Policies, Practices, and Procedures: A Handbook for Research Associateship Awardees

The National Research Council serves as an independent advisor to the federal government on scientific and technical questions of national importance. Established under the congressional charter of the private, nonprofit, National Academy of Sciences, the Research Council brings the resources of the entire scientific and technical community to bear on national problems through its volunteer advisory committees. Today the Research Council stands as the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering and is administered jointly by the two academies and the Institute of Medicine. The National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine were established in 1964 and 1970, respectively, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences.

The National Research Council has nine major divisions. One of these, the Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, is charged with administering Research Associateships through its Associateship Programs office.

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