Sec. 10602. Early-career research fellowship program
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The Director of the National Science Foundation may establish a 2-year pilot program to award grants to highly qualified early-career investigators to carry out an independent research program at the qualified institution of higher education chosen by such investigator, to last for a period not greater than 2 years. The Director of the National Science Foundation shall select grantees under subsection
(a)from among citizens, nationals, and lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens of the United States. The Director shall conduct program outreach to recruit fellowship applicants— from all regions of the country; from historically underrepresented populations in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and who graduate from or intend to carry out research at a variety of types of institutions of higher education, including— Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Hispanic-Serving Institutions; Tribal Colleges and Universities; and institutions of higher education that are not among the top 50 institutions in annual Federal funding for research. The Director shall give special consideration to an application from an individual who graduated from or is intending to carry out research at an institution of the type listed in subsection (c)(3). Not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the second year of the pilot program, the Director shall submit a report to Congress that includes— statistical summary data on fellowship awardees disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, age, years since completion of doctoral degree, and institution type; an assessment, drawing on feedback from the research community and other sources of information, of the effectiveness of the pilot program for mitigating the loss of research talent due to the pandemic; and if determined effective, a plan for permanent implementation of the pilot program. The term qualified institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education of Act of 1965, except that such term does not include an institution described in subsection (a)(1)(C) of such section.