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<span style="color: black; line-height: 12pt;">The National Research Council of the National Academies sponsors a number of awards for graduate, postdoctoral and senior researchers at </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener3/redirect?l=08696604-4a80-4673-b3a8-82fc62dbc943&id=490362c5-6608-e511-b895-0050568c582d&u=http%3a%2f%2fnrc58.nas.edu%2fRAPLab10%2fOpportunity%2fPrograms.aspx" style="line-height: 12pt;">participating
federal laboratories and affiliated institutions</a><span style="color: black; line-height: 12pt;">. These awards include generous stipends ranging from $42,000 - $80,000 per year for recent Ph.D. recipients, and higher for additional experience.</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 12pt;"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener3/redirect?l=2cf84f2b-ce71-4d6d-b337-9a21531e2778&id=490362c5-6608-e511-b895-0050568c582d&u=http%3a%2f%2fnrc58.nas.edu%2fRAPLab10%2fOpportunity%2fProgram.aspx%3fLabCode%3dAH%26ReturnURL%3d%252fRAPLab10%252fOpportunity%252fPrograms.aspx%253fLabCode%253dAH" style="line-height: 12pt;">Graduate</a><span style="color: black; line-height: 12pt;"> </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 12pt;">entry
level stipends begin at $30,000. These awards provide the opportunity for recipients to do independent research in some of the best-equipped and staffed laboratories in the U.S. The program is open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and for some of the
laboratories, foreign nationals.</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Detailed program information, including online applications, instructions on <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener3/redirect?l=4e42a135-c3db-4609-80ba-644060f72311&id=490362c5-6608-e511-b895-0050568c582d&u=http%3a%2f%2fsites.nationalacademies.org%2fPGA%2fRAP%2fPGA_046398">how
to apply</a>, and a <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener3/redirect?l=34192ad7-8951-4143-a139-634268bbc27f&id=490362c5-6608-e511-b895-0050568c582d&u=http%3a%2f%2fnrc58.nas.edu%2fRAPLab10%2fOpportunity%2fPrograms.aspx">list of
participating laboratories</a>, are available on the NRC Research Associateship Programs <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener3/redirect?l=92c561a6-e99b-4908-9058-214943864465&id=490362c5-6608-e511-b895-0050568c582d&u=http%3a%2f%2fsites.nationalacademies.org%2fpga%2frap%2f">website</a> (see
link above).</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Questions should be directed to the NRC at 202-334-2760 (phone) or <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://weblaunch.blifax.com/listener3/redirect?l=166cf749-8f43-4b6d-a0b5-36a9d7557b28&id=490362c5-6608-e511-b895-0050568c582d&u=mailto%3arap%40nas.edu">rap@nas.edu</a>.</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">There are four annual review cycles.</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Review Cycle: <strong>August</strong>; Opens June 1; Closes August 1</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Review Cycle: <strong>November</strong>; Opens September 1; Closes November 1</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Review Cycle: <strong>February</strong>; Opens December 1; Closes February 1</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Review Cycle: <strong>May</strong>; Opens March 1; Closes May 1</span></p>
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