ARL Postdoctoral Fellowships

Starting March 16, 2020, the ARL Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowships will be accepting applications to three of the five fellowships indicated below. For additional information, see the review process and selection timeline below.

• Harry Diamond Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship (position filled)
• George F. Adams Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship (accepting applications)
• Robert J. Eichelberger Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship (accepting applications)
• ENIAC Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship (position filled)
• Brad E. Forch Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship (position filled)

Eligibility criteria

• By October 1, 2020, applicants must have completed all the requirements for a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree in the physical sciences, life sciences, computational sciences, behavioral sciences, or engineering. Applicants who intend to defend their dissertation after October 1, 2020 are not eligible.
• As of the application deadline, applicants may not be more than five years beyond the award date of their Ph.D. or Sc.D.
• There are no citizenship requirements; however, selected fellows must successfully complete a Department of Defense clearance process, requiring a background security investigation. Foreign nationals must get further DoD approval, requiring a background investigation.
• Applicants must demonstrate exceptional qualifications with respect to academic and scholarly achievement, as evidenced by research and publication.
• Candidates are expected to have conducted research on a major scientific or engineering problem during their thesis work or have provided a new approach or insight evidenced by a recognized impact in their field.

Fellowship benefits

• Stipend: $100,000/year
• Health insurance
• Paid relocation
• Professional travel allowance

Fellowship terms

• Awards are contingent upon the successful completion of a background security investigation.
• One-year appointments are renewable for up to three years based on performance.
• Fellowship appointments require a full-time commitment to the research program at ARL, and Fellows must be in residence at ARL (i.e. conduct their research on site) during the entire period of the appointment. In some cases, ARL may provide for temporary location at another facility (e.g. another federal facility or a facility ARL is working with under the Open Campus effort) to meet the specific needs of the research program.
• Fellows will be required to submit annual progress reports and a final report at the end of the appointment. These reports include an abstract of the research conducted and copies of publications resulting from it. If future papers are published as a result of research performed at ARL, copies must be provided to ARL.
• Fellows will be required to sign and abide by an appointment letter and an ARL IP agreement concerning discoveries, inventions, data, copyrights, and a disclaimer of liability.

Review process and selection timeline

March 16 - Application opens
May 29 - Application deadline (5 PM Eastern Standard Time)
June - Technical review
July/late July - Stature review/applicants notified of status
August - Review of finalist applications by ARL
September - Subset of finalists invited to give seminars at ARL
October - Candidates give seminars at ARL
November - Awardees announced