The NRC RAP program offers competitive awards for scientists and engineers to conduct independent research in federal laboratories and affiliated institutions. Awards include attractive stipends (ranging from $45,000 to $80,000 for recent doctoral recipients and are proportionally higher for Senior Associates), health insurance, an allowance for professional travel, and relocation benefits. Research is conducted in collaboration with a Research Adviser who is a member of the senior professional staff at the laboratory. Research Advisers provide guidance, advice, and support for the Associate during their tenure. The host laboratory provides research facilities, equipment, and funding for supplies to support the Associate’s research.

Prospective applicants from academic institutions conducting research in the below technology areas matching AFRL/RW eligibility criteria will be invited to attend an S&T Fellowship Fair hosted by Doolittle Institute.  At this event, prospective applicants can engage with the advisers and learn more about the research opportunities for paid fellowships with AFRL/RW.

Eligibility Requirements: 

1. Applicants must have earned a Ph.D., Sc.D., M.D., D.V.M., or academically equivalent research doctorate before beginning tenure
2. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
3. Applicants must be willing to relocate to the Eglin Air Force Base area; remote work is not an option.

More information can be found here: Eligibility Criteria (nationalacademies.org)

• Guidance and Control Strategies for Adaptive Morphing Unmanned Air Systems in Complex Environments (Find detailed information in the below attachments.)

• Target Phenomenology Modeling and Simulation for Munition Sensors (Find detailed information in the bellow attachments.)

• Additive Manufacturing of Multifunctional Materials (Find detailed information in the bellow attachments.)

1. Register here for an adviser to review your resume: AF S&T Fellowship Fair - Doolittle Institute.
2. If selected by an adviser in the initial screening process, you will be invited to attend a Fellowship Fair in one of the following months:
• February, May, August, November
3. Adviser will identify prospective candidates to further engage with (this could possibly involve candidates visiting AFRL/RW to present their research to AFRL/RW S&Es).
4. Submit the online NRC application if requested by the adviser (if a deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the deadline is moved to the next business day).

Online Application Opens	Application Deadline* (5 PM ET)
December 1	February 1
March 1	May 1
June 1	August 1
September 1	November 1