NSF Graduate Research Fellowship - Info Sessions / Awardee Panels

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship – Early Fall Semester Info Sessions / Student Panels

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship is the largest and one of the most prestigious programs supporting graduate study in the science, math, engineering, and social/behavioral sciences. The NSF award provides 3 years of support, with an annual stipend of $34,000. **The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) is open to seniors and recent alumni applying for graduate study this fall, as well as to current 1^st and 2^nd year grad students who are US citizens or permanent residents.** You can learn more about the NSF award and eligibility at www.nsfgrfp.org Comparable grad study awards include the NDSEG, SMART and NASA fellowships.

Learn about applying the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and similar awards (NDSEG, SMART, NASA) by attending one of our upcoming information sessions / award recipient panel events. 

You’ll get all the information and advice you need to get started on your applications:

--Wednesday, September 2 at 5:15 pm in JMP 3201 (J.M. Patterson Building)

--Thursday, September 3 at 5:15 pm in Kim Engineering Building 1110

--Wednesday September 9 at 5:15 pm in Kim Engineering Building 1110

--Thursday September 10 at 5:15 pm in Kim Engineering Building 1110

You can begin NSF GRFP online applications here: https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp/Login.do

This is the top site for NSF application writing advice site: http://grfpessayinsights.missouri.edu/

DEADLINES for the NSF GRFP very by field between October 26 and October 30, 2015 – see details here: http://www.nsfgrfp.org/applicants/important_dates

Grad study awards covering a broad range of STEM fields and comparable to the NSF GRFP include:

The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (no Dept. of Defense work obligation): http://ndseg.asee.org/

The Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Fellowship Program (requires future employment in a DoD lab): http://smart.asee.org/

NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/strg/archives_nstrf.html

Francis DuVinage, Ph.D.
Director, National Scholarships Office and Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research
2403 Marie Mount Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Email:duvinage@umd.edu
Phone: (301) 314-9458
Fax: (301) 314-0085
http://www.scholarships.umd.edu
http://www.ugresearch.umd.edu