applying. The Office of Fellowships… What is funded: A guest-researcher associateship at a sponsoring US federal laboratory, awarded for self-directed research agreed with that laboratory. The National Academies publish no stipend figure on the readable programme page, so none is stated here; the award is described as a non-compensatory fellowship grant and the Office… Deadline: 2 November 2026. The funder states no timezone, so plan against the earlier of your own and US Eastern time. Round: November 2026 review cycle, open from 1 September 2026.

Read the full call and apply on the official page: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Office of Fellowships, official page.

Who can apply

• Postdoctoral and senior scientists and engineers, including recent doctoral graduates. Awards are held as a guest researcher at a sponsoring federal laboratory, so the research opportunity you name decides the rest of the requirements: read that opportunity's own entry before applying. The Office of Fellowships sponsors J-1 exchange visitor visas for foreign scientists in the programme.

Stage dates

Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.

See all current funding opportunities