NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP - SUMMER­ INFORMATION SESSIONS

ARE YOU PLANNING GRADUATE STUDIES IN SCIENCE, MATH, ENGINEERING, SOCIAL, OR BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES? ARE YOU A RISING FIRST OR SECOND YEAR GRADUATE STUDENT IN THESE FIELDS?

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship is the largest and one of the most prestigious awards available to support 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. You can learn more about the NSF award at www.nsfgrfp.org

77 MARYLAND SENIORS, RECENT ALUMNI, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS  HAVE WON NSF GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS IN THE PAST 2 YEARS!

The National Scholarships Office is providing summer information sessions that will help you get an early start on developing a competitive NSF graduate fellowship application. Current undergraduates at all levels and recent alumni are welcome to attend, as are those who will be first or second year graduate students in Fall 2015.

4 pm on Tuesday, July 7 – Plant Sciences 1130 – rsvp to nsfgrfp@umd.edu

4 pm on Wednesday July 8 – Plant Sciences 1130 – rsvp to nsfgrfp@umd.edu

[Interested but cannot attend? Write to nsfgrfp@umd.edu for more information.]

Eligibility: You must be a US citizen or Permanent Resident to apply for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. You must have less than two years of complete graduate studies at the time of application (fall 2015).

Deadlines to apply will be in late October / early November 2015. Starting early give you your best chance of success!

Please RSVP to: nsfgrfp@umd.edu

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