Nsf grad research fellowship program

Prospective Fellows must enroll in a non-profit university, college, or institution of higher education accredited in, and having a campus located in, the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that offers advanced degrees in STEM and STEM education no later than fall of the year the Fellowship is accepted.

All Fellows from the date of Fellowship Start through Completion or Termination of the Fellowship must be enrolled in a graduate degree-granting institution of higher education accredited in, and having a campus located in, the United States its territories or possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Eligibility is based on the applicant's status at the application deadline. Applicants must self-certify that they are eligible to receive the Fellowship. To be eligible, an applicant must meet all of the following eligibility criteria at the application deadline:. Please see the full text of this solicitation for further information. Other budgetary limitations apply. A below. The awardee institution is responsible for financial management of the award and disbursement of Fellowship funds to the individual Fellow.

The institution will administer the awards, including any amendments, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and provisions and any subsequent amendments contained in the document NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Administrative Guide for Fellows and Coordinating Officials.

Fellows are required to submit annual activity reports and to declare fellowship status by the deadline specified in the notification sent by email each year. Additional reporting requirements are presented in Section VII.

C of this solicitation. Three years of support over a five-year period are provided for graduate study that leads to a research-based master's or doctoral degree in STEM or STEM education see eligible Fields of Study in Appendix. The program goals are: 1 to select, recognize, and financially support early-career individuals with the demonstrated potential to be high achieving scientists and engineers, and 2 to broaden participation in science and engineering of women, persons who are members of groups historically underrepresented in STEM, persons with disabilities, and veterans.

GRFP is a critical program in NSF's overall strategy to develop the globally-engaged workforce necessary to ensure the Nation's leadership in advancing science and engineering research and innovation. The ranks of NSF Fellows include numerous individuals who have made transformative breakthrough discoveries in science and engineering, become leaders in their chosen careers, and been honored as Nobel laureates.

GRFP supports individuals proposing a comprehensive plan for graduate education that takes individual interests and competencies into consideration. The plan describes the academic achievements, attributes, and experiences that illustrate the applicant's demonstrated potential for significant research achievements. The applicant must provide a detailed profile of their relevant education, research experience, and plans for graduate education that demonstrates this potential.

Prospective applicants are advised that submission of an application implies their intent to pursue graduate study in a research-based program in STEM or STEM education at an accredited, non-profit institution of higher education having a campus located in the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. All applicants are expected to either have adequate preparation to enroll in a research-based master's or doctoral program, or be enrolled in such a program by fall of the year the Fellowship is accepted.

From the date of the Fellowship Start through Completion or Termination of the Fellowship, applicants accepting the award Fellows must be enrolled in an accredited graduate degree-granting institution of higher education having a campus located in the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Applications are encouraged in all disciplines supported by NSF. Fellowship funding will be for a maximum of three years of financial support in month allocations, starting in summer or fall usable over a five-year fellowship period.

The anticipated announcement date for the Fellowship awards is early April each year. The awardee institution is responsible for disbursement of fellowship funds to the Fellow. During receipt of the fellowship support, the institution is required to exempt Fellows from paying tuition and fees normally charged to students of similar academic standing, unless such charges are optional or are refundable i.

Acceptance of fellowship funds by the awardee institution indicates acceptance of and adherence to these and other terms and conditions of the NSF GRFP award. This is considered a significant national academic achievement. Described in detail below are the eligibility requirements for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program: 1 citizenship, 2 degree requirements, and 3 field of study, degree programs, and proposed research. Applicants are strongly advised to read the entire program solicitation carefully to ensure that they understand all the eligibility requirements.

Applicants must self-certify that they meet all eligibility criteria. Applicants must be United States citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States by the application deadline.

The term "national" designates a native resident of a commonwealth or territory of the United States. It does not refer to a citizen of another country who has applied for United States citizenship and who has not received U. Applicants are eligible to apply: 1 as undergraduates or bachelor's degree holders who have never enrolled in a degree-granting graduate program, and who will be prepared to attend graduate school in fall of the award year; or 2 as graduate students who have not completed more than one academic year of a graduate program in an eligible field of study see Appendix.

Fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics STEM or in STEM education, in eligible Fields of Study listed in the Appendix.

If awarded, Fellows must enroll in a graduate degree program consistent with the Major Field of Study proposed in their application. Professional degree programs and graduate programs that are primarily course-based with no thesis are ineligible for GRFP support. Within eligible fields of study, there are ineligible areas of study and ineligible areas of proposed research.

See below for ineligible areas of study and proposed research. Individuals are not eligible to apply if they will be enrolled in a practice-oriented professional degree program such as medical, dental, law, and public health degrees at any time during the fellowship. Joint or combined professional degree-science programs e.

Individuals enrolled in a graduate degree program while on a leave of absence from a professional degree program or professional degree-graduate degree joint program are not eligible. Individuals are not eligible to apply if they will be enrolled in graduate study focused on clinical practice, counseling, social work, patient-oriented research, epidemiological and medical behavioral studies, outcomes research, and health services research. Ineligible study includes pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic, and behavioral interventions for disease or disorder prevention, prophylaxis, diagnosis, therapy, or treatment.

Research to provide evidence leading to a scientific basis for consideration of a change in health policy or standard of care is not eligible. Graduate study focused on community, public, or global health, or other population-based research including medical intervention trials is also not eligible. Research activities using animal models of disease, for developing or testing of drugs or other procedures for treatment of disease or disorder are not eligible.

Research focused on basic questions in plant pathology are eligible, however, applied studies focused on maximizing production in agricultural plants or impacts on food safety, are not eligible. Certain areas of bioengineering research directed at medical use are eligible.

These include research projects in bioengineering to aid persons with disabilities, or to diagnose or treat human disease or disorder, provided they apply engineering principles to problems in medicine while primarily advancing engineering knowledge. Applicants planning to study and conduct research in these areas of bioengineering should select biomedical engineering as the field of study. Certain areas of materials research directed at development of materials for use in biological or biomedical systems are eligible, provided they are focused on furthering fundamental materials research.

The Graduate Research Fellowship Operations Center is responsible for responding to questions about the program. For questions concerning eligibility and fields of study, contact the Graduate Research Fellowship Operations Center, , international , or info nsfgrfp. Applications must be received by p. Applications received after the Field of Study deadline will not be reviewed. Due Dates of this Solicitation , of p. Eastern Time ET.

Applicants are required to provide the name and contact information for three 3 reference writers. Up to five 5 potential reference letter writers can be provided.

Two reference letters from non-family members must be received by the reference letter deadline applications to be reviewed. If fewer than two reference letters one or none are received by the reference letter deadline, the application will not be reviewed. No additional items or information will be accepted or reviewed. Do not provide links to web pages within the application, except as part of citations in the References Cited section.

Images must be included in the page limits. Review of the application and reference letters is based solely on materials received by the application and reference letter deadlines. No materials will be accepted via email. Applicants must follow the instructions in the GRFP Application Module for completing each section of the application.

The statements must be written using the following guidelines:. Applicants are strongly encouraged to proofread and upload their documents early to ensure they are format-compliant and that non-compliant documents do not delay upload of the complete application for receipt by the deadline. Applications that are not compliant with these format requirements will not be reviewed. These page limits include all references, citations, charts, figures, images, and lists of publications and presentations.

Applicants must certify that the two statements Personal, Relevant Background and Future Goals Statement, and Graduate Research Plan Statement in the application are their own original work. The responsibility for proper scholarship and attribution rests with the authors of a proposal; all parts of the proposal should be prepared with equal care for this concern.

Authors other than the PI or any co-PI should be named and acknowledged. Serious failure to adhere to such standards can result in findings of research misconduct. Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts must be addressed individually under separate headings in both Personal and Research Plan statements to provide reviewers with the information necessary to evaluate the application with respect to both Criteria. Applications in which Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts are not addressed separately under separate headings will not be reviewed.

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Another 35 continuing students received honorable mentions from reviewers. In , 31 students from UW—Madison were awarded the fellowship, with another 35 UW—Madison students recognized with honorable mentions. Of about 12, applicants nationally, 2, received awards in the competition, including 40 UW—Madison students. Another 29 UW—Madison students were given honorable mentions. U niversity of W isconsin —Madison.

For Applicants. Application materials Personal information CV Transcripts Proposed field of study Graduate school information letters of reference Personal, relevant background and future goals 3 pages maximum Graduate research plan statement 2 pages maximum including figures and citations.